Iran executes two people convicted of blasphemy
By Mostafa Salem, CNN Iran hanged two people on Monday who had been sentenced to death for blasphemy, according to the judiciary news agency Mizan.…
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Russian forces lash out indiscriminately as Ukraine increases military pressure on frontline towns
By Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Gallón, Kosta Gak, and Peter Rudden, CNN In this vacant and damaged village, news of Russia’s evacuation of…
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CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Gallón, Kosta Gak, and Peter Rudden, CNN In this vacant and damaged village, news of Russia’s evacuation of…
Continue ReadingEU cancels Israel reception to avoid far-right minister Ben Gvir
By Amir Tal, Hadas Gold and Richard Allen Greene, CNN The European Union canceled a diplomatic reception to celebrate Europe Day in Tel Aviv due to…
Continue ReadingA change in Turkish leadership might not spell the end of ties with Russia
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN At the height of election campaigning and just three weeks before polls were set to open, Turkish President Recep Tayyip…
Continue ReadingA change in Turkish leadership might not spell the end of ties with Russia
CNN By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN At the height of election campaigning and just three weeks before polls were set to open, Turkish President Recep Tayyip…
Continue ReadingMore than 400 dead in flooding in Democratic Republic of Congo
By Nimi Princewill and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN At least 400 people have died after floods and landslides hit the Democratic Republic of Congo’s…
Continue ReadingRussia is sending museum pieces into war, but experts say they may still be effective
CNN By Vasco Cotovio, Clare Sebastian and Martin Bourke, CNN A cargo train loaded with tanks chugs along under the crisp, spring sun.…
Continue ReadingEvacuations from Zaporizhzhia renew concerns for nuclear power plant safety
By Helen Regan, Julia Kesaieva, Mariya Knight, Katharina Krebs, Kostan Nechyporenko and Stephanie Halasz, CNN The United Nations’ nuclear…
Continue ReadingRussia is sending museum pieces into war, but experts say they may still be effective
By Vasco Cotovio, Clare Sebastian and Martin Bourke, CNN A cargo train loaded with tanks chugs along under the crisp, spring sun. “Wow,”…
Continue ReadingArab League readmits Syria after 11-year absence
By Caroline Faraj and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN The Arab League has re-admitted Syria after an 11-year absence, the organization said Sunday, following an…
Continue ReadingWagner boss suggests his forces may stay in Bakhmut after threatening to withdraw
By Tim Lister, Stephanie Halasz and Christian Edwards, CNN Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner mercenary group, has apparently backtracked on a…
Continue ReadingFrench minister’s book goes erotic — and he’s not even the first to do so
By Oliver Briscoe and Joseph Ataman, CNN France’s finance minister is in the spotlight. But it’s not the country’s downgraded…
Continue ReadingRussian authorities in Sevastopol say they fended off drone attacks from Ukraine
By Josh Pennington and Heather Chen, CNN Russian-appointed authorities in Crimea reported on Sunday that their air defense forces and electronic…
Continue ReadingRussia says bombing of military blogger is ‘a terrorist act’
By Mariya Knight Russia has blamed the “Kyiv regime” and several Western nations for the bombing of military blogger Zakhar…
Continue ReadingClimate activists dye iconic Italian fountain water black
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, Sharon Braithwaite and Heather Chen, CNN A group of climate activists in Italy have poured what they described as “a…
Continue ReadingDutch police arrest 154 football supporters over antisemitic chants
By Duarte Mendonca and Josh Pennington, CNN Dutch police arrested 154 football supporters in Amsterdam on Saturday due to the singing of antisemitic…
Continue Reading‘Nothing left to grind the meat with’: Wagner boss threatens to withdraw from Bakhmut amid ammo shortage
CNN By Mariya Knight and Josh Pennington, CNN The head of the Wagner private military company says his men will begin withdrawing from Bakhmut this…
Continue Reading‘Nothing left to grind the meat with’: Wagner boss threatens to withdraw from Bakhmut amid ammo shortage
By Mariya Knight and Josh Pennington, CNN The head of the Wagner private military company says his men will begin withdrawing from Bakhmut this week,…
Continue ReadingRussian director and playwright arrested and accused of ‘justifying terrorism’
By Darya Tarasova and Sophie Tanno, CNN An acclaimed theater director and playwright have been arrested in Russia and accused of “justifying…
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