The military has taken over in Sudan. Here’s what happened
By Ivana Kottasová and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Sudan has descended into crisis after the military dissolved the country’s power-sharing…
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Ex-Saudi intelligence official describes Crown Prince as a ‘psychopath’ who boasted he could kill the sitting monarch in 2014
By Jo Shelley, CNN Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) is a “psychopath,” who “poses a threat to his people, to the…
Continue ReadingGerman police stop far-right vigilantes attempting to patrol Polish border
By Claudia Otto and Inke Kappeler, CNN, and Reuters German police say they intercepted 50 “right-wing” vigilantes on their way to try and…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Sudan, a North African country bordering the Red Sea, Egypt, Libya, Chad, Central African Republic,…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, in which 52 US citizens were held captive for 444 days. Timeline 1978…
Continue ReadingSudan’s military dissolves transitional government in coup
CNN By Yasir Abdallah, Kareem El Damanhoury, Mostafa Salem, Jennifer Deaton and Kara Fox, CNN Sudan’s military dissolved its power-sharing…
Continue ReadingSudan Prime Minister arrested and detained amid reports of an apparent coup
CNN By Yasir Abdallah, Kareem El Damanhoury, Mostafa Salem and Jennifer Deaton, CNN Sudan Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and his wife Muna Abdallah…
Continue ReadingSudan’s military dissolves transitional government in coup
By Yasir Abdallah, Kareem El Damanhoury, Mostafa Salem, Jennifer Deaton and Kara Fox, CNN Sudan’s military dissolved its power-sharing…
Continue ReadingPope Francis compares Libyan centers to ‘concentration camps’
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Pope Francis has likened migrant detention centers in Libya to “concentration camps” and called on the…
Continue ReadingFresh Ethiopian air force strikes hit Tigray region
By Bethlehem Feleke, Vasco Cotovio and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The Ethiopian government’s air force carried out two air strikes in the northern…
Continue ReadingDeaths and injuries reported in Uganda blast amid heightened terror threat
By Akanksha Sharma and Tim Lister, CNN At least one person has died and several others were injured after an explosion in Uganda‘s capital…
Continue ReadingIranian governor slapped in the face during public speech
By Ramin Mostaghim and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN An event introducing a newly appointed Iranian governor was dramatically interrupted Saturday after a…
Continue ReadingLeading oil exporter Saudi Arabia aims to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2060, Crown Prince MBS says
By Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN Saudi Arabia plans to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2060, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) said Saturday…
Continue ReadingActor Richard Gere summoned to testify against right-wing leader Matteo Salvini in Sicily migrant case
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN The leader of the Italy’s right-leaning Lega party, Matteo Salvini, lashed out at the start of his trial for the…
Continue ReadingIsrael labels six Palestinian civil society groups ‘terrorist,’ setting challenge for international donors
By Andrew Carey and Abeer Salman Israel’s government has declared six Palestinian civil society groups supported by the international community…
Continue ReadingExplosion at Russian gunpowder workshop kills 17 — report
By Katharina Krebs and Toyin Owoseje, CNN A deadly explosion at an ammunition disposal plant in Russia’s western Ryazan province on Friday…
Continue ReadingLuxembourg to become first country in Europe to legalize cannabis
By Eleanor Pickston and Rob Picheta, CNN Luxembourg is set to become the first European nation to legalize the growing and use of cannabis, the…
Continue ReadingThis might just look like grass, but it has the power to absorb a load of our carbon emissions
CNN, WEST VIRGINIA DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION, WSAZ, WCHS By Lauren Kent, CNN Photographs by Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, CNN Forests have long been celebrated…
Continue ReadingSome elephants are evolving to have no tusks as a response to brutal poaching
By Katie Hunt, CNN An elephant’s tusks are among its defining features — they help the animal lift heavy branches, topple trees, strip…
Continue ReadingViolence over Italy’s strict Covid pass has ignited a national debate about fascism
By Sarah Dean, CNN Down a narrow, winding street in central Rome, golden cobblestones shine out from the footpath in front of homes, etched with the…
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