CNN – Europe/Mideast/Africa

By Anna Chernova and Kara Fox, CNN Russia is suspending its permanent mission to NATO in response to the alliance’s expulsion of eight Russians, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday. Lavrov said the Kremlin’s move — which could come into effect as early as November 1 — was a result of “NATO’s actions.” Russia is

By Kara Fox, CNN When Ireland entered one of the world’s most restrictive pandemic lockdowns in early 2020, Jimmy Flannery was worried how one of his best friends would cope. Fungie, a bottlenose dolphin, had been living in Dingle, in southwest County Kerry, since 1983. From the day he arrived there, Fungie set himself out

By Hannah Ryan, CNN Spain‘s literary world has been thrown into chaos after a coveted book prize was awarded to “Carmen Mola” — an acclaimed female thriller writer who turned out to be the pseudonym of three men. Television scriptwriters Agustín Martínez, Jorge Díaz and Antonio Mercero shocked guests, who included Spain’s King Felipe and

By Sarah Dean, CNN Romans are voting in a run-off election to decide the Italian capital‘s next mayor — with a center-left or center-right candidate vying for the post. The center-right candidate, radio host and lawyer Enrico Michetti, is backed by an alliance of the far-right Fratelli d’Italia (FdI), Matteo Salvini’s right-wing Lega party and

By Vasco Cotovio, CNN British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has lost an appeal on her case in Iran, her lawyer said on Saturday. “Nazanin‘s lawyer was called today by the Judiciary and informed that the appeal on her second case failed,” the Free Nazanin campaign wrote on its official twitter account, adding that there had

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Two of Africa’s Covid experts are clearing out their desks and counting the hours as they prepare to take up new roles offered to them overseas. Dr. John Nkengasong, head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), has welcomed his September nomination to lead the US President’s

By Sebastian Shukla and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The suspect in a deadly bow-and-arrow attack in Norway has been charged with five counts of murder, police said Friday, and is being held in a high-security psychiatric ward rather than a prison amid concern over his mental health. Espen Andersen Bråthen, a 37-year-old Danish citizen, was arrested

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Tunisia, a country in northern African. Tunisia borders Algeria, Libya and the Mediterranean Sea. About Tunisia (from the CIA World Factbook) Area: 163,610 sq km, slightly larger than the US state of Georgia Population: 11,896,972 (2022 est.) Median age: 32.7 years Capital: Tunis Ethnic groups: Arab 98%, European

By Tamara Qiblawi and Mostafa Salem, CNN A fierce political dispute over a probe into Beirut’s August 2020 port blast prompted the worst violence Lebanon has witnessed in more than 10 years on Thursday, after a protest descended into deadly street battles. At least six people were killed. Hundreds of supporters of Iran-backed Hezbollah and

By James Frater and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Norwegian police have named the suspect in Wednesday’s bow-and-arrow attack in the southern town of Kongsberg that left five people dead and three injured, in what they are treating as suspected terrorism. Espen Andersen Bråthen, a 37-year-old Danish citizen, is due to appear in court on Friday, but

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Personal Birth date: October 21, 1949 Birth place: Tel Aviv, Israel Birth name: Binyamin Netanyahu Father: Benzion Netanyahu, a historian Mother: Cela (Segal) Netanyahu Marriages: Sara Ben-Artzi (1991-present); Fleur Cates (1981-1988, divorced); Miriam Haran (divorced) Children: with Sara Ben-Artzi: Avner

By Vasco Cotovio, James Frater and Lianne Kolirin, CNN A 37-year-old man has been arrested and charged after five people were killed and two injured in a bow and arrow attack in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg on Wednesday. The suspect is a Danish citizen who lives in the town, police said in a statement