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Far-right could enter government as Spain goes to the polls

July 22, 2023 11:34 pm CNN Newsource

By Al Goodman and Jack Guy, CNN Madrid (CNN) — Spaniards are voting in Sunday’s snap general election that could see a far-right party enter…

Four people died and dozens were injured after a hot water pipe burst in a shopping center in Moscow

Hot water pipe bursts in Moscow shopping center, killing four

July 22, 2023 12:32 pm CNN Newsource

By Uliana Pavlova and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Four people died and dozens were injured after a hot water pipe burst in a shopping center in…

Ukraine hits Crimea ammunition dump, sparking evacuations and disrupting transport

July 22, 2023 9:43 am CNN Newsource

By Kostan Nechyporenko and Andrew Carey, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Ukrainian forces hit an ammunition dump in Crimea, forcing an evacuation of the area…

People walk next to a mist machine to cool down

Tourists flee Rhodes wildfires in Greece’s largest-ever evacuation

July 22, 2023 9:26 am CNN Newsource

By Duarte Mendonca, Chris Liakos, Elinda Labropoulou and Amy Cassidy, CNN (CNN) — A large wildfire tearing through the Greek island of Rhodes…

Israel has been rocked by a months-long wave of protests after the government unveiled in January plans to overhaul the judicial system that opponents say threaten the country's democracy.

Israelis rally ahead of critical vote to weaken power of courts

July 22, 2023 9:17 am CNN Newsource

By Hadas Gold, Abeer Salman and Richard Allen Greene, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Thousands of marchers arrived in Jerusalem Saturday, the…

London Underground Fast Facts

July 21, 2023 11:04 am CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the London Underground, also known as “The Tube,” the oldest…

Supporters of the Italian LGBT organization Rainbow Families Association protesting in Rome in March.

Italy starts removing lesbian mothers’ names from children’s birth certificates

July 21, 2023 7:39 am CNN Newsource

By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — The northern Italian city of Padua has started removing the names of non-biological gay…

Berlin authorities abandon hunt for ‘lioness,’ saying they found no evidence of a wild animal

July 21, 2023 6:14 am CNN Newsource

By Chris Stern, Fred Pleitgen and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Local authorities in Germany said Friday that they are ending a search…

Pro-war Russian blogger who called Putin a ‘lowlife’ arrested in Moscow

July 21, 2023 4:54 am CNN Newsource

By Mick Krever, Nathan Hodge, Olga Voitovych, Uliana Pavlova and Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — A prominent Russian pro-war blogger who has…

Ukraine's ambassador to the United Kingdom Vadym Prystaiko in Westminster

Zelensky fires Ukrainian ambassador to the UK after ‘sarcasm’ comments

July 21, 2023 4:23 am CNN Newsource

By Mick Krever, Sharon Braithwaite and Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fired his ambassador to the…

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at a campaign rally in Spanish capital Madrid on July 6.

Spain’s far-right Vox party is targeting women’s rights. It may end up kingmaker in Sunday’s election

July 20, 2023 9:17 pm CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Spain’s far-right Vox party looks set to continue its meteoric rise in Sunday’s general election, and it aims to…

Houses of Parliament (Great Britain) Fast Facts

July 20, 2023 11:39 am CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about Great Britain’s Houses of Parliament, located on the Thames River…

Emergency service personnel work at the site of a destroyed building after a Russian attack in Odesa

Ukrainian air defenses in Odesa outgunned as Russia targets global grain supply

July 20, 2023 10:03 am CNN

CNN By Ivana Kottasová, Olga Voitovich, Mick Krever, Alex Marquardt, Scott McWhinnie and Sebastian Shukla, CNN Odesa and Kyiv (CNN) — Ukraine…

Ukrainian air defenses in Odesa outgunned as Russia targets global grain supply

July 20, 2023 10:03 am CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová, Olga Voitovich, Mick Krever, Alex Marquardt, Scott McWhinnie and Sebastian Shukla, CNN Odesa and Kyiv (CNN) — Ukraine has…

Belarus Red Cross says it helped deport Ukrainian children to Belarus

July 20, 2023 8:47 am CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová and Olga Voitovich, CNN (CNN) — The head of the Belarusian Red Cross has sparked an international outcry with his…

Tennis ball-sized hail pounds Italy injuring more than 100 people

July 20, 2023 8:13 am CNN Newsource

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — At least 110 people have been injured after tennis ball-sized hail rained down on a region of northern…

A convoy of Wagner forces arrive at a Belarusian base.

Belarus to hold exercises with Wagner fighters near Polish border

July 20, 2023 7:02 am CNN

CNN By Olga Voitovych and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Belarusian forces will hold joint military exercises with Wagner fighters near its…

Protesters stand by a burning barricade on a street in the Mathare neighborhood of Nairobi

Anger boils over as Kenya’s cost of living protests shake the nation

July 20, 2023 6:53 am CNN Newsource

By Nimi Princewill, Bethlehem Feleke and Larry Madowo, CNN (CNN) — A wave of deadly protests has hit Kenya as anger over tax hikes and the cost…

Belarus to hold exercises with Wagner fighters near Polish border

July 20, 2023 3:43 am CNN Newsource

By Olga Voitovych and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Belarusian forces will hold joint military exercises with Wagner fighters near its border…

German police are searching for a dangerous wild animal on the loose in the southwestern part of Berlin.

Germany warns of suspected lioness on the loose in Berlin

July 20, 2023 12:35 am CNN Newsource

By Fred Pleitgen and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of German police officers are using helicopters, drones and infrared cameras to…

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