Houses of Parliament (Great Britain) Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about Great Britain’s Houses of Parliament, located on the Thames River…
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Ukrainian air defenses in Odesa outgunned as Russia targets global grain supply
CNN By Ivana Kottasová, Olga Voitovich, Mick Krever, Alex Marquardt, Scott McWhinnie and Sebastian Shukla, CNN Odesa and Kyiv (CNN) — Ukraine…
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By Ivana Kottasová, Olga Voitovich, Mick Krever, Alex Marquardt, Scott McWhinnie and Sebastian Shukla, CNN Odesa and Kyiv (CNN) — Ukraine has…
Continue ReadingBelarus Red Cross says it helped deport Ukrainian children to Belarus
By Ivana Kottasová and Olga Voitovich, CNN (CNN) — The head of the Belarusian Red Cross has sparked an international outcry with his…
Continue ReadingTennis ball-sized hail pounds Italy injuring more than 100 people
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…
Continue ReadingBelarus to hold exercises with Wagner fighters near Polish border
CNN By Olga Voitovych and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Belarusian forces will hold joint military exercises with Wagner fighters near its…
Continue ReadingAnger boils over as Kenya’s cost of living protests shake the nation
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…
Continue ReadingBelarus to hold exercises with Wagner fighters near Polish border
By Olga Voitovych and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Belarusian forces will hold joint military exercises with Wagner fighters near its border…
Continue ReadingGermany warns of suspected lioness on the loose in Berlin
By Fred Pleitgen and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of German police officers are using helicopters, drones and infrared cameras to…
Continue ReadingProtesters storm Swedish embassy in Iraq over Quran burning plan
By Hamdi Alkhshali, Celine Alkhaldi and Aqeel Najim, CNN (CNN) — Iraqi security forces dispersed hundreds of demonstrators who stormed the main…
Continue ReadingWagner’s Prigozhin apparently seen in public for first time since failed mutiny
CNN By Vasco Cotovio, Katharina Krebs, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Paul P. Murphy and Allegra Goodwin, CNN (CNN) — A video emerged on Wednesday that…
Continue ReadingMassive blasts at Russian depot in Crimea force thousands to flee
CNN By Olga Voitovych, Mick Krever and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — A series of explosions roared through a Russian ammunition storage facility…
Continue ReadingMassive blasts at Russian depot in Crimea force thousands to flee
By Olga Voitovych, Mick Krever and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — A series of explosions roared through a Russian ammunition storage facility in…
Continue ReadingWagner’s Prigozhin apparently seen in public for first time since failed mutiny
By Vasco Cotovio, Katharina Krebs, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Paul P. Murphy and Allegra Goodwin, CNN (CNN) — A video emerged on Wednesday that…
Continue ReadingPutin cut deal with Wagner ‘to save his skin,’ MI6 chief says in rare speech
By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Prague, Czech Republic (CNN) — It was a rare moment when the publicly visible Kremlin matched the reality behind…
Continue ReadingMI6 chief makes open plea to Russians to spy for UK
By Nick Paton Walsh and Katharina Krebs, CNN Prague (CNN) — The head of Britain’s foreign intelligence service used a rare speech Wednesday…
Continue ReadingFake Twitter profiles, Wikipedia editing and PR battles: Inside the push to greenwash the COP28 climate summit
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The optics of a major oil-producing country organizing the world’s most important climate conference, and…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Wimbledon tennis championships. July 3-16, 2023 – Wimbledon takes place in London.…
Continue ReadingIraqi officials condemn demolition of 300-year-old minaret in Basra
By Aqeel Najim and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Baghdad, Iraq (CNN) — Condemnation grew in Iraq after a 300-year-old minaret, viewed as a heritage site…
Continue ReadingRussia pulls out of Ukraine grain deal, in potential blow to global food supplies
By Rob Picheta, Mick Krever and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Russia said Monday it was suspending its participation in a crucial deal that…
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