Pope Francis arrives in South Sudan in historic trip
By Delia Gallagher, CNN Pope Francis arrived in Juba, South Sudan on Friday fulfilling a long-time wish to visit the war-ravaged country, currently…
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Man pleads guilty to threatening to kill Queen Elizabeth II in 2021
By Charlotte Banks, CNN A British man has pleaded guilty to threatening to assassinate the late Queen Elizabeth II on Christmas Day 2021, police have…
Continue Reading Sorry, Spike. There’s a new world’s oldest living dog — and he’s the oldest ever recorded
By Amarachi Orie, CNN It was only two weeks ago that Spike, a 23-year-old chihuahua mix from Ohio, was named the oldest living dog. Now, he has been…
Continue Reading US turns up the heat on Middle East allies in bid to stop Russia’s war machine
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Mostafa Salem, CNN As the Ukraine war approaches the one-year mark, the United States is ramping up efforts to choke off…
Continue Reading The war for Donbas moves to a different phase as Russia pounds cities that civilians can’t afford to leave
CNN, KRAMATORSK CITY COUNCIL, TELEGRAM, KRAMATROSK COMMUNITY By Tim Lister and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Russia is bringing its war against Ukraine…
Continue Reading The war for Donbas moves to a different phase as Russia pounds cities that civilians can’t afford to leave
By Tim Lister and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Russia is bringing its war against Ukraine closer to the industrial cities of Donetsk with a series of…
Continue Reading Iranian film director Jafar Panahi goes on hunger strike in prison
By Hande Atay Alam and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN One of Iran’s most influential filmmakers, Jafar Panahi, has reportedly gone on a hunger strike…
Continue Reading Former Russian fighter says he witnessed torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war
By Jennifer Hauser, CNN A former senior Russian army officer says he saw his comrades torturing prisoners of war in Ukraine, in a rare eyewitness…
Continue Reading Former Russian fighter says he witnessed torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war
CNN By Jennifer Hauser, CNN A former senior Russian army officer says he saw his comrades torturing prisoners of war in Ukraine, in a rare eyewitness…
Continue Reading Israel and Sudan finalize text of peace agreement, says Israeli foreign minister
By Hadas Gold, CNN Israel and Sudan have finalized the text of a peace agreement to be signed “later this year,” Israeli Foreign Minister…
Continue Reading Russian missile strike sends terrified civilians scrambling to find shelter
By Tim Lister, Fred Pleitgen and Sana Noor Haq, CNN A fresh barrage of missiles ripped through the city of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine Thursday,…
Continue Reading Israel targets Gaza with airstrikes after intercepting rocket attack
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Jennifer Hauser and Jessie Yeung, CNN Israel carried out airstrikes in Gaza early on Thursday after intercepting a rocket attack…
Continue Reading Andrew Tate loses appeal against detention in Romania
By Amy Croffey and Sharon Braithwaite Andrew Tate, the controversial former kickboxer turned social media influencer, and his brother Tristan have…
Continue Reading Russian missile strike sends terrified civilians scrambling to find shelter
CNN By Tim Lister, Fred Pleitgen and Sana Noor Haq, CNN A fresh barrage of missiles ripped through the city of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine…
Continue Reading Far from Bakhmut, an intense fight in trenches and minefields
By Tim Lister, Frederik Pleitgen and Konstantyn Hak, CNN In the town of Krasnohorivka, grim Soviet-era apartment buildings stand nearly but not quite…
Continue Reading Iranian couple handed prison sentence for dancing in the streets
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN An Iranian couple, both social media influencers, have been given lengthy prison sentences after a video emerged of them…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s anti-corruption searches reveal luxury watches, cars and thousands of dollars in cash
By Yulia Kesaieva, Mick Krever and Jack Guy, CNN Ukrainian authorities have conducted a series of anti-corruption raids across the country,…
Continue Reading Discovery of embalming workshop reveals how ancient Egyptians mummified the dead
By Katie Hunt, CNN From the ruins of an embalming workshop, scientists have discovered the substances and concoctions ancient Egyptians used to…
Continue Reading Israel targets Gaza with airstrikes after intercepting rocket attack
CNN By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Jennifer Hauser and Jessie Yeung, CNN Israel carried out airstrikes in Gaza early on Thursday after intercepting a rocket…
Continue Reading ‘It’s all empty promises’: Palestinians feel betrayed by US, warn there’s only so much they can bear
By Vasco Cotovio, Nic Robertson, Kareem Khadder and Richard Harlow, CNN Abu A’asem brews pot after pot of his specialty Arabic coffee, despite…
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