Russia’s war in Ukraine
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Ukrainian strikes killed ‘dozens’ in Russian-occupied Melitopol, exiled mayor says
CNN By Olga Voitovych, Sebastian Shukla and Rob Picheta, CNN Ukrainian forces struck the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol over the weekend, opening…
Continue ReadingUkraine launches missile attack on Russian-occupied Melitopol, explosions reported in Donetsk and Crimea
By Josh Pennington, Julia Kesaieva, Tim Lister and Mariya Knight, CNN Multiple explosions have been reported in the Russian-occupied city of…
Continue ReadingFreed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout says he ‘wholeheartedly’ supports Ukraine war and would volunteer if he could
By Darya Tarasova and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Freed Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout said on Saturday he “wholeheartedly” supports…
Continue ReadingRussian Nobel Peace laureate slams Putin’s ‘insane and criminal war’ on Ukraine
By Allegra Goodwin, CNN Russian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Yan Rachinsky blasted President Vladimir Putin’s “insane and criminal”…
Continue Reading5 key takeaways from Xi’s trip to Saudi Arabia
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Years of progressing ties between oil-wealthy Saudi Arabia and China, an economic giant in the east, this week culminated in a…
Continue ReadingJersey explosion that left three dead and a dozen missing is now a recovery operation
By Allegra Goodwin and Mia Alberti, CNN Search and rescue operations have moved to recovery operations at the apartment building that exploded and…
Continue ReadingUkraine keeps patching up its power grid. But Russia’s barrage could force more Ukrainians to flee as winter bites
By Tim Lister, Olga Voitovych and Victoria Butenko, CNN What Russia cannot win on the battlefield, it is seeking to win by casting Ukrainian cities…
Continue ReadingEuropean Parliament vice president expelled by party amid corruption probe involving Gulf nation
By Niamh Kennedy and Chris Liakos, CNN Eva Kaili, one of the European Parliament’s vice presidents, has been expelled by her political party in…
Continue ReadingPutin floats possibility that Russia may abandon ‘no first use’ nuclear doctrine
By Tim Lister, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin, for the second time this week, floated the possibility that Russia may formally change its…
Continue ReadingRussia pardoned Zambian prisoner ‘to join military operation in Ukraine,’ says minister
By Sebastian Shukla, CNN Russia pardoned a Zambian prisoner so that they could be deployed to Ukraine, where they died fighting for the Wagner…
Continue ReadingSaudi Arabia and China will align on everything from security to oil, but agree not to interfere on domestic issues
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN China and Saudi Arabia expressed aligned policies on a range of areas from security to oil in a joint statement Friday, adding…
Continue ReadingKremlin critic Ilya Yashin jailed for eight and a half years, in latest blow to what’s left of Russian opposition
By Anna Chernova, Uliana Pavlova, Sugam Pokharel and Ivana Kottasová, CNN A Moscow court on Friday sentenced Kremlin critic Ilya Yashin to eight…
Continue Reading‘Who started it?’ Putin sips champagne as he defends assault on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure
By Sebastian Shukla and Sophie Tanno, CNN President Vladimir Putin made rare public comments specifically addressing the Russian military’s…
Continue ReadingDecember 8, 2022 Brittney Griner and Russia-Ukraine news
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Continue ReadingBrittney Griner released from Russian detention
By Jessie Yeung and Josh Berlinger, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights…
Continue ReadingNigerian first lady ‘directed student beating at presidential villa,’ lawyer alleges
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Nigeria’s first lady ordered security operatives to detain a student and also supervised his beating at the…
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi gets a grand welcome to Saudi Arabia and promises a ‘new era’ in Chinese-Arab relations
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping with a lavish reception in the…
Continue ReadingUkraine keeps patching up its power grid. But Russia’s barrage could force more Ukrainians to flee as winter bites
CNN By Tim Lister, Olga Voitovych and Victoria Butenko, CNN What Russia cannot win on the battlefield, it is seeking to win by casting Ukrainian…
Continue ReadingIran hangs protester in first known execution related to mass demonstrations
By Teele Rebane, Adam Pourahmadi and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Iran has executed a man for injuring a paramilitary officer in the first known execution…
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