Europe swept by blistering and potentially record-breaking temperatures
By Laura Paddison, Barbie Latza Nadeau, Sharon Braithwaite and Elinda Labropoulou, CNN (CNN) — A blistering and deadly heat wave is sweeping…
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Kosovo president condemns brawl that erupted in parliament
By Sharon Braithwaite and Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — Kosovo President Vjosa Osmani condemned the brawl that erupted Thursday in Kosovo’s…
Continue ReadingRussia’s Duma votes for law to ban gender reassignment surgery, in further crackdown on LGBTQ rights
By Anna Chernova and Uliana Pavlova, CNN (CNN) — The Russian State Duma, or lower house of parliament, has voted in favor of a new law banning…
Continue ReadingControversial US cluster munitions are now in Ukraine, say Ukrainian general and Pentagon
By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt and Dasha Tarasova-Markin, CNN Dnipro, Ukraine (CNN) — The much-anticipated and controversial American-made…
Continue ReadingMan acquitted of assault as grope lasted less than 10 seconds, sparking outrage
CNN By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — A court ruling that found a school janitor not guilty of groping a student because the act only lasted…
Continue ReadingChopped fingertip was mailed to French president’s official residence, says Paris prosecutor
By Oliver Briscoe, CNN (CNN) — A police investigation has been launched after a chopped finger was sent to the official residence of the French…
Continue ReadingGulf War Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War. In response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in August 1990,…
Continue ReadingMan acquitted of assault as grope lasted less than 10 seconds, sparking outrage
By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — A court ruling that found a school janitor not guilty of groping a student because the act only lasted less…
Continue ReadingActor Kevin Spacey tells court he touched complainant in ‘romantic and intimate ways’
By Catherine Nicholls and Amy Cassidy, CNN (CNN) — Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey told a court in London Thursday in his ongoing sexual…
Continue ReadingUN uncovers 87 bodies in Darfur mass grave horror
By Sharon Braithwaite and Lindsay Isaac, CNN (CNN) — The head of a United Nations agency has called for an investigation into the killing of at…
Continue ReadingDemonstrators feared dead as protests flare in Kenya over tax hikes
By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Some demonstrators were reportedly killed in clashes with Kenya’s security forces on Wednesday after…
Continue ReadingWhat Zelensky wanted from NATO – and what he got
By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — At last year’s NATO summit in Madrid, the alliance formally invited Sweden and Finland to join its ranks.…
Continue ReadingRussian general in Ukraine says he was fired after accusing defense ministry of betraying troops
By Tim Lister, Uliana Pavlova and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — A senior Russian general in command of forces in occupied southern Ukraine says he…
Continue ReadingBoris Johnson warns US against ‘Ukraine fatigue’ as NATO summit concludes
By Sophie Tanno London (CNN) — Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged the United States not to grow weary of Ukraine’s…
Continue ReadingEurope agrees landmark nature and climate deal after tense negotiations
By Caolán Magee, CNN (CNN) — The European Parliament on Wednesday voted in favor of legally binding targets to protect and restore nature in…
Continue ReadingDesperate scenes as more than 3.1 million people displaced by war in Sudan
By Ingrid Formanek and Lindsay Isaac, CNN (CNN) — More than 3.1 million people have been forced to flee their homes amid an increasingly…
Continue ReadingFinnish finance minister apologizes for racist and violent comments made online in 2008
By Zahid Mahmood, CNN (CNN) — Finnish finance minister Riikka Purra has apologized after she made racist comments in 2008 that were recently…
Continue ReadingItaly swelters under deadly ‘Cerberus’ heat wave which could break European temperature records
By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Laura Paddison (CNN) — A blistering and deadly heat wave in Italy this week could break records, with temperatures…
Continue ReadingRussian commander killed while jogging may have been tracked on Strava app
CNN By Mariya Knight, Olga Voitovych, Andrew Carey, Tim Lister and Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — A Russian submarine commander shot to death…
Continue ReadingRussia slammed as ‘inhumane’ after blocking UN cross-border aid operation to Syria
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — The United States, France and the United Kingdom have condemned Russia’s move to block the proposed…
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