Russia’s war in Ukraine
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Russia’s war in Ukraine
CNN By Heather Chen, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
Continue ReadingHow Ukraine is innovating Soviet-era weapons for a 21st century battleground
By Mick Krever, Matthew Chance, Kosta Gak and Luis Graham-Yooll, CNN In a basement in eastern Ukraine, young men sit at a long table strewn with laptops, their eyes glued to a television screen an arm’s length away. They watch black figures on a bleak winter hilltop, which appear to panic, then run across the
Continue ReadingBelarus dissident Maria Kolesnikova in intensive care, opposition spokesman says
By Katharina Krebs and Radina Gigova, CNN A prominent Belarusian opposition figure, who has been serving an 11-year prison sentence after leading mass street protests against President Alexander Lukashenko, is in intensive care after undergoing surgery, an opposition spokesman said Tuesday. Maria Kolesnikova was taken to a hospital in the southeastern city of Gomel, placed
Continue ReadingPope Francis calls Chechens and Buryats ‘the cruelest’ Russian troops fighting in Ukraine
By Seb Shukla and Jack Guy, CNN Pope Francis has described two of Russia’s ethnic minority groups, the Chechens and Buryats, as some of the “cruelest” troops fighting in Ukraine. The pontiff was speaking in an interview with a Jesuit magazine, America, which was published on Monday but took place on November 22, according to
Continue ReadingKyiv says it ‘won’t let Putin steal Christmas’ as Russian attacks threaten bleak winter in Ukraine
By Rob Picheta and Olga Voitovych, CNN The mayor of Kyiv has said the city “cannot let Putin steal our Christmas” as Ukrainians prepare to tentatively celebrate the festive season with darkened trees while Russian airstrikes knock out power and wreak havoc on critical infrastructure. Christmas trees will be erected across the Ukrainian capital to
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Continue ReadingDesperation and defiance on show in Kherson as Russians shell city just two weeks after pulling out
By Mick Krever and Matthew Chance, CNN A pool of blood-stained water and the charred wreckage of a car mark the spot in Kherson where Russian shells tore into this city Thursday, killing four, according to local officials, and shattering any sense of calm. Russian President Vladimir Putin claims he’s annexed this region, and that
Continue ReadingDesperation and defiance on show in Kherson as Russians shell city just two weeks after pulling out
CNN By Mick Krever and Matthew Chance, CNN A pool of blood-stained water and the charred wreckage of a car mark the spot in Kherson where Russian shells tore into this city Thursday, killing four, according to local officials, and shattering any sense of calm. Russian President Vladimir Putin claims he’s annexed this region, and
Continue ReadingSomalia Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Somalia, an impoverished, war-torn eastern African country that borders the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean, Ethiopia and Kenya. About Somalia (from the CIA World Fact Book)Area: 637,657 sq km (slightly smaller than Texas) Population: 12,386,248 (2022 est.) Median age: 18.5 years Capital: Mogadishu Ethnic groups: Somali 85%,
Continue ReadingLandslide on Italian island of Ischia kills at least 8
By Valentina Di Donato and Allegra Goodwin, CNN At least eight people have been confirmed dead after a landslide hit the Italian island of Ischia on Saturday, damaging buildings and obliterating transport infrastructure in its wake. Five people are still missing, the governor of the Campania Prefecture office in southwest Italy told CNN Monday. Italian
Continue ReadingIran says hijab law is under review, as state media dismisses claims morality police has been abolished
CNN By Akhtar Makoii, Arash Azizi and Alex Stambaugh, CNN A top Iranian official has said that the nation’s mandatory hijab law is being reviewed, as state media played down the same official’s claim that the country’s much-feared morality police force had been “abolished” amid ongoing protests. Iran’s Attorney General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri said Thursday
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Continue ReadingAl-Shabaab terror attack targets Mogadishu hotel frequented by Somali lawmakers, police say
By Omar Nor, CNN The al Qaeda linked terror group al-Shabaab has carried out a suicide attack and stormed a central Mogadishu hotel frequented by Somalia’s ministers and members of parliament, Somali police said Sunday. Al-Shabaab stormed the Villa Rose hotel near Somalia’s presidential palace following a suicide bombing at the gate at 8 p.m.
Continue ReadingNiece of Iran’s supreme leader calls on foreign governments to cut ties with Iranian regime
By Hira Humayun, CNN Farideh Moradkhani, a niece of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has called on foreign governments to cut ties with the Iranian regime in a video statement released two days after she was arrested. Farideh Moradkhani, a well-known rights activist opposed to the Iranian regime, was arrested on Wednesday when she
Continue ReadingEmergency declared after deadly landslide on Italian island of Ischia
CNN By Chris Liakos, Manveena Suri and Jack Guy, CNN Italy has declared a state of emergency after at least one person was killed as heavy rain caused a landslide on the Italian holiday island of Ischia on Saturday. As of Sunday morning, 10 people remain missing, eight people have been rescued and 209 more
Continue ReadingBelarus Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei dies at 64, officials say
By Katharina Krebs, CNN The Foreign Minister of Belarus Vladimir Makei has died suddenly at the age of 64, the country’s foreign ministry said Saturday. “Vladimir Makei, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, has suddenly passed away today,” the Foreign Ministry said in its official Facebook account, without providing more details about
Continue ReadingEmergency declared after deadly landslide on Italian island of Ischia
By Chris Liakos, Manveena Suri and Jack Guy, CNN Italy has declared a state of emergency after at least one person was killed as heavy rain caused a landslide on the Italian holiday island of Ischia on Saturday. As of Sunday morning, 10 people remain missing, eight people have been rescued and 209 more evacuated
Continue ReadingIran’s supreme leader praises paramilitary for crackdown on ‘rioters’ and ‘thugs’
By Angus Watson and Sophie Tanno, CNN Iran’s Supreme Leader has praised the country’s Basij paramilitary force for its role in the deadly crackdown on anti-regime protesters. Meeting with Basij personnel in Tehran Saturday, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described the popular protest movement as “rioters” and “thugs” backed by foreign forces and praised “innocent” Basij fighters
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