South Sudan Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at South Sudan, a landlocked country in east-central Africa. In 2011, South Sudan gained its independence…
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Israel accuses Iran of drone attack on oil tanker off Oman coast
By Hadas Gold, Mostafa Salem, Oren Liebermann and Jack Guy, CNN Israel on Wednesday accused Iran of launching a drone attack on an oil tanker off the…
Continue ReadingWorld leaders hold emergency meeting as ‘Russian-made’ missile kills two in Poland
CNN By Tim Lister, Tara John, Antonia Mortensen, Anna Chernova, Emmet Lyons and Rhea Mogul, CNN World leaders gathering at the G20 summit in Bali are…
Continue ReadingPoland, NATO say missile that killed two likely fired by Ukraine defending against Russian attack
By Phil Mattingly, Kevin Liptak, Radina Gigova, Jim Sciutto and Sophie Tanno, CNN The leaders of Poland and NATO said the missile that killed two…
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Continue ReadingThree Israelis killed in attack in occupied West Bank
By Hadas Gold, Michael Schwartz and Mohammed Najib, CNN At least three Israelis were killed and another three wounded when a Palestinian man went on…
Continue ReadingWorld leaders hold emergency meeting as ‘Russian-made’ missile kills two in Poland
By Tim Lister, Tara John, Antonia Mortensen, Anna Chernova, Emmet Lyons and Rhea Mogul, CNN World leaders gathering at the G20 summit in Bali are…
Continue ReadingActivist jailed in Egypt to end hunger strike after more than 200 days, letter to sister says
By Karen Smith, CNN The sister of Alaa Abd El-Fattah said Tuesday that she had received a letter saying the imprisoned British-Egyptian activist had…
Continue ReadingIsrael reveals US probe into Shireen Abu Akleh’s death but says it ‘will not cooperate’
By Sahar Akbarzai, Xiaofei Xu, Hadas Gold, Michael Callahan and Evan Perez, CNN A top Israeli official has confirmed the existence of a US…
Continue ReadingNovember 15, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Tara Subramaniam, Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Mike Hayes, Jack Guy and Maureen Chowdhury, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News…
Continue ReadingWagner Group boss and Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin applauds murder of former fighter
By Katharina Krebs, Tim Lister and Josh Pennington, CNN Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin, whose Wagner Group is heavily involved in the fighting in…
Continue ReadingZambian student imprisoned in Russia killed in Ukraine battle, foreign ministry says
By James Frater and Nimi Princewill, CNN A Zambian student, jailed in Russia was killed during a battle in Ukraine, Zambia’s foreign ministry…
Continue ReadingFormer detainees in liberated Kherson allege Russian brutality, torture under occupation
CNN By Nic Robertson, CNN Oleksander’s restless pale blue eyes speak as loudly as his words. He is on edge, and with good reason, as he returns…
Continue ReadingIran issues first death sentence linked to recent protests
By Adam Pourahmadi, CNN An Iranian court has issued the first death sentence linked to recent protests, convicting the unnamed person of…
Continue ReadingSister of British-Egyptian activist on hunger and water strike receives letter saying he is alive
By Niamh Kennedy, CNN Alaa Abd El-Fattah, a jailed British-Egyptian activist who has been on a hunger and water strike, is alive and has resumed…
Continue ReadingUganda’s President Museveni slams ‘Western double standards’ over coal mine plans
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has slammed Western countries over what he calls a “reprehensible double…
Continue ReadingZelensky visits Kherson after accusing Russia of committing hundreds of war crimes
By Nic Robertson and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenksy made a surprise visit to Kherson Monday to offer support to residents…
Continue ReadingInside the battle for Kherson
CNN By Vasco Cotovio, Sam Kiley, Peter Rudden and Olga Konovalova, CNN Mangled metal, charred debris and shattered glass cover the floor as a…
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Continue Reading‘I am not afraid of the dark anymore.’ Orphaned Ukrainian boy finds hope with new family
By Salma Abdelaziz and Dennis Lapin, CNN When Russian forces invaded their country in late February, Vladimir Bespalov and Maria Bespalaya feared…
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