Zelensky hopes bipartisan US support for Ukraine won’t end after midterms
By Sana Noor Haq, Madalena Araujo, Emmet Lyons and Claire Calzonetti, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was concerned about recent…
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Ukraine claims big gains in south, but fears retreating Russians will turn Kherson into ‘city of death’
By Mick Krever, Anna Chernova, Tim Lister and Julia Kesaieva, CNN Ukraine’s military said it had retaken swathes of territory in Kherson on…
Continue ReadingTikTokers caned and ordered to wash toilets as court rules they defamed Nigerian governor
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Two TikTok comedians have been publicly whipped in Nigeria for making a video that a court in the northern Kano State ruled…
Continue ReadingAn Egyptian activist hoped dual citizenship would save him. It hasn’t so far
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Sarah El Sirgany, CNN For some political detainees in Egypt, a second nationality can be a matter of life or death, especially…
Continue ReadingLeading Iranian actor posts picture without hijab in support of anti-government protests
By Celine Alkhaldi and Sophie Tanno, CNN Leading Iranian actor Taraneh Alidoosti posted a picture of herself on Instagram without the mandatory hijab…
Continue ReadingNovember 10, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
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Continue ReadingRussia will withdraw forces from Kherson in Ukraine war setback
CNN By Tim Lister, Darya Tarasova and Rob Picheta, CNN Russia has ordered a retreat from the key southern city of Kherson, the only regional capital…
Continue ReadingRussia will withdraw forces from Kherson in Ukraine war setback
By Tim Lister, Darya Tarasova and Rob Picheta, CNN Russia has ordered a retreat from the key southern city of Kherson, the only regional capital it…
Continue ReadingRussia’s penal colonies are often grim, cramped facilities. Here’s what could await Brittney Griner
By Rob Picheta, CNN US women’s basketball star Brittney Griner is being transferred to a Russian penal colony, where conditions are often tough…
Continue ReadingSenior Russian-appointed official in occupied Kherson ‘killed in road accident’
By Tim Lister, Uliana Pavlova, Anna Chernova, Darya Tarasova and Nathan Hodge, CNN One of the most senior Russian-appointed officials in occupied…
Continue ReadingPrincess Märtha Louise of Norway gives up royal duties to run business with shaman fiancé
By Jack Guy, CNN Norway’s Princess Märtha Louise is withdrawing from official royal duties in order to concentrate on the alternative medicine…
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Continue ReadingBrittney Griner begins transfer to Russian penal colony, attorneys say
By Abby Phillip, CNN US women’s basketball star Brittney Griner is in the process of being moved to a Russian penal colony where she is due to…
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Continue ReadingNovember 9, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Kathleen Magramo, Sophie Tanno, Ed Upright and Adrienne Vogt, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros.…
Continue ReadingEgypt faces an acute water crisis, but it’s still building a ‘Green River’ in the desert
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN On the easternmost outskirts of Cairo, the Egyptian government is building a giant belt of lakes and parks deep in the desert.…
Continue ReadingFrance opens investigation into cardinal who admitted to sexually abusing 14-year-old girl
By Delia Gallagher and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN French authorities have opened an investigation into one of highest-ranking members of France’s…
Continue Reading‘We don’t know if he’s alive.’ Sister of jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah fears the worst.
By Zeena Saifi, Allegra Goodwin and Tara John, CNN The sister of jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah is concerned for his life,…
Continue ReadingRussian troops slam generals over ‘incomprehensible battle’ that reportedly killed 300 in Donetsk
By Tim Lister, Josh Pennington, Anna Chernova, Uliana Pavlova, Yulia Kesaieva and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Russian troops have denounced an…
Continue ReadingKyiv residents mull life outside the city as power outages bite and incomes plummet
By Dennis Lapin, CNN Kyiv residents have been getting used to 12 hours a day without electricity, but the situation has gone from bad to worse…
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