CNN By Mick Krever, CNN The Russian-installed leaders in Ukraine’s Kherson region on Wednesday began massively ramping up the relocation of up to 60,000 people amid warnings over Russia’s ability to withstand a Ukrainian counter-offensive. Ukrainian officials have accused Russia of generating “hysteria” to compel people to leave. Residents in the city of Kherson began
Continue ReadingBy Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman, Michael Schwartz and Hadas Gold, CNN Clashes erupted in the flashpoint East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah and in the West Bank for a sixth consecutive night overnight Thursday into Friday, leaving at least two Palestinians dead. They were killed in the restive West Bank city and refugee camp of
Continue ReadingBy Anna Chernova, Uliana Pavlova, Mick Krever and Olga Voitovich, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he had “no regrets” over his deadly missile attacks on civilian targets across Ukraine earlier this week, but said there was no need for more “massive” strikes for now. The wave of missile attacks on cities across Ukraine
Continue ReadingJulia Buckley, CNN For over 500 years, Michelangelo’s sculpture of David in Florence has stood unchanged, the marble icon of masculinity, and one of the world’s most famous works of art. But as Italy emerges from the pandemic, the David has got a whole new look. A new lighting system has revolutionized how the famous
Continue ReadingBy Mohammed Tawfeeq, Jomana Karadsheh and Tara Subramaniam, CNN Nearly two dozen children were killed last month during protests in Iran, according to a new report by a human rights watchdog that accuses the country’s security forces of targeting young people “with absolute impunity.” The 19-page report released by Amnesty International on Thursday said at
Continue ReadingCNN By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Earlier this year, Iran flaunted a new patriotic song targeting school children around the country. Titled “Salute, Commander,” the song was a tribute to Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Imam Mahdi, a descendant of Prophet Mohammed who Shiite Muslims believe went into hiding in the 10th century
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Continue ReadingCNN By Anna Chernova, Uliana Pavlova, Mick Krever and Olga Voitovich, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he had “no regrets” over his deadly missile attacks on civilian targets across Ukraine earlier this week, but said there was no need for more “massive” strikes for now. The wave of missile attacks on cities across
Continue ReadingBy Mostafa Salem and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim al-Thani met with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of a conference in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Thursday to “defuse tensions” between Moscow and Doha, a source familiar with the talks, but not authorized to speak about them publicly, told CNN. The United States
Continue ReadingBy Celine Alkhaldi, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Aqeel Najim, CNN Iraq’s parliament elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as the country’s new president on Thursday, ending a yearlong political stalemate that had turned violent over the summer. Rashid won 162 out of 269 votes, beating out current President Barham Salim, who only obtained 99 votes, according
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN As the protest cries of exasperated Iranians continue to ring through the streets of the country, reflected in videos posted on social media, here are a few of the key stories that have shaped the movement on the one-month anniversary of Mahsa Amini’s arrest. To date, more than 1,000 people have
Continue ReadingBy Abeer Salman and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN More than 15 years after a violent break between leading Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah, Algeria has brokered an apparent reconciliation, with the signing of a unification agreement announced on Thursday. The agreement, which has been seen by CNN, also calls for presidential and legislative elections in Gaza
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister, Olga Voitovych and Katharina Krebs, CNN Russia said Thursday its forces would help evacuate residents of occupied Kherson to other areas, as Kyiv continued to make gains in its offensive to retake the southern Ukrainian region. The announcement by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin came shortly after the head of the
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill and Aliza Kassim, CNN More than 1.4 million people have been displaced and about 500 people have died in some of the worst flooding Nigeria has seen in a decade, the country’s humanitarian ministry said Wednesday. As of Tuesday, “over 1.4 million persons were displaced, about 500 persons have been reported dead,
Continue ReadingCNN By Tim Lister, Olga Voitovych and Katharina Krebs, CNN Russia said Thursday its forces would help evacuate residents of occupied Kherson to other areas, as Kyiv continued to make gains in its offensive to retake the southern Ukrainian region. The announcement by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin came shortly after the head of
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN Ukraine has asked its allies to supply it with more air defense systems and ammunition after Russia stepped up its use of “kamikaze drones” in its brutal assault against the country. Kyiv said Moscow has used Iranian-supplied kamikaze drones in strikes against Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Odesa, Zaporizhzhia and other cities across Ukraine
Continue ReadingCNN, TWITTER, ECHOMADMAN, TWITTER, TPYXANEWS, TWITTER, MATTIA_N, GETTY IMAGES, RUSSIAN MOD, CNN By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Ukraine has asked its allies to supply it with more air defense systems and ammunition after Russia stepped up its use of “kamikaze drones” in its brutal assault against the country. Kyiv said Moscow has used Iranian-supplied kamikaze drones
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Continue ReadingBy Jomana Karadsheh, Tamara Qiblawi and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Nearly a month after the start of nationwide protests, parts of Iran now bear the hallmarks of battle zones, with flares lighting up skies, gunfire ringing out and bloody scenes recorded in video footage. “I am recording this video about the situation in Sanandaj,” said one
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