CNN By Salma Abdelaziz, Muhammad Darwish and Kareem Khadder, CNN Jenin, West Bank (CNN) — At the gates of Jenin’s government hospital on Wednesday, dozens of armed Palestinian militants and their families gathered to collect their dead, just hours after hundreds of Israeli soldiers withdrew from the city’s sprawling refugee camp. A foul stench filled
Continue ReadingCNN By Sarah El Sirgany, Ben Wedeman and Kostyantin Gak, CNN Eastern Ukraine (CNN) — For three days, shells and mortars were “flying and whistling overhead, exploding around us,” Anton, a Russian soldier positioned south of Bakhmut, tells CNN. “We were jumping like rabbits under mortar rounds and bombs.” When it got quieter, he and
Continue ReadingBy Sarah El Sirgany, Ben Wedeman and Kostyantin Gak, CNN Eastern Ukraine (CNN) — For three days, shells and mortars were “flying and whistling overhead, exploding around us,” Anton, a Russian soldier positioned south of Bakhmut, tells CNN. “We were jumping like rabbits under mortar rounds and bombs.” When it got quieter, he and fellow
Continue ReadingBy Amir Tal, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Large crowds blocked Tel Aviv’s main highway, and roads in other Israeli cities, in response to the resignation of the city’s police chief. Ami Eshed announced his resignation from the police force late Wednesday after being sidelined by Israel’s far right national security minister, the outgoing police chief
Continue ReadingCNN By Erin Burnett, Yon Pomrenze, Mick Krever and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s counteroffensive has been “slowed down” by entrenched Russian defenses, President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN in an exclusive interview broadcast on Wednesday, adding that he wished that Western weapons deliveries had allowed it to begin “much earlier.” Speaking with CNN’s Erin
Continue ReadingBy Erin Burnett, Yon Pomrenze, Mick Krever and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s counteroffensive has been “slowed down” by entrenched Russian defenses, President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN in an exclusive interview broadcast on Wednesday, adding that he wished that Western weapons deliveries had allowed it to begin “much earlier.” Speaking with CNN’s Erin Burnett
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Senegalese opposition leader Idrissa Seck has described President Macky Sall’s decision to stand down after two terms as “a victory for the Senegalese people.” In a televised address late Monday, Sall dispelled rumors that he planned to run again for office next year, a move considered unconstitutional by his
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — South African police say four officers attached to Deputy President Paul Mashatile’s protection team, face multiple charges, including assault, after they were seen on video stomping on two unarmed men on the side of a highway in Johannesburg last week. The viral footage, which has left many South Africans outraged, showed
Continue ReadingCNN By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Russian troops have placed “objects resembling explosives” on roofs at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address Tuesday that instantly sparked concerns around the world. “Perhaps to simulate an attack on the plant. Perhaps they have some other scenario,” Zelensky
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Russian troops have placed “objects resembling explosives” on roofs at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video address Tuesday that instantly sparked concerns around the world. “Perhaps to simulate an attack on the plant. Perhaps they have some other scenario,” Zelensky speculated.
Continue ReadingCNN By Hafsa Khalil, CNN London (CNN) — Scotland has concluded a day of festivities celebrating British monarch King Charles III’s recent coronation. The highlight of Wednesday’s proceedings in the capital, Edinburgh, was a service of national thanksgiving during which the King was presented with the Scottish crown jewels. Known as the “Honours of Scotland,”
Continue ReadingBy Hafsa Khalil, CNN London (CNN) — Scotland has concluded a day of festivities celebrating British monarch King Charles III’s recent coronation. The highlight of Wednesday’s proceedings in the capital, Edinburgh, was a service of national thanksgiving during which the King was presented with the Scottish crown jewels. Known as the “Honours of Scotland,” these
Continue ReadingCNN By Anna Chernova, Darya Tarasova and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Elena Milashina, a prominent Russian journalist who uncovered the horrific crackdown on gay men in Chechnya, has been beaten up alongside a lawyer while visiting the southern Russian republic. Milashina and attorney Alexander Nemov were attacked while they were on the way to
Continue ReadingCNN By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — After a police officer in France shot dead unarmed 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk during a traffic stop in Paris last week, two fundraisers were set up. One, to support the teen’s mother. The other, for the family of the police officer who shot him. By early Wednesday morning, the
Continue ReadingBy Hadas Gold, Salma Abdelaziz, Mostafa Salem, Ibrahim Dahman and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of Palestinians marched through the streets of Jenin on Wednesday for the funeral of the 12 people killed in Israel’s largest military operation in the occupied West Bank in more than 20 years. The two-day incursion into the sprawling
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — After a police officer in France shot dead unarmed 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk during a traffic stop in Paris last week, two fundraisers were set up. One, to support the teen’s mother. The other, for the family of the police officer who shot him. By early Wednesday morning, the fundraiser
Continue ReadingBy Anna Chernova, Darya Tarasova and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Elena Milashina, a prominent Russian journalist who uncovered the horrific crackdown on gay men in Chechnya, has been beaten up alongside a lawyer while visiting the southern Russian republic. Milashina and attorney Alexander Nemov were attacked while they were on the way to attend
Continue ReadingBy Abeer Salman, Hadas Gold and Helen Regan, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli forces continued military operations in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin for a second night, a day after incursions killed at least 10 people between the ages of 16 and 23, and injured about 100 others. Thousands fled their homes in
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Climate activists have targeted 10 golf courses around Spain, plugging up holes to protest the amount of water used to maintain these courses as the country is gripped by a severe drought. Members of Extinction Rebellion (XR) Spain, along with activists from other climate groups, accessed golf courses in
Continue ReadingCNN By Hadas Gold, Mostafa Salem and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — Eight people were injured after a car driver rammed into pedestrians near a Tel Aviv shopping center and then got out of the vehicle to stab civilians, Israeli officials said Tuesday. The attack came as Israeli forces continued military operations in the occupied
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