Month: July 2023

By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — A Pride festival was canceled in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi on Saturday by organizers who say authorities failed to prevent violent disruptions from Russian-affiliated far-right groups. According to Georgian public broadcaster First Channel, police clashed with anti-LGBTQ protesters in Lisi Wonderland, an events venue outside Tbilisi where the

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Piecing together the past can be an intricate puzzle. Individual clues are assembled to capture a glimpse of someone’s life or paint a broader portrait of a distant civilization. While analysis of DNA is one factor, archaeologists have relied on other clues to gain insight, such as grave goods. Whether

By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Duarte Mendonca and Marcelo Medeiros, CNN (CNN) — At least 11 people, including four children, were killed after a building collapsed in Brazil’s northeastern state of Pernambuco on Friday, according to CNN affiliate CNN Brasil, citing the state’s Secretariat of Social Defense (SDS.) The children who died were ages five, eight, 12

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The world is blasting through climate records as scientists sound the alarm: The likelihood is growing that 2023 could be the hottest year on record, and the climate crisis could be altering our weather in ways they don’t yet understand. And they are not holding back – “extraordinary,” “terrifying”

By Dave Alsup, CNN (CNN) — A 21-year-old tree planter is recovering after a bear attack in northern British Columbia on Thursday, according to the province’s Conservation Officer Service. The woman was “seriously injured” and remains hospitalized in stable condition, the service said in a social media post. “At this time, Conservation Officers do not

By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — Iran on Saturday executed two men it accused of carrying out a deadly attack on a shrine in Shiraz in October 2022, according to state-run news agency IRNA. Iran’s Supreme Court had rejected an appeal filed for the two men, Mohammed Ramez Rashidi and Sayed Naeem

By Christian Edwards, Mick Krever, Hira Humayun and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — The Dutch government has collapsed after failing to reach an agreement on curbing immigration. Prime Minister Mark Rutte said Friday that his government would tender its resignation to the Dutch king, triggering new elections to be held in the fall. Rutte, who

By Deepak Rao and Chris Lau, CNN (CNN) — Indian authorities have arrested three railway officials as part of an investigation into one of the deadliest train crashes in the country’s history. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said in a statement that they had arrested three Department of Railways officials on Friday. The move

By Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera, Jackie Wattles and Maya Blackstone, CNN Boca Chica, Texas (CNN) — With the towering SpaceX launch site behind him, Justin LeClaire spotted something astonishing in a grassy, sandflat mosaic of protected wilderness on the southern tip of Texas, near the Gulf of Mexico. “We’ve got a bird that’s acting really distressed,”

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Starting at $53,000 for a space not much larger than a shoebox, it is a pricey place to stay, even in a city famed for the world’s most expensive property market. But then the ornate white marble interiors of the 12 story Shan Sum tower in Hong

By Hira Humayun, Radina Gigova, Mariya Knight, Tara John and Gul Tuysuz, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine deserves to have NATO membership, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, following talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Russia said it was closely watching. Zelensky spent this week visiting NATO countries, courting support ahead of a NATO summit

By Kareem Khadder and Ingrid Formanek, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — A Jerusalem court acquitted an Israeli border police officer of “involuntary reckless manslaughter” in the fatal shooting of Eyad al-Hallaq, an unarmed Palestinian man. The unnamed police officer was charged in the fatal shooting of al-Hallaq that took place on May 30, 2020 in Jerusalem’s

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Jair Bolsonaro, former president of Brazil. Personal Birth date: March 21, 1955 Birth place: Campinas, Brazil Birth name: Jair Messias Bolsonaro Father: Percy Geraldo Bolsonaro, dentist Mother: Olinda Bonturi Bolsonaro Marriage: Michelle Bolsonaro; Ana Cristina Valle (divorced); Rogéria Bolsonaro (divorced) Children: with

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Jacinda Ardern, former prime minister of New Zealand. Personal Birth date: July 26, 1980 Birth place: Hamilton, New Zealand Birth name: Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern Father: Ross Ardern, police officer Mother: Laurell Ardern, school cook Children: with Clarke Gayford: Neve Te Aroha Education: