Yoweri Museveni Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda since 1986. Personal Birth date: August 15,1944 Birth…
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‘You are not a refugee.’ Roma refugees fleeing war in Ukraine say they are suffering discrimination and prejudice
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Luiza Baloh left her home in Dnipro, central Ukraine, in March. Fleeing the constant sound of explosions, she and her five…
Continue Reading A record number of women are running in Kenya’s elections but many face harassment and abuse
It’s been over 10 years since Kenya set a constitutional requirement of having at least one-third female members of parliament. Long after the…
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By Larry Madowo and Bethlehem Feleke, CNN Just before sunset, Umra Omar boards a speedboat that will take her around the historic Lamu channel for…
Continue Reading Top Russian hypersonic missile scientist arrested on treason charge
Uliana Pavlova and Jonny Hallam, CNN A leading Russian scientist in hypersonic flight was arrested on suspicion of treason on Friday, according to…
Continue Reading Top scientist admits ‘space telescope image’ was actually a slice of chorizo
By Toyin Owoseje, CNN A French scientist has apologized after tweeting a photo of a slice of chorizo, claiming it was an image of a distant star…
Continue Reading Top scientist admits ‘space telescope image’ was actually a slice of chorizo
The internet gets fooled by a sausage slice impersonating a celestial body as seen through the Webb telescope. CNN’s Jeanne Moos…
Continue Reading Bombs in Yemen have stopped but children are still denied life-saving treatment
By Nima Elbagir, CNN Yemen’s warring parties have renewed a two-month-long truce, first signed in April this year. It was one of the first…
Continue Reading Gaza escalation continues into second day as Israel clashes with Islamic Jihad
By Andrew Carey, CNN The Israeli military campaign against Islamic Jihad went into its second day Saturday evening with continued airstrikes on what…
Continue Reading Huge relief as Ukrainian grain shipped out, but the food crisis isn’t going anywhere
By Tara John and Angela Dewan, CNN As the Razoni left the Ukrainian port of Odesa on Monday with the first shipment of grain since the early days of…
Continue Reading August 5, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
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Belarus, an ally of Russia, is allowing its army to launch rockets and missiles from Belarusian territory into northern Ukraine. CNN’s Jason Carroll…
Continue Reading Lavrov says Russia is ready to discuss prisoner swap with US after Griner conviction
By Rob Picheta, Josh Pennington and Vasco Cotovio, CNN The US and Russia have indicated they are ready to hold talks over a prisoner swap, a day…
Continue Reading Brittney Griner is facing a 9-year sentence in a Russian jail following conviction. Here’s what could come next for the WNBA star
By Elizabeth Wolfe, Anna Chernova, Masha Angelova and Zahra Ullah, CNN After a Russian court sentenced WNBA star Brittney Griner on Thursday to nine…
Continue Reading Lavrov says Russia is ready to discuss prisoner swap with US after Griner conviction
Russian court finds Griner guilty of drug…
Continue Reading UN soldiers have come under attack in the DRC from locals who want them out. Here’s why.
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Two decades ago, a UN force landed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to keep the peace in a volatile territory almost…
Continue Reading Taliban claim they weren’t aware al Qaeda chief was living in Kabul
By Mostafa Salem, Ehsan Popalzai, Paul P. Murphy and Ivana Kottasová, CNN The Taliban have claimed they were not aware that al Qaeda leader Ayman…
Continue Reading Fire breaks out in Berlin forest after blast at bomb disposal site
By Nadine Schmidt, CNN A large fire broke out on Thursday morning in one of Berlin’s biggest city forests — the Grunewald —…
Continue Reading As CPAC gets set to welcome Hungary’s hardline leader Viktor Orban, his policies at home are under new scrutiny
American conservatives get ready to welcome Hungarian PM Viktor Orban, who railed against race mixing last…
Continue Reading As CPAC gets set to welcome Hungary’s hardline leader Viktor Orban, his policies at home are under new scrutiny
Fareed gives a history lesson on Hungary and its diverse roots, after Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a speech that he does not want Hungary to…
Continue Reading As CPAC gets set to welcome Hungary’s hardline leader Viktor Orban, his policies at home are under new scrutiny
By Ben Wedeman, CNN As he walked up the steps to greet former President Donald Trump at Trump’s Bedminster golf club in New Jersey, Hungarian…
Continue Reading Russia’s war in Ukraine
US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield embarks on a tour of African nations as Russia intensifies efforts to blame the West for the global…
Continue Reading August 4, 2022 Brittney Griner verdict and Russia-Ukraine news
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Continue Reading WNBA star Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in Russian jail for drug-smuggling
By Anna Chernova, Zahra Ullah, Masha Angelova, Chris Liakos and Eric Levenson, CNN American women’s basketball star Brittney Griner was…
Continue Reading Drag queen storytime in England promotes compassion and inclusion. British far-right extremists are importing US hate against them
By Tara John, CNN An ordinary red-brick library in the southern English town of Reading is an unlikely backdrop for the latest front in the battle…
Continue Reading Beirut’s port blast two years on: An open wound festers as authorities try to close the case
By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Clocks stopped when one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history ripped through Beirut. Inside wrecked homes and…
Continue Reading Zelensky opens door to same-sex civil partnerships in Ukraine
By Rob Picheta, Vasco Cotovio and Olga Voitovych, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has opened the door to legalizing same-sex civil…
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Hidden under the trees is a Ukrainian drone team, spying on Russian positions. Drones are used to mark the target for artillery strikes, but they are…
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Bridget Brink, America’s ambassador to Ukraine, says the U.S. is pushing ‘harder and faster’ to keep the weapons flowing to Ukraine’s…
Continue Reading August 3, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Kathleen Magramo, Sana Noor Haq, Ed Upright, Adrienne Vogt and Mike Hayes, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a…
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