Zelensky hopes bipartisan US support for Ukraine won’t end after midterms
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska sat down with Christiane Amanpour in…
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Zelensky hopes bipartisan US support for Ukraine won’t end after midterms
CNN’s Christiane Amanpour joins President Volodymyr Zelensky and Olena Zelenska amid the United States’ midterm elections and what they hope support…
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By Sana Noor Haq, Madalena Araujo, Emmet Lyons and Claire Calzonetti, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was concerned about recent…
Continue Reading 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 Reading TikTokers 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 Reading An 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 Reading Leading 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…
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Russia’s withdrawal from half of Kherson is both humiliating and unsurprising
By Tim Lister, CNN Russia’s Defense Ministry says its troops are preparing to withdraw from a large part of the occupied Ukrainian region of…
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Continue Reading Russia will withdraw forces from Kherson in Ukraine war setback
CNN’s Christiane Amanpour asks Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky about the status of Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia’s occupation of…
Continue Reading Russia 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 Reading Russia’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 Reading Senior 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 Reading Princess 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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Former NATO senior officer Gen. Richard Shirreff (Ret.) says he believes the Russian army is on the backfoot in Ukraine and that Ukraine can achieve…
Continue Reading Brittney 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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On a visit to Ukraine, Linda Thomas-Greenfield talks about Western unity in support of Ukraine’s fight for survival against…
Continue Reading November 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 Reading Egypt 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 Reading France 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 Reading Russian 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 Reading Kyiv 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…
Continue Reading November 8, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
CNN’s Christiane Amanpour visits Irpin eight months after much of the city was destroyed by the Russian advance, finding residents working to rebuild…
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By Kathleen Magramo, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights…
Continue Reading Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin appears to admit to US election interference
Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Kremlin-linked oligarch known as “Vladimir Putin’s chef,” appears to admit to Russian interference in US elections in a Telegram…
Continue Reading Orthodox Church of Ukraine to allow Christmas on December 25 as rift with Moscow deepens
By Jack Guy and Olga Voitovych, CNN A branch of Ukraine’s Orthodox church has announced that it will allow its churches to celebrate Christmas…
Continue Reading Russian forces step up raids on civilians in occupied Kherson as potential battle for city looms
By Olga Voitovych and Mick Krever, CNN Russian forces have stepped up their scrutiny of civilians in occupied areas of Ukraine’s southern…
Continue Reading Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin appears to admit to US election interference
By Uliana Pavlova, CNN Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Kremlin-linked oligarch known as “Vladimir Putin’s chef,” appeared to admit to Russian…
Continue Reading ‘You can come home now:’ Ukraine’s recovery teams work to ensure no fallen soldiers are left behind
By Nic Robertson, CNN Before the war, kitted out in “Red Army” attire, Leonid Bondar re-enacted great Soviet battles of World War II…
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