Orthodox Church of Ukraine to allow Christmas on December 25 as rift with Moscow deepens
CNN’s Nic Robertson joins the Ukraine military as they search for six missing soldiers in an area of Ukraine recently reclaimed from…
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November 7, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
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Continue Reading Iranian lawmakers demand ‘no leniency’ for protesters as mass demonstrations continue
By Jennifer Deaton and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Iranian lawmakers have urged the country’s judiciary to “show no leniency” to…
Continue Reading Hunger strike of jailed Egyptian-British activist may dominate the COP27 summit, Amnesty chief warns
By Niamh Kennedy, CNN The deteriorating health of jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah will dominate the upcoming COP27 summit if…
Continue Reading Family fears for life of rapper they say was violently arrested after encouraging Iranians to protest
Iranian rapper, Toomaj Salehi, was arrested for supporting Iranian protests. He is known for speaking out against the government and now faces crimes…
Continue Reading Family fears for life of rapper they say was violently arrested after encouraging Iranians to protest
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN “Someone’s crime was that her hair was flowing in the wind. Someone’s crime was that he or she was…
Continue Reading 19 dead after commercial aircraft crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania
Several passengers on board a commercial flight operated by Precision Air which crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania on Sunday have been rescued,…
Continue Reading 19 dead after commercial flight crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania
By Idris Mukhtar, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Larry Madowo, CNN A Tanzanian commercial flight operated by Precision Air crash-landed in bad weather in…
Continue Reading Climate activists block private jet runway at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam
By Amy Cassidy, CNN Hundreds of climate activists breached a runway Saturday at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport to try to stop private jets from…
Continue Reading Nightclub fire kills 13 in Russia after fireworks possibly set off inside venue
By Uliana Pavlova, CNN At least 13 people were killed Saturday in a nightclub fire in the Russian city of Kostroma that officials believe was…
Continue Reading Putin signs law to mobilize Russian citizens convicted of serious crimes
By Uliana Pavlova, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law to conscript citizens with unexpunged or outstanding convictions for murder,…
Continue Reading Hundreds of elephants, wildebeests and zebras dead in Kenya amid prolonged drought
By Idris Mukhtar, CNN Hundreds of elephants, wildebeests, and zebras have died across Kenya amid the nation’s longest drought in decades.…
Continue Reading Iran acknowledges providing drones to Russia before Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine
By Adam Pourahmadi and Sophie Tanno, CNN The Iranian government acknowledged for the first time Saturday that it had sent a limited number of drones…
Continue Reading Children among 10 feared dead in Iran crackdown, Amnesty says
By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Aliza Kassim Khalidi, CNN Up to 10 people, including children, are feared to have been killed Friday in a crackdown on…
Continue Reading Egypt faces criticism over crackdown on activists ahead of COP27 climate summit
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Egypt is facing a barrage of criticism over what rights groups say is a crackdown on protests and activists, as it prepares…
Continue Reading November 4, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
Republicans have pledged to evaluate the level of financial support the US is providing to Ukraine if they win the House in next week’s midterm…
Continue Reading Zelensky accuses Moscow of energy ‘terrorism’ as Russian strikes knock out power for millions
By Rob Picheta and Tim Lister, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of “energy terrorism” after Moscow’s…
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Continue Reading French parliament halted by lawmaker’s shout “Go back to Africa”
By Xiaofei Xu A rightwing French lawmaker has caused uproar by shouting “Go back to Africa” during a Black lawmaker’s comments at a…
Continue Reading Warring parties have agreed to a truce in Ethiopia’s two-year civil war. Here’s what to know
By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN When Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019, he was lauded as a regional peacemaker. A…
Continue Reading Israel Prime Minister Yair Lapid congratulates Benjamin Netanyahu on election victory
By Hadas Gold, CNN Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid called Benjamin Netanyahu to congratulate him on winning Israel’s elections, the prime…
Continue Reading As many as 14,000 arrested in Iran over last six weeks, United Nations says
Abbas Milani, director of Iranian studies at Stanford University, says the ongoing protests may erupt into something that the Iranian regime cannot…
Continue Reading As many as 14,000 arrested in Iran over last six weeks, United Nations says
By Alex Hardie and Hande Atay Alam, CNN As many as 14,000 people have been arrested in Iran during protests there since September, according to a top…
Continue Reading Zelensky accuses Moscow of energy ‘terrorism’ as Russian strikes knock out power for millions
CNN’s Salma Abdelaziz reports from a Kyiv hospital that was left struggling without running water after Russian missiles plunged Ukraine’s capital…
Continue Reading Russia’s war in Ukraine
CNN’s Jake Tapper sheds light on the Wagner Group, a private Russian mercenary group that has largely operated in the…
Continue Reading November 3, 2022 Russia Ukraine news
By Tara Subramaniam, Hafsa Khalil, Ed Upright, Adrienne Vogt, Aditi Sangal, Matt Meyer and Seán Federico O’Murchú, CNN The-CNN-Wire™…
Continue Reading In newly liberated villages, Ukrainian investigators uncover horrific claims of Russian sexual violence
CNN’s Clarissa Ward joins a team of Ukrainian investigators looking for evidence of war crimes — specifically rape and other acts of sexual violence…
Continue Reading In newly liberated villages, Ukrainian investigators uncover horrific claims of Russian sexual violence
By Mick Krever, Clarissa Ward and Scott McWhinnie, CNN Day after day, in town after town, a police officer and prosecutor go door to door in…
Continue Reading Sabotage of military helicopters deep inside Russia purportedly shown on video
Video has emerged purporting to show a man preparing and planting explosives on a Russian military helicopter at an airbase deep inside Russia. CNN’s…
Continue Reading Video shows Iranian security forces beating and shooting man as officials order investigation
Iranian police said they would investigate an incident caught on camera showing security forces attacking and shooting a man. It is unclear what…
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