Third case of Ebola detected in northwestern DRC, WHO says
By Nimi Princewill and Amy Cassidy, CNN Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have identified a third case of Ebola in the…
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Drone footage shows how Russians destroyed one Ukrainian town in savage battle
Drone footage shows the destruction and fighting in the eastern Ukrainian town of Popasna in the Luhansk region. The drone video was originally…
Continue Reading ‘The world has not forgotten us’: Nigeria’s Buhari thankful for UN chief’s visit amid war in Ukraine
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has thanked UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his visit to the country,…
Continue Reading Russia intensifies attacks on railways, taking aim at Ukraine’s lifeline to the outside world
By Ivana Kottasová, Petro Zadorozhnyy and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN The smell of burnt wire and rubber still lingered in the air around the railway…
Continue Reading Drone footage shows how Russians destroyed one Ukrainian town in savage battle
By Tim Lister and Paul P. Murphy, CNN A 22-minute video shot by a surveillance drone over the Ukrainian town of Popasna has illustrated the stunning…
Continue Reading Is Lavrov’s Hitler remark the last straw for Israel?
By Hadas Gold, CNN In the months since Russia invaded Ukraine, Israel has tried to maintain a delicate diplomatic balancing act. While Israel has…
Continue Reading Pope Francis warns pro-war Russian patriarch not to be ‘Putin’s altar boy’
By Delia Gallagher, CNN Pope Francis warned the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, not to become “Putin’s altar…
Continue Reading May 4, 2022: Russia-Ukraine news
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Continue Reading Evacuees from Mariupol’s Azovstal plant have finally arrived safely in Zaporizhzhia
Mariupol mayor describes evacuation process as very difficult, says Russians are “creating obstacles.” Chris Nguyen…
Continue Reading In Ukraine’s Russian-speaking east, Putin’s war is tearing families apart
An eastern Ukrainian woman describes the moment a Russian rocket destroyed her home in Rubizhne, injuring her and killing her brother. CNN’s Sam…
Continue Reading US woman tracks down rightful owners of long-lost photo album in war-torn Ukrainian city
CNN’s Sara Sidner reports on the children victimized by Russian attacks in Bucha and speaks with a grandmother who says a Russian sniper killed her…
Continue Reading In Bucha, Ukrainian families mourn the war’s youngest victims as investigators probe war crimes
By Sara Sidner, Sandi Sidhu, Oleksandra Titorova and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Deep in a pine forest in Ukraine’s Bucha district, a bumpy dirt…
Continue Reading In Ukraine’s Russian-speaking east, Putin’s war is tearing families apart
By Mick Krever and Olha Konovalova, CNN The warm spring air is coming to eastern Ukraine. The roads are lined with red tulips, and people are…
Continue Reading Evacuees from Mariupol’s Azovstal plant have finally arrived safely in Zaporizhzhia
By Maryna Marukhnych, Natalie Gallón, Nick Paton Walsh, Tim Lister, Denis Lapin and Julia Presniakova, CNN Civilians evacuated from the besieged…
Continue Reading Why May 9 is a big day for Russia, and what a declaration of war would mean
By Jack Guy and Anna Chernova, CNN Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, and since then President Vladimir Putin has insisted that his troops are…
Continue Reading Victims of ambushed train are being used as human shields by kidnappers, Nigeria president says
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Dozens of passengers kidnapped during a train attack in northern Nigeria in late March are being used as human shields by…
Continue Reading Ukrainians trapped in Azovstal steel plant consider desperate measures as Russians close in
A Ukrainian family sharing graphic video of their young loved ones after an attack that killed one child and injured…
Continue Reading Ukrainians trapped in Azovstal steel plant consider desperate measures as Russians close in
By Erin Burnett, Sahar Akbarzai and Rhea Mogul, CNN As Russian forces close in on the Azovstal steel plant, the Ukrainian civilians and resistance…
Continue Reading Why May 9 is a big day for Russia, and what a declaration of war would mean
May 9th, known as “Victory Day” in Russia as it commemorates the country’s defeat of the Nazis in 1945, could bring a declaration of war on Ukraine…
Continue Reading Putin may soon officially declare war on Ukraine, US and Western officials say
Retired Maj. General James “Spider” Marks outlines Russian President Vladimir Putin’s plan to partition Ukraine and predicts that Ukrainian forces…
Continue Reading Putin may soon officially declare war on Ukraine, US and Western officials say
National Democratic Institute director Moira Whelan tells CNN’s Brian Stelter the internet has changed the rules of conflict in the war between…
Continue Reading Putin may soon officially declare war on Ukraine, US and Western officials say
By Natasha Bertrand, Katie Bo Lillis, Jennifer Hansler, Alex Marquardt and Brad Lendon, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin could formally declare…
Continue Reading Mariupol officials say evacuation of civilians from besieged city is paused until Monday
By Jack Bantock, Andrew Carey, Tim Lister, Camille Knight, Mariya Knight and Niamh Kennedy, CNN The evacuation of civilians from the besieged…
Continue Reading Russians plunder $5M farm vehicles from Ukraine — to find they’ve been remotely disabled
By Olexsandr Fylyppov and Tim Lister, CNN Russian troops in the occupied city of Melitopol have stolen all the equipment from a farm equipment…
Continue Reading US military delivers new birthday cake to Italian woman, 77 years after American soldiers stole the original
American soldiers took a 13-year-old’s birthday cake off of a window sill while celebrating a victory in Vicenza, Italy during World War II. 77 years…
Continue Reading They fled Ukraine to protect their children. Now these mothers are returning home
By Eliza Mackintosh and Oleksandra Ochman, CNN Photographs by Yurko Dyachyshyn for CNN Lviv, Ukraine — At the train station in Lviv, on the…
Continue Reading Putin may soon officially declare war on Ukraine, US and Western officials say
Many comparisons have been drawn between Vladimir Putin’s brutality and ambitions in Ukraine, and those of soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Bianca Nobilo…
Continue Reading Mariupol officials say evacuation of civilians from besieged city is paused until Monday
The Azovstal iron and steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine is sheltering hundreds of military personnel and citizens and is the last stand in this city.…
Continue Reading At least five Russian businessmen have died by apparent suicide in just three months
Investigators say it’s unclear whether two Russian gas executives were in contact before they, along with their families, were found dead within 24…
Continue Reading At least five Russian businessmen have died by apparent suicide in just three months
By Ivana Kottasová and Uliana Pavlova, CNN At least five prominent Russian businessmen have reportedly died by suicide since late January, with…
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