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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US military delivers new birthday cake to Italian woman, 77 years after American soldiers stole the original
By Sana Noor Haq, CNN The US military delivered a new birthday cake to an Italian woman, exactly 77 years after American soldiers fighting in her…
Continue Reading ‘They never expected Mariupol to resist.’ Locals horrified by Russia’s relentless attack on the vast steel plant shielding Ukrainians
Wife of soldier who stayed behind to defend Mariupol tells her…
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CNN’s Anderson Cooper finally meets Ukrainian mom Olena Gnes in person after interviewing her several times since the Russian…
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By Aditi Sangal, Steve George, Seán Federico O’Murchú, Jessie Yeung, Sana Noor Haq, Ben Morse, Ed Upright, Adrienne Vogt, Meg Wagner and…
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Oleg Moskalenko is a Ukrainian man who was captured and tortured by Russian troops for several days and left for dead in the forest. He shares his…
Continue Reading Turkey’s Erdogan visits Saudi Arabia for first time in years, seeking to mend ties
By Jomana Karadsheh and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin…
Continue Reading ‘They never expected Mariupol to resist.’ Locals horrified by Russia’s relentless attack on the vast steel plant shielding Ukrainians
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Isa Soares, Madalena Araujo and Oleksandra Ochman, CNN Lviv, Ukraine — Few beyond the metals industry had heard of…
Continue Reading After epic journey, orphaned Ukrainian girl is reunited with grandfather
By Sandi Sidhu, Roman Tymotsko and Oleksandra Titorova, CNN When 12-year-old Kira Obedinsky, orphaned by war, was whisked from her hometown of…
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Kira Obedinsky was orphaned by war. She was taken from her hometown of Mariupol to a hospital in a Russian-controlled area of eastern Ukraine. She…
Continue Reading In Russian-occupied Kherson, allegations of rape emerge
CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh speaks with 16-year-old Dasha, who says she was raped by a Russian soldier in her village in Ukraine’s Kherson region. CNN…
Continue Reading In Russian-occupied Kherson, allegations of rape emerge
By Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Gallón, Maryna Marukhnych, and Brice Laine, CNN When Dasha and the other children emerged from their basement and into…
Continue Reading Russia’s tanks in Ukraine have a ‘jack-in-the-box’ design flaw. And the West has known about it since the Gulf war
By Brad Lendon, CNN Russian tanks with their tops blown off are just the latest sign that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine isn’t going to…
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Russia shifts tactics, steps up pace of assault in Ukraine’s east and south
By Tim Lister, CNN The war in eastern Ukraine appears to be entering a critical phase, as Russia pours in more fighting units and Ukrainian forces…
Continue Reading How Transnistria, a Russian-backed region in Moldova, is getting pulled into the war in Ukraine
By Rob Picheta, CNN A series of unexplained explosions have occurred in parts of Transnistria, a breakaway territory within Moldova that has housed…
Continue Reading Russian hacking in Ukraine has been extensive and intertwined with military operations, Microsoft says
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN At least six different Kremlin-linked hacking groups have conducted nearly 240 cyber operations against Ukrainian targets,…
Continue Reading Jerusalem violence puts century-old status quo to the test
By Zeena Saifi, CNN A recent spike in violence at some of Jerusalem’s key holy sites has left Jordan in a difficult position vis-a-vis its…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the phone hacking scandal in the United Kingdom. Journalists at British newspapers are accused of…
Continue Reading Scores flee for their lives ahead of Russia’s sham independence vote in Kherson
CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh speaks to Ukrainians fleeing the growing Russian occupation who shared stories of the brutality they say they endured at the…
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By Nick Paton Walsh, Natalie Gallón, Maryna Marukhnych and Brice Laine, CNN A steady flow of people make their way across fields and rivers dotting…
Continue Reading The world’s oldest person is a French nun who enjoys chocolate and wine
By Simon Bouvier, Xiaofei Xu, Camille Knight and Elias Lemercier, CNN A 118-year-old nun living in a nursing home in southern France has become the…
Continue Reading Tigrayan forces say they are withdrawing from Ethiopia’s Afar region
By Zahid Mahmood and Hafsa Khalil, CNN and Reuters Tigrayan forces are fully withdrawing from Ethiopia’s Afar region, a spokesperson for the…
Continue Reading Second death reported in new Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo
By Nimi Princewill and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo are scrambling to contain an Ebola outbreak after a…
Continue Reading Germany agrees to send heavy weapons to Ukraine after major policy U-turn
By Ivana Kottasová, Stephanie Halasz and Ulrike Heil, CNN Germany has agreed to deliver anti-aircraft tanks to Ukraine, the German Defense Ministry…
Continue Reading As Russian rockets rain down on Kharkiv, its paramedics are risking their lives to save others
While shadowing paramedics in Kharkiv, Ukraine, CNN’s Clarissa Ward and her team were forced to run for safety after getting caught in Russian…
Continue Reading As Russian rockets rain down on Kharkiv, its paramedics are risking their lives to save others
By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails and Scott McWhinnie, CNN Just before the start of Alexandra Rudkovskaya’s shift on Saturday, her mom gave her a…
Continue Reading Turkish businessman and philanthropist Osman Kavala sentenced to life over Gezi Park protests
By Isil Sariyuce and Yusuf Gezer, CNN An Istanbul court on Monday sentenced Turkish civil rights activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala to life in…
Continue Reading As US retreats, Saudi Arabia and Iran are trying to mend fences
By Abbas Al Lawati, CNN As Gulf Arab states lose faith in the United States’ commitment to their security, two Middle East archrivals are…
Continue Reading Emmanuel Macron wins France’s presidential election
Emmanuel Macron will win France’s presidential election, pollsters project, fending off a historic challenge from right-wing candidate Marine Le Pen.…
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By Joshua Berlinger and Joseph Ataman, CNN Emmanuel Macron has won France’s presidential election, fending off a historic challenge from…
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