Iraq Weapons Inspections Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at weapons inspections in Iraq from 1991 to 2007. Facts At the end of the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War, the…
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine puts Israel in a tricky spot
By Hadas Gold, CNN In Israel, when someone is trying to tread carefully, it is said that they are “walking between the raindrops” —…
Continue Reading Russia’s bombing of maternity and children’s hospital an ‘atrocity,’ Zelensky says
By Jack Guy, Tim Lister, Olga Voitovych, Paul P. Murphy, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Celine Alkhaldi and Katie Polglase, CNN Russian forces bombed a…
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After more than a week of heavy bombardment around their homes, Ukrainians from a Kyiv suburb struggle to survive while evacuating and leaving their…
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By Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, George Ramsay, Jack Bantock, Ed Upright, Helen Regan, Adam Renton, Amir Vera, Maureen Chowdhury and Mike Hayes, CNN…
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By Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Meg Wagner, Jessie Yeung, Steve George, Sana Noor Haq, George Ramsay, Ed Upright, Amir Vera and Maureen Chowdhury,…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers remarks to British Parliament as the war between Ukraine and Russia continues across the…
Continue Reading Kyiv has transformed into a fortress, with its residents determined to defend it
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Just two weeks ago, residents of the Ukrainian capital were tending to their shops, teaching schoolchildren or parked at…
Continue Reading Civilians flee Sumy after evacuation corridor opens, as 2 million refugees leave Ukraine
By Rob Picheta and Jack Guy, CNN A tense and fleeting evacuation from Ukraine’s northeastern city of Sumy took place on Tuesday after Russian…
Continue Reading Civilians flee Sumy after evacuation corridor opens, as 2 million refugees leave Ukraine
Civilians are evacuating the city of Sumy, Ukraine, after Russia and Ukraine agreed to a ceasefire, but with Russian attacks continuing to kill…
Continue Reading Vladimir Putin Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Personal Birth date: October 7, 1952 Birth place:…
Continue Reading Ukraine claims Russian general has been killed in Kharkiv
About 100 volunteers work around the clock preparing supplies, making camouflage for Ukraine’s…
Continue Reading Ukraine claims Russian general has been killed in Kharkiv
By Rob Picheta and Jack Guy, CNN The Ukrainian defense ministry has claimed that a Russian general was killed in battle near Ukraine’s…
Continue Reading ‘He said he was going towards Kyiv.’ Russian families turn to Ukrainian hotline in desperate search for lost soldiers
By Sebastian Shukla, Alex Marquardt and Christian Streib, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine — “Excuse me for disturbing you, I’m calling regarding my…
Continue Reading Russian tanks emblazoned with ‘Z’ were first spotted on Ukraine’s border. Here’s how the letter became a pro-war symbol
By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN In late February, days before Russian forces launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine, videos and photos began circulating on…
Continue Reading Russian tanks emblazoned with ‘Z’ were first spotted on Ukraine’s border. Here’s how the letter became a pro-war symbol
People in the area of the Ukrainian nuclear power facility in Zaporizhzhia packed into a train station to…
Continue Reading Ukraine slams Moscow’s offer to evacuate civilians to Russia and Belarus as ‘immoral’
By Tim Lister and Luke McGee, CNN Ordinary Ukrainians living in some areas under attack by Russian forces faced a cynical proposal on Monday: stay…
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Ukrainians evacuate after days of airstrikes destroy their…
Continue Reading Russian takeover of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant triggers new exodus of women and children
By Rebecca Wright and Olha Konovalova, CNN As the evacuation train rolled slowly into the main railroad station in the southeastern Ukrainian city of…
Continue Reading What happened in Russia’s Ukraine invasion over the weekend
By Tara John and Hafsa Khalil, CNN The human toll of the invasion of Ukraine mounted over the weekend as Russia upped its bombardment of civilian…
Continue Reading ‘A family died… in front of my eyes’: Civilians killed as Russian military strike hits evacuation route in Kyiv suburb
Graphic video has surfaced that shows the moment a Russian military strike hit in Irpin, Ukraine, a town on the western outskirts of the Ukrainian…
Continue Reading March 6, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
Jake Tapper interviews Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the Russian invasion of Ukraine and asks him if Russia is committing war…
Continue Reading Defiance and disobedience are flourishing in Russian-held Ukraine
Oleksandra Zhovtyuk, a mother of three, speaks to CNN about what it’s like now that the Russian military is occupying Kherson,…
Continue Reading Defiance and disobedience are flourishing in Russian-held Ukraine
By Tim Lister in Kyiv and Olga Voitovych in Lviv, Ukraine While the Ukrainian military’s resistance against Russia’s invasion has been…
Continue Reading Ratko Mladic Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Ratko Mladic, former leader of the Bosnian Serb army, sentenced to life in prison for genocide…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of economist and former Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti. Personal Birth date: March 19, 1943…
Continue Reading ‘A family died… in front of my eyes’: Civilians killed as Russian military strike hits evacuation route in Kyiv suburb
By Tim Lister, Josh Pennington, Luke McGee and Radina Gigova, CNN A Russian military strike hit an evacuation crossing point in a Kyiv suburb Sunday,…
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Continue Reading ‘They shoot at anyone who tries to leave.’ Ukrainians describe terror of living under Russian occupation
Christiane Amanpour speaks to 27 year-old Svetlana Zorina, a resident of Ukrainian city Kherson, as the city faces Russian…
Continue Reading ‘They shoot at anyone who tries to leave.’ Ukrainians describe terror of living under Russian occupation
By Tamara Qiblawi and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN A volley of machine-gun fire erupted just as Andriy Abba’s family raised a toast to celebrate…
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