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Russian buildup continues, but insufficient for full-scale invasion, Ukrainian military intelligence says

February 16, 2022 9:01 AM CNN

CNN’s Erin Burnett speaks with a member of a Ukrainian civilian shooting club as the group holds target practice to prepare for a potential Russian…

These sisters fled Afghanistan, hoping to find safety. Now they fear war in Ukraine

February 16, 2022 4:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Mick Krever, CNN Photographs by Timothy Fadek/Redux for CNN Sisters Fazila and Shagufa Haidary once travelled the world as flight attendants,…

Amnesty International accuses Tigrayan rebel fighters of gang-raping children in Ethiopia

February 15, 2022 6:35 PM CNN Newsource

By Bethlehem Feleke, CNN Fighters affiliated with the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have been accused of committing atrocities…

Putin says some Russian troops are withdrawing after drills, but skepticism in Ukraine and US remains

February 15, 2022 3:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová, Nathan Hodge and Uliana Pavlova, CNN President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia was sending some troops back to base…

Putin says some Russian troops are withdrawing after drills, but skepticism in Ukraine and US remains

February 15, 2022 3:55 AM CNN

Amid the rising Russia-Ukraine tensions, social media posts captured by amateur videographers in Russia are helping shed light on Moscow’s military…

Videos show Russian units and missiles advancing toward Ukraine border

February 14, 2022 5:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Paul P. Murphy, CNN The build-up of Russian forces close to the Ukrainian border continues apace, with…

Nigeria hero ‘supercop’ arrested in cocaine smuggling case

February 14, 2022 12:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Nigeria’s ‘super cop’ Abba Kyari, has been arrested over his alleged involvement in a cocaine smuggling…

Tracing DNA of related elephants reveals illegal ivory trafficking networks

February 14, 2022 9:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN African elephants have drastically dwindled as targets of the illegal ivory trade, but the DNA contained within their tusks…

Tracing DNA of related elephants reveals illegal ivory trafficking networks

February 14, 2022 9:57 AM CNN

Rhino poaching has been on the rise in South…

How two Middle East powerhouses fell out, then made up

February 14, 2022 6:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Jomana Karadsheh and Eoin McSweeney, CNN The speed of the shifts in the Middle East’s geopolitical scene is enough to give even the most…

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall tests positive for Covid-19

February 14, 2022 6:20 AM CNN

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has used the historic milestone of her Platinum Jubilee to redefine the future of the monarchy, calling for the Duchess…

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall tests positive for Covid-19

February 14, 2022 5:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Max Foster and Hannah Ryan, CNN Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall has tested positive for Covid-19, Clarence House said on Monday, four days after her…

The West is a player in the Ukraine information war. Unlike Russia, it has to convince the public

February 14, 2022 3:15 AM CNN

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan tells CNN’s Jake Tapper that the Russians are working to create a justification for an invasion “by raising…

Floor collapses at London bar, leaving 13 injured

February 13, 2022 4:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN A mezzanine floor collapsed at a bar in east London on Saturday, leaving more than a dozen people injured. The London Air…

The West is a player in the Ukraine information war. Unlike Russia, it has to convince the public

February 13, 2022 2:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Tara John, CNN Corpses strewn through wrecked buildings in the aftermath of an apparently deadly explosion. Distraught mourners, grieving for lost…

‘Freedom Convoy’ protesters enter Paris and block traffic before they’re dispersed with tear gas

February 12, 2022 10:34 AM CNN

Freedom Convoy protesters shut down main arteries between the U.S. and Canada, Windsor, Ontario’s Mayor says the blockades are “holding hostage” part…

‘Freedom Convoy’ protesters enter Paris and block traffic before they’re dispersed with tear gas

February 12, 2022 10:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Xiaofei Xu and Lauren Kent, CNN Protesters in a so-called “Freedom Convoy” made it past police checkpoints in central Paris on…

Russia has surrounded Ukraine on three sides. Here’s where an invasion could be launched

February 12, 2022 8:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, Henrik Pettersson and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Russia has amassed more than 130,000 troops near Ukraine’s border in recent weeks,…

An 11-year-old girl with Down syndrome was being bullied. So her country’s President walked her to school

February 11, 2022 10:44 AM CNN Newsource

By Allegra Goodwin, CNN The President of North Macedonia walked an 11-year-old girl with Down syndrome to school after he heard she was being…

Boy, 12, killed in Ireland after car he was driving collided with truck

February 11, 2022 12:40 PM CNN Newsource

By Elle Pickston, CNN A 12-year-old boy has died after the car he was driving collided with a truck in County Limerick, Ireland, early Friday…

Africa ‘on track’ to control the Covid-19 pandemic, WHO says

February 11, 2022 11:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Nimi Princewill, CNN African countries are on course to control the coronavirus and its emerging variants this year, the World Health…

Why the big table in Moscow? Macron refused a Russian Covid test

February 11, 2022 6:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Tara John, Joseph Ataman, Xiaofei Xu and Anna Chernova, CNN There’s socially distanced, and then there’s French President Emmanuel…

New satellite images show continuing Russian military buildup on three sides of Ukraine

February 10, 2022 4:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN New satellite images released by a US-based technology company appear to show continuing Russian military…

Iraq faces deadlock after ‘West-friendly’ candidate suspended

February 10, 2022 5:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Nadeen Ebrahim and Eoin McSweeney, CNN He’s arguably Iraq’s best-known face abroad. Hoshyar Zebari, a Kurd, was the country’s…

Paris and Brussels ban protests linked to French ‘Freedom Convoy’

February 10, 2022 5:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Joseph Ataman, Lianne Kolirin, Mick Krever and Aliza Kassim Khalidi, CNN Authorities in both Paris and Brussels have announced a ban on protests…

Russia and Belarus hold joint military exercises as diplomatic talks ramp back up

February 10, 2022 3:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Nathan Hodge, Tara John and Anna Chernova, CNN Russia and Belarus began 10 days of joint military drills Thursday amid ongoing diplomatic efforts…

Here’s where Alliance forces are deployed across Eastern Europe

February 9, 2022 10:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta and Henrik Pettersson, CNN The threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine has placed heightened importance on the United States’…

Russia has surrounded Ukraine on three sides. Here’s where an invasion could be launched

February 9, 2022 9:36 PM CNN

According to experts, a mild winter in Ukraine and the plains and marshes that make up its terrain could prove beneficial to the country, as Russia…

UK anti-Semitism reaches record high in 2021, report says

February 9, 2022 6:21 PM CNN Newsource

By Allegra Goodwin and Richard Allen Greene, CNN More incidents of anti-Semitism were recorded in the United Kingdom in 2021 than at any point since…

Iranian husband beheads teenage wife, authorities say, shocking the country

February 9, 2022 4:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Mostafa Salem and Ramin Mostaghim, CNN The beheading of a 17-year-old girl, allegedly by her husband, in western Iran’s…

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