New Swedish Prime Minister resigns hours after being voted in
By Amy Cassidy and Niamh Kennedy, CNN, and Reuters Sweden’s first female Prime Minister, Magdalena Andersson, has resigned from office only…
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Germany’s incoming government unveils plans to legalize cannabis and phase out coal
By Sheena McKenzie, CNN Three German political parties have sealed a deal for a new government, with left-leaning Olaf Scholz the proposed next…
Continue Reading Fearing new Russian threat, Ukraine races to upgrade its navy
CNN joins Ukraine’s Navy on an artillery boat in the Sea of Azov as tensions with Russia reach a boiling…
Continue Reading Fearing new Russian threat, Ukraine races to upgrade its navy
By Sebastian Shukla and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN The Ukrainian naval patrol boat “Kremenchuk” churns out into the gun-grey waters of the…
Continue Reading Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning leader says he’ll lead troops on front lines against rebels
By Bethlehem Feleke, CNN Ethiopian Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Abiy Ahmed has announced he will lead his country’s soldiers on…
Continue Reading Rudy Guede, convicted over the murder of Meredith Kercher, released from prison
By Hada Messia, CNN Rudy Guede, the only person to remain convicted over the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Italy, has been released…
Continue Reading Newly-freed Sudan prime minister defends deal with military, says he made it to ‘avoid bloodshed’
By Becky Anderson, Eoin McSweeney, Zeena Saifi and Noon Salih, CNN Sudan’s newly reinstated prime minister told CNN on Tuesday that he…
Continue Reading French prime minister tests positive for Covid-19, forcing Belgium’s leader into isolation
By Xiaofei Xu and Sheena McKenzie, CNN France’s prime minister has tested positive for Covid-19, forcing five Belgian ministers to also go into…
Continue Reading 12 children among 45 people killed in Bulgaria bus fire
By Radina Gigova, CNN and Reuters At least 45 people, including 12 children, were killed when their bus crashed and erupted in flames in Bulgaria…
Continue Reading Portugal’s power production goes coal-free long before deadline
Story by Reuters Portugal shut down its last remaining coal plant over the weekend, ending the use of the polluting material for electricity…
Continue Reading Lobsters and crabs are sentient beings and shouldn’t be boiled alive, UK report says
By Katie Hunt, CNN Octopuses, crabs and lobsters are capable of experiencing pain or suffering, according to a review commissioned by the UK…
Continue Reading Bodies pile up outside hospital morgue as Romania struggles with fourth wave of Covid
Intensive care units and morgues are filling up in Romania amid record levels of Covid-19 related deaths and one of Europe’s lowest vaccination…
Continue Reading Bodies pile up outside hospital morgue as Romania struggles with fourth wave of Covid
By Cristiana Moisescu and Ben Wedeman, CNN “It’s relentless — relentless,” sighed nurse Claudiu Ionita, standing in front of…
Continue Reading Making Covid-19 vaccines mandatory was once unthinkable. But European countries are showing it can work
Protests in European countries against new Covid-19 restrictions turned violent as cases continue to rise on the continent. CNN’s Salma Abdelaziz…
Continue Reading Residents evacuated from Italian island Vulcano over carbon dioxide levels
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Most of the 250 permanent residents of a volcanic Italian island have been told to evacuate after levels of carbon…
Continue Reading Violent clashes erupt during anti-lockdown demonstrations in Europe
By Rob Iddiols and Jo Shelley, CNN Protests in European countries against new Covid-19 restrictions turned violent over the weekend as cases continue…
Continue Reading 70-year-old hunter in France suffers ‘serious’ injury after bear encounter
By Martin Goillandeau and Sana Noor Haq, CNN A 70-year-old man sustained a “serious leg injury” in southwestern France on Saturday after…
Continue Reading Sudan’s military chief reinstates prime minister ousted after last month’s coup
By Yassir Abdullah and Eyad Kourdi, CNN Sudan’s military chief on Sunday reinstated Abdalla Hamdok as prime minister, almost a month after he…
Continue Reading Hamas gunman kills one Israeli, injures four others, in Jerusalem attack; police shoot dead assailant
By Amir Tal, Abeer Salman, Mike Schwartz, Ibrahim Dahman and Shira Gemer, CNN A 26-year old Israeli man has died after a Hamas gunman carried out a…
Continue Reading The victims of the Belarus border crisis were obvious. For Poland’s government, it was a useful distraction
CNN’s Matthew Chance presses Belarus Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei about the migrant crisis at the Belarus-Poland…
Continue Reading The victims of the Belarus border crisis were obvious. For Poland’s government, it was a useful distraction
Polish deputy foreign minister Pawel Jablonski responds to a migrant’s cry for help at the Belarus-Poland…
Continue Reading The victims of the Belarus border crisis were obvious. For Poland’s government, it was a useful distraction
By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN It was clear who the losers were in the dispute between Poland and Belarus. The thousands of migrants who became stranded…
Continue Reading Russian rescue dog Monika has a new leash on life after prosthetics operation
By Olga Pavlova and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Russian rescue dog Monika has a new spring in her step after being fitted with titanium prosthetic legs…
Continue Reading Nigerian musician Davido says he will give $600,000 to charity after online appeal
By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Nigerian-American musician Davido has announced he will donate more than $600,000 to orphanages across Nigeria, after…
Continue Reading Injuries reported after Dutch police fire warning shots at anti-lockdown protest
By Anna-Maja Rappard, Nada Bashir, Barbara von Bulow and Rob Picheta, CNN At least two people were wounded after police in the Dutch city of…
Continue Reading Blinken warns war-torn Ethiopia is on ‘path to destruction,’ calls on Abiy to step up to end conflict
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warns that the war in Tigray has put Ethiopia on a “path to destruction” that could reverberate throughout east…
Continue Reading Europe is learning a crucial lesson — vaccines work, but they alone won’t stop Covid now
By Rob Picheta, CNN As Western Europe’s vaccination rollout gained strength in the early part of 2021, many of the region’s leaders…
Continue Reading Blinken warns war-torn Ethiopia is on ‘path to destruction,’ calls on Abiy to step up to end conflict
By Stephanie Busari and Rob Picheta, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Friday that the war in Tigray has put Ethiopia on a “path…
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Austria announces Europe’s first nationwide vaccine mandate and reimposes lockdown as Covid-19 soars
Austria will impose a national lockdown on November 22 as Covid-19 cases soar, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg announced, becoming the first…
Continue Reading Austria announces Europe’s first nationwide vaccine mandate and reimposes lockdown as Covid-19 soars
By Nadine Schmidt and Stephanie Halasz, CNN Austria is going back into a national lockdown and plans to become the first country in Europe to make…
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