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Russia invades Ukraine

April 1, 2022 10:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Julia Hollingsworth, Joshua Berlinger, Sana Noor Haq, John Sinnott, Adrienne Vogt, Veronica Rocha and Emma Tucker, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ &…

Russia invades Ukraine

April 1, 2022 10:02 PM CNN

CNN global affairs analyst Kimberly Dozier breaks down how Ukraine’s alleged attack on a Russian fuel depot could impact negotiations in the…

Sri Lankan President declares state of emergency following violent protests over economic crisis

April 1, 2022 10:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Rukshana Rizwie, Sophie Jeong and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has declared a nationwide public emergency…

April 1, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

April 1, 2022 9:59 PM CNN Newsource

April 1, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

April 1, 2022 9:59 PM CNN

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he removed two top Ukrainian generals, calling them “antiheroes” in his nightly address posted to social…

Saudi-led coalition and Houthis agree on truce in Yemen, raising hopes for the ‘start of a better future’

April 1, 2022 3:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Mostafa Salem and Lianne Kolirin, CNN The Saudi-led military alliance and the Iran-aligned Houthi movement, who have been at war in Yemen since…

It’s time for the NASA Artemis I moon mission’s big test

April 1, 2022 12:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The first NASA mission to the moon since 1972 is ready for its most crucial test to date. The 322-foot-tall (98-meter-tall)…

Pink Floyd, a fugitive flamingo on the run for 17 years from a Kansas zoo, has been spotted on tour in Texas

April 1, 2022 11:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Kristen Rogers, CNN On a stormy Independence Day in Wichita, Kansas, in 2005, flamingo No. 492 went rogue. The bird was spotted around 600 miles…

‘Gunshots everywhere’: Survivor of train ambushed by armed gang in Nigeria reveals harrowing details

April 1, 2022 11:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Chilling details have emerged about an armed gang’s attack on a train in northern Nigeria which left eight people dead…

World Cup Fast Facts

April 1, 2022 11:03 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the World Cup football (soccer) tournaments. The World Cup is organized by FIFA, the Federation…

Food aid convoy enters Tigray for the first time in months, World Food Program says

April 1, 2022 9:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Bethlehem Feleke and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Trucks carrying food aid have entered Tigray in northern Ethiopia for the first time since mid-December,…

Russia accuses Ukraine of helicopter strikes on fuel depot in Russian territory

April 1, 2022 6:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Jake Kwon, Masha Angelova, Nathan Hodge and Uliana Pavlova, CNN Russia accused Ukraine of mounting a helicopter attack on a fuel depot inside…

Pope apologizes to indigenous people of Canada

April 1, 2022 6:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Hada Messia and Alex Hardie, CNN Pope Francis has apologized for the Catholic Church’s role in the abuse of Canada’s indigenous…

Breaking down racial disparities in heart health

April 1, 2022 2:19 AM Stacker

Sidecar Health presents statistics from the CDC illustrating disparities in heart health and how they deprive minority communities of the care needed…

Israel and the West Bank are on edge again. Here are five things you need to know

April 1, 2022 1:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Hadas Gold, CNN A series of terror attacks and violent incidents have put Israel and the Palestinian territories on edge again. In just one week,…

Ukrainians have retaken Irpin from the Russian invaders. But it’s a city that now lies in ruins

March 31, 2022 6:19 PM CNN

CNN’s Fred Pleitgen is in Irpin, which the Ukrainian military describes as “one of the most dangerous places” in the war-torn…

Ukrainian women escaped to give birth in a country free of war. They want their children to know why Putin forced them to flee

March 31, 2022 5:44 PM CNN

A hospital in Poland sees an influx of Ukrainian women seeking cancer treatment and prenatal care, who are struggling with being separated from their…

Ukrainian women escaped to give birth in a country free of war. They want their children to know why Putin forced them to flee

March 31, 2022 3:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Kyung Lah and Sarah Boxer, CNN Khrystyna Pavluchenko strokes the tiny hand of her newborn, Adelina. She had anticipated the profound joy of…

Ukrainians have retaken Irpin from the Russian invaders. But it’s a city that now lies in ruins

March 31, 2022 3:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen, Byron Blunt and Daria Markina, CNN A child’s doll lies curb side, covered in dirt and debris, in the…

A Japanese ‘killing stone,’ said to contain an evil 9-tailed fox spirit, has split in two

March 31, 2022 1:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Megan Marples, CNN An evil fox spirit is on the loose after breaking free from her rock prison — that is, if you believe in Japanese…

Vatican Fast Facts

March 31, 2022 12:22 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Vatican, also known as the Holy See, the spiritual and governing center of the Roman Catholic…

Saudi Arabia Fast Facts

March 31, 2022 12:21 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Saudi Arabia, a large, oil-rich Middle Eastern country bordering Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates,…

Syrian Civil War Fast Facts

March 31, 2022 12:20 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here is some background information about the ongoing civil war in Syria. In the first five years of the war, which began in…

United Nations Fast Facts

March 31, 2022 12:17 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the United Nations, an organization of 193 member states from around the world. United Nations Charter…

Russian troops have withdrawn from Chernobyl, says Ukrainian nuclear operator

March 31, 2022 12:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Nathan Hodge, CNN Russian forces have withdrawn from Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, the state enterprise…

Genocide Fast Facts

March 31, 2022 7:09 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at genocide, the attempted or intentional destruction of a national, racial, religious or ethnic group,…

Hillsborough Stadium Disaster Fast Facts

March 31, 2022 7:07 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the Hillsborough Disaster, a 1989 tragedy at a British soccer stadium. Overcrowding in the stands led to the…