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March 21, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

March 21, 2022 9:58 PM CNN Newsource

The Ukrainian girl who sang ‘Let It Go’ in a bomb shelter performed her country’s national anthem in Poland

March 21, 2022 11:51 AM CNN

Moving video shows a Ukrainian soldier playing their national anthem to his fellow…

There are more than 5,000 worlds beyond our solar system, NASA confirms

March 21, 2022 4:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN There are now more than 5,000 confirmed planets beyond our solar system, according to NASA. The latest addition of 65…

The Ukrainian girl who sang ‘Let It Go’ in a bomb shelter performed her country’s national anthem in Poland

March 21, 2022 11:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Scottie Andrew, CNN A young Ukrainian girl who recently performed a moving rendition of the “Frozen” hit “Let It Go” for…

Russian strike kills 96-year-old Holocaust survivor in Ukraine

March 21, 2022 11:51 AM CNN

Video shows an explosion and gunfire during what appears to be a peaceful protest in Kherson, Ukraine. At least one person has been reported injured…

Russian strike kills 96-year-old Holocaust survivor in Ukraine

March 21, 2022 11:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, Olga Voitovych, Tim Lister and Victoria Butenko, CNN A 96-year-old Holocaust survivor, Borys Romanchenko, was killed Friday by a Russian…

They thought they would be safe in the theater. Then it was bombed

March 21, 2022 10:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Eliza Mackintosh and Oleksandra Ochman, CNN Lviv, Ukraine (CNN) — When Serhii woke up to news reports that a bomb had flattened Mariupol’s…

Chinese airliner carrying 132 people crashes in southern Guangxi region

March 21, 2022 2:38 AM CNN Newsource

By CNN’s Beijing bureau, Yong Xiong, Lizzy Yee and Wayne Chang, CNN A China Eastern Airlines jetliner carrying 132 people crashed in the…

How dual nationals became pawns in Iran’s fight with the West

March 21, 2022 8:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Just days after her release from detention in Iran, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe took to the microphones to remind the world that…

A quarter of Ukrainians have fled their homes. Here’s where they’ve gone

March 21, 2022 8:24 AM CNN

On CNN’s State of the Union with Jake Tapper, Polish Ambassador to the US Marek Magierowski details the steps his country is taking to help the more…

A quarter of Ukrainians have fled their homes. Here’s where they’ve gone

March 21, 2022 8:24 AM CNN

CNN’s Ed Lavandera reports from Poland where refugees fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are…

A quarter of Ukrainians have fled their homes. Here’s where they’ve gone

March 21, 2022 8:24 AM CNN Newsource

By George Ramsay, CNN At least 10 million people have been forced to flee their homes in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion less than a month…

Seven key developments in the Ukraine conflict this weekend

March 21, 2022 7:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, CNN Civilian casualties continue to mount as a result of Russian attacks on Ukraine, and the besieged city of Mariupol has refused to…

Chinese airliner carrying 132 people crashes in southern Guangxi region

March 21, 2022 6:45 AM CNN

CNN By CNN’s Beijing bureau, Yong Xiong, Lizzy Yee and Wayne Chang, CNN A China Eastern Airlines jetliner carrying 132 people crashed in the…

Russia could be losing ground in battle for Mykolaiv, but it still seeks to crush what it cannot have

March 20, 2022 11:07 PM CNN

CNN gains rare access to the front line of Ukraine’s fight to take back Kherson — the only city Russia controls. CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh…

Russia could be losing ground in battle for Mykolaiv, but it still seeks to crush what it cannot have

March 20, 2022 11:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Nick Paton Walsh, Brice Laine, Maryna Marukhnych and Natalie Gallón, CNN This is the final bus out of the last position Ukraine holds on the…

Inside the Kyiv junkyard that recycles Russian weapons for Ukrainian forces

March 20, 2022 9:32 PM CNN

CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen reports from Ukraine where the country’s military is repurposing some abandoned Russian military vehicles damaged in…

Inside the Kyiv junkyard that recycles Russian weapons for Ukrainian forces

March 20, 2022 8:49 PM CNN Newsource

By Vasco Cotovio, Fred Pleitgen and Byron Blunt, CNN The sound of rockets launching in the distance breaks the silence of an otherwise quiet morning…

School where hundreds were believed to be sheltering is bombed in Mariupol as fighting rages for key port city

March 20, 2022 10:04 AM CNN Newsource

By CNN’s Andrew Carey, Olga Voitovych and Yulia Kesaieva An adviser to the mayor of Mariupol has said officials in the besieged Ukrainian city…

Passover Fast Facts

March 20, 2022 6:41 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Jewish holiday of Passover. The holiday will be celebrated from sundown on April 5 through April…

Six people killed after car crashes into carnival crowd in Belgium

March 20, 2022 6:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Martin Goillandeau, CNN Six people were killed after a car crashed into a crowd of people who had gathered to attend a local carnival on Sunday…

Oil and Gasoline Fast Facts

March 20, 2022 6:27 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at crude oil reserves and production around the world. Facts Crude oil is a form of liquid petroleum,…

Cristiano Ronaldo Fast Facts

March 20, 2022 6:21 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of professional soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo. Personal Birth date: February 5, 1985 Birth…

Say hello to Horridus, one of the most complete Triceratops fossils found on Earth

March 20, 2022 12:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Megan Marples, CNN The late-afternoon sun shone down on a sandstone ridge in Montana, illuminating a large sinkhole that had been soaked from rain…

March 19, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

March 19, 2022 6:05 PM CNN

Former CIA Director and Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta responds to confirmations by US officials that Russia launched powerful hypersonic missiles…

Federal jury awards $85 million to California family in wrongful death lawsuit after arrest

March 19, 2022 10:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Josh Campbell and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN A federal jury has awarded $85 million to the family of a California man who died in 2015 after a…

Detainee in Iran with triple nationality who was released as part of deal with UK is sent back to jail

March 19, 2022 11:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Ramin Mostaghim, Celine Alkhaldi, Ruba Alhenawi, Maija Ehlinger, Arnaud Siad and Jennifer Hansler, CNN One of the three detained British-Iranians…

Artemis I moon rocket is a step closer to launch countdown

March 19, 2022 9:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN A mega moon rocket and the Orion spacecraft have finally emerged from their chrysalis and are towering in place at NASA’s…

Mariupol residents are being forced to go to Russia, city council says

March 19, 2022 8:50 AM CNN

CNN’s Sam Kiley reports from northern Kyiv after a downed Russian cruise missile landed in the area, destroying nearby vehicles and wrecking several…

Mariupol residents are being forced to go to Russia, city council says

March 19, 2022 8:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Khrystyna Bondarenko, Ivan Watson, AnneClaire Stapleton, Tom Booth and Alaa Elassar, CNN Residents of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol are being…