Who are the Taliban and how did they take control of Afghanistan so swiftly?
CNN’s Clarissa Ward describes life inside Afghanistan’s capital Kabul as Taliban fighters swarm the streets after entering the city’s presidential…
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Netflix first original series from Nigeria drops highly anticipated trailer
By Anita Patrick, CNN It is one of the most anticipated Nollywood films of all time and the trailer for King Of Boys: The Return Of The King was…
Continue Reading Chaos in Kabul as Taliban take power and thousands try to flee
By Rob Picheta, CNN Hundreds of people poured onto the tarmac at Kabul’s international airport desperately seeking a route out of Afghanistan…
Continue Reading Who are the Taliban and how did they take control of Afghanistan so swiftly?
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken denies that the withdrawal from Kabul is similar to the one in Saigon at the close of the Vietnam War because…
Continue Reading Who are the Taliban and how did they take control of Afghanistan so swiftly?
Afghan journalists are “absolutely petrified, particularly women journalists,” as the Taliban regains control of Afghanistan, CNN’s Clarissa Ward…
Continue Reading Who are the Taliban and how did they take control of Afghanistan so swiftly?
Kristen Rouse, a US Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, describes the messages she and other veterans have received from Afghan interpreters who…
Continue Reading Who are the Taliban and how did they take control of Afghanistan so swiftly?
By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN Just last week, US intelligence analysts had predicted it would likely take several more weeks before Afghanistan’s…
Continue Reading CNN visits devastating scene after earthquake killed more than 1,200
At least 1,200 are dead and 5,000 injured after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. CNN’s Matt Rivers reports from Les Cayes, Haiti, where the…
Continue Reading Death toll from Turkey floods rises to 58
In Southern Turkey, villagers are facing apocalyptic scenes as wildfires continue to sweep the country. CNN’s Arwa Damon…
Continue Reading Death toll from Turkey floods rises to 58
By Gul Tuysuz, CNN Flash floods across Turkey’s Black Sea coast have killed 58 people, officials said Sunday. The country’s Natural…
Continue Reading Death toll of powerful earthquake in Haiti soars to 1,297
By EVENS SANON and MARK STEVENSON Associated Press LES CAYES, Haiti (AP) — The death toll from the magnitude 7.2 earthquake that battered Haiti is…
Continue Reading Death toll from 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti rises to over 1,200 people
By Etant Dupain, AnneClaire Stapleton and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN The Haitian government declared a state of emergency after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake…
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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani flees the country as Taliban forces enter the capital
CNN By Clarissa Ward, Tim Lister, Angela Dewan and Saleem Mehsud, CNN Taliban fighters entered Afghanistan’s Presidential Palace hours after…
Continue Reading BBC Russia correspondent calls her imminent expulsion ‘shocking’ and says she can never go back
By Katharina Krebs, Zahra Ullah and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN A BBC journalist working in Moscow said Saturday that she felt shocked she was being…
Continue Reading Video shows aftermath of Haiti earthquake
Video shows the aftermath of the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that hit Haiti. CNN’s Patrick Oppmann…
Continue Reading Russian plane fighting wildfires crashes in Turkey, killing all 8 crew members on board
By Gul Tuysuz and Zahra Ullah, CNN A Russian aircraft deployed to Turkey to fight wildfires crashed on Saturday, killing all eight people on board,…
Continue Reading CNN meteorologist explains biggest threats facing Haiti after earthquake
The US Geological Survey said it’s likely that casualties are “high” after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck near Haiti. CNN meteorologist Allison…
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More than 300 people dead after 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti
By AnneClaire Stapleton and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN The Haitian government declared a state of emergency after at least 304 people died in a 7.2…
Continue Reading Biden orders 1,000 more troops to aid Afghanistan departure
By ROBERT BURNS and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has authorized an additional 1,000 U.S. troops for deployment…
Continue Reading Cameroonian tech entrepreneur Rebecca Enonchong says charges have been dropped
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Cameroonian tech entrepreneur Rebecca Enonchong, who was arrested earlier this week, says that the charges against her have…
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CDC joins FDA in backing 3rd vaccine dose for those with weak immunity
UPDATE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisory panel voted unanimously Friday to recommend an additional dose of Pfizer or…
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DC military base briefly locked down amid report of gunman
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A military base in the nation’s capital was locked down for about an…
Continue Reading Federal judge leaves CDC evictions moratorium in place
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge is refusing landlords’ request to put the Biden administration’s new…
Continue Reading Taliban sweep across Afghanistan’s south, take 4 more cities
By TAMEEM AKHGAR, RAHIM FAIEZ and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have completed their sweep of…
Continue Reading Belarus floods the European Union with migrants, taking a page out of Putin’s playbook
EU countries such as Lithuania, Latvia and Poland have accused Belarus of organizing “state-sponsored” illegal migration in retaliation to state…
Continue Reading Belarus floods the European Union with migrants, taking a page out of Putin’s playbook
By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Desperate, frightened and begging for help, they emerge from the darkness: a group of Yazidi migrants, lost in the forests…
Continue Reading Britney Spears’ father to step down as her estate conservator
LOS ANGLES, California — Britney Spears’ father, Jamie Spears, will step down as conservator of the pop star’s estate, ABC News has confirmed. Jamie…
Continue Reading Influential tech CEO Rebecca Enonchong detained in Cameroon
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Rebecca Enonchong, a Cameroonian tech entrepreneur, has been arrested and brought before a court in Douala, in…
Continue Reading Social media and messaging apps appear to be shutdown in Zambia on election day, Facebook says
By Samantha Tapfumaneyi, Lauren Kent and Tim Lister, CNN Social media and messaging apps, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Twitter,…
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White House Covid task force says Texas, Florida have 40% of all U.S. hospitalizations
WASHINGTON, DC — The White House Covid-19 task force, including the president’s chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci and Centers for Disease…
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