More than 4,300 dead in Turkey and Syria after powerful quake
By Rhea Mogul, Gul Tuysuz, Isil Sariyuce, Kareem El Damanhoury and Rob Picheta, CNN More than 4,300 people have died and rescuers are racing to pull…
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Iran pardons or commutes sentence of ‘large’ number of prisoners, state media reports
By Stephanie Halasz, Schams Elwazer, Mostafa Salem, Adam Pourahmadi and Sarah Diab, CNN Iran will pardon or commute the sentences of a large number…
Continue ReadingPope Francis pleads for peace as he meets South Sudanese people displaced by war
By Delia Gallagher, CNN Pope Francis called for peace on Saturday as he met a group of several hundred South Sudanese people internally displaced by…
Continue ReadingSorry, Spike. There’s a new world’s oldest living dog — and he’s the oldest ever recorded
By Amarachi Orie, CNN It was only two weeks ago that Spike, a 23-year-old chihuahua mix from Ohio, was named the oldest living dog. Now, he has been…
Continue ReadingAmerican volunteer aid worker killed in Bakhmut while helping Ukrainian civilians
By Zahra Ullah and Jennifer Hansler, CNN An American volunteer aid worker, Pete Reed, was killed in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut on Thursday…
Continue ReadingTraumatized and afraid, Jenin residents are still reeling from Israeli raid
By Vasco Cotovio, Nic Robertson, Kareem Khadder and Luis-Graham Yooll, CNN Mohammed Abu al-Hayja was sleeping alongside his wife and two young…
Continue ReadingTraumatized and afraid, Jenin residents are still reeling from Israeli raid
By Vasco Cotovio, Nic Robertson, Kareem Khadder and Luis-Graham Yooll, CNN Mohammed Abu al-Hayja was sleeping alongside his wife and two young…
Continue ReadingMafia boss found working as pizza boss after 16 years on the run
By Barbie Nadeau, CNN Italian anti-Mafia police have arrested another mobster on the run, just two weeks after the sensational arrest on January 16…
Continue ReadingSouth Africa tourism in talks to sponsor Tottenham Hotspur amid energy crisis
By Sammy Mngqosini, CNN The South African government’s tourism board has conditionally approved plans to sponsor English Premier League club…
Continue ReadingMafia boss found working as pizza boss after 16 years on the run
By Barbie Nadeau, CNN Italian anti-Mafia police have arrested another mobster on the run, just two weeks after the sensational arrest on January 16…
Continue ReadingPope Francis arrives in South Sudan in historic trip
By Delia Gallagher, CNN Pope Francis arrived in Juba, South Sudan on Friday fulfilling a long-time wish to visit the war-ravaged country, currently…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty to threatening to kill Queen Elizabeth II in 2021
By Charlotte Banks, CNN A British man has pleaded guilty to threatening to assassinate the late Queen Elizabeth II on Christmas Day 2021, police have…
Continue ReadingSorry, Spike. There’s a new world’s oldest living dog — and he’s the oldest ever recorded
By Amarachi Orie, CNN It was only two weeks ago that Spike, a 23-year-old chihuahua mix from Ohio, was named the oldest living dog. Now, he has been…
Continue ReadingUS turns up the heat on Middle East allies in bid to stop Russia’s war machine
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Mostafa Salem, CNN As the Ukraine war approaches the one-year mark, the United States is ramping up efforts to choke off…
Continue ReadingThe war for Donbas moves to a different phase as Russia pounds cities that civilians can’t afford to leave
By Tim Lister and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Russia is bringing its war against Ukraine closer to the industrial cities of Donetsk with a series of…
Continue ReadingThe war for Donbas moves to a different phase as Russia pounds cities that civilians can’t afford to leave
By Tim Lister and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Russia is bringing its war against Ukraine closer to the industrial cities of Donetsk with a series of…
Continue ReadingIranian film director Jafar Panahi goes on hunger strike in prison
By Hande Atay Alam and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN One of Iran’s most influential filmmakers, Jafar Panahi, has reportedly gone on a hunger strike…
Continue ReadingFormer Russian fighter says he witnessed torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war
By Jennifer Hauser, CNN A former senior Russian army officer says he saw his comrades torturing prisoners of war in Ukraine, in a rare eyewitness…
Continue ReadingFormer Russian fighter says he witnessed torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war
By Jennifer Hauser, CNN A former senior Russian army officer says he saw his comrades torturing prisoners of war in Ukraine, in a rare eyewitness…
Continue ReadingIsrael and Sudan finalize text of peace agreement, says Israeli foreign minister
By Hadas Gold, CNN Israel and Sudan have finalized the text of a peace agreement to be signed “later this year,” Israeli Foreign Minister…
Continue ReadingRussian missile strike sends terrified civilians scrambling to find shelter
By Tim Lister, Fred Pleitgen and Sana Noor Haq, CNN A fresh barrage of missiles ripped through the city of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine Thursday,…
Continue ReadingIsrael targets Gaza with airstrikes after intercepting rocket attack
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Jennifer Hauser and Jessie Yeung, CNN Israel carried out airstrikes in Gaza early on Thursday after intercepting a rocket attack…
Continue ReadingAndrew Tate loses appeal against detention in Romania
By Amy Croffey and Sharon Braithwaite Andrew Tate, the controversial former kickboxer turned social media influencer, and his brother Tristan have…
Continue ReadingRussian missile strike sends terrified civilians scrambling to find shelter
By Tim Lister, Fred Pleitgen and Sana Noor Haq, CNN A fresh barrage of missiles ripped through the city of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine Thursday,…
Continue ReadingFar from Bakhmut, an intense fight in trenches and minefields
By Tim Lister, Frederik Pleitgen and Konstantyn Hak, CNN In the town of Krasnohorivka, grim Soviet-era apartment buildings stand nearly but not quite…
Continue ReadingIranian couple handed prison sentence for dancing in the streets
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN An Iranian couple, both social media influencers, have been given lengthy prison sentences after a video emerged of them…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s anti-corruption searches reveal luxury watches, cars and thousands of dollars in cash
By Yulia Kesaieva, Mick Krever and Jack Guy, CNN Ukrainian authorities have conducted a series of anti-corruption raids across the country,…
Continue ReadingDiscovery of embalming workshop reveals how ancient Egyptians mummified the dead
By Katie Hunt, CNN From the ruins of an embalming workshop, scientists have discovered the substances and concoctions ancient Egyptians used to…
Continue ReadingIsrael targets Gaza with airstrikes after intercepting rocket attack
By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Jennifer Hauser and Jessie Yeung, CNN Israel carried out airstrikes in Gaza early on Thursday after intercepting a rocket attack…
Continue Reading‘It’s all empty promises’: Palestinians feel betrayed by US, warn there’s only so much they can bear
By Vasco Cotovio, Nic Robertson, Kareem Khadder and Richard Harlow, CNN Abu A’asem brews pot after pot of his specialty Arabic coffee, despite…
Continue ReadingFighting Wagner is like a ‘zombie movie’ says Ukrainian soldier
By Tim Lister, Frederik Pleitgen and Konstantin Hak, CNN Southwest of the city of Bakhmut, Ukrainian soldiers Andriy and Borisych live in a…
Continue ReadingFighting Wagner is like a ‘zombie movie’ says Ukrainian soldier
By Tim Lister, Frederik Pleitgen and Konstantin Hak, CNN Southwest of the city of Bakhmut, Ukrainian soldiers Andriy and Borisych live in a…
Continue ReadingTop Ukrainian security official says Russia preparing for ‘maximum escalation’ in the war
By Jack Guy, Yulia Kesaieva, Mick Krever, Jonny Hallam and Josh Pennington, CNN Russia is gearing up for a “maximum escalation” of the…
Continue ReadingTop Ukrainian security official says Russia preparing for ‘maximum escalation’ in the war
By Jack Guy, Yulia Kesaieva, Mick Krever, Jonny Hallam and Josh Pennington, CNN Russia is gearing up for a “maximum escalation” of the…
Continue ReadingGerman police arrest woman for allegedly murdering doppelgänger to fake her own death
By Jack Guy and Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN German police have arrested a woman on suspicion of murdering a doppelgänger she sought out online in order…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Netanyahu says don’t get ‘hung up’ on peace with Palestinians first
By Tara John and Rob Picheta, CNN Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said people can get “hung up” on peace negotiations…
Continue ReadingExclusive: Netanyahu says don’t get ‘hung up’ on peace with Palestinians first
By Tara John and Rob Picheta, CNN Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said people can get “hung up” on peace negotiations…
Continue Reading‘It’s all empty promises’: Palestinians feel betrayed by US, warn there’s only so much they can bear
By Vasco Cotovio, Nic Robertson, Kareem Khadder and Richard Harlow, CNN Abu A’asem brews pot after pot of his specialty Arabic coffee, despite…
Continue ReadingThe bare-chested boxer who became a hero to Iran’s protest movement
By Artemis Moshtaghian and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN The video was instantly viral: Cell phone footage from anti-government protests in Iran’s…
Continue ReadingFighting Wagner is like a ‘zombie movie’ says Ukrainian soldier
By Tim Lister, Frederik Pleitgen and Konstantin Hak, CNN Southwest of the city of Bakhmut, Ukrainian soldiers Andriy and Borisych live in a…
Continue ReadingFormer Wagner commander describes brutality and incompetence on the frontline
By Muhammad Darwish, Katharina Krebs and Tara John, CNN A former Wagner mercenary says the brutality he witnessed in Ukraine ultimately pushed him to…
Continue Reading‘The enemy is always looking for us’: Hidden in the forest, Ukraine’s drone operators are crucial to the eastern battle
By Tim Lister, Frederik Pleitgen and Konstantin Hak, CNN The pine forests near the city of Kreminna have become one of the hottest combat zones in…
Continue Reading‘The enemy is always looking for us’: Hidden in the forest, Ukraine’s drone operators are crucial to the eastern battle
By Tim Lister, Frederik Pleitgen and Konstantin Hak, CNN The pine forests near the city of Kreminna have become one of the hottest combat zones in…
Continue ReadingIsrael was behind drone attacks at military plant in Iran, US media report
By Artemis Moshtaghian and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN US officials believe drone attacks at a military plant in Iran‘s central city of Isfahan were…
Continue ReadingEight people dead as gunmen open fire at birthday party in South Africa
By Nimi Princewill and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Eight people were killed and three wounded after two gunmen entered a home and opened fire on a group of…
Continue ReadingUkraine is relying on Soviet-era tanks to hold the line until Western reinforcements arrive
By Fred Pleitgen, Tim Lister and Matthias Somm, CNN Dug in amid the rolling hills west of Bakhmut, the tanks of the Ukrainian army’s 28th…
Continue ReadingUkraine is relying on Soviet-era tanks to hold the line until Western reinforcements arrive
By Fred Pleitgen, Tim Lister and Matthias Somm, CNN Dug in amid the rolling hills west of Bakhmut, the tanks of the Ukrainian army’s 28th…
Continue ReadingDrones attack military plant in Iran, Tehran says
By Artemis Moshtaghian and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Drones attacked a military plant in Iran‘s central city of Isfahan, Tehran said on Sunday.…
Continue ReadingRussian teen faces years in jail over social media post criticizing war in Ukraine
By Uliana Pavlova, CNN Olesya Krivtsova sports an anti-Putin tattoo on one ankle and a bracelet that tracks her every move on the other. The…
Continue ReadingSettlements to be ‘strengthened’ in wake of Jerusalem attacks, Israeli PM says
By Angus Watson, CNN Israel will “take steps to strengthen settlement” in response to shooting attacks in Jerusalem Friday and Saturday,…
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