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40 dead, many injured in Senegal bus crash, president says

January 8, 2023 4:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Xiaofei Xu At least 40 people were killed Sunday and many others seriously injured in a bus crash in central Senegal, according to the…

A resident walks near his house destroyed by Russian shelling

‘We’re the one connection’: The postal workers risking their lives to get pensions to Ukraine’s elderly

January 7, 2023 9:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Ben Wedeman, Darya Tarasova-Markina and Kareem Khadder, CNN Every few minutes the ground shakes as blasts echo through the battered streets of…

‘We’re the one connection’: The postal workers risking their lives to get pensions to Ukraine’s elderly

January 7, 2023 9:00 PM CNN

By Ben Wedeman, Darya Tarasova-Markina and Kareem Khadder, CNN Every few minutes the ground shakes as blasts echo through the battered streets of…

German police detain the suspect in Castrop-Rauxel

Germany detains Iranian national suspected of planning a terror attack

January 7, 2023 8:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Pierre Meilhan, CNN German police have detained an Iranian national on suspicion of planning a terror attack, authorities in the country said…

A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini

Iran executes karate champion and volunteer children’s coach amid crackdown on protests

January 7, 2023 12:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Artemis Moshtaghian, Sahar Akbarzai, Tara Subramaniam, Jomana Karadsheh and Niamh Kennedy, CNN The executions on Saturday of two young men in…

Climate protesters hold a demonstration as they throw cans of tomato soup at Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" at the National Gallery in London

A group best known for its disruptive climate protests is hitting pause just as others are ramping up. Here’s why

January 7, 2023 12:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura Paddison, CNN Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion is best known for its attention-grabbing tactics. Activists have blocked roads and…

Young people hold a Birth of Christ diorama during a religious service to celebrate the Orthodox Christmas in St. Clement Cathedral in Skopje on January 6.

What is Orthodox Christmas, and why is it in the spotlight this year?

January 6, 2023 9:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Sophie Tanno, CNN For much of the Western world, Christmas is celebrated on December 25, according to the Gregorian calendar. Yet in a distinction…

Ukrainians sing Christmas carols as they carry decorated stars of Bethlehem and sheaves of wheat in their hands during a festive parade in Lviv on January 6

Kyiv dismisses Putin’s call for 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine as ‘hypocrisy’

January 5, 2023 9:50 PM CNN

By Anna Chernova, Sebastian Shukla, Yulia Kesaieva and Tara John, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his defense minister to implement…

Pope Francis leads funeral for predecessor Benedict XVI, a first in modern times

January 5, 2023 9:24 AM CNN

By Sana Noor Haq, Sharon Braithwaite, Valentina Di Donato and Delia Gallagher, CNN Pope Francis paid tribute to his predecessor former Pope Benedict…

Kyiv dismisses Putin’s call for 36-hour ceasefire in Ukraine as ‘hypocrisy’

January 5, 2023 9:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Anna Chernova, Sebastian Shukla, Yulia Kesaieva and Tara John, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his defense minister to implement…

Pope Francis leads funeral for predecessor Benedict XVI, a first in modern times

January 5, 2023 4:30 AM CNN

By Sana Noor Haq, Sharon Braithwaite, Valentina Di Donato and Delia Gallagher, CNN Pope Francis paid tribute to his predecessor former Pope Benedict…

Prince Harry alleges William physically attacked him, according to new book seen by The Guardian

January 5, 2023 4:19 AM CNN

By Angus Watson, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Prince Harry has accused his brother, William, of physically assaulting him during an…

William attack claim, Taliban ‘kills’ and Meghan’s ‘baby brain’ comment detailed in reports on Harry’s new book

January 5, 2023 4:19 AM CNN

By Angus Watson, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Prince Harry has accused his brother of physically attacking him in his new memoir, which…

Stone Age humans stepped out in cave bear fur 300,000 years ago

January 5, 2023 2:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN Archaeologists in Germany have uncovered some of the earliest evidence of the use of clothing, with newly discovered cut marks on…

Russia deploys a warship armed with advanced hypersonic missiles. The frigate Admiral Gorshkov here arrives at the port of Havana

Putin deploys Russian warship with Zircon hypersonic missile, TASS says

January 4, 2023 11:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Brad Lendon and Anna Chernova, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin has dispatched one of his country’s most modern warships armed with…

William attack claim, Taliban ‘kills’ and Meghan’s ‘baby brain’ remark detailed in reports on Harry’s new book

January 4, 2023 10:41 PM CNN Newsource

By Angus Watson, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Britain’s Prince Harry has launched a series of incendiary accusations against…

Pope Francis leads funeral for predecessor Benedict XVI, a first in modern times

January 4, 2023 9:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Sana Noor Haq, Sharon Braithwaite, Valentina Di Donato and Delia Gallagher, CNN Pope Francis paid tribute to his predecessor former Pope Benedict…

A woman stands at the site of a missile strike that occurred during the night

Kyiv dismisses Russia’s claim hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers killed in Kramatorsk attack

January 4, 2023 4:21 PM CNN

By Uliana Pavlova, Olga Voitovych and Ben Wedeman, CNN Ukrainian officials on Sunday dismissed Moscow’s claim that a large number of…

Iranian prominent actress Taraneh Alidoosti speaks on a cellphone as she holds bunches of flowers after being released from Evin prison in Tehran

Iranian authorities release prominent actress Taraneh Alidoosti on bail

January 4, 2023 8:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Mostafa Salem and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN One of Iran’s best-known actresses, who was arrested after she criticized the execution of a man…

The Sunday Ukrainian strike targeted a vocational school housing the Russian conscripts were using in Makiivka

Russian blame game breaks out after Moscow says its own troops’ cell phone use caused Makiivka strike

January 4, 2023 4:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, Olga Voitovych and Mick Krever, CNN A rare public blame game has broken out between the Russian government and some pro-Kremlin…

Temperatures reached a record 19.6 degrees Celsius (67.3 Fahrenheit) in the Czech town of Javornik on January 1.

‘Uncharted territory’: January heat records smashed across Europe

January 3, 2023 11:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Christian Edwards, CNN The year has only just started but already Europe has broken an alarming number of weather records as extreme heat spread…

Israel's far-right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir

Israel’s far-right Ben Gvir visits flashpoint Jerusalem holy site as Palestinians slam ‘provocation’

January 3, 2023 5:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Abeer Salman, Irene Nasser and Elliott Gotkine, CNN Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Tuesday visited the…

Israel’s far-right Ben Gvir visits flashpoint Jerusalem holy site as Palestinians slam ‘provocation’

January 3, 2023 5:40 AM CNN

By Abeer Salman, Irene Nasser and Elliott Gotkine, CNN Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Tuesday visited the…

Russia’s war in Ukraine

January 2, 2023 9:25 PM CNN

Russia’s war in Ukraine

January 2, 2023 9:25 PM CNN Newsource

‘It’s like a constant gamble:’ Ukrainian couple await birth of twins in wartime Kyiv

January 2, 2023 9:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Mariya Knight and Tim Lister, CNN Kateryna and her husband Oleg endure what every citizen of Kyiv must — long blackouts, hours without any…

Free condoms are now available to young people under the age of 26 at French pharmacies.

France offers free condoms to young people and free emergency contraception to all women

January 2, 2023 8:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Inke Kappeler and Joseph Ataman, CNN Free condoms are now available to young people under the age of 26 at French pharmacies as part of what…

Ukraine claims hundreds of Russian troops killed in strike; Moscow says 63 died

January 2, 2023 6:24 AM CNN Newsource

By Mick Krever, Olga Voitovych and Darya Tarasova, CNN An apparent Ukrainian strike in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine appears to have killed a…

Ukraine claims hundreds of Russian troops killed in strike; Moscow says 63 died

January 2, 2023 6:24 AM CNN

By Mick Krever, Olga Voitovych and Darya Tarasova, CNN An apparent Ukrainian strike in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine appears to have killed a…

Residents look at parts of an unmanned aerial vehicle

Four things to watch out for in the Middle East in 2023

January 2, 2023 5:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Abbas Al Lawati, CNN The event that dominated the world’s news agenda in 2022 was the Ukraine war and its far-reaching repercussions. Its…

Benedict's lying-in-state started Monday in St. Peter's Basilica.

Former Pope Benedict XVI lies in state in St. Peter’s Basilica ahead of funeral

January 2, 2023 4:56 AM CNN

By Delia Gallagher, Valentina Di Donato and Sana Noor Haq, CNN The lying-in-state of former Pope Benedict XVI, who died Saturday at the age of 95,…

Former Pope Benedict XVI lies in state in St. Peter’s Basilica ahead of funeral

January 2, 2023 4:56 AM CNN

By Delia Gallagher, Valentina Di Donato and Sana Noor Haq, CNN The lying-in-state of former Pope Benedict XVI, who died Saturday at the age of 95,…

Former Pope Benedict XVI lies in state in St. Peter’s Basilica ahead of funeral

January 2, 2023 1:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Delia Gallagher, Valentina Di Donato and Sana Noor Haq, CNN The lying-in-state of former Pope Benedict XVI, who died Saturday at the age of 95,…

Global leaders have paid homage to the former German-born pope

Former Pope Benedict XVI dies in Vatican monastery aged 95

December 31, 2022 2:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, Valentina Di Donato, Sugam Pokharel, Sharon Braithwaite, James Frater and Allegra Goodwin, CNN Pope Francis led tributes to his…

Shmyhal said Russia wants to "intimidate" Kyiv

Zelensky says Russia waging war so Putin can stay in power ‘until the end of his life’

December 31, 2022 9:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Olga Voitovych, Yulia Kesaieva, Gul Tuysuz, Denis Lapin and Mariya Knight, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of…

‘God’s Rottweiler’: Benedict shaped Catholic doctrine but faced criticism for handling of sexual abuse crisis

December 31, 2022 2:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Daniel Burke and Hada Messia, CNN Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, whose death at 95 was announced Saturday, was a powerful intellectual force who…

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate (background) are escorted by police officers in Bucharest on Thursday.

Controversial internet personality Andrew Tate and his brother detained for a month in Romania

December 30, 2022 1:02 PM CNN

By Duarte Mendonca, Philip Wang and Jessie Yeung, CNN Controversial internet personality Andrew Tate and his brother were ordered to be detained for…

Controversial internet personality Andrew Tate and his brother detained for a month in Romania

December 30, 2022 6:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Duarte Mendonca, Philip Wang and Jessie Yeung, CNN Controversial internet personality Andrew Tate and his brother were ordered to be detained for…

Missiles contrails seen in the sky over Kyiv amid a wave of Russian attacks.

Russia launches one of its biggest missile barrages ahead of New Year’s Eve. But Ukrainians say celebrations will go on

December 29, 2022 8:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Olga Voitovych, Eliza Mackintosh, Daria Markina-Tarasova and Dima Olenchenko, CNN Explosions rattled villages and cities across Ukraine on…

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu presents the new government to parliament at the Knesset in Jerusalem on December 29.

Benjamin Netanyahu sworn in as leader of Israel’s likely most right-wing government ever

December 29, 2022 6:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, Hadas Gold and Amir Tal, CNN Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday completed a dramatic return as Israel’s prime minister, after being…

Former Pope Benedict is ‘lucid and vigilant’ but his condition remains serious, Vatican says

December 29, 2022 5:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Delia Gallagher, CNN Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is “lucid and vigilant” but his condition remains serious, the Vatican said Thursday…

Russian servicemen patrol the destroyed part of the Ilyich Iron and Steel Works in Ukraine's port city of Mariupol on May 18

Russian troops fighting in Ukraine can freeze their sperm for free

December 28, 2022 4:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Anna Chernova, CNN Russian soldiers taking part in the war on Ukraine will be eligible for free sperm freezing and storage in cryobanks,…

Former Pope Benedict is ‘very sick’, Pope Francis says

December 28, 2022 2:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Delia Gallagher and Rob Picheta, CNN Pope Francis has said that his predecessor Pope Benedict, the 95-year-old former pontiff who resigned from…

Meet the dissident Russians living the ‘nightmare from which it is impossible to wake up’

December 27, 2022 9:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN For Andrei Soldatov and his friends, February 24 marked the end of Russia as they knew it. In the early hours of that day,…

Vladimir Putin has made a point of suggesting he is open to peace talks despite evidence to the contrary.

Despite Putin’s claims, Ukraine peace talks look unlikely in near future

December 27, 2022 9:25 AM CNN

By Rob Picheta, CNN As a year dominated by Russia’s war on Ukraine draws to a close, Vladimir Putin has made a point of suggesting he is open…

Despite Putin’s claims, Ukraine peace talks look unlikely in near future

December 27, 2022 9:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, CNN As a year dominated by Russia’s war on Ukraine draws to a close, Vladimir Putin has made a point of suggesting he is open…

Blackouts pose potentially deadly risk to Ukrainians who need power for lifesaving medical devices

December 26, 2022 9:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Gul Tuysuz, Pierre Bairin, Svitlana Vlasova and Will Ripley, CNN For Olena Isayenko, the beeping sound her oxygen machine makes when disconnected…

Blackouts pose potentially deadly risk to Ukrainians who need power for lifesaving medical devices

December 26, 2022 9:08 PM CNN

By Gul Tuysuz, Pierre Bairin, Svitlana Vlasova and Will Ripley, CNN For Olena Isayenko, the beeping sound her oxygen machine makes when disconnected…

At least 10 people were buried in an avalanche near the mountainous villages of Lech and Zurs in Austria

All 10 people feared missing in Austria avalanche found alive

December 26, 2022 3:44 PM CNN

By Sahar Akbarzai and AnneClaire Stapleton, CNN All of the people feared missing after an avalanche Sunday near the mountainous villages of Lech…

Bellingcat investigative journalist Christo Grozev is pictured here during a press conference opposite the Houses of Parliament in London

Russia puts foreign investigative journalist on its ‘wanted’ list

December 26, 2022 9:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Anna Chernova and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Russia has put the investigative journalist Christo Grozev on its “wanted” list, according to…

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