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By Stephanie Busari and Nimi Princewill, CNN Angolan President João Lourenço has secured another five-year term after winning the most competitive…
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By Isil Sariyuce, for CNN A Turkish court has placed pop music singer Gulsen Bayraktar Colakoglu under house arrest, state-run news agency Anadolu…
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By Jack Guy, CNN Britain’s largest warship, the HMS Prince of Wales, has been forced to stop on its way to the US following an “emerging…
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Continue ReadingDonetsk People’s Republic says it is ready to transfer remains of American killed in Ukraine
By Olly Racz, Manveena Suri and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) says it is ready to transfer the remains of an…
Continue ReadingRussia blocks final draft of nuclear disarmament treaty at UN
By Richard Roth, CNN A month-long meeting on nuclear disarmament ended in failure at the United Nations Friday night when Russia refused to accept…
Continue ReadingDarya Dugina’s death provides a glimpse into Russia’s vast disinformation machine — and the influential women fronting it
By Rob Picheta, CNN When a car bomb exploded on the outskirts of Moscow, killing 29-year-old Darya Dugina, the eyes of the West immediately turned to…
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By Hande Atay Alam and Isil Sariyuce, CNN Turkish pop star Gulsen Colakoglu has been jailed pending trial on charges of “inciting or insulting…
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By Jennifer Hauser, CNN Researchers at Yale University ​say they have uncovered 21 “​filtration” sites in the Russian-controlled…
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By Olga Konovalova, Oleksandra Ochman, Sarah Dean and Tara John, CNN Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is currently held by…
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Continue ReadingRussian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant disconnected from power grid for second day after nearby fires
By Tim Lister, Yulia Kesaieva and Tara John, CNN Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is held by Russian forces, is still…
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By Rebecca Wright, Olga Konovalova and Oleksandra Ochman CNN When Russian troops started shelling nearby towns from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power…
Continue ReadingRecord-breaking heat wave in Europe will be the norm by 2035, analysis shows
By Amarachi Orie and Angela Dewan, CNN The record-breaking heat wave that swept across Europe this year will become the “average” summer…
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By Tim Lister, Yulia Kesaieva and Tara John, CNN Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is held by Russian forces, is still…
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By Amy Cassidy, CNN A 17-year-old has became the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small aircraft on Wednesday after first taking off…
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By Amy Cassidy, CNN A 17-year-old has became the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small aircraft on Wednesday after first taking off…
Continue Reading‘Ukraine can and will win this war,’ says Boris Johnson as he visits Kyiv on Ukraine’s Independence Day
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By Elaine Hulbert, Nimi Princewill and Stephanie Busari, CNN Voters in the oil-rich African nation of Angola will go to the polls on Wednesday to…
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Continue ReadingBritain sees a record number of migrant crossings in the English Channel, according to report
By Chelsea Lee and Tara John, CNN A total of 1,295 people arrived in the United Kingdom after crossing the English Channel by boat Monday — the…
Continue Reading‘I cried watching my daughter,’ says father of woman who drowned while livestreaming on Facebook
By Nimi Princewill, CNN The father of a Kenyan woman who drowned in a swimming pool in Canada while livestreaming on Facebook has spoken of his…
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Continue ReadingAmericans urged to leave Ukraine amid fears of renewed Russian attacks
By Brad Lendon and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN The US government is urging Americans in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, warning that Russia…
Continue ReadingThe race is on across Ukraine to build new bunkers. Not for soldiers on the front lines, but students in schools
By Tara John and Maria Kostenko, CNN The new school year is a day of celebration in Ukraine, where children dress up and give bouquets of flowers to…
Continue ReadingAmericans urged to leave Ukraine amid fears of renewed Russian attacks
By Brad Lendon and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN The US government is urging Americans in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, warning that Russia…
Continue Reading‘All of it is a lie’: Russian paratrooper condemns his country’s war in Ukraine
By Matthew Chance, Rob Picheta and Katharina Krebs, CNN The Kremlin’s justification for invading Ukraine “is a lie,” a Russian…
Continue ReadingIAEA says it will not close probe into Iran’s unexplained traces of uranium without answers
By Adam Pourahmadi, CNN The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has again called on Iran to explain why traces of enriched uranium…
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