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A group of migrants walk along the Belarusian-Polish border in Belarus' Grodno region on November 12.

Russia and Belarus hold military drills as migrant crisis on EU border grows

November 12, 2021 9:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Kara Fox, Anna Chernova, Katharina Krebs and Matthew Chance, CNN Russia and Belarus flexed their military might for a third time this week near…

Meghan’s privacy case went back to court. Here’s what you need to know

November 12, 2021 9:15 AM CNN

By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN With the Duchess of Sussex’s photograph plastered across many UK newspapers this week, you’d…

Meghan’s privacy case went back to court. Here’s what you need to know

November 12, 2021 9:15 AM CNN

By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN With the Duchess of Sussex’s photograph plastered across many UK newspapers this week, you’d…

Meghan’s privacy case went back to court. Here’s what you need to know

November 12, 2021 9:15 AM CNN Newsource

By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN With the Duchess of Sussex’s photograph plastered across many UK newspapers this week, you’d…

Austria is days away from ordering millions of unvaccinated people to stay at home

Austria set to place millions of unvaccinated people in lockdown, as chancellor slams ‘shameful’ shot uptake

November 12, 2021 2:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta and Nadine Schmidt, CNN Austria is days away from ordering millions of unvaccinated people to stay at home, its chancellor has said,…

Tensions are rising on the Poland-Belarus border. Here’s what you need to know

November 12, 2021 1:40 AM CNN

By Kara Fox, CNN Thousands of people are stranded at the border between Poland and Belarus in terrible conditions, trapped at the center of an…

Migrants are seen waiting on the Belarusian side of the border on November 10. Thousands of migrants are facing desperate conditions as they try to cross into the EU.

‘We drank from puddles’: Migrants describe brutal journey through forests on Belarus-Poland border

November 11, 2021 9:19 AM CNN

By Frederik Pleitgen, Claudia Otto and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN As the crisis on the border between Belarus and Poland escalates, harrowing stories are…

Former South African president and Nobel laureate FW de Klerk

FW de Klerk, South Africa’s last apartheid leader who freed Nelson Mandela, dies at 85

November 11, 2021 8:57 AM CNN

By Rob Picheta, CNN FW de Klerk, the last leader of apartheid-era South Africa who shared a Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela after working to…

FW de Klerk, South Africa’s last apartheid leader who freed Nelson Mandela, dies at 85

November 11, 2021 8:57 AM CNN

By Rob Picheta, CNN FW de Klerk, the last leader of apartheid-era South Africa who shared a Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela after working to…

Tensions are rising on the Poland-Belarus border. Here’s what you need to know

November 11, 2021 6:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Kara Fox, CNN Thousands of people have been stranded at the border between Poland and Belarus for months, trapped at the center of an intensifying…

‘We drank from puddles’: Migrants describe brutal journey through forests on Belarus-Poland border

November 11, 2021 6:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Frederik Pleitgen, Claudia Otto and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN As the crisis on the border between Belarus and Poland escalates, harrowing stories are…

Frederik Willem de Klerk Fast Facts

November 11, 2021 4:57 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a quick look at the life of former South African president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, FW de Klerk. Personal…

Berlin bans unvaccinated from entertainment venues, as Germany battles record-breaking Covid cases

November 11, 2021 3:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta and Nadine Schmidt, CNN Germany’s capital Berlin will ban unvaccinated people from restaurants, bars, cinemas and other…

Berlin bans unvaccinated from entertainment venues, as Germany battles record-breaking Covid cases

November 11, 2021 3:02 AM CNN

By Rob Picheta and Nadine Schmidt, CNN Germany’s capital Berlin will ban unvaccinated people from restaurants, bars, cinemas and other…

FW de Klerk, South Africa’s last apartheid leader who freed Nelson Mandela, dies at 85

November 11, 2021 2:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, CNN FW de Klerk, the last leader of apartheid-era South Africa who shared a Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela after working to…

Ukraine detains alleged head of illegal prison accused of torture, execution of inmates

November 10, 2021 9:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Katharina Krebs, CNN The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has detained the alleged head of an illegal prison who is accused of involvement in the…

The wreckage of a car at the site of an explosion that killed a journalist in Aden

Pregnant Yemeni journalist killed in car explosion

November 10, 2021 9:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Mostafa Salem, CNN A pregnant Yemeni journalist was killed in a car explosion in the coastal city of Aden Tuesday, Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalek…

Fighters from Ethiopia's northern Tigray region have been accused of gang rape and physical assault by 16 women in the neighboring Amhara region. A view overlooking the city of Gondar

Amnesty International accuses Tigrayan rebel fighters of gang raping women in Ethiopia

November 10, 2021 9:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Polglase, Noon Salih and Zeena Saifi, CNN Fighters from Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region have been accused of gang rape and physical…

Oscar Pistorius Fast Facts

November 10, 2021 8:06 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Oscar Pistorius, double-amputee and former Olympic sprinter convicted in the shooting death of…

Temperatures often plummet overnight leaving migrants camped in the freezing cold with little access to food and water.

Migrants face hypothermia and broken bones in freezing forests as Poland-Belarus crisis deepens

November 10, 2021 7:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Antonia Mortensen and Magda Chodownik, CNN Migrants trapped on the border between Poland and Belarus have made hundreds of…

Migrants face hypothermia and broken bones in freezing forests as Poland-Belarus crisis deepens

November 10, 2021 7:33 AM CNN

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Antonia Mortensen and Magda Chodownik, CNN Migrants trapped on the border between Poland and Belarus have made hundreds of…

The US and Europe have finally reconnected, but they’re moving in different directions on Covid-19

November 10, 2021 4:14 AM CNN

By Rob Picheta, CNN In September, when the White House announced its long-awaited plan to welcome vaccinated European travelers, the United States…

While countries wrangle over who should pay for the climate crisis, a community on Lagos Island is being swallowed by the sea

November 10, 2021 3:06 AM CNN

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Photographs by Yagazie Emezi for CNN Standing on the sand next to a building hollowed out by the churning sea, Sheriff…

The US and Europe have finally reconnected, but they’re moving in different directions on Covid-19

November 10, 2021 4:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, CNN In September, when the White House announced its long-awaited plan to welcome vaccinated European travelers, the United States…

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pledged to bury his government's enemies "with our blood" last week. Ahmed is shown here on June 13

Ethiopia’s leader said he would bury his enemy. His spokeswoman doesn’t think it was incitement to violence

November 10, 2021 3:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pledged to bury his government’s enemies “with our blood” last week,…

Ethiopia’s leader said he would bury his enemy. His spokeswoman doesn’t think it was incitement to violence

November 10, 2021 3:57 AM CNN

By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pledged to bury his government’s enemies “with our blood” last week,…

While countries wrangle over who should pay for the climate crisis, a community on Lagos Island is being swallowed by the sea

November 10, 2021 12:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Photographs by Yagazie Emezi for CNN Standing on the sand next to a building hollowed out by the churning sea, Sheriff…

Macron appears on a TV screen as he addresses to the nation on Covid-19 and reforms in Paris on November 9

France will require Covid-19 booster shots for older citizens’ health passes

November 9, 2021 1:22 PM CNN Newsource

CNN’s Joseph Ataman and Meredith Ruleman French president Emmanuel Macron said France will continue using the country’s health pass to…

Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad (R) meets with the UAE's Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdallah in Damascus on Tuesday.

UAE foreign minister meets Assad, in highest-profile Emirati visit to Syria since start of war

November 9, 2021 10:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Tamara Qiblawi and Mostafa Salem, CNN The United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdallah bin Zayed met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in…

Military police conduct checks on vehicles near the border on Monday night.

EU accuses Belarus of acting like ‘gangster regime’ as thousands of freezing migrants camp on Polish border

November 9, 2021 6:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Mayumi Maruyama, Antonia Mortensen, Katharina Krebs and Magda Chodownik, CNN Thousands of migrants have set up makeshift…

Denmark ditched its Covid rules two months ago. Now it’s joined other EU nations in mulling new restrictions

November 9, 2021 4:46 AM CNN

By Sheena McKenzie, CNN Two months ago, Denmark was riding high. The European nation lifted all remaining domestic coronavirus restrictions as the…

Denmark ditched its Covid rules two months ago. Now it’s joined other EU nations in mulling new restrictions

November 9, 2021 4:46 AM CNN Newsource

By Sheena McKenzie, CNN Two months ago, Denmark was riding high. The European nation lifted all remaining domestic coronavirus restrictions as the…

Phones of Palestinian NGO workers infected with Pegasus spyware, rights groups say

November 9, 2021 1:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Andrew Carey, Abeer Salman and Amir Tal Phones belonging to six people working for Palestinian NGOs were hacked with Israeli technology firm NSO…

Crisis worsens on Poland-Belarus border as migrants congregate and troops are mobilized

November 8, 2021 10:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Antonia Mortensen and Katharina Krebs, CNN; with Reuters Tensions are escalating on the border between Poland and Belarus, after Polish officials…

France's Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin

French police officer survives stabbing attack in Cannes

November 8, 2021 5:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Niamh Kennedy, CNN A policeman survived a knife attack in the French Riviera city of Cannes on Monday, according to the country’s interior…

People read local newspapers in a downtown area of the city of Addis Ababa

Young mother and elderly priest among Tigrayans arrested in Addis Ababa, witnesses say

November 8, 2021 5:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Polglase, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Richard Allen Greene, CNN Witnesses say Tigrayans are being arrested in Addis Ababa in a wave of alleged…

Communists have now left the Czech parliament, more than three decades after the Velvet Revolution

November 8, 2021 4:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN When the Czech Republic’s 200 newly-elected deputies gathered for the inaugural session of its new parliament on…

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said his government had presented its opinion to the Americans "clearly and openly." Bennett is shown here at a weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem on November 7

Israel doubles down against US, saying there is no room in Jerusalem for an American Consulate for Palestinians

November 7, 2021 5:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Hadas Gold, CNN Sitting next to the Israeli Foreign Minister in Washington this October, Secretary of State Antony Blinken was clear: The…

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi is seen in Baghdad in July.

Iraqi Prime Minister survives exploding drone assassination attempt

November 6, 2021 7:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi escaped an assassination attempt on Sunday after an explosive-laden drone targeted…

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attends the inauguration of the newly remodeled Meskel Square on June 13 in Addis Ababa

Ethiopia’s military calls on former members to rejoin army as rebels advance on capital

November 6, 2021 5:41 AM CNN Newsource

By David McKenzie, CNN Ethiopia’s military is calling on veterans to rejoin the army as two aligned rebel groups threaten the capital, marking…

Young mother and elderly priest among Tigrayans arrested in Addis Ababa, witnesses say

November 6, 2021 5:30 AM CNN

By Katie Polglase, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Richard Allen Greene, CNN Witnesses say Tigrayans are being arrested in Addis Ababa in a wave of alleged…

Camels escape from circus and venture out to explore Madrid

November 6, 2021 4:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Ryan, CNN Spanish police had an unusual encounter on Friday night when a number of camels and a llama escaped from a circus and wandered…

At least 98 killed in Sierra Leone fuel tanker explosion

November 6, 2021 1:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Teele Rebane and Yong Xiong, CNN At least 98 people died on Friday after a fuel tanker exploded in a suburb of Sierra Leone‘s capital,…

A UN report warned the world is not adapting quickly enough to the climate crisis.

Thousands of young campaigners descend on COP26 as Greta Thunberg leads climate protest

November 5, 2021 8:43 AM CNN

By Ivana Kottasová and Rob Picheta, CNN Young climate activists have poured into Glasgow and surrounded the site of the COP26 summit to demand…

A view of the Russian embassy in Berlin. A diplomat was found dead outside the building last month.

Russian diplomat found dead on street outside Berlin embassy

November 5, 2021 8:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Tara John, Nadine Schmidt and Zahra Ullah, CNN A Russian diplomat found dead on the sidewalk outside the embassy in Berlin last month is believed…

Greta Thunberg slams COP26 as a ‘failure’ at youth protest in Glasgow

November 5, 2021 7:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová and Rob Picheta, CNN Greta Thunberg criticized world leaders and called the COP26 summit a “failure” on Friday, as…

A crowd wave Ethiopian flags during a memorial service for the victims of the Tigray conflict organized by the city administration

Armed groups join forces in Ethiopia in biggest threat yet to embattled Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed

November 5, 2021 4:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Armed groups fighting Ethiopia’s central government are swelling in numbers as they advance on the capital, Addis…

Germany offers booster shots to everyone amid ‘very worrying’ surge in cases

November 5, 2021 3:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta and Nadine Schmidt, CNN German health officials have warned the country is in the grips of a “very worrying” spike in…

‘All they’ve done is carry dead bodies out.’ Despair at site of Lagos luxury apartment collapse as families watch rescue effort

November 5, 2021 2:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Tamara Qiblawi and Stephanie Busari CNN Families of the victims of Monday’s high-rise building collapse in Lagos have accused the Nigerian…

A worker is seen disinfecting Moscow's Belorussky railway station. Russia is battling its worst spike in Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began.

Europe facing 500,000 more Covid deaths by February, WHO warns

November 4, 2021 9:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Europe is facing a potentially devastating winter that could see half a million people die with Covid-19,…

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