CNN – Europe/Mideast/Africa

By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Three layers of electrified fence. New security cameras. A military guard and a sign saying “Entry forbidden.”…

Words by Sasha Fairhead, video by Gisella Deputato, CNN Hidden amongst lush Welsh woods and fields of wildflowers, grows an assortment of rare…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Pervez Musharraf, former president of Pakistan. Personal Birth date: August 11, 1943 Birth…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of the Duchess of Sussex, the former actress Meghan Markle. Personal Birth date: August 4, 1981…

By Katie Hunt, CNN With their crane-like necks, spindle legs and knobbly knees, giraffes are among the best loved and most recognizable of animals.…

By Chris Liakos, Laura Smith-Spark and Isil Sariyuce, CNN Extreme heat and wildfires continued to plague parts of southern Europe on Wednesday, a day…

By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN It’s been a year since one of the world’s largest ever non-nuclear explosions ripped through Lebanon’s…

By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Belarusian sprinter Kristina Timanovskaya was set to compete in the women’s 200 meters at the Tokyo Olympics on…

Story by Reuters At least 30 corpses have washed up on the Sudanese banks of a river that abuts Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray, according…

By Tim Lister and Nick Paton Walsh, CNN A car bomb exploded near the home of Afghanistan’s acting defense minister in Kabul on Tuesday evening,…

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Coronavirus deaths in Africa rose rapidly over the past month, as fatalities surged by 80 percent within the last four weeks,…

By Radina Gigova, Denis Lapin, Jessie Yeung and Tara John, CNN A Belarusian dissident who helped his countrymen flee persecution was found dead in a…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf War. In response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, the…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Massoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Iraq. Personal Birth date: August…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda since 1986. Personal Birth date: August 15,1944 Birth…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Romano Prodi, former prime minister of Italy. Personal Birth date: August 9, 1939 Birth…

By Tim Lister, CNN Heavy fighting between the Taliban and Afghan government forces has continued in the capital of Helmand province, Lashkar Gah. The…

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Cars and houses submerged in water, commuters wading through buses knee-high in floods, and homeowners counting the cost of…

By Elaine Ly and Luke McGee, CNN Carrie Johnson, the wife of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has announced the couple are expecting their second…

By Nyasha Chingono, for CNN Pauline Chinyandura adjusts her face mask as she rushes to serve lunch to a group of men visiting her makeshift canteen…

By Jonny Hallam, Kareem El Damanhoury, Barbara Starr and Sheena McKenzie, CNN Maritime tensions are escalating in the Middle East following the…

By Rob Picheta, Jonny Hallam, Barbara Starr and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN Two crewmembers died when a tanker connected to an Israeli billionaire was…

By Rob Picheta, James Briggs and Larry Madowo, CNN The UN World Food Programme said it expected to run out of food in the war-torn Ethiopian region…

By Stephanie Busari and Nimi Princewill, CNN A high-ranking Nigerian police officer is being investigated by the FBI for allegedly making an arrest…

By Andrew Carey and Kareem Khadder, CNN A Palestinian man has died after being shot by Israeli forces in the West Bank, according to the Palestinian…

By Amir Tal, Jacqueline Howard and Andrew Carey, CNN Israel’s Prime Minister has announced a program to roll out a third dose of the…

By Rob Picheta, Sharon Braithwaite and Sarah Dean, CNN Malta’s government must bear responsibility for creating an “atmosphere of…

By Andrew Carey and Kareem Khadder, CNN A 12-year old Palestinian boy has died after being shot by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, the Palestinian…

By Nimi Princewill, CNN A Nigerian Instagram celebrity, Ramon Abbas, known as “Hushpuppi” has admitted his involvement in a conspiracy to…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the London Underground, also known as “The Tube,” the oldest subway…

By Larry Madowo, CNN Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Wednesday launched the country’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign after receiving…

By Duarte Mendonca, Nina Avramova, Chris Liakos, Hada Messia and Rob Picheta, CNN Devastating wildfires have spread across parts of southern Europe,…

By John Allen, CNN In what many are calling the Vatican’s “trial of the century,” a Vatican court on Tuesday opened proceedings…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about Great Britain’s Houses of Parliament, located on the Thames River in…

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Cars stranded in streets turned to rivers. Bus passengers rescued by raft. Train stations submerged, sparking travel chaos.…

By Tara John, CNN As the pace of Covid-19 vaccinations in Europe shows signs of a slowdown, leaders are racing to find answers to a key dilemma of…

By Ramin Mostaghim and Jonny Hallam, CNN At least three people have been killed during violent protests over water shortages in Iran, according to…

By Saskya Vandoorne, Melissa Bell and Kara Fox, CNN Some 30,000 people have joined the annual Pride celebrations in Budapest on Saturday, organizers…

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of professional soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo. Personal Birth date: February 5, 1985 Birth…

CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of soccer player Lionel “Leo” Messi, who plays for Argentina’s national team and…