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Putin will deliver a major speech on Tuesday

Biden’s Ukraine visit upstages Putin and leaves Moscow’s military pundits raging

February 20, 2023 8:26 AM CNN

By Rob Picheta, Olga Voitovych, Vasco Cotovio and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Ukraine sparked anger and…

Biden’s Ukraine visit upstages Putin and leaves Moscow’s military pundits raging

February 20, 2023 8:26 AM CNN

By Rob Picheta, Olga Voitovych, Vasco Cotovio and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Ukraine sparked anger and…

Space pods and flying dragons: How Saudi Arabia wants to transform its capital

February 20, 2023 7:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Nadeen Ebrahim and Dalya Al Masri It looks like a city out of a science fiction movie: Space pods, flying dragons and floating rocks. But this is…

Israeli protesters continue demonstrating Netanyahu's judicial overhaul bill.

Protests across Israel as Netanyahu’s government introduces bill to weaken courts

February 20, 2023 5:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Hadas Gold, Richard Allen Greene, Mia Alberti and Amir Tal, CNN A controversial set of bills that would weaken the independence of Israel’s…

The body of Ghana soccer star Christian Atsu

Body of soccer star Christian Atsu returns to Ghana from Turkey

February 20, 2023 2:42 AM CNN Newsource

By Zayn Nabbi, CNN The body of Ghana soccer star Christian Atsu arrived in Accra, Ghana on Sunday evening after it was flown from Turkey,…

Turkish authorities say search and rescue operations will only continue in Hatay and Kahramanmaraş.

Turkey halts most rescue efforts for earthquake survivors

February 19, 2023 9:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Isil Sariyuce, Yusuf Gezer, Ipek Yezdani, Mia Alberti, Christian Edwards and Hafsa Khalil, CNN Turkey has ended most search and rescue operations,…

In Turkey, a father and daughter are reunited while a teen boy searches for his mom

February 18, 2023 3:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Sara Sidner, Jo Shelley and Bilge Han Deniz, CNN First there are screams … then piercing cries … and then “father, father”…

In Turkey, a father and daughter are reunited while a teen boy searches for his mom

February 18, 2023 3:34 AM CNN

By Sara Sidner, Jo Shelley and Bilge Han Deniz, CNN First there are screams … then piercing cries … and then “father, father”…

A search dog from Lancashire Police and a crew from Lancashire Fire and Rescue service search the River Wyre near the bench where Bulley's mobile phone was found

Armchair detectives, ‘persistent myths’ and police under fire … but still no sign of missing UK mom

February 17, 2023 9:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Sophie Tanno, CNN One video shows a single blue glove, found in the field where missing British mother Nicola Bulley was last seen before she…

‘Better than nothing’: Outgunned Ukrainian pilots take the fight to Russia in ancient Soviet-era helicopters

February 17, 2023 11:42 AM CNN

Exclusive by Sam Kiley and Olha Konovalova, CNN The horizon disappears for a moment as the nose of the helicopter rears. There’s a faint thump…

‘Better than nothing’: Outgunned Ukrainian pilots take the fight to Russia in ancient Soviet-era helicopters

February 17, 2023 11:09 AM CNN Newsource

Exclusive by Sam Kiley and Olha Konovalova, CNN The horizon disappears for a moment as the nose of the helicopter rears. There’s a faint thump…

Palestinian activist beaten by Israeli soldier tells CNN he is scared for his life

February 17, 2023 8:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Zeena Saifi, CNN Palestinian activist Issa Amro, who was filmed being assaulted by an Israeli solder on Monday, told CNN he is physically and…

Bellingcat's Christo Grozev worked with CNN journalists to uncover the plot to poison Alexey Navalny.

Journalist who helped expose plot to kill Kremlin critic excluded from BAFTAs

February 17, 2023 8:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Zahid Mahmood, Tim Lister, Duarte Mendonca and Alex Hardie, CNN A leading investigative journalist with a track record of uncovering stories that…

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday

Isolated Iran finds ally China reluctant to extend it a lifeline

February 17, 2023 7:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Shortly before leaving for his first state visit to China on Tuesday, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi issued a thinly veiled…

Quake survivor’s first concern after 10 days trapped under rubble in Turkey: ‘How is mother?’

February 17, 2023 12:51 AM CNN

By Talia Kayali and Kathleen Magramo, CNN “How is my mother and everyone?” the man on the stretcher asks, speaking calmly into a cell…

Quake survivor’s first concern after 10 days trapped under rubble in Turkey: ‘How is mother?’

February 16, 2023 11:18 PM CNN Newsource

By Talia Kayali and Kathleen Magramo, CNN “How is my mother and everyone?” the man on the stretcher asks, speaking calmly into a cell…

Three survivors pulled alive from earthquake rubble in Turkey, more than 248 hours after quake

February 16, 2023 6:18 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 16 FEB 23 13:38 ETUpdated: 16 FEB 23 18:19 ETBy Hande Atay Alam, Isil Sariyuce and Sana Noor Haq, CNN…

Biden says objects shot down over North America last week appear to not be part of China’s spy balloon operation

February 16, 2023 11:36 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 16 FEB 23 13:06 ETUpdated: 16 FEB 23 14:24 ETBy Sam Fossum and Maegan Vazquez, CNN (CNN) — President…

Rescue team miners gather after Aleyna Olmez

Three survivors pulled alive from earthquake rubble in Turkey, more than 248 hours after quake

February 16, 2023 10:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Hande Atay Alam, Isil Sariyuce and Sana Noor Haq, CNN At least three more people, including two minors, have been incredibly pulled alive from the…

Belarus and Russia have engaged in joint military drills near the border

Belarus claims it won’t send troops to Ukraine unless it is attacked, as tensions escalate at border

February 16, 2023 4:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Frederik Pleitgen, Zahra Ullah, Claudia Otto and Rob Picheta, CNN Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has claimed there is “no…

Belarus claims it won’t send troops to Ukraine unless it is attacked, as tensions escalate at border

February 15, 2023 7:14 PM CNN

By Frederik Pleitgen, Zahra Ullah, Claudia Otto and Rob Picheta, CNN Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has claimed there is “no…

Amid devastating loss, Turkish family reunited with ‘miracle baby’ found in quake rubble

February 15, 2023 6:33 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 15 FEB 23 07:45 ETUpdated: 15 FEB 23 19:51 ETBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — Like those of…

Maria Lvova-Belova began her career as a children's guitar teacher. She eventually became involved in local politics

The Russian official at center of alleged scheme to forcibly deport thousands of Ukrainian children to Russia

February 15, 2023 4:23 PM CNN

By Mick Krever, CNN Read Maria Lvova-Belova’s social media, and one might think Russia is selflessly delivering Ukrainian children from evil…

The Russian official at center of alleged scheme to forcibly deport thousands of Ukrainian children to Russia

February 15, 2023 1:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Mick Krever, CNN Read Maria Lvova-Belova’s social media, and one might think Russia is selflessly delivering Ukrainian children from evil…

A Belarusian border guard keeps watch and stands by a barricade made of truck tyres at the Divin border crossing point between Belarus and Ukraine in the Brest region on February 15.

Tensions mount at the Belarus-Ukraine border amid concerns of a Russian spring offensive

February 15, 2023 10:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Zahra Ullah and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Tensions are mounting at the border between Ukraine and Moscow-allied Belarus, as officials in Kyiv warn of…

Sotoudeh (left) with Meysami (center) and Khandan (right).

Husband of prominent Iranian human rights lawyer summoned by judiciary

February 15, 2023 9:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The husband of prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh will be forced to serve the rest of a five-year…

Russian journalist sentenced to six years in prison for Telegram post on Mariupol theater strike

February 15, 2023 6:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Anna Chernova, CNN A Russian court has sentenced journalist Maria Ponomarenko to six years in prison for a Telegram post that the court said…

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (center) visits neighborhoods affected by an earthquake in the northern city of Aleppo

Syria’s Assad hopes quake can help free him from global isolation

February 15, 2023 6:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Eight days after a devastating earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, a relief plane touched down in the Syrian city of Aleppo,…

Relatives of Duangphet Phromthep greet him following his rescue in July 2018.

Duangphet Phromthep, one of 12 boys rescued from a Thai cave in 2018, dies in UK

February 15, 2023 4:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Kocha Olarn, Chris Liakos and Sophie Tanno, CNN Duangphet Phromthep, one of the 12 boys rescued from a flooded Thai cave after a weekslong…

Police forensic scientists attend the scene where 16-year-old Brianna Ghey was found.

Brianna Ghey: Boy and girl charged with murder of trans teen in English park

February 15, 2023 4:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Two schoolchildren have been charged with murder following the death of a 16-year-old transgender girl in an English village.…

Search and rescue efforts continue in Hatay province

‘What day is it?’ woman asks rescuers, as 77-year-old also pulled from rubble more than a week after Turkey quake

February 15, 2023 1:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Talia Kayali, Rhea Mogul and Hande Atay Alam, CNN A confused woman asked her rescuers “What day is it?” when pulled alive from the…

Earthquake created a deep chasm in middle of Turkish olive grove

February 14, 2023 1:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Tara John and Hande Atay Alam, CNN A verdant olive grove was cleaved into two during last week’s devastating earthquake in Turkey, creating…

Ukrainian and Polish soldiers sit on top of a Leopard 2 tank at a military base in Swietoszow

Ukrainian soldiers in Poland get a crash course in Leopard 2 tanks

February 14, 2023 12:11 PM CNN

By Nic Robertson and Antonia Mortensen, CNN Vadym Khodak beams and leans forward. He’s almost bouncing on his feet. “My soldiers like it…

Ukrainian soldiers in Poland get a crash course in Leopard 2 tanks

February 14, 2023 12:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Nic Robertson and Antonia Mortensen, CNN Vadym Khodak beams and leans forward. He’s almost bouncing on his feet. “My soldiers like it…

Russian frigate docks in South Africa ahead of joint naval drills with China and Russia

February 14, 2023 7:37 AM CNN Newsource

By Eve Brennan, Stephanie Busari and Ghazi Balkiz, CNN Russia’s Admiral Gorshkov frigate, armed with Zircon hypersonic missiles has docked in…

NATO allies worry about dwindling ammo stockpiles in Ukraine. A Ukrainian artillery brigade here operates a US-made Howitzer M777 cannon in Bakhmut

NATO allies worry about dwindling ammo stockpiles as they try to keep Ukraine’s troops firing

February 14, 2023 7:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Luke McGee, CNN In the 12 months since President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian troops to invade Ukraine, one of the biggest surprises has been…

Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin attends the funeral of a Wagner fighter who died in Ukraine

Wagner chief admits to founding Russian troll farm sanctioned for meddling in US elections

February 14, 2023 6:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Mick Krever and Anna Chernova, CNN Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Russian private military company Wagner, admitted on Tuesday to founding the…

Earthquake victims injured in Kahramanmaras arrive at Ataturk Airport by military cargo plane for further medical treatment in Istanbul

Turkey rescuers say voices are still being heard under the rubble

February 14, 2023 1:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Talia Kayali, Aliza Kassim Khalidi, Rhea Mogul and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Rescue teams in southern Turkey say they are still hearing voices from under…

Turkey rescuers say voices are still being heard under the rubble

February 14, 2023 1:17 AM CNN

By Talia Kayali, Aliza Kassim Khalidi, Rhea Mogul and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Rescue teams in southern Turkey say they are still hearing voices from under…

Exclusive: Russian convicts say defense ministry is sending them from jail to fight as ‘cannon fodder’ in Ukraine

February 14, 2023 12:47 AM CNN Newsource

By CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh, Darya Tarasova and Jo Shelley Video by Oscar Featherstone The audio is garbled at times, but the emotions are…

Exclusive: Russian convicts say defense ministry is sending them from jail to fight as ‘cannon fodder’ in Ukraine

February 14, 2023 12:47 AM CNN

By CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh, Darya Tarasova and Jo Shelley Video by Oscar Featherstone The audio is garbled at times, but the emotions are…

Medical aid workers describe ‘targeted’ attack that killed American volunteer in Bakhmut

February 13, 2023 4:37 PM CNN Newsource

By Sarah Dean, CNN Regaining consciousness in a cloud of smoke, Simon Johnsen heard a loud whistling in his ears. He checked to see if he still had…

Ghorud Bustami cries while taking the last look at the body of her son Amir Bustami

Palestinian man killed and 13 injured in Israeli raid in West Bank, say Palestinian officials

February 13, 2023 11:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Kareem El Damanhoury, Abeer Salman and Hadas Gold, CNN A Palestinian man was killed and 13 were injured in an Israeli raid in Nablus early Monday,…

Cranes remove debris next to destroyed buildings in Antakya

Turkey cracks down on building contractors as quake death toll reaches grim milestone

February 13, 2023 7:51 AM CNN

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Turkish authorities have arrested or detained a number of property developers as the death toll from last week’s…

Turkey cracks down on building contractors as quake death toll reaches grim milestone

February 13, 2023 7:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Turkish authorities have arrested or detained a number of property developers as the death toll from last week’s…

‘I wish we were dead’: Syrian quake survivors left to fend for themselves with little help in sight

February 13, 2023 7:21 AM CNN

By Jomana Karadsheh, Kareem Khadder, Lorenz Huber and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Three-month-old Mohammad is all alone in intensive care, his little head…

‘I wish we were dead’: Syrian quake survivors left to fend for themselves with little help in sight

February 13, 2023 7:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Jomana Karadsheh, Kareem Khadder, Lorenz Huber and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Three-month-old Mohammad is all alone in intensive care, his little head…

Israeli protesters lift national flags and placards as they rally outside the Knesset in Jerusalem on Monday.

Thousands protest Netanyahu’s plan to weaken Israel’s judiciary as president warns of ‘social collapse’

February 13, 2023 6:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Hadas Gold, CNN Tens of thousands of flag-waving Israelis converged on the nation’s parliament Monday, amid warnings that Prime Minister…

‘Like turkeys at a shooting range’: Mauling of Russian forces in Donetsk hotspot may signal problems to come

February 13, 2023 6:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister, CNN The scenes are chaotic: Russian tanks veering wildly before exploding or driving straight into minefields, men running in every…

‘Like turkeys at a shooting range’: Mauling of Russian forces in Donetsk hotspot may signal problems to come

February 13, 2023 6:09 AM CNN

By Tim Lister, CNN The scenes are chaotic: Russian tanks veering wildly before exploding or driving straight into minefields, men running in every…

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