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Seven members of his family ended up under the rubble

‘I couldn’t save my daughter’: Behind the defining image of the Turkey earthquake

February 13, 2023 4:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Christian Edwards, Talia Kayali and Karen Smith, CNN It’s been a week since a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria,…

‘I couldn’t save my daughter’: Behind the defining image of the Turkey earthquake

February 13, 2023 4:54 AM CNN

By Christian Edwards, Talia Kayali and Karen Smith, CNN It’s been a week since a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria,…

Israeli forces raid Jenin, killing 14-year-old boy, Palestinian officials say

February 12, 2023 9:22 AM CNN Newsource

By Abeer Salman, CNN Israeli forces raided the West Bank city of Jenin on Sunday, killing a 14-year-old boy, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said.…

Search and rescue efforts continue on collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras

Death toll climbs to 33,000 people in Turkey-Syria earthquake

February 12, 2023 8:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Amarachi Orie, Isil Sariyuce, Eyad Kourdi and Chris Liakos, CNN More than 33,000 people have died across Turkey and Syria since a devastating 7.8…

The body of Palestinian Mithkal Suleiman Rayan is transported in an ambulance

Palestinian man, 27, shot and killed by Israeli settler in the West Bank, Palestinian officials say

February 12, 2023 6:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Abeer Salman and Amir Tal, CNN A Palestinian man was shot and killed by an Israeli settler in the West Bank on Saturday, the Palestinian Ministry…

‘Just to survive’: Wagner fighters recount the horrors of battle in eastern Ukraine

February 12, 2023 12:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Two former fighters of the Russian private military company Wagner have told CNN of their horrific…

Over 28,000 dead from quake in Turkey and Syria

February 11, 2023 9:14 PM CNN

Over 28,000 dead from quake in Turkey and Syria

February 11, 2023 9:14 PM CNN Newsource

The search for survivors continues in Turkey

Several rescue operations suspended in Syria and Turkey as chances of survival diminish

February 11, 2023 9:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Amarachi Orie, CNN Security risks put a handful of search and rescue operations on hold on Saturday, as the death toll of the 7.8 magnitude…

Death toll climbs to 33,000 people in Turkey-Syria earthquake

February 11, 2023 6:05 AM CNN

By Amarachi Orie, Isil Sariyuce, Eyad Kourdi and Chris Liakos, CNN More than 33,000 people have died across Turkey and Syria since a devastating 7.8…

Germany won’t excavate WWI tunnel containing hundreds of soldiers’ bodies

February 11, 2023 12:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Amarachi Orie and Nadine Schmidt, CNN The remains of more than 200 German soldiers who were buried alive in a tunnel in northeastern France during…

Syrian soldiers look on as rescuers use heavy machinery to sift through the rubble of a collapsed building in the northern city of Aleppo.

Quake-hit Turkey and Syria face years of rebuilding. Experts say it didn’t have to be this way

February 10, 2023 9:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Christian Edwards and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Five days after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria the number of dead is…

Over 24,000 dead from quake in Turkey and Syria

February 10, 2023 9:07 PM CNN Newsource

Colleagues of the French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah gather at Sciences Po

Iran frees dissident Farhad Meysami after photos of his emaciated condition cause outrage online

February 10, 2023 7:51 PM CNN Newsource

By Jonny Hallam, Artemis Moshtaghian and Niamh Kennedy, CNN An Iranian doctor and rights activist has been released from Tehran’s infamous Evin…

Questions have mounted on the fate of the more than 200 new arrivals to the US

Spain will offer citizenship to freed political prisoners from Nicaragua

February 10, 2023 12:10 PM CNN Newsource

By Pau Mosquera, Florencia Trucco, Stefano Pozzebon and Tara John, CNN Spain will offer a path to citizenship for 222 Nicaraguan political prisoners…

Mourners attend the funeral in Famagusta

A handful of ‘miracle’ rescues, but hopes dim more than four days after quake

February 10, 2023 8:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Isil Sariyuce, Celine Alkhaldi, Eyad Kourdi and Amy Woodyatt, CNN In the days since the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Syria and Turkey, the…

The scene where a suspected ramming attack took place in Jerusalem on Friday.

Second child dies in car ramming attack in Jerusalem

February 10, 2023 5:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Hadas Gold and Amir Tal, CNN A car drove into several people at a bus stop in Jerusalem on Friday, killing a man and a young child in what Israeli…

A snowless slope in the Swiss alpine resort of Adelboden. Due to the lack of snow

‘Exceptional’ warming: January temperatures 2.2 degrees higher than average in Europe

February 10, 2023 3:22 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura Paddison, CNN Europe has experienced an exceptionally warm January, with average temperatures 2.2 degrees Celsius hotter than the 1990 to…

Death toll from Turkey-Syria earthquake surpasses 20,000

February 9, 2023 10:52 AM CNN Newsource

The death toll from the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria is now at least 20,451, according to authorities. In Turkey, the death toll…

Military academy cadets cover the coffin with flags during the funeral of a Wagner Group mercenary

Russia’s Wagner mercenary group says it’s no longer recruiting convicts. This may signal a shift in strategy

February 9, 2023 6:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister, CNN Private military contractor Wagner will have to look for new fighters beyond Russia’s prison system, a fertile recruiting…

Macron and Zelensky at the Velizy-Villacoublay airport southwest of Paris on Thursday morning.

Europe is Ukraine’s ‘home,’ Zelensky tells EU lawmakers in emotional address

February 9, 2023 3:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Sophie Tanno, Radina Gigova, Jack Guy and Nic Robertson, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a heartfelt appeal to lawmakers in…

A woman pushes her bicycle in front of a destroyed apartment building in Borodianka

Former Chechen commander wanted by Ukraine for alleged war crimes is leading Russian quake relief in Turkey

February 9, 2023 2:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister, Victoria Butenko and Josh Pennington, CNN A former Chechen commander wanted by Ukraine for alleged war crimes committed last year is…

A destroyed Russian tank is pictured after Russia's retreat from Kherson

Russia may have lost up to half of its operational tank fleet in Ukraine, monitoring group says

February 9, 2023 1:26 AM CNN

By Brad Lendon, CNN Russia has potentially lost up to half of all its operational tank fleet since the start of the Ukraine war, according to…

Residents search through the rubble of collapsed buildings near the Turkish border

‘Secondary disaster’ looms as UN aid finally reaches survivors battling frozen conditions in Syria

February 9, 2023 12:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Raja Razek, Rhea Mogul, Teele Rebane and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Survivors of Monday’s earthquake in Turkey and Syria could face “a…

Russia may have lost up to half of its operational tank fleet in Ukraine, monitoring group says

February 8, 2023 11:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Brad Lendon, CNN Russia has potentially lost up to half of all its operational tank fleet since the start of the Ukraine war, according to…

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

Husband of prominent Iranian human rights lawyer summoned by judiciary

February 8, 2023 2:03 PM CNN

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…

‘They still want a regime change.’ Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh says the anger behind Iran’s protests remains

February 8, 2023 2:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN A prominent Iranian human rights lawyer has told CNN that while a brutal state crackdown has succeeded in quieting the…

Rescuers and civilians look for survivors under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras

Emotions run high in Turkey amid questions over state response to deadly quake

February 8, 2023 12:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Isil Sariyuce, Zeena Saifi and Reyhan Baysan, CNN Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has admitted to his…

‘Secondary disaster’ looms as UN aid finally reaches survivors battling frozen conditions in Syria

February 8, 2023 11:23 AM CNN

By Raja Razek, Rhea Mogul, Teele Rebane and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Survivors of Monday’s earthquake in Turkey and Syria could face “a…

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 8, 2023 9:36 AM CNN

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…

An aerial photo shows the destruction in Kahramanmaras

Hope and despair as rescuers search for survivors in quake-hit city of Kahramanmaras

February 8, 2023 9:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Nick Paton Walsh and Gul Tuysuz, CNN The body of a 4-year-old girl wrapped in a pink blanket was brought out Wednesday from the wreckage of a…

Flight MH17 was shot down over territory held by pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine. All 298 on board were killed.

‘Strong indications’ Putin decided to give separatists the missile that downed MH17 in 2014, say Dutch investigators

February 8, 2023 7:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Mick Krever, CNN There are “strong indications” that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally approved the decision to provide…

Volodymyr Zelensky walks alongside Rishi Sunak at London's Stansted airport on February 8.

Zelensky makes ‘wings for freedom’ plea in surprise UK visit to push case for fighter jets

February 8, 2023 12:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Sophie Tanno, Mick Krever, Radina Gigova, Yulia Kesaieva and Lauren Kent, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise visit to the…

The earthquake in Turkey is one of the deadliest this century. Here’s why

February 7, 2023 11:28 PM CNN

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Christian Edwards, Krystina Shveda and Henrik Pettersson, CNN Thousands of people have died and tens of thousands of others…

Sister shields sibling from dust during 36-hour wait for help after quake

February 7, 2023 8:55 PM CNN Newsource

By Raja Razek and Hilary Whiteman, CNN Two children wedged between concrete in the remains of their home in northern Syria have been rescued more…

A family is rescued from the rubble of a collapsed building after 40 hours of search and rescue efforts on February 7 in Turkey.

Hopes wither amid bitter cold as rescuers race to find earthquake survivors in Turkey

February 7, 2023 1:49 PM CNN Newsource

By Zeena Saifi and Becky Anderson, CNN Standing in front of the flattened remains of a 10-story building in the Turkish city of Gaziantep, a man…

The baby girl receives treatment inside an incubator at a children's hospital in the town of Afrin

Newborn baby reportedly rescued from earthquake rubble in Syria

February 7, 2023 11:01 AM CNN Newsource

From CNN Digital’s Photo Team A baby girl has been reportedly rescued from the rubble of her home in northern Syria following Monday’s…

The earthquake in Turkey is one of the deadliest this century. Here’s why

February 7, 2023 9:24 AM CNN

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Christian Edwards, Krystina Shveda and Henrik Pettersson, CNN More than 8,000 people have been reported killed and tens of…

The earthquake in Turkey is one of the deadliest this century. Here’s why

February 7, 2023 9:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Christian Edwards, Krystina Shveda and Henrik Pettersson, CNN Thousands of people have died and tens of thousands of others…

A rescue team works on a collapsed building

Survivors are still being pulled from the rubble more than 24 hours after Turkey earthquake

February 7, 2023 7:52 AM CNN

By Rhea Mogul, Isil Sariyuce, Celine Alkhaldi, Gul Tuysuz and Jack Guy, CNN Survivors are still being pulled from the rubble in Turkey and Syria,…

Survivors are still being pulled from the rubble more than 24 hours after Turkey earthquake

February 7, 2023 6:49 AM CNN

By Rhea Mogul, Isil Sariyuce, Celine Alkhaldi, Gul Tuysuz and Jack Guy, CNN Survivors are still being pulled from the rubble in Turkey and Syria,…

People wrapped in blankets look at the rubble as the search for survivors continues in the aftermath of the earthquake

For Syrians devastated by civil war, the earthquake aftermath is ‘a crisis in a crisis’

February 7, 2023 3:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Dalya Al Masri and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN For many of the Syrian victims of the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday, this is…

International football player Christian Atsu

Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu found alive in Turkey earthquake rubble

February 7, 2023 4:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Darren Lewis, Nimi Princewill and Chris Liakos, CNN International football player Christian Atsu has been found alive and is in “stable…

Russia may have lost up to half of its operational tank fleet in Ukraine, monitoring group says

February 6, 2023 9:20 PM CNN

By Brad Lendon, CNN Russia has potentially lost up to half of all its operational tank fleet since the start of the Ukraine war, according to…

NATO forces put tanks through their paces, as Ukraine pins its hopes on Western-supplied armor

February 6, 2023 9:20 PM CNN Newsource

By Nic Robertson, CNN International Diplomatic Editor, and Joseph Ataman, CNN In the distance there are gunshots, a heavy blanket of snow muffling…

Survivors are still being pulled from the rubble more than 24 hours after Turkey earthquake

February 6, 2023 8:21 PM CNN Newsource

By Rhea Mogul, Isil Sariyuce, Celine Alkhaldi, Gul Tuysuz and Jack Guy, CNN Survivors are still being pulled from the rubble in Turkey and Syria,…

This 102-year-old Ukrainian survived Stalin’s forced famine. Now she is making camouflage sniper suits

February 6, 2023 7:22 PM CNN Newsource

By Sarah Dean and Sam Kiley, CNN Traditional Ukrainian tapestries, family photos and pastoral scenes on cheap posters cover the walls of her cottage…

This 102-year-old Ukrainian survived Stalin’s forced famine. Now she is making camouflage sniper suits

February 6, 2023 7:22 PM CNN

By Sarah Dean and Sam Kiley, CNN Traditional Ukrainian tapestries, family photos and pastoral scenes on cheap posters cover the walls of her cottage…

The town of Pazarcik suffered major damage in the deadly earthquake on Monday.

At my parents’ house in Turkey, it felt like the shaking would never end

February 6, 2023 9:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Eyad Kourdi with Ivana Kottasova, CNN My parents woke up in terror, screaming as the ground shook underneath us. I shouted at them to take cover.…

A view of a destroyed building is pictured here after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake jolts Turkey's Kahramanmaras province

More than 4,300 dead in Turkey and Syria after powerful quake

February 5, 2023 6:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Rhea Mogul, Gul Tuysuz, Isil Sariyuce, Kareem El Damanhoury and Rob Picheta, CNN More than 4,300 people have died and rescuers are racing to pull…

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