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Hundreds injured, 3 dead, as earthquake hits Iran

January 28, 2023 5:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN At least three people were killed and more than 800 injured when a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck Iran on Saturday night…

Drones attack military plant in Iran, Tehran says

January 28, 2023 5:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Artemis Moshtaghian and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Drones attacked a military plant in Iran‘s central city of Isfahan, Tehran said on Sunday.…

Israeli security personnel work near the scene of Saturday's shooting.

Two wounded in shooting in Jerusalem, police say, after synagogue attack leaves seven dead

January 28, 2023 2:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Richard Allen Greene, Hadas Gold, Amir Tal and Tara John, CNN Two people were wounded in a shooting attack in Jerusalem on Saturday, emergency…

A British serviceman has been charged with terrorism and explosives offenses

British army serviceman charged with terrorism offenses

January 27, 2023 9:30 PM CNN Newsource

By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN A British serviceman has been charged with terrorism and explosives offenses, the London Metropolitan Police said Friday.…

Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks in Germany's Bundestag after announcing that his government would deliver Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine.

Berlin made the historic move to arm Ukraine. But many Germans are uneasy

January 27, 2023 9:15 PM CNN Newsource

By Nadine Schmidt, Sophie Tanno and Claudia Otto, CNN The biggest moment in the Ukraine war this week took place hundreds of miles from the…

The shooter was neutralized at the scene and some of the injured are in critical condition

At least seven dead in Jerusalem synagogue attack, Israeli police say

January 27, 2023 11:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Richard Allen Greene, Hadas Gold, Amir Tal and Tara John, CNN Israeli police say at least seven people were killed and three were injured in a…

German parliament officially commemorates LGBTQ victims of Nazi regime for first time

January 27, 2023 8:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Nadine Schmidt The German parliament for the first time on Friday focused its annual Holocaust memorial commemorations on people persecuted and…

A gunman entered Azerbaijan's embassy in the Iranian capital and killed one person on January 27. Iran's Foreign Minister said the attacker had "personal" motives

Gun attack on Azerbaijan embassy in Tehran kills security chief

January 27, 2023 7:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Mostafa Salem and Allegra Goodwin, CNN A gunman entered Azerbaijan’s embassy in the Iranian capital and killed one person on Friday, the…

Turkey is less than four months away from a presidential election that could extend the 20-year rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan into a third decade. Analysts say that the result may be a close call for the long-term leader.

The world looks on as Erdogan jockeys for a third decade of power in Turkey

January 27, 2023 5:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Turkey is less than four months away from a presidential election that could extend the 20-year rule of President Recep Tayyip…

Family members of one of the Palestinian people killed during the Israeli raid on January 26

Lethal Israeli raid marks deadliest day in over a year

January 27, 2023 4:59 AM CNN

By Abeer Salman, Celine Alkhaldi, Hadas Gold and Michael Schwartz, CNN Israeli forces killed nine Palestinians and wounded several others in the West…

South Africa to send dozens of cheetahs to India under new deal

January 27, 2023 4:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Allegra Goodwin, CNN South Africa has signed an agreement with India to reintroduce dozens of cheetahs to the South Asian country after eight of…

The Swedish government was complicit in the burning of the Quran at a protest in Stockholm

Turkey says Sweden was complicit in burning of Quran amid tension over NATO membership bid

January 26, 2023 9:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy and Niamh Kennedy, CNN The Swedish government was complicit in the burning of the Quran at a protest in Stockholm last weekend, Turkish…

Spanish authorities believe the Moroccan suspect in a deadly machete attack at two churches in the southern port city of Algeciras acted alone in the assault. Locals are pictured on January 26 to remember a sacristan who was killed at a church.

Spanish authorities believe fatal machete attack suspect acted alone

January 26, 2023 5:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Al Goodman, CNN Spanish authorities believe the Moroccan suspect in a deadly machete attack at two churches in the southern port city of Algeciras…

Russia fired missiles toward Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities just hours after Germany and the US announced their plans to provide modern tanks to the country.

Russia strikes Ukraine’s cities hours after Western countries pledge tanks to Kyiv

January 26, 2023 4:28 AM CNN

By Rob Picheta, CNN Ukraine has urged the West to get military hardware into the hands of its troops as quickly as possible, as Russia fired missiles…

Russia strikes Ukraine’s cities hours after Western countries pledge tanks to Kyiv

January 26, 2023 4:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, CNN Ukraine has urged the West to get military hardware into the hands of its troops as quickly as possible, as Russia fired missiles…

US-born Spanish woman is now the world’s oldest person, at age 115

January 26, 2023 4:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Lianne Kolirin and Arnaud Siad, CNN She has survived the horrors of two world wars, a civil war and two global pandemics. Now US-born Maria…

Lethal Israeli raid marks deadliest day in over a year

January 26, 2023 3:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Abeer Salman, Celine Alkhaldi, Hadas Gold and Michael Schwartz, CNN Israeli forces killed nine Palestinians and wounded several others in the West…

Several European armies use Leopard 2 tanks.

Germany’s decision to send tanks to Ukraine is a major moment in the war. Here’s how it will change the conflict

January 25, 2023 7:05 PM CNN

By Rob Picheta, CNN After weeks of geopolitical squabbling, a major moment in the war in Ukraine has arrived: Germany has announced it will provide…

A Leopard 2 battle tank of the German armed forces Bundeswehr is pictured in October 2017.

Germany and US announce plans to send tanks to Ukraine in major sign of support for Kyiv

January 25, 2023 3:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, Stephanie Halasz, Sophie Tanno and Sugam Pokharel, CNN The leaders of the United States and Germany each announced Wednesday they…

Only two bodies from the Battle of Waterloo had ever been found — until one man revealed what was in his attic

January 25, 2023 9:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Bones thought to belong to soldiers killed at the Battle of Waterloo have been discovered in an attic in Belgium. Scientists…

Iran’s amassed enough material for ‘several nuclear weapons,’ says IAEA chief

January 25, 2023 8:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Diplomatic efforts to prevent Iran developing a nuclear weapon should restart, said International Atomic Energy Agency chief…

Germany’s decision to send tanks to Ukraine is a major moment in the war. Here’s how it will change the conflict

January 25, 2023 7:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, CNN After weeks of geopolitical squabbling, a major moment in the war in Ukraine has arrived: Germany has announced it will provide…

Relatives of Zambian student Lemekhani Nyireda

Zambian student who died fighting for Russia in Ukraine laid to rest

January 25, 2023 5:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Nimi Princewill, CNN The Zambian student who died in battle in Ukraine was buried Wednesday in a private ceremony in his home country, a family…

People play in the snow in Algeria's Constantine province

As Israel bans Palestinian flags, one artist protests with his brush

January 25, 2023 5:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Abeer Salman, CNN Just over a decade ago, the Palestinian flag hung alongside Israeli and American flags at the Israeli prime minister’s…

Russian exiled dissident Vladimir Osechkin poses during a photo session on September 20

High-ranking Russian officials are defecting. This man is aiding them

January 24, 2023 9:26 PM CNN

By Melissa Bell, Saskya Vandoorne and Joseph Ataman, CNN Vladimir Osechkin says he was walking toward his dining room table, plates of spaghetti for…

High-ranking Russian officials are defecting. This man is aiding them

January 24, 2023 9:26 PM CNN Newsource

By Melissa Bell, Saskya Vandoorne and Joseph Ataman, CNN Vladimir Osechkin says he was walking toward his dining room table, plates of spaghetti for…

Ukrainian soldiers work in their artillery unit in January.

Ukraine wants longer range missiles as Russia learns from its mistakes

January 24, 2023 9:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister and Fred Pleitgen, CNN Ukrainian officials say the Russians are learning from their battlefield mistakes and making it harder for…

Leopard 2 tanks are already used by several European countries.

Germany set to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, Der Spiegel reports

January 24, 2023 4:12 PM CNN

By Lauren Kent, Mick Krever and Rob Picheta, CNN Germany is set to send its sought-after Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine to help bolster the…

Germany set to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, Der Spiegel reports

January 24, 2023 11:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Lauren Kent, Mick Krever and Rob Picheta, CNN Germany is set to send its sought-after Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine to help bolster the…

Zelensky shakes up Ukrainian government amid growing corruption scandal

January 24, 2023 5:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová, Kostan Nechyporenko and Jo Shelley, CNN President Volodymyr Zelensky has fired a slew of senior Ukrainian officials amid a…

The PMC Wagner Center in St. Petersburg is pictured here.

Deadly and disposable: Wagner’s brutal tactics in Ukraine revealed by intelligence report

January 24, 2023 2:26 AM CNN

By Tim Lister, Frederik Pleitgen, and Victoria Butenko, CNN Wagner Group fighters have become the disposable infantry of the Russian offensive in…

Poland has formally asked for approval from Germany to transfer some of its German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.

Poland requests German approval to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine

January 24, 2023 2:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta and Antonia Mortensen, CNN Poland has formally asked for approval from Germany to transfer some of its German-made Leopard 2 tanks to…

Former Wagner commander describes brutality and incompetence on the frontline

January 23, 2023 6:31 PM CNN

By Muhammad Darwish, Katharina Krebs and Tara John, CNN A former Wagner mercenary says the brutality he witnessed in Ukraine ultimately pushed him to…

Yevgeny Prigozhin declared last week that Wagner was probably "the most experienced army in the world today."

Deadly and disposable: Wagner’s brutal tactics in Ukraine revealed by intelligence report

January 23, 2023 5:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister, Frederik Pleitgen, and Victoria Butenko, CNN Wagner Group fighters have become the disposable infantry of the Russian offensive in…

A demonstrator raises his arms and makes the victory sign during a protest in Tehran on September 19

Iran’s regime is trying to execute its way out of trouble

January 23, 2023 8:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Jomana Karadsheh, Tamara Qiblawi and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN The cries of the women outside a Tehran courthouse swell to a collective wail. The…

French soldiers patrol the village of Gorom Gorom in northern Burkina Faso in November 2019.

Burkina Faso’s military government demands French troops leave the country within one month

January 22, 2023 10:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Niamh Kennedy, CNN The military government of Burkina Faso has demanded the departure of French troops from the country, according to the…

Netanyahu dismisses key ally Aryeh Deri after High Court order

January 22, 2023 3:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Amir Tal and Pauline Lockwood, CNN Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed key ally Aryeh Deri from all ministerial posts on Sunday,…

As a Russian offensive looms, Ukraine races to train military on new Western weapons

January 21, 2023 9:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister and Fred Pleitgen and Matthias Somm, CNN A few kilometers from the Belarus border, Ukrainian forces are training for what they expect…

A Polish Leopard 2 tank during the international military exercise "Allied Spirit 2022" at the Hohenfels military training area.

German indecision on Leopard 2 tanks a ‘disappointment,’ Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister says

January 20, 2023 10:47 PM CNN Newsource

By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andriy Melnyk has expressed frustration in an interview with CNN over…

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will remain in police custody until February 27. Tate here leaves the Court of Appeal

Romania extends detention of Andrew Tate and brother over allegations of rape and human trafficking

January 20, 2023 6:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Molly Stazicker and Allegra Goodwin, CNN Influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will remain in police custody until February 27 after a…

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius meets with his US counterpart

Germany is ‘wasting time’ on sending tanks to Ukraine, its allies say. Here’s why the Leopard 2 is so important

January 20, 2023 9:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, CNN Pressure is growing on Germany to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, with Kyiv stepping up its pleas and a spat brewing between…

Lebanon vowed to restore its payments to the UN's operating budget on Friday after losing its right to vote in the 193-member UN General Assembly for not meeting minimum contributions.

Lebanon to restore UN payments ‘immediately’ after losing voting rights in General Assembly

January 20, 2023 8:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Lebanon vowed to restore its payments to the UN’s operating budget on Friday after losing its right to vote in the…

A television screen in a special bunker court in Caltanissetta

Capture of Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro raises questions over how he stayed free for so long

January 19, 2023 9:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN The arrest of Cosa Nostra mob boss Matteo Messina Denaro at a private health clinic in Palermo on…

Putin loyalist dials up nuclear rhetoric as NATO partners push for more weapons for Ukraine

January 19, 2023 8:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Uliana Pavlova, CNN Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council and key ally of President Vladimir Putin, warned on…

He beheaded his wife in Iran. His prison sentence? Eight years and two months

January 19, 2023 6:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Artemis Moshtaghian, Hande Atay Alam, Jonny Hallam and Mostafa Salem, CNN An Iranian man who beheaded his 17-year-old wife in February 2022 was…

Soccer fans attempt to enter the Basra International Stadium to watch the final match of the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup between Iraq and Oman

Gulf Cup soccer final in Iraq to take place despite stampede

January 19, 2023 1:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Celine Alkhaldi, Mostafa Salem and Aqeel Najim, CNN A Gulf Cup final match between Iraq and Oman will take place in Basra on Thursday as…

Key Netanyahu ally cannot serve as cabinet minister, Israel’s top court rules, sparking potential political crisis

January 18, 2023 7:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Amir Tal and Richard Allen Greene, CNN Israel’s top court ruled 10-1 on Wednesday that Aryeh Deri, leader of the Shas party and a key ally…

Climate activists have long been protesting the expansion of this coal mine

Climate activist Greta Thunberg released after being detained by German police at coal mine protest

January 18, 2023 2:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ramirez, Laura Paddison, Inke Kappeler, Lindsay Isaac and Nadine Schmidt, CNN Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was released by…

Helicopter crash near Kyiv kills 16, including Ukrainian interior minister

January 18, 2023 1:34 AM CNN

By Maria Kostenko, Sophie Tanno, Brent Swails and Ivana Kottasová, CNN A helicopter crash near a kindergarten in the Kyiv region has killed at least…

Yenin Yevgeny Volodymyrovych - First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine

Helicopter crash near Kyiv kills 14, including Ukrainian interior minister

January 18, 2023 12:48 AM CNN Newsource

By Maria Kostenko, Sophie Tanno, Brent Swails and Ivana Kottasová, CNN A helicopter carrying the leadership team of Ukraine’s interior…

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