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‘I am not afraid of the dark anymore.’ Orphaned Ukrainian boy finds hope with new family

November 13, 2022 9:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Salma Abdelaziz and Dennis Lapin, CNN When Russian forces invaded their country in late February, Vladimir Bespalov and Maria Bespalaya feared…

‘I am not afraid of the dark anymore.’ Orphaned Ukrainian boy finds hope with new family

November 13, 2022 9:43 PM CNN

By Salma Abdelaziz and Dennis Lapin, CNN When Russian forces invaded their country in late February, Vladimir Bespalov and Maria Bespalaya feared…

Ambulances arrive near the scene following an explosion in central Istanbul's Taksim area

Suspect in custody in Istanbul blast that killed 6 and injured 81, officials say

November 13, 2022 9:22 AM CNN

By Isil Sariyuce, Sophie Tanno and Holly Yan, CNN A suspect is in custody related to an explosion that killed at least six people and injured at…

A local hugs a Ukrainian serviceman as people celebrate after Russia's retreat from Kherson city

After liberation, Kherson’s residents now face severe shortages and threat from mines

November 13, 2022 9:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Mariya Knight, Amy Woodyatt and Nic Robertson, CNN Residents of the newly liberated city of Kherson are almost without water and face shortages of…

After liberation, Kherson’s residents now face severe shortages and threat from mines

November 13, 2022 7:33 AM CNN

By Mariya Knight, Amy Woodyatt and Nic Robertson, CNN Residents of the newly liberated city of Kherson are almost without water and face shortages of…

Suspect in custody in Istanbul blast that killed 6 and injured 81, officials say

November 13, 2022 6:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Isil Sariyuce, Sophie Tanno and Holly Yan, CNN A suspect is in custody related to an explosion that killed at least six people and injured at…

Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu smiles as he enters an election night event for the Likud party on November 1

Israeli President invites Netanyahu to form government

November 13, 2022 5:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Elliott Gotkine, Michael Schwartz and Idris Muktar Ibrahim, CNN Israel’s President Isaac Herzog asked Benjamin Netanyahu to form a new…

King Charles during the Remembrance Sunday service at The Cenotaph in London..

Britain’s King Charles leads Remembrance Sunday service for first time as monarch

November 13, 2022 1:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Sophie Tanno and Max Foster, CNN King Charles III has led Britain’s annual Remembrance Sunday service for the first time as monarch. The…

Ukrainian women on the front line struggle to find uniforms that fit. One couple aims to fix that

November 12, 2022 9:18 PM CNN

By Christiane Amanpour, Maddie Araujo and Christian Streib, CNN Andrii Kolesnyk and Kseniia Drahanyuk both beam with excitement as they crouch over a…

Ukrainian women on the front line struggle to find uniforms that fit. One couple aims to fix that

November 12, 2022 9:18 PM CNN Newsource

By Christiane Amanpour, Maddie Araujo and Christian Streib, CNN Andrii Kolesnyk and Kseniia Drahanyuk both beam with excitement as they crouch over a…

At least 326 killed in Iran protests, human rights group claims

November 12, 2022 8:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Duarte Mendonca, Pierre Bairin, Maija Ehlinger and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Iranian security forces have killed at least 326 people since nationwide…

Jubilant Kherson residents hug liberating soldiers — but know Russians are still just over the river

November 12, 2022 7:40 AM CNN Newsource

By CNN International Diplomatic Editor Nic Robertson, CNN Once the scene of Russian occupation, the drive into newly liberated Kherson city was…

Jubilant Kherson residents hug liberating soldiers — but know Russians are still just over the river

November 12, 2022 4:24 AM CNN

By CNN International Diplomatic Editor Nic Robertson, CNN Once the scene of Russian occupation, the drive into newly liberated Kherson city was…

Banksy unveils mural in Ukrainian town liberated from Russians

November 12, 2022 4:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Sophie Tanno, CNN Renowned street artist Banksy has unveiled his latest artwork in an Instagram post — a mural in the liberated Ukrainian…

No water, power or internet — only euphoria in newly liberated Kherson

November 12, 2022 2:38 AM CNN Newsource

By Nic Robertson and Amy Woodyatt CNN For eight months, residents of the Ukrainian city of Kherson have been living under brutal Russian occupation.…

Tunnel discovered beneath Egyptian temple may lead to Cleopatra’s tomb, archaeologist says

November 11, 2022 1:28 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 10 NOV 22 10:48 ET Updated: 10 NOV 22 18:40 ET Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Kathleen Martinez, an…

A university in Uganda has withdrawn a requirement for female nursing and midwifery students to take a pregnancy test before sitting their exams

Ugandan university drops mandatory pregnancy tests for students after outcry

November 11, 2022 8:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Amarachi Orie, CNN A university in Uganda has withdrawn a requirement for female nursing and midwifery students to take a pregnancy test before…

Crowd cheer and chant as they surround a car with Ukrainian soldiers in Kherson's main square on November 11. Ukrainian forces swept into the key city of Kherson on Friday as Russian troops retreated to the east.

Ukrainian troops sweep into key city of Kherson after Russian forces retreat, dealing blow to Putin

November 11, 2022 8:02 AM CNN

By Mick Krever, Anna Chernova, Teele Rebane, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Tim Lister and Sophie Tanno, CNN Ukrainian forces swept into the key city of…

Ukrainian troops sweep into key city of Kherson after Russian forces retreat, dealing blow to Putin

November 11, 2022 2:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Mick Krever, Anna Chernova, Teele Rebane, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Tim Lister and Sophie Tanno, CNN Ukrainian forces swept into the key city of…

Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to supporters during a campaign event on October 29 in Bnei Brak

Netanyahu to be invited to form government, paving way for return of Israel’s longest-serving leader

November 11, 2022 2:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Elliott Gotkine and Amir Tal, CNN Israel’s President Isaac Herzog announced Friday he will invite Benjamin Netanyahu to form Israel’s…

A migrant in need of urgent medical care is winched up on a stretcher by a helicopter of the French Army from the Ocean Viking rescue ship on November 10 in the Tyrrhenian Sea between Italy and Corsica island.

France suspends deal to take in thousands of asylum-seekers currently in Italy after row over ship

November 10, 2022 4:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Pierre Bairin, Natacha Bracken, Sharon Braithwaite and Antonia Mortensen, CNN The diplomatic fallout between France and Italy over a stranded…

Police officers stand guard near the scene of a stabbing attack in Brussels on November 10. The stabbing attack is "suspected to be terror-related."

Police officer killed in stabbing attack in Brussels, local police say

November 10, 2022 1:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Sharon Braithwaite, James Frater, Barbara von Bulow and Sugam Pokharel, CNN A stabbing attack in Brussels which led to the death of least one…

Zelensky hopes bipartisan US support for Ukraine won’t end after midterms

November 10, 2022 11:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Sana Noor Haq, Madalena Araujo, Emmet Lyons and Claire Calzonetti, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was concerned about recent…

Zelensky hopes bipartisan US support for Ukraine won’t end after midterms

November 10, 2022 11:06 AM CNN

By Sana Noor Haq, Madalena Araujo, Emmet Lyons and Claire Calzonetti, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was concerned about recent…

Zelensky hopes bipartisan US support for Ukraine won’t end after midterms

November 10, 2022 11:06 AM CNN

By Sana Noor Haq, Madalena Araujo, Emmet Lyons and Claire Calzonetti, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he was concerned about recent…

Ukraine's military pushes toward Kherson city in this photograph from November 9.

Ukraine claims big gains in south, but fears retreating Russians will turn Kherson into ‘city of death’

November 10, 2022 8:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Mick Krever, Anna Chernova, Tim Lister and Julia Kesaieva, CNN Ukraine’s military said it had retaken swathes of territory in Kherson on…

TikTokers caned and ordered to wash toilets as court rules they defamed Nigerian governor

November 10, 2022 8:26 AM CNN Newsource

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Two TikTok comedians have been publicly whipped in Nigeria for making a video that a court in the northern Kano State ruled…

Egyptian activist and blogger Alaa Abd El-Fattah gives an interview at his home in Cairo on May 17

An Egyptian activist hoped dual citizenship would save him. It hasn’t so far

November 10, 2022 8:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Nadeen Ebrahim and Sarah El Sirgany, CNN For some political detainees in Egypt, a second nationality can be a matter of life or death, especially…

Leading Iranian actor posts picture without hijab in support of anti-government protests

November 10, 2022 6:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Celine Alkhaldi and Sophie Tanno, CNN Leading Iranian actor Taraneh Alidoosti posted a picture of herself on Instagram without the mandatory hijab…

November 10, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

November 9, 2022 9:01 PM CNN Newsource

Much of the Kherson region has been in Russian control since the early weeks of its invasion.

Russia will withdraw forces from Kherson in Ukraine war setback

November 9, 2022 12:51 PM CNN

By Tim Lister, Darya Tarasova and Rob Picheta, CNN Russia has ordered a retreat from the key southern city of Kherson, the only regional capital it…

Russia will withdraw forces from Kherson in Ukraine war setback

November 9, 2022 8:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister, Darya Tarasova and Rob Picheta, CNN Russia has ordered a retreat from the key southern city of Kherson, the only regional capital it…

Russian penal colonies are notoriously overcrowded and often see tough restrictions placed on inmates.

Russia’s penal colonies are often grim, cramped facilities. Here’s what could await Brittney Griner

November 9, 2022 7:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, CNN US women’s basketball star Brittney Griner is being transferred to a Russian penal colony, where conditions are often tough…

Senior Russian-appointed official in occupied Kherson ‘killed in road accident’

November 9, 2022 7:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister, Uliana Pavlova, Anna Chernova, Darya Tarasova and Nathan Hodge, CNN One of the most senior Russian-appointed officials in occupied…

Norway's Princess Märtha Louise (right) is withdrawing from official royal duties in order to concentrate on the alternative medicine business she runs with her fiancé

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway gives up royal duties to run business with shaman fiancé

November 9, 2022 4:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy, CNN Norway’s Princess Märtha Louise is withdrawing from official royal duties in order to concentrate on the alternative medicine…

Brittney Griner begins transfer to Russian penal colony, attorneys say

November 8, 2022 11:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Abby Phillip, CNN US women’s basketball star Brittney Griner is in the process of being moved to a Russian penal colony where she is due to…

Russia’s war in Ukraine

November 8, 2022 10:58 PM CNN

Russia’s war in Ukraine

November 8, 2022 9:54 PM CNN

November 9, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

November 8, 2022 9:54 PM CNN Newsource

Egypt says the new city is needed to accommodate its rapidly growing population.

Egypt faces an acute water crisis, but it’s still building a ‘Green River’ in the desert

November 8, 2022 8:04 PM CNN Newsource

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN On the easternmost outskirts of Cairo, the Egyptian government is building a giant belt of lakes and parks deep in the desert.…

2 women arrested for murdering woman, then going on spending spree with her credit cards

November 8, 2022 7:51 PM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 08 NOV 22 22:25 ET By Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story WATERBURY, Connecticut (WFSB)…

French authorities have opened an investigation into one of highest-ranking members of France’s Catholic Church

France opens investigation into cardinal who admitted to sexually abusing 14-year-old girl

November 8, 2022 12:12 PM CNN Newsource

By Delia Gallagher and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN French authorities have opened an investigation into one of highest-ranking members of France’s…

‘We don’t know if he’s alive.’ Sister of jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah fears the worst.

November 8, 2022 11:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Zeena Saifi, Allegra Goodwin and Tara John, CNN The sister of jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah is concerned for his life,…

Russian-backed military officials have said Ukrainian forces are weakening the Kremlin's offensive in the Donetsk region.

Russian troops slam generals over ‘incomprehensible battle’ that reportedly killed 300 in Donetsk

November 8, 2022 6:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister, Josh Pennington, Anna Chernova, Uliana Pavlova, Yulia Kesaieva and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Russian troops have denounced an…

Kyiv residents mull life outside the city as power outages bite and incomes plummet

November 8, 2022 4:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Dennis Lapin, CNN Kyiv residents have been getting used to 12 hours a day without electricity, but the situation has gone from bad to worse…

November 8, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

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November 8, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

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Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin appears to admit to US election interference

November 7, 2022 7:42 PM CNN

By Uliana Pavlova, CNN Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Kremlin-linked oligarch known as “Vladimir Putin’s chef,” appeared to admit to Russian…

Ukrainian Orthodox Christians are pictured here celebrating Christmas on January 7

Orthodox Church of Ukraine to allow Christmas on December 25 as rift with Moscow deepens

November 7, 2022 9:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Jack Guy and Olga Voitovych, CNN A branch of Ukraine’s Orthodox church has announced that it will allow its churches to celebrate Christmas…

Russian forces step up raids on civilians in occupied Kherson as potential battle for city looms

November 7, 2022 6:41 AM CNN Newsource

By Olga Voitovych and Mick Krever, CNN Russian forces have stepped up their scrutiny of civilians in occupied areas of Ukraine’s southern…

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