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Russian President Vladimir Putin called his government to "speed up" decision-making and manufacturing of military equipment.

Putin urges his government to ‘speed up’ decision-making in Ukraine war

October 25, 2022 1:40 PM CNN Newsource

By Tara John and Katharina Krebs, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin called his government to “speed up” decision-making and…

A view of damage at Velyka Oleksandrivka town

Russia pulls occupying officials out of Kherson as it braces for Ukrainian offensive

October 25, 2022 11:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Mick Krever, CNN A veil of uncertainty has descended over Ukraine’s southern front, as a counteroffensive raises hopes of further Ukrainian…

Russia is accusing Ukraine of planning to use a so-called dirty bomb

What is a dirty bomb and why is Russia talking about it?

October 24, 2022 11:44 PM CNN Newsource

By Brad Lendon, CNN Russia is accusing Ukraine of planning to use a so-called dirty bomb, an allegation dismissed by Kyiv and its Western allies as a…

Russia’s war in Ukraine

October 24, 2022 10:52 PM CNN Newsource

At least four Palestinians were killed during an Israeli military raid in the old city of Nablus in the West Bank on October 25

Six killed by Israeli forces in the deadliest day for Palestinians this year

October 24, 2022 9:14 PM CNN Newsource

By Abeer Salman and Hadas Gold, CNN At least six Palestinians were killed by the Israeli military on Tuesday, making it the deadliest day of violence…

Russian court upholds Brittney Griner’s drug smuggling conviction

October 24, 2022 9:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Anna Chernova, Dakin Andone and Zahra Ullah, CNN A judge in Russia has left Brittney Griner’s verdict in place, upholding on Tuesday the US…

What is a dirty bomb and why is Russia talking about it?

October 24, 2022 4:09 PM CNN

By Brad Lendon, CNN Russia is accusing Ukraine of planning to use a so-called dirty bomb, an allegation dismissed by Kyiv and its Western allies as a…

Palestinian girls wearing traditional embroidered dresses perform during a ceremony marking the start of the olive harvest season in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza on Sunday.

London-based TV channel sparks Iranian leaders’ ire amid protests

October 24, 2022 12:43 PM CNN Newsource

By Nadeen Ebrahim and Abbas Al Lawati, CNN A top Iranian military official issued a warning to Saudi Arabia last week as his government continued to…

October 24, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

October 23, 2022 10:47 PM CNN Newsource

Russia’s war in Ukraine

October 23, 2022 10:47 PM CNN

Yemen Fast Facts

October 23, 2022 8:06 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Yemen, a country located on the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, sharing a border with Saudi…

Iraq Fast Facts

October 23, 2022 7:58 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the country of Iraq which borders Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Iran and the Persian…

A motorcycle on fire in the Iranian capital Tehran

Iran says it will sue US, alleging ‘direct involvement’ in protests

October 23, 2022 12:05 AM CNN Newsource

By Hande Atay Alam, Aliza Kassim and Tara Subramaniam, CNN Iran said Saturday it would take legal action against the United States, accusing it of…

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at Gatwick Airport

Boris Johnson tries to win support for comeback bid, as Sunak enters race to be Britain’s next prime minister

October 22, 2022 11:41 PM CNN Newsource

By Jennifer Hauser and Tara Subramaniam, CNN Boris Johnson was on Sunday battling to win enough support to make what would be a stunning comeback as…

Citizens of Kherson arrive at the railway station in Dzhankoi

Kherson resident describes a ghost town of exhausted people, with acute shortages of medicine

October 22, 2022 8:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Olga Voitovych and Tim Lister, CNN A resident of Kherson has described the situation in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city as tense, with people…

Iranian rock climber Elnaz Rekabi thanks supporters on social media, as official denies she is under house arrest

October 22, 2022 12:28 AM CNN Newsource

By Jomana Karadsheh and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN A female Iranian rock climber, who competed without a hijab at an international competition in South…

Ukrainian military says 18 Russian cruise missiles destroyed amid attacks on energy infrastructure

October 22, 2022 12:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Pierre Meilhan and Richard Roth, CNN The Ukrainian military said it used anti-aircraft missile units and mobile fire groups to destroy Russian…

Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy’s prime minister. Some fear the hard-right turn she’s promised to take

October 21, 2022 9:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Valentina Di Donato, Ben Wedeman and Antonia Mortensen, CNN Giorgia Meloni, the hard-right leader who was sworn in as Italy’s first female…

This teacher was tortured by the Russians and held for six months before returning to her town in Ukraine in a prisoner swap

October 21, 2022 6:24 PM CNN

By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails, Tim Lister and Scott McWhinnie, CNN The letter had just three words: mama, alive, healthy. But Olena Yuzvak had no…

Russian President Vladimir Putin (center left) and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on September 11

‘I sent him bottles of Lambrusco’: Italy’s Berlusconi boasts about friendship with Putin in leaked audio

October 21, 2022 7:30 PM CNN

By Valentina Di Donato, Antonia Mortensen, Sugam Pokharel and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi sparked…

This teacher was tortured by the Russians and held for six months before returning to her town in Ukraine in a prisoner swap

October 21, 2022 6:24 PM CNN

By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails, Tim Lister and Scott McWhinnie, CNN The letter had just three words: mama, alive, healthy. But Olena Yuzvak had no…

This teacher was tortured by the Russians and held for six months before returning to her town in Ukraine in a prisoner swap

October 21, 2022 6:24 PM CNN Newsource

By Clarissa Ward, Brent Swails, Tim Lister and Scott McWhinnie, CNN The letter had just three words: mama, alive, healthy. But Olena Yuzvak had no…

Ukrainian military says 18 Russian cruise missiles destroyed amid attacks on energy infrastructure

October 21, 2022 3:34 PM CNN

By Pierre Meilhan and Richard Roth, CNN The Ukrainian military said it used anti-aircraft missile units and mobile fire groups to destroy Russian…

Iranian teachers call for nationwide strike in protest over deaths and detention of students

October 21, 2022 3:12 PM CNN Newsource

By Celine Alkhaldi and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN A teachers’ union in Iran called for a nationwide teacher strike in protest over the recent deaths…

Silvio Berlusconi (left) and Matteo Salvini (right) are expected to be part of Meloni's Cabinet

Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni named as Italy’s first female prime minister

October 21, 2022 9:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, Valentina Di Donato, Sharon Braithwaite and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Populist firebrand Giorgia Meloni has been named as Italy’s…

Life gets more unbearable for Palestinians in Jerusalem’s only refugee camp

October 21, 2022 8:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Abeer Salman, CNN The people of this isolated, poverty-stricken island of refugees from the wars of 1948 and 1967 have never had it easy. But in…

Malawi police find more bodies near mass grave that contained 25 Ethiopians

October 21, 2022 2:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Four more bodies of suspected illegal migrants from Ethiopia have been found near the site of a mass grave in northern Malawi…

October 21, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

October 20, 2022 10:52 PM CNN Newsource

‘I sent him bottles of Lambrusco’: Italy’s Berlusconi boasts about friendship with Putin in leaked audio

October 20, 2022 8:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Valentina Di Donato, Antonia Mortensen, Sugam Pokharel and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi sparked…

October 20, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

October 19, 2022 10:34 PM CNN Newsource

The current movement -- led and inspired by women -- has united Iranians across generations. But as chants of "woman

Stalked, tortured, disappeared: Iranian authorities have a playbook for silencing dissent, and they’re using it again

October 19, 2022 9:21 PM CNN

By Hannah Ritchie and Teele Rebane, CNN Arman doesn’t sleep much anymore. “In my nightmare, I see someone is following me in the dark,…

Yemeni children attend class outdoors in a heavily-damaged school on the first day of the new academic year in Yemen's war-torn western province of Hodeida.

Iran is slowly entrenching itself as a player in the Ukraine war

October 19, 2022 5:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN As Russia faces growing setbacks in Ukraine, it appears to be increasingly turning to Iran for help, in a development that has…

Stalked, tortured, disappeared: Iranian authorities have a playbook for silencing dissent, and they’re using it again

October 19, 2022 5:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Ritchie and Teele Rebane, CNN Arman doesn’t sleep much anymore. “In my nightmare, I see someone is following me in the dark,…

October 21, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

October 19, 2022 2:49 PM CNN

Devastation on Ukraine’s eastern front, where the notorious Wagner group is making gains

October 19, 2022 2:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Sebastian Shukla, Frederik Pleitgen and Rich Harlow, CNN The weather in Bakhmut deceives the senses, sunny and warm — almost peaceful. But a…

Ancient DNA reveals first Neanderthal family portrait

October 19, 2022 11:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN Meet the Neanderthals of Chagyrskaya Cave. The riverside hunting camp in the foothills of the Altai mountains in Siberia was home…

The Queen was a ‘shining example’ of female leadership, says Meghan

October 19, 2022 9:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Meghan, Duchess of Sussex has opened up about the loss of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II and the “legacy” she…

Protests took place in Russia after President Vladimir Putin's announcement for "partial mobilization" last month.

Russia says its chaotic military draft is starting to wind down. Has it actually helped Putin?

October 19, 2022 8:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, CNN The “partial mobilization” of Russian citizens to fight in the country’s war on Ukraine has been beset by…

Russia ramps up relocation of civilians in Kherson. It may soon lose one of the biggest prizes of its war

October 19, 2022 6:17 AM CNN

By Mick Krever, CNN The Russian-installed leaders in Ukraine’s Kherson region on Wednesday began massively ramping up the relocation of up to…

Russia ramps up relocation of civilians in Kherson. It may soon lose one of the biggest prizes of its war

October 19, 2022 5:32 AM CNN Newsource

By Mick Krever, CNN The Russian-installed leaders in Ukraine’s Kherson region on Wednesday began massively ramping up the relocation of up to…

Putin declares martial law in four occupied regions as Kyiv presses offensive

October 19, 2022 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Uliana Pavlova Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Wednesday that he has signed a law introducing martial law in four Ukrainian regions…

Victoria Zamchenko and her husband Bohdan were killed in their Kyiv apartment.

Friend recalls ‘wonderful couple’ killed in Russian drone attack on Kyiv

October 18, 2022 11:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Olga Voitovych and Mick Krever, CNN A pregnant woman and her husband killed in Kyiv by what Ukrainian officials said was a Russian…

October 19, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news

October 18, 2022 10:39 PM CNN Newsource

A picture obtained by AFP outside Iran shows demonstrators being dispersed during a protest for Mahsa Amini

The doctors risking it all to treat Iran’s protesters

October 18, 2022 5:39 PM CNN Newsource

By Teele Rebane, CNN Arash says he has grown adept at spotting undercover Iranian law enforcement officers. The doctor says they often visit the…

Clashes broke out throughout Iran Won October 26 as thousands of people came to the burial site of Mahsa Amini in Saqqez

Clashes in Iran as thousands gather at Mahsa Amini’s grave, 40 days after her death

October 18, 2022 5:39 PM CNN

By Celine Alkhaldi, Adam Pourahmadi and Tara John, CNN Clashes broke out throughout Iran Wednesday as thousands of people came to the burial site of…

Iran is slowly entrenching itself as a player in the Ukraine war

October 18, 2022 4:13 PM CNN

By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN As Russia faces growing setbacks in Ukraine, it appears to be increasingly turning to Iran for help, in a development that has…