Lebanon wakes up in two different timezones amid Daylight Saving row
By Mia Alberti and Sophie Tanno, CNN Already facing one of the world’s worst economic crises, the Lebanese people have a fresh challenge after…
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Sicilian island sees record-high migrant arrivals by boat
By Valentina Di Donato and Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN A record of more than 2,000 migrants arrived on the Sicilian island of Lampedusa in the past day,…
Continue ReadingA threat to democracy or much-needed reform? Israel’s judicial overhaul explained
By Hadas Gold, CNN For months, hundreds of thousands of Israelis have been taking to the streets across the country to protest far-reaching changes…
Continue ReadingThe far out, far-right plot that Germany is still trying to unravel
By Sophie Tanno and Nadine Schmidt, CNN An extremist and until recently almost unheard-of network in Germany is back in the spotlight after police…
Continue ReadingA Ukrainian orphanage tried to hide its children when war began. Then the Russians came
By David McKenzie, Ghazi Balkiz and Maria Avdeeva, CNN A boom of artillery fire shook the ground as Olena opened the gate to the Kherson…
Continue ReadingA Ukrainian orphanage tried to hide its children when war began. Then the Russians came
By David McKenzie, Ghazi Balkiz and Maria Avdeeva, CNN A boom of artillery fire shook the ground as Olena opened the gate to the Kherson…
Continue Reading‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero to be freed after 25-year terrorism sentence commuted
By Jennifer Hansler, Bethlehem Feleke, Mostafa Salem and Jack Guy, CNN Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the Hollywood film “Hotel Rwanda,”…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu acted illegally by getting involved in judicial overhaul, says Israel’s attorney general
By Amir Tal, CNN Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acted illegally by announcing Thursday that he would involve himself directly in…
Continue ReadingKing Charles state visit to France postponed amid violent pension protests
By Pierre Bairin, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN King Charles‘s state visit to France has been postponed amid planned protests over…
Continue ReadingA threat to democracy or much-needed reform? Israel’s judicial overhaul explained
By Hadas Gold, CNN For months, hundreds of thousands of Israelis have been taking to the streets across the country to protest far-reaching changes…
Continue ReadingUkraine eyes an offensive around Bakhmut, as Russian momentum stalls
By Rob Picheta, Vasco Cotovio, Olga Voitovych and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Russian forces are depleted in Bakhmut and a Ukrainian counter-offensive…
Continue ReadingUkraine eyes an offensive around Bakhmut, as Russian momentum stalls
By Rob Picheta, Vasco Cotovio, Olga Voitovych and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Russian forces are depleted in Bakhmut and a Ukrainian counter-offensive…
Continue ReadingThe new Prince of Wales is not afraid to take sides
By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Royal tours are normally planned months in advance. But the Prince of Wales’ surprise trip to…
Continue ReadingHungary says it would not arrest Putin if he entered the country
By Luke McGee, CNN Hungary says it would not arrest Russian president Vladimir Putin if he entered the country, despite the International Criminal…
Continue ReadingHungary says it would not arrest Putin if he entered the country
By Luke McGee, CNN Hungary says it would not arrest Russian president Vladimir Putin if he entered the country, despite the International Criminal…
Continue ReadingIsrael passes law shielding Netanyahu from being removed amid protests over judicial changes
By Hadas Gold and Amir Tal, CNN Benjamin Netanyahu resisted calls to drop his controversial overhaul of Israel’s judiciary in a fiery televised…
Continue ReadingRussia launches deadly strikes across Ukraine as China’s Xi departs Moscow
By Helen Regan, Olga Voitovich and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Russia unleashed a wave of deadly attacks on towns and cities across Ukraine on Wednesday as…
Continue ReadingRussia launches deadly strikes across Ukraine as China’s Xi departs Moscow
By Helen Regan, Olga Voitovich and Svitlana Vlasova, CNN Russia unleashed a wave of deadly attacks on towns and cities across Ukraine on Wednesday as…
Continue ReadingPrince William makes surprise visit to troops near Ukrainian-Polish border
By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Britain’s Prince William made a rare, unannounced trip to Poland on Wednesday, meeting British and…
Continue ReadingUN and US join chorus of condemnation against Uganda’s hardline anti-LGBT bill
By Larry Madowo, Nimi Princewill and Catherine Nicholls, CNN The United Nations and United States on Wednesday added to international outrage over a…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Sir John Major, former prime minister of the United Kingdom. Personal Birth date: March 29,…
Continue ReadingA Saudi-Iran reconciliation may not end the war in Yemen just yet
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Mostafa Salem, CNN A surprise agreement by regional archenemies Saudi Arabia and Iran this month has raised hopes that the…
Continue ReadingA Saudi-Iran reconciliation may not end the war in Yemen just yet
By Nadeen Ebrahim and Mostafa Salem, CNN A surprise agreement by regional archenemies Saudi Arabia and Iran this month has raised hopes that the…
Continue ReadingLarge ship tips over at port in Edinburgh, causing injuries
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN A large ship sitting in a dry dock was dislodged from its holding and partially tipped over in the Scottish capital…
Continue ReadingNo path to peace: Five key takeaways from Xi and Putin’s talks in Moscow
By Simone McCarthy Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have made a sweeping affirmation of their alignment across a host…
Continue ReadingNo path to peace: Five key takeaways from Xi and Putin’s talks in Moscow
By Simone McCarthy Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin have made a sweeping affirmation of their alignment across a host…
Continue ReadingUganda parliament passes bill criminalizing identifying as LGBTQ, imposes death penalty for some offenses
By Larry Madowo and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Ugandan lawmakers on Tuesday approved some of the world’s harshest anti-gay laws, making some…
Continue ReadingUK accuses Russia of disinformation over depleted uranium
By Jessie Gretener, Darya Tarasova and Jack Guy, CNN Russia is “deliberately trying to disinform,” said the UK Ministry of Defense on…
Continue ReadingUganda parliament passes bill criminalizing identifying as LGBTQ, imposes death penalty for some offenses
By Larry Madowo and Catherine Nicholls, CNN Ugandan lawmakers on Tuesday approved some of the world’s harshest anti-gay laws, making some…
Continue ReadingIsraeli minister says there’s ‘no such thing as a Palestinian people,’ inviting US rebuke
By Hadas Gold, Amir Tal and Abeer Salman, CNN Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich denied the existence of a Palestinian people…
Continue ReadingPreparations for ‘de-occupation’: Annexed Crimea not forgotten by Ukraine
By Tim Lister, CNN While the fury of conflict echoes across the eastern Donbas region, a very different war is being waged in Crimea: one of…
Continue Reading‘I killed a man today’: Russian soldier accused of war crimes in absentia after audio files intercepted
By Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson, Olha Konovalova and Tom Booth, CNN A Russian soldier who allegedly shot a civilian in an extraordinary attack caught…
Continue Reading‘I killed a man today’: Russian soldier accused of war crimes in absentia after audio files intercepted
By Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson, Olha Konovalova and Tom Booth, CNN A Russian soldier who allegedly shot a civilian in an extraordinary attack caught…
Continue ReadingPutin and Xi pose as peacemakers while Moscow’s war in Ukraine rages on
By Rob Picheta and Simone McCarthy, CNN Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin posed as peacebrokers during a friendly visit in Moscow on Tuesday, again…
Continue ReadingRussian cruise missiles destroyed in strike in Crimea, Ukraine Defense Ministry says
By Helen Regan, Josh Pennington, Tatiana Arias, Elise Garofalo and Sarah Dean, CNN Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense said late Monday that a strike…
Continue ReadingLondon’s Metropolitan Police lets predators flourish, review concludes
By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN London’s Metropolitan Police has allowed predatory behavior to flourish within its force and failed to adequately…
Continue ReadingKenya opposition leader calls for weekly protests after being tear-gassed by police
By Bethlehem Feleke, CNN Kenyan opposition leader and former prime minister Raila Odinga has called for weekly nationwide protests against the high…
Continue ReadingNetanyahu government makes first climbdown on plan to weaken Israel’s judiciary
By Hadas Gold, CNN The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a change Monday to a key part of its controversial plans to…
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi stresses close ties with ‘dear friend’ Putin during his first visit to Russia since Ukraine invasion
By Simone McCarthy and Rob Picheta, CNN Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have met at the Kremlin and touted the close ties and strategic visions shared…
Continue ReadingKing Charles marks first Mother’s Day since Queen’s death
By Sophie Tanno, CNN Britain’s King Charles has remembered the late Queen on the first Mother’s Day in the UK since her death. “To…
Continue ReadingTrump and Le Pen backed these Dutch farmers — now they’ve sprung an election shock
By Sophie Tanno, CNN A farmers’ protest party in the Netherlands has caused a shock after winning provincial elections this week just four…
Continue ReadingHundreds protest clampdown on same-sex parents in Milan
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Hundreds took to the streets of Milan on Saturday to protest against moves by Italy’s new right-wing government to…
Continue ReadingDefiant Putin visits occupied Mariupol, symbol of Ukrainian resistance
By Sandi Sidhu, CNN Vladimir Putin has made a surprise visit to Russian-occupied Mariupol, his first visit to territory captured by his forces in the…
Continue ReadingRussian mercenary chief announces plans to recruit 30,000 more fighters
By Uliana Pavlova and Tim Lister, CNN The chief of Russia’s Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin announced on Saturday that he plans…
Continue ReadingUK Home Secretary visits Rwanda to discuss controversial deportation scheme
By Duarte Mendonca and Christian Edwards, CNN British Home Secretary Suella Braverman arrived in Rwanda on Saturday to discuss a controversial…
Continue ReadingUK Home Secretary visits Rwanda to discuss controversial deportation scheme
By Duarte Mendonca and Christian Edwards, CNN British Home Secretary Suella Braverman arrived in Rwanda on Saturday to discuss a controversial…
Continue ReadingFrench workers may have to retire at 64 and many are in uproar. Here’s why
By Joseph Ataman, CNN Impromptu protests broke out in Paris and across several French cities Thursday evening following a move by the government to…
Continue ReadingICC issues war crimes arrest warrant for Putin for alleged deportation of Ukrainian children
By Rob Picheta and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Russian President…
Continue ReadingICC issues war crimes arrest warrant for Putin for alleged deportation of Ukrainian children
By Rob Picheta and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Russian President…
Continue ReadingLibyan armed group says barrels of missing natural uranium recovered
By Mostafa Salem and Hira Humayun, CNN A Libyan armed group claims to have found the barrels of natural uranium that went missing in southern Libya.…
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