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Police in Paris have temporarily banned so-called "freedom convoys" from the French capital city.

Paris and Brussels ban protests linked to French ‘Freedom Convoy’

February 10, 2022 4:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Joseph Ataman, Lianne Kolirin, Mick Krever and Aliza Kassim Khalidi, CNN Authorities in both Paris and Brussels have announced a ban on protests…

S-400 and Pantsir-S air defense systems arrive ahead of the Russian-Belarusian military drills

Russia and Belarus hold joint military exercises as diplomatic talks ramp back up

February 10, 2022 2:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Nathan Hodge, Tara John and Anna Chernova, CNN Russia and Belarus began 10 days of joint military drills Thursday amid ongoing diplomatic efforts…

The threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine has placed heightened importance on the United States' and NATO's defenses across eastern Europe

Here’s where Alliance forces are deployed across Eastern Europe

February 9, 2022 9:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta and Henrik Pettersson, CNN The threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine has placed heightened importance on the United States’…

Russia has surrounded Ukraine on three sides. Here’s where an invasion could be launched

February 9, 2022 8:36 PM CNN

By Rob Picheta, Henrik Pettersson and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Russia has amassed more than 130,000 troops near Ukraine’s border in recent weeks,…

More incidents of anti-Semitism were recorded in the United Kingdom in 2021 than at any point since it began recording such incidents in 1984

UK anti-Semitism reaches record high in 2021, report says

February 9, 2022 5:21 PM CNN Newsource

By Allegra Goodwin and Richard Allen Greene, CNN More incidents of anti-Semitism were recorded in the United Kingdom in 2021 than at any point since…

Iranian husband beheads teenage wife, authorities say, shocking the country

February 9, 2022 3:27 PM CNN Newsource

By Mostafa Salem and Ramin Mostaghim, CNN The beheading of a 17-year-old girl, allegedly by her husband, in western Iran’s…

A tiny tooth unearthed from a French cave is upending what we know about early humans

February 9, 2022 11:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN A child’s tooth unearthed from a French cave has revealed the earliest evidence of humans — Homo sapiens —…

Marinella Beretta lived near Lake Como in northern Italy.

Body of 70-year-old Italian woman found sitting in chair, two years after her death

February 9, 2022 5:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Hada Messia, Sharon Braithwaite and Hannah Ryan, CNN The body of a 70-year-old woman has been found in her house in northern Italy, two years…

The German government has appointed Jennifer Morgan

German government picks Greenpeace chief, a US citizen, as its new climate envoy

February 9, 2022 5:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The German government has appointed Jennifer Morgan, the long-time boss of Greenpeace International, as its new special…

A burned military vehicle in front of a destroyed building in Uglegorsk

What is the Minsk agreement and is it a way out of Ukraine crisis?

February 9, 2022 4:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister, CNN As world leaders scramble to find a diplomatic solution over the ongoing Russia-Ukraine tensions, talk has turned to the 2015…

What is the Minsk agreement and is it a way out of Ukraine crisis?

February 9, 2022 4:04 AM CNN

By Tim Lister, CNN As world leaders scramble to find a diplomatic solution over the ongoing Russia-Ukraine tensions, talk has turned to the 2015…

Israeli border police say the men killed in the counter-terror operation were responsible for a series of attacks on soldiers in the West Bank.

Funerals for three suspected Palestinian militants killed in West Bank by Israeli forces attract large crowds

February 8, 2022 9:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Andrew Carey, Abeer Salman and Amir Tal, CNN Large crowds turned out in the West Bank city of Nablus Tuesday for the funerals of three men shot…

Pope Benedict XVI asks for forgiveness but denies wrongdoing over child sex abuse cases.

Pope Benedict asks for forgiveness but denies wrongdoing over child sex abuse cases

February 8, 2022 8:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Richard Allen Greene and Hada Messia, CNN Pope Benedict XVI has pushed back against accusations that he knew in 1980 that a priest under his…

Russia pours cold water on Ukraine crisis de-escalation, as Macron meets with Zelensky

February 8, 2022 7:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Eliza Mackintosh and Nathan Hodge, CNN As French President Emmanuel Macron visited his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Tuesday…

Jordanian King Abdullah (R) and his brother Ali (C) accompany King Hussein's coffin on February 8

Iran nuclear talks are entering a critical stage. Here’s what to look out for

February 8, 2022 6:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Abbas Al Lawati and Eoin McSweeney, CNN Iran and the United States return to Vienna on Tuesday for another round of talks aimed at reviving the…

Experts are speculating over Russia’s next move. They may want to check Ukraine’s weather forecast

February 8, 2022 12:47 AM CNN

By Tim Lister, CNN Even in the 21st century, warfare is affected by weather — and that may become a factor in any Russian offensive into…

Experts are speculating over Russia’s next move. They may want to check Ukraine’s weather forecast

February 7, 2022 9:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister, CNN Even in the 21st century, warfare is affected by weather — and that may become a factor in any Russian offensive into…

Macron meets with Putin, leading Europe’s diplomatic efforts to defuse Ukraine crisis

February 7, 2022 10:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Eliza Mackintosh, Nathan Hodge, Uliana Pavolva Dalal Mawad and Nada Bashir, CNN In the tense standoff between Russia and Ukraine, French President…

Residents watch in concern as civil defense and local authorities dig in a hill as they attempt to rescue a 5 year old boy who fell into a hole near the town of Bab Berred near Chefchaouen

‘May God be with my son.’ Father’s farewell to Moroccan boy who died after days trapped in well

February 7, 2022 7:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Celine Alkhaldi and Nimi Princewill, CNN Crowds gathered in Morocco’s northern Chefchaouen province on Monday to attend the funeral of…

Israel’s police under fire amid further allegations of ‘Pegasus’ cybersurveillance use against public figures

February 7, 2022 6:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Andrew Carey and Amir Tal, CNN Israel’s government is set to consider opening a commission of inquiry into the police amid growing anger…

Russia accelerates movement of military hardware towards Ukraine, satellite images show

February 7, 2022 2:20 AM CNN

By Gianluca Mezzofiore and Tim Lister, CNN New satellite imagery obtained by CNN shows that a large base which held Russian tanks, artillery and…

Russia accelerates movement of military hardware towards Ukraine, satellite images show

February 7, 2022 2:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Gianluca Mezzofiore and Tim Lister, CNN New satellite imagery obtained by CNN shows that a large base which held Russian tanks, artillery and…

Ukrainians prepare for war at the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster

February 6, 2022 9:08 PM CNN Newsource

By Mick Krever and Melissa Bell, CNN It’s a frigid Friday in Ukraine’s Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, and dozens of journalists in fluorescent…

Ukrainians prepare for war at the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster

February 6, 2022 9:08 PM CNN

By Mick Krever and Melissa Bell, CNN It’s a frigid Friday in Ukraine’s Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, and dozens of journalists in fluorescent…

New satellite images show advanced Russian military deployments in Belarus

February 6, 2022 8:11 PM CNN

By Tim Lister, CNN New satellite images released by a US-based technology company appear to show that Russia’s military has advanced…

New satellite images show advanced Russian military deployments in Belarus

February 6, 2022 4:30 AM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister, CNN New satellite images released by a US-based technology company appear to show that Russia’s military has advanced…

New satellite images show advanced Russian military deployments in Belarus

February 6, 2022 4:30 AM CNN

By Tim Lister, CNN New satellite images released by a US-based technology company appear to show that Russia’s military has advanced…

Death of ISIS chief raises more questions than it answers

February 6, 2022 2:14 AM CNN Newsource

By Tamara Qiblawi and Eoin McSweeney, CNN The so-called caliphate has lost its leader again. On the surface, the US commando raid in Syria that left…

Hundreds of locals watch the rescue efforts in the rural northern province of Chefchaouen.

Moroccan boy trapped in well has died, according to state media

February 5, 2022 8:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Beech, Celine Alkhaldi and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN A Moroccan boy who had been trapped in a well since Tuesday has died, according to…

The dead fish formed a huge white carpet in the Bay of Biscay

France launches inquiry after spill of over 100,000 dead fish off Atlantic coast

February 5, 2022 7:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Arnaud Siad and Hannah Ryan, CNN A spill of more than 100,000 dead fish in the Atlantic Ocean off the French coast has been described by the…

Machinery has been brought in to conduct the delicate rescue operation.

Rescuers race to save boy stuck down a well for four days in Morocco

February 5, 2022 7:27 AM CNN

By Celine Alkhaldi and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Moroccan rescuers are continuing rescue efforts to reach a 5-year-old boy who is trapped in a well in the…

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and wife test positive for Covid-19

February 5, 2022 5:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Isil Sariyuce, for CNN Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife, Emine, have tested positive for Covid-19. Erdogan said on Twitter that…

Iceland will end whaling from 2024 amid controversy and falling demand. Workers hose down a large fin whale in Hvalfjordur

Iceland to end whaling from 2024 amid controversy and falling demand

February 5, 2022 1:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Arnaud Siad and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Iceland says it will end whaling from 2024 amid dwindling demand and continuing controversy. “There are…

Austria signs into law strict Covid-19 vaccine mandate

February 4, 2022 4:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Nadine Schmidt and Tara John, CNN Austria became the first country in Europe to introduce a national Covid-19 vaccine mandate for adults on Friday…

Rescuers race to save boy stuck down a well for four days in Morocco

February 4, 2022 3:31 AM CNN Newsource

By Celine Alkhaldi and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Moroccan rescuers are continuing rescue efforts to reach a 5-year-old boy who is trapped in a well in the…

Turkey’s Erdogan defiant after rights group launches ‘infringement proceedings’ over detained philanthropist

February 3, 2022 12:20 PM CNN Newsource

By Hande Atay Alam and Isil Sariyuce, CNN Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has slammed the decision by a major European human rights group to…

ISIS leader killed in US raid had dark past but spent years under the radar

February 3, 2022 8:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN In the early hours of Thursday morning, the head of ISIS died during a US raid in northwest Syria just as the…

ISIS leader killed in US raid had dark past but spent years under the radar

February 3, 2022 8:45 AM CNN

By Tim Lister and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN In the early hours of Thursday morning, the head of ISIS died during a US raid in northwest Syria just as the…

US carrier bolsters NATO to counter Russia as tensions reach fever pitch

February 2, 2022 10:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen and Martin Bourke, CNN The smell of jet fuel fills the air as an F/A-18 Super Hornet prepares for take-off. Its…

US carrier bolsters NATO to counter Russia as tensions reach fever pitch

February 2, 2022 10:02 PM CNN

By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen and Martin Bourke, CNN The smell of jet fuel fills the air as an F/A-18 Super Hornet prepares for take-off. Its…

Three hostile drones were intercepted over the United Arab Emirates at dawn on Wednesday

UAE intercepts and destroys 3 ‘hostile’ drones

February 2, 2022 3:53 PM CNN Newsource

By Mostafa Salem and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN Three hostile drones were intercepted over the United Arab Emirates at dawn on Wednesday, the…

Turkish officials carry the bodies of migrants found frozen to death in Ipsala

19 people found frozen to death, sparking diplomatic row between Turkey and Greece

February 2, 2022 3:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Isil Sariyuce and Joshua Berlinger, CNN The number of people found frozen to death in a small Turkish town near the border with Greece has risen…

New satellite images show buildup of Russian military around Ukraine

February 2, 2022 7:21 AM CNN

By Gianluca Mezzofiore and Tim Lister, CNN More evidence has emerged of a steady build-up of Russian military equipment and deployments around…

New satellite images show buildup of Russian military around Ukraine

February 2, 2022 4:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Gianluca Mezzofiore and Tim Lister, CNN More evidence has emerged of a steady build-up of Russian military equipment and deployments around…

Amnesty accuses Israel of apartheid over treatment of Palestinians, prompting angry response

February 2, 2022 3:39 AM CNN

By Andrew Carey, CNN Amnesty International has become the latest human rights organization to accuse Israel of apartheid for its treatment of…

Ukrainian Navy Capt. Oleksandr Hrigorevskiy stands on the dock of Mariupol's port with his ship

In eastern Ukraine they don’t expect an invasion, but people are watching and waiting

February 1, 2022 2:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Tim Lister and Clarissa Ward, CNN On the frontlines east of the port city of Mariupol, the Ukrainian army’s defensive positions look much as…

In eastern Ukraine they don’t expect an invasion, but people are watching and waiting

February 1, 2022 2:48 PM CNN

By Tim Lister and Clarissa Ward, CNN On the frontlines east of the port city of Mariupol, the Ukrainian army’s defensive positions look much as…

Soldiers walk in Guinea-Bissau's capital in 2012.

Guinea-Bissau’s president says coup attempt has failed, government is in control

February 1, 2022 10:11 AM CNN Newsource

By Umaro Djau, Stephanie Busari and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embaló said an attempted military coup to…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said the Russian government was studying the responses from the United States and NATO to Russia's security concerns

Vladimir Putin says the West has ‘ignored’ Russia’s key concerns over Ukraine

February 1, 2022 9:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Nathan Hodge, Uliana Pavlova and Darya Tarasova, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that his government was studying the responses…

An Ukrainian Military Forces serviceman exits from a tank of the 92nd separate mechanized brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces

Russia says there was a ‘mix-up’ in its response to US on Ukraine crisis, as diplomatic pressure intensifies

February 1, 2022 4:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová, Nathan Hodge, Anna Chernova and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Kremlin said Tuesday that there had been a “mix-up” over…

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