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Sudanese protesters march in 60th Street in the capital Khartoum

Sudan’s military dissolves transitional government in coup

October 24, 2021 10:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Yasir Abdallah, Kareem El Damanhoury, Mostafa Salem, Jennifer Deaton and Kara Fox, CNN Sudan’s military dissolved its power-sharing…

Pope Francis has likened migrant detention centers in Libya to "concentration camps" and called on the international community to intervene in a worsening migrant situation in the central Mediterranean region.

Pope Francis compares Libyan centers to ‘concentration camps’

October 24, 2021 7:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Pope Francis has likened migrant detention centers in Libya to “concentration camps” and called on the…

Fresh Ethiopian air force strikes hit Tigray region

October 24, 2021 7:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Bethlehem Feleke, Vasco Cotovio and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The Ethiopian government’s air force carried out two air strikes in the northern…

At least one person has died and several others were injured after an explosion in Uganda's capital Kampala

Deaths and injuries reported in Uganda blast amid heightened terror threat

October 24, 2021 1:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Akanksha Sharma and Tim Lister, CNN At least one person has died and several others were injured after an explosion in Uganda‘s capital…

Iranian governor slapped in the face during public speech

October 23, 2021 7:11 PM CNN Newsource

By Ramin Mostaghim and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN An event introducing a newly appointed Iranian governor was dramatically interrupted Saturday after a…

President and CEO of Saudi Aramco Amin Nasser on October 23 said the country aims to acheive net zero carbon emissions by 2060.

Leading oil exporter Saudi Arabia aims to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2060, Crown Prince MBS says

October 23, 2021 11:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN Saudi Arabia plans to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2060, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) said Saturday…

Matteo Salvini appears outside Palermo's court in Italy on Saturday

Actor Richard Gere summoned to testify against right-wing leader Matteo Salvini in Sicily migrant case

October 23, 2021 7:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN The leader of the Italy’s right-leaning Lega party, Matteo Salvini, lashed out at the start of his trial for the…

Israel labels six Palestinian civil society groups ‘terrorist,’ setting challenge for international donors

October 22, 2021 2:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Andrew Carey and Abeer Salman Israel’s government has declared six Palestinian civil society groups supported by the international community…

Russian officials released this photo of emergency personnel working at the site of an explosion and fire at a gunpowder factory in the Ryazan region

Explosion at Russian gunpowder workshop kills 17 — report

October 22, 2021 9:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Katharina Krebs and Toyin Owoseje, CNN A deadly explosion at an ammunition disposal plant in Russia’s western Ryazan province on Friday…

Luxembourg to become first country in Europe to legalize cannabis

October 22, 2021 9:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Eleanor Pickston and Rob Picheta, CNN Luxembourg is set to become the first European nation to legalize the growing and use of cannabis, the…

This might just look like grass, but it has the power to absorb a load of our carbon emissions

October 22, 2021 5:35 AM CNN

By Lauren Kent, CNN Photographs by Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, CNN Forests have long been celebrated as the natural heroes in the fight against the climate…

Some elephants are evolving to have no tusks as a response to brutal poaching

October 22, 2021 3:53 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN An elephant’s tusks are among its defining features — they help the animal lift heavy branches, topple trees, strip…

People participate in a protest against the implementation of the COVID-19 health pass

Violence over Italy’s strict Covid pass has ignited a national debate about fascism

October 21, 2021 9:18 PM CNN Newsource

By Sarah Dean, CNN Down a narrow, winding street in central Rome, golden cobblestones shine out from the footpath in front of homes, etched with the…

This might just look like grass, but it has the power to absorb a load of our carbon emissions

October 21, 2021 9:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Lauren Kent, CNN Photographs by Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, CNN Forests have long been celebrated as the natural heroes in the fight against the climate…

EU leaders lambast Poland over its challenge to union

October 21, 2021 2:13 PM CNN Newsource

By Amy Cassidy and Reuters The European Union is facing mounting pressure from its own lawmakers to withhold funds to Poland as an ongoing spat…

Syria has executed 24 people who were convicted of terrorism charges for igniting last year's devastating wildfires that left 3 people dead and scorched thousands of acres of forests

Syria executes 24 people charged with lighting wildfires that devastated the country last year

October 21, 2021 2:19 PM CNN Newsource

By Eyad Kourdi and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN Syria has executed 24 people who were convicted of terrorism charges for igniting last year’s…

A worker is seen disinfecting Moscow's Belorussky railway station. Russia is battling its worst spike in Covid-19 cases since the pandemic began.

Europe facing 500,000 more Covid deaths by February, WHO warns

October 21, 2021 9:18 AM CNN

By Rob Picheta and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Europe is facing a potentially devastating winter that could see half a million people die with Covid-19,…

Protesters marched through the streets chanting anti-military slogans and waving flags.

Huge crowds march in Sudan in support of civilian rule

October 21, 2021 12:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Yasir Abdullah and Mostafa Salem, CNN Throngs of Sudanese protesters took to the streets on Thursday to voice their support for civilian rule…

A worker disinfects Moscow's Belorussky railway station on October 20. Moscow will impose a 10-day lockdown from October 28 to November 7 in an effort to curb soaring Covid-19 cases

Moscow is going back into lockdown as Covid-19 deaths multiply in Russia

October 21, 2021 9:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Anna Chernova and Rob Picheta, CNN Moscow will impose a 10-day lockdown from next week in an effort to curb soaring Covid-19 cases, the…

Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan's interim government Abdul Salam Hanafi (center) and members of the Taliban delegation attend an international conference on Afghanistan in Moscow on October 20.

Taliban wins backing for aid at Moscow talks, with regional powers saying US and allies should pay

October 20, 2021 12:48 PM CNN Newsource

Story by Reuters Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers won backing from 10 regional powers at talks in Moscow on Wednesday for the idea of a United…

Taliban wins backing for aid at Moscow talks, with regional powers saying US and allies should pay

October 20, 2021 12:48 PM CNN

Story by Reuters Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers won backing from 10 regional powers at talks in Moscow on Wednesday for the idea of a United…

Four children were among at least 10 people killed in Syrian regime strikes in the northwestern rebel-held area of Idlib on October 20 a rescue group said. A firefighter is seen extinguishing a military bus.

Dozens killed, including children, in Syria attacks

October 20, 2021 10:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Jomana Karadsheh, Eyad Kourdi, Kareem Khadder and Reuters Four children were among at least 10 people killed in Syrian regime strikes in the…

The capital of Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region was covered in smoke on Wednesday as the city was hit by another day of airstrikes.

Fresh airstrikes hit capital of Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region

October 21, 2021 12:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Bethlehem Feleke, Katie Polglase and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN The capital of Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region was covered in smoke on…

A demonstrator raises a Nigerian flag from a car during a motorcade to mark the one-year anniversary of the #EndSARS protest at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos

Police fire tear gas in Lagos as protesters honoring victims of Lekki toll gate shooting spill on to streets

October 20, 2021 9:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Stephanie Busari and Nimi Princewill, CNN Police in Lagos fired tear gas Wednesday as hundreds of demonstrators turned up at the Lekki toll gate…

Moscow orders unvaccinated over-60s to stay home for 4 months as Russia’s Covid-19 crisis deepens

October 20, 2021 6:46 AM CNN Newsource

By Anna Chernova and Rob Picheta, CNN Millions of Russians face strict new Covid-19 restrictions from this week after a slow vaccination drive, an…

The former Bundeswehr soldiers were arrested on suspicion of attempting to form a terrorist organization.

Ex-German soldiers arrested for trying to create paramilitary unit to fight in Yemen

October 20, 2021 3:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Nadine Schmidt and Sheena McKenzie, CNN Two former German soldiers have been arrested on suspicion of attempting to create a paramilitary unit to…

Three children were killed and one person was injured in Monday's airstrikes in Mekelle

Three children killed in airstrikes on Ethiopia’s Tigray region, UN says

October 19, 2021 8:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Gianluca Mezzofiore, Bethlehem Feleke, Barbara Arvanitidis and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Three children were killed and one person was injured in…

The trial of 96-year old Nazi concentration camp secretary Irmgard Furchner

96-year-old Nazi war crimes suspect who absconded last month now goes on trial

October 19, 2021 1:03 PM CNN Newsource

By Stephanie Halasz, CNN The trial of a 96-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary has finally began in Germany, weeks after she went on…

The five victims of last week's attack in Norway were all stabbed to death

Norway attack victims were killed by stabbings, not arrows, police say

October 19, 2021 3:47 AM CNN Newsource

By Sharon Braithwaite and Stephanie Halasz, CNN The five victims of last week’s attack in Norway were all stabbed to death, rather than killed…

The Lagos State panel set up to investigate the shooting and other cases of abuse visits Lekki toll gate on Oct. 30

‘He died in my arms.’ Twelve months on, a mother’s agonizing wait to find out why her son died at Lekki toll gate

October 19, 2021 9:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Stephanie Busari, CNN When Adesola heard about the shooting at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos on October 20, 2020, she immediately thought of her…

Lawmakers in the Czech Republic are looking to strip President Miloš Zeman of his powers

Czech lawmakers may strip hospitalized president of powers to end deadlock

October 18, 2021 12:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Tomas Etzler and John Mastrini, CNN Lawmakers in the Czech Republic are looking to strip President Miloš Zeman of his powers, after his…

Greta Thunberg pulled a classic internet prank on the concert audience.

Greta Thunberg ‘Rickrolls’ climate concert with crazy dance moves

October 18, 2021 10:16 AM CNN

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has “Rickrolled” an audience, all in the name of climate activism. Thunberg…

An image posted on the Facebook account of the TPLF-run Tigrai TV shows debris after an apparent airstrike in Mekelle on Monday.

Capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region hit by airstrikes, eyewitness and local forces say

October 18, 2021 12:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Bethlehem Feleke, Barbara Arvanitidis and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN The capital of Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region was hit by at least two…

Greta Thunberg ‘Rickrolls’ climate concert with crazy dance moves

October 18, 2021 10:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has “Rickrolled” an audience, all in the name of climate activism. Thunberg…

Russia suspending mission to NATO in response to staff expulsions

October 18, 2021 9:35 AM CNN Newsource

By Anna Chernova and Kara Fox, CNN Russia is suspending its permanent mission to NATO in response to the alliance’s expulsion of eight…

A dolphin’s decades-long stay made this Irish town famous. A year after he left for good, Dingle bids farewell to Fungie

October 17, 2021 9:04 AM CNN Newsource

By Kara Fox, CNN When Ireland entered one of the world’s most restrictive pandemic lockdowns in early 2020, Jimmy Flannery was worried how one…

Spain's literary world has been thrown into chaos after a coveted book prize was awarded to "Carmen Mola" -- an acclaimed female thriller writer who turned out to be the pseudonym of three men

Lauded Spanish female crime writer revealed to be three men

October 18, 2021 1:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Ryan, CNN Spain‘s literary world has been thrown into chaos after a coveted book prize was awarded to “Carmen Mola”…

Romans are voting in a run-off election to decide the Italian capital's next mayor

Rome goes to the polls to vote for new mayor amid ‘Covid pass’ tension

October 17, 2021 7:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Sarah Dean, CNN Romans are voting in a run-off election to decide the Italian capital‘s next mayor — with a center-left or…

British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe loses court appeal

October 16, 2021 11:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Vasco Cotovio, CNN British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has lost an appeal on her case in Iran, her lawyer said on Saturday.…

Russian daily Covid-19 deaths hit record high but lawmakers rule out lockdown

October 16, 2021 7:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Anna Chernova, CNN Russia has reported a record number of Covid-19 cases and deaths in the past 24 hours, data from the country’s…

Two of Africa’s Covid experts are leaving the continent. Is this a brain drain or gain for Africa?

October 16, 2021 5:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Two of Africa’s Covid experts are clearing out their desks and counting the hours as they prepare to take up new roles…

Norway bow-and-arrow attack suspect charged with 5 counts of murder

October 15, 2021 9:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Sebastian Shukla and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The suspect in a deadly bow-and-arrow attack in Norway has been charged with five counts of murder,…

The army was deployed in Lebanon's capital after heavy gunfire ahead of a demonstration.

Beirut’s worst street violence in more than a decade kills at least 6

October 14, 2021 7:23 PM CNN

By Tamara Qiblawi and Mostafa Salem, CNN A fierce political dispute over a probe into Beirut’s August 2020 port blast prompted the worst…

Mob kills Cameroon police officer after death of 5-year-old girl

October 14, 2021 12:58 PM CNN Newsource

Story by Reuters A mob lynched a military police officer after he killed a five-year-old girl when he fired on a car at a checkpoint in the capital…

Tunisia Fast Facts

October 18, 2021 12:54 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Tunisia, a country in northern African. Tunisia borders Algeria, Libya and the Mediterranean Sea. About…

Leprosy seen in wild chimpanzees for the first time

October 14, 2021 10:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Hannah Ryan, CNN Leprosy has been identified in wild chimpanzees for the first time, according to a new study, in findings that have stunned…

Beirut’s worst street violence in more than a decade kills at least 6

October 14, 2021 7:23 PM CNN Newsource

By Tamara Qiblawi and Mostafa Salem, CNN A fierce political dispute over a probe into Beirut’s August 2020 port blast prompted the worst…

Suspect in Norway attack named as police say they’re treating it as terrorism

October 14, 2021 10:41 AM CNN Newsource

By James Frater and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Norwegian police have named the suspect in Wednesday’s bow-and-arrow attack in the southern town of…

Benjamin Netanyahu Fast Facts

October 13, 2021 2:05 PM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Personal Birth date: October 21, 1949 Birth…

Suspect charged after 5 killed in bow and arrow attack in Norway, police say

October 14, 2021 2:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Vasco Cotovio, James Frater and Lianne Kolirin, CNN A 37-year-old man has been arrested and charged after five people were killed and two injured…

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