King Charles on new Brit note
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Russia’s militarization of the Arctic shows no sign of slowing down
By Nick Paton Walsh and Sarah Dean, CNN Russia has continued expanding its military bases in the Arctic region despite significant losses in its war…
Continue Reading On Snake Island, the rocky Black Sea outcrop that became a Ukraine war legend
By Will Ripley, Tim Lister, Victoria Butenko and Kostantyn Hak, CNN Snake Island has a special place in Ukraine’s folklore, now more than ever.…
Continue Reading 97-year-old former Nazi secretary sentenced for involvement in more than 10,000 murders
By Rob Picheta and Inke Kappeler, CNN A 97-year-old former secretary at a Nazi concentration camp has been convicted for her role in the murder of…
Continue Reading Dutch prime minister apologizes for the Netherlands’ role in the slave trade
By Alex Hardie and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized Monday for the Netherlands’ “slavery past,”…
Continue Reading ‘Freak’ wave kills 3 beachgoers and injures 17 in South Africa
By Amarachi Orie, CNN Three beachgoers were killed by a “freak” wave in South Africa‘s coastal city of Durban on Saturday,…
Continue Reading Russian drones attack Kyiv, as Moscow takes another swipe at Ukraine’s power grid
By Maria Kostenko, Rob Picheta and Seb Shukla, CNN At least two people were hurt and key infrastructure has been damaged in a Russian drone assault…
Continue Reading Cyril Ramaphosa re-elected as leader of South Africa’s governing African National Congress
By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has been re-elected leader of the governing African National Congress (ANC) in a…
Continue Reading One dead in strikes on Russian region near Ukraine, Belgorod governor says
By Uliana Pavlova One person was reported dead and eight people were injured in the Russian region of Belgorod on Sunday following shelling by…
Continue Reading Israel deports French-Palestinian lawyer, accusing him of ‘terrorist activity’ in case Israeli group calls ‘gross violation of basic rights’
By Hadas Gold and Abeer Salman, CNN Israel deported a French-Palestinian lawyer it accused of organizing, inciting and planning “terrorist…
Continue Reading Pope Francis has already signed resignation letter in case of bad health
By Delia Gallagher, CNN Pope Francis has revealed in a new interview that he has already signed his resignation letter to be used in the event of him…
Continue Reading As games draw to a close, plight of migrant workers has cast a shadow over World Cup
By Bethlehem Feleke and Larry Madowo, CNN Boniface Barasa worked for three years as a construction worker in Qatar, but the life-long football fan…
Continue Reading Fresh criticism for Qatar and FIFA as World Cup ends on International Migrants Day
By Larry Madowo, Sophie Jeong and Heather Chen, CNN As the 2022 World Cup comes to a close, global rights organizations have renewed criticism of…
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Missing American student reunites with mother
An American college student reported missing more than two weeks ago in France has been reunited with his…
Continue Reading Propaganda videos circulating on Russian social media appeal for more army recruits to fight in Ukraine
By Uliana Pavlova, CNN Propaganda videos have begun circulating on Russian social media in recent days to encourage Russians to enlist in the armed…
Continue Reading Water supply and metro services restored in Kyiv but many remain without heat after missile attacks
By Olga Voitovych and Sophie Tanno, CNN Water supply and metro services have been restored in Kyiv but officials continued to work Saturday to return…
Continue Reading Russian missile strikes pound Ukraine, knocking out power and putting entire country under air-raid alarm
By Olga Voitovych and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN A fresh barrage of Russian missile attacks across Ukraine on Friday morning put the entire country under…
Continue Reading Russian linked to Wagner badly hurt in assassination attempt in Central African Republic
By Tim Lister, Sebastian Shukla, Amy Cassidy and Anna Chernova, CNN A Russian citizen closely linked to the Wagner group led by Yevgeny Prigozhin has…
Continue Reading 2-year-old rescued after being swallowed by hippo
By Bethlehem Feleke and Christian Edwards, CNN A hippo has attacked a 2-year-old boy in Uganda, swallowing half of his body before spitting him out,…
Continue Reading ‘Apocalyptic’ fire rips through French apartment block, killing 10
By Joseph Ataman, Marguerite Lacroix and Joshua Berlinger, CNN At least 10 people, including five children, were killed when a massive fire ripped…
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