Khaled Meshaal Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Khaled Meshaal, former political leader of Hamas. Personal Birth date: 1956 Birth place: Silwad,…
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Omar al-Bashir Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Sudan’s former leader, Omar al-Bashir. Personal Birth date: January 1, 1944 Birth…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, who succeeded his half brother King Abdullah bin…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Ayad Allawi, the former interim Prime Minister of Iraq. Personal Birth date: 1945 Birth…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of France’s President Emmanuel Macron. Personal Birth date: December 21, 1977 Birth place:…
Continue Reading Murder plots and threats from anti-vaxxers pose challenge for Germany’s new chancellor
By Frederik Pleitgen, Claudia Otto and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Just a week into the job, new German Chancellor Olaf Scholz finds himself confronting an…
Continue Reading German health minister says there are not enough vaccines for start of 2022
By Arnaud Siad, CNN Germany hasn’t ordered enough vaccines nor stocked enough to keep its vaccination campaign going through the first quarter…
Continue Reading Malta to become first country in Europe to legalize cannabis for recreational use
By Arnaud Siad and Jack Guy, CNN Malta is set to become the first European Union country to legalize cannabis for recreational use. The bill is…
Continue Reading UAE suspends multi-billion dollar weapons deal in sign of growing frustration with US-China showdown
By Mostafa Salem, Jennifer Hansler and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN The United Arab Emirates has suspended a multi-billion dollar deal to buy US-made F-35…
Continue Reading Belarusian opposition figure sentenced to 18 years at high-security penal colony
By Allegra Goodwin and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Sergey Tikhanovsky, the husband of Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, has been…
Continue Reading Venomous snake found lurking in family’s Christmas tree
CNN By Lianne Kolirin, CNN There’s usually a sense of excitement about what lies beneath the Christmas tree, but for one festive family the…
Continue Reading Venomous snake found lurking in family’s Christmas tree
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN There’s usually a sense of excitement about what lies beneath the Christmas tree, but for one festive family the biggest…
Continue Reading Why Europe’s fight against the pandemic is about to get much more dangerous
By Melissa Bell, Dalal Mawad and Richard Allen Greene, CNN “Despite months of persuasion, despite intensive media campaigns, despite…
Continue Reading Coast Guard investigating role of alcohol in Baltic Sea ship crash
By Hannah Ritchie, Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou and Lauren Kent, CNN The Swedish Coast Guard is investigating whether alcohol contributed to an early Monday…
Continue Reading Israeli Prime Minister meets UAE Crown Prince in Abu Dhabi in historic visit
By Andrew Carey and Hadas Gold, CNN For the first time in history an Israeli Prime Minister has made an official visit to the United Arab Emirates.…
Continue Reading South African President Cyril Ramaphosa tests positive for Covid-19 with mild symptoms
By David McKenzie, CNN South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is receiving treatment for mild Covid-19 symptoms after testing positive on Sunday,…
Continue Reading Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, one of the alleged 9/11 co-conspirators. Personal Birth date: March 1,…
Continue Reading Russia’s Putin told Biden he would ‘really like’ to meet
CNN By Anna Chernova and Kevin Liptak, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin told his US counterpart Joe Biden he would “really like” to…
Continue Reading Russia’s Putin told Biden he would ‘really like’ to meet
By Anna Chernova and Kevin Liptak, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin told his US counterpart Joe Biden he would “really like” to meet…
Continue Reading Spanish bishop loses church powers after marriage to erotica author
By Hannah Ryan, CNN A bishop in Spain has had his clerical powers removed following his marriage to a “transgressive” author of erotica…
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