Russia reports its worst single-day Covid-19 death toll since start of pandemic
By Anna Chernova, CNN Russia reported its highest Covid-19 death toll in a single day on Tuesday with 852 coronavirus-related deaths recorded in the…
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Man charged with London teacher Sabina Nessa’s murder
By Lindsay Isaacs, Ivana Kottasová and Kara Fox, CNN A 36-year-old man has been charged with the murder of school teacher Sabina Nessa in southeast…
Continue Reading Five key takeaways from Germany’s historic election
By Tara John, Nadine Schmidt, Stephanie Halasz and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Germany’s left-leaning Social Democratic Party (SPD) won the largest…
Continue Reading Meet Olaf Scholz, the man set to replace Angela Merkel as Germany’s next chancellor
CNN By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Olaf Scholz has some big shoes to fill. The German Finance Minister will be sworn in as German chancellor next month,…
Continue Reading French President Emmanuel Macron hit by egg thrown from crowd in Lyon
By Simone Bouvier and Tara John, CNN French President Emmanuel Macron was hit by an egg while taking part in a food event in Lyon on Monday. The egg…
Continue Reading Meet Olaf Scholz, the man set to replace Angela Merkel as Germany’s next chancellor
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Olaf Scholz has some big shoes to fill. The German Finance Minister will be sworn in as German chancellor next month,…
Continue Reading Lava from the La Palma volcano is approaching the Atlantic Ocean, as coastal areas are locked down
By Al Goodman and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Residents along the eastern shore of Spain’s La Palma island were ordered into lockdown Monday as lava…
Continue Reading San Marino votes overwhelmingly to end abortion ban
By Caitlin Hu and Sharif Paget, CNN The tiny landlocked republic of San Marino voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to legalize abortion under certain…
Continue Reading Germany’s Social Democratic Party wins most seats in federal elections, preliminary official results show
CNN By Frederik Pleitgen, Salma Abdelaziz, Nadine Schmidt, Stephanie Halasz and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Germany’s left-leaning Social Democratic…
Continue Reading 1 person dead, buildings damaged as 5.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Greek island of Crete
By Chris Liakos, Hannah Ritchie and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN One man has died and nine people have been injured following a strong earthquake that…
Continue Reading SPD narrowly wins German election against Merkel’s CDU but uncertainty remains over next leader
By Sugam Pokharel, Jennifer Deaton, Helen Regan, Frederik Pleitgen and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Germany’s left-leaning Social Democratic Party…
Continue Reading Iceland will have a male-majority parliament after all, election recount shows
Story by Reuters Iceland looked to have elected a woman-majority parliament but a recount of votes on Sunday showed there will still be more men than…
Continue Reading Switzerland votes to make same-sex marriage legal by near two-thirds majority
Story by Reuters Switzerland agreed to legalize civil marriage and the right to adopt children for same-sex couples by a nearly two-thirds majority…
Continue Reading Germany’s Social Democratic Party wins most seats in federal elections, preliminary official results show
By Frederik Pleitgen, Salma Abdelaziz, Nadine Schmidt, Stephanie Halasz and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN Germany’s left-leaning Social Democratic…
Continue Reading SPD narrowly ahead in exit polls as voting ends in Germany’s landmark election but final result uncertain
CNN By Frederik Pleitgen, Salma Abdelaziz, Nadine Schmidt, Stephanie Halasz and Laura Smith-Spark, CNN The left-leaning Social Democratic Party (SPD)…
Continue Reading Five Palestinians killed, two arrested by Israeli forces in West Bank
By Hadas Gold and Abeer Salman, CNN Five Palestinians have been killed and two arrested Saturday night as part of a days-long operation targeting…
Continue Reading Germans vote in tight general election race that will lead to new chancellor
By Laura Smith-Spark, Nadine Schmidt and Rob Picheta, CNN Germans were heading to the polls Sunday to vote in a closely fought federal election that…
Continue Reading German national election too close to call, polls suggest, as key candidates hold final rallies
By Nadine Schmidt, CNN The race to succeed Angela Merkel as German chancellor remains wide open ahead of a national election on Sunday, according to…
Continue Reading Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema ran for president five times and lost. Now he’s basking in glow of historic win
By Larry Madowo, CNN Zambian leader Hakainde Hichilema is basking in the glow of his historic win in last month’s election during his first…
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Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema ran for president five times and lost. Now he’s basking in glow of historic win
CNN By Larry Madowo, CNN Zambian leader Hakainde Hichilema is basking in the glow of his historic win in last month’s election during his first…
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