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Germany and US announce plans to send tanks to Ukraine in major sign of support for Kyiv

January 25, 2023 12:29 PM CNN Newssource

(CNN) — The leaders of the United States and Germany each announced Wednesday they will send contingents of tanks to Ukraine, reversing their…

German-Irish volunteer Sean Binder (left) and Syrian refugee Sarah Mardini

They saved refugees stranded at sea. Now they’re on trial

January 10, 2023 10:05 PM CNN Newssource

By Niamh Kennedy A trial of 24 rescue workers has begun in Greece, prompting criticism from human rights groups and the European Parliament, which…

The Vatican has agreed to open a new investigation into the disappearance of a teenage girl in the 1980s

Vatican opens new investigation into 1983 disappearance of employee’s daughter

January 10, 2023 12:51 PM CNN Newssource

By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Lianne Kolirin, CNN The Vatican has opened a new investigation into the disappearance of a 15-year-old daughter of one of…

Iran sentences daughter of former president to five years in prison

January 10, 2023 11:28 AM CNN Newssource

By Celine Alkhaldi, CNN The daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been sentenced to five years in prison, her lawyer said…

Prince Harry's book "Spare" is seen in a Barcelona bookstore on January 5 before its official release date.

The key takeaways from Prince Harry’s explosive memoir

January 9, 2023 10:20 PM CNN Newssource

By Angus Watson, Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Lauren Kent and Mick Krever, CNN Britain’s Prince Harry has launched a series of incendiary…

The key takeaways from Prince Harry’s explosive memoir

January 9, 2023 10:20 PM CNN

By Angus Watson, Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Lauren Kent and Mick Krever, CNN Britain’s Prince Harry has launched a series of incendiary…

The key takeaways from Prince Harry’s explosive memoir

January 9, 2023 10:20 PM CNN

By Angus Watson, Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Lauren Kent and Mick Krever, CNN Britain’s Prince Harry has launched a series of incendiary…

A woman waves a Palestinian flag from her window during clashes with Israeli police in February of 2022.

Israel’s Ben Gvir orders police to take down Palestinian flags, testing limits of his authority

January 9, 2023 9:38 PM CNN Newssource

By Elliott Gotkine, CNN Itamar Ben Gvir, Israel’s new hard-right national security minister, has ordered police to remove any Palestinian flag…

City volunteer Tetiana Scherbak (left) hands a toy to the only child in the shelter.

Ukrainians mark somber Orthodox Christmas in Bakhmut as shelling goes on

January 9, 2023 7:14 PM CNN Newssource

By Ben Wedeman, Darya Tarasova-Markina and Kareem Khadder, CNN The shelter was jammed with people on the eve of Orthodox Christmas. Some were trying…

Ukrainians mark somber Orthodox Christmas in Bakhmut as shelling goes on

January 9, 2023 7:14 PM CNN

By Ben Wedeman, Darya Tarasova-Markina and Kareem Khadder, CNN The shelter was jammed with people on the eve of Orthodox Christmas. Some were trying…

A woman stands at the site of a missile strike that occurred during the night

Kyiv dismisses Russia’s claim hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers killed in Kramatorsk attack

January 9, 2023 2:56 AM CNN Newssource

By Uliana Pavlova, Olga Voitovych and Ben Wedeman, CNN Ukrainian officials on Sunday dismissed Moscow’s claim that a large number of…

At least 40 people were killed Sunday and many others seriously injured in a bus crash in central Senegal

40 dead, many injured in Senegal bus crash, president says

January 8, 2023 12:29 PM CNN Newssource

By Xiaofei Xu At least 40 people were killed Sunday and many others seriously injured in a bus crash in central Senegal, according to the…

A resident walks near his house destroyed by Russian shelling

‘We’re the one connection’: The postal workers risking their lives to get pensions to Ukraine’s elderly

January 8, 2023 5:00 AM CNN Newssource

By Ben Wedeman, Darya Tarasova-Markina and Kareem Khadder, CNN Every few minutes the ground shakes as blasts echo through the battered streets of…

‘We’re the one connection’: The postal workers risking their lives to get pensions to Ukraine’s elderly

January 8, 2023 5:00 AM CNN

By Ben Wedeman, Darya Tarasova-Markina and Kareem Khadder, CNN Every few minutes the ground shakes as blasts echo through the battered streets of…

German police detain the suspect in Castrop-Rauxel

Germany detains Iranian national suspected of planning a terror attack

January 8, 2023 4:04 AM CNN Newssource

By Pierre Meilhan, CNN German police have detained an Iranian national on suspicion of planning a terror attack, authorities in the country said…

A police motorcycle burns during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini

Iran executes karate champion and volunteer children’s coach amid crackdown on protests

January 7, 2023 8:39 AM CNN Newssource

By Artemis Moshtaghian, Sahar Akbarzai, Tara Subramaniam, Jomana Karadsheh and Niamh Kennedy, CNN The executions on Saturday of two young men in…

Climate protesters hold a demonstration as they throw cans of tomato soup at Vincent van Gogh's "Sunflowers" at the National Gallery in London

A group best known for its disruptive climate protests is hitting pause just as others are ramping up. Here’s why

January 7, 2023 8:11 AM CNN Newssource

By Laura Paddison, CNN Climate activist group Extinction Rebellion is best known for its attention-grabbing tactics. Activists have blocked roads and…

Young people hold a Birth of Christ diorama during a religious service to celebrate the Orthodox Christmas in St. Clement Cathedral in Skopje on January 6.

What is Orthodox Christmas, and why is it in the spotlight this year?

January 6, 2023 5:27 PM CNN Newssource

By Sophie Tanno, CNN For much of the Western world, Christmas is celebrated on December 25, according to the Gregorian calendar. Yet in a distinction…