South Africa accuses Israel of genocide and urges top UN court to halt Gaza war
(CNN) — South Africa accused Israel of genocide in an unprecedented case at the United Nations’ top court, saying the country’s…
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IDF claims it has discovered ‘biggest Hamas tunnel’ in Gaza
By Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday said it has uncovered “the biggest Hamas tunnel” in…
Continue Reading Israel’s farms need foreign labourers. The Hamas attacks triggered an exodus
(CNN) — On the morning of October 7, Hamas fighters streamed into the quiet lanes of kibbutz Alumim, setting off on a rampage of killing and…
Continue Reading US destroyer has ballistic missiles fired toward it, after responding to attack on commercial tanker
(CNN) — Two ballistic missiles were fired from Houthi rebel-controlled Yemen toward a US warship in the Gulf of Aden, after the US Navy…
Continue Reading Hostage deal announcement between Israel and Hamas could come as soon Tuesday
(CNN) — Qatar is hoping to announce a deal as soon as Tuesday to release civilian hostages taken by Hamas in the October 7 attack in exchange…
Continue Reading Israelis are arming up in the aftermath of Hamas’ attack. Some are worried it is playing to the far right’s vision for the country
Caesarea and Jerusalem (CNN) — Behind tables laden with more than 50 assault rifles, Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar…
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Russian fighter jet forces down US drone over Black Sea after intercept
(CNN) — A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of the American MQ-9…
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Germany and US announce plans to send tanks to Ukraine in major sign of support for Kyiv
(CNN) — The leaders of the United States and Germany each announced Wednesday they will send contingents of tanks to Ukraine, reversing their…
Continue Reading They saved refugees stranded at sea. Now they’re on trial
By Niamh Kennedy A trial of 24 rescue workers has begun in Greece, prompting criticism from human rights groups and the European Parliament, which…
Continue Reading Vatican opens new investigation into 1983 disappearance of employee’s daughter
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…
Continue Reading Iran sentences daughter of former president to five years in prison
By Celine Alkhaldi, CNN The daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been sentenced to five years in prison, her lawyer said…
Continue Reading The key takeaways from Prince Harry’s explosive memoir
By Angus Watson, Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Lauren Kent and Mick Krever, CNN Britain’s Prince Harry has launched a series of incendiary…
Continue Reading The key takeaways from Prince Harry’s explosive memoir
By Angus Watson, Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Lauren Kent and Mick Krever, CNN Britain’s Prince Harry has launched a series of incendiary…
Continue Reading The key takeaways from Prince Harry’s explosive memoir
By Angus Watson, Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Lauren Kent and Mick Krever, CNN Britain’s Prince Harry has launched a series of incendiary…
Continue Reading Israel’s Ben Gvir orders police to take down Palestinian flags, testing limits of his authority
By Elliott Gotkine, CNN Itamar Ben Gvir, Israel’s new hard-right national security minister, has ordered police to remove any Palestinian flag…
Continue Reading Ukrainians mark somber Orthodox Christmas in Bakhmut as shelling goes on
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…
Continue Reading Ukrainians mark somber Orthodox Christmas in Bakhmut as shelling goes on
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…
Continue Reading Kyiv dismisses Russia’s claim hundreds of Ukrainian soldiers killed in Kramatorsk attack
By Uliana Pavlova, Olga Voitovych and Ben Wedeman, CNN Ukrainian officials on Sunday dismissed Moscow’s claim that a large number of…
Continue Reading 40 dead, many injured in Senegal bus crash, president says
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…
Continue Reading ‘We’re the one connection’: The postal workers risking their lives to get pensions to Ukraine’s elderly
By Ben Wedeman, Darya Tarasova-Markina and Kareem Khadder, CNN Every few minutes the ground shakes as blasts echo through the battered streets of…
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