For first known time in public, Putin calls fighting in Ukraine a ‘war’
By Radina Gigova and Rhea Mogul, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday used the word “war” to refer to the conflict in…
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Russians buy boots and body armor for the troops, as the Kremlin tries to fix the campaign’s problems
By Tim Lister and Katharina Krebs, CNN Schoolchildren raise money for socks, mothers buy winter clothes and sleeping bags, community groups collect…
Continue Reading A German citizen, suspected of being a Russian spy, is arrested for alleged treason
By Inke Kappeler, CNN A German citizen who worked for the country’s foreign intelligence service was arrested Wednesday on charges of spying…
Continue Reading Zelensky thrusts frontline city and a symbol of Ukraine’s resistance onto the world stage in US visit
By Sebastian Shukla, CNN Bakhmut rests in the gentle rolling hillocks of the Donbas, a countryside feature that is rare in the Ukrainian steppe.…
Continue Reading Zelensky thrusts frontline city and a symbol of Ukraine’s resistance onto the world stage in US visit
By Sebastian Shukla, CNN Bakhmut rests in the gentle rolling hillocks of the Donbas, a countryside feature that is rare in the Ukrainian steppe.…
Continue Reading Russians buy boots and body armor for the troops, as the Kremlin tries to fix the campaign’s problems
By Tim Lister and Katharina Krebs, CNN Schoolchildren raise money for socks, mothers buy winter clothes and sleeping bags, community groups collect…
Continue Reading ‘I really had tears in my eyes’: Ukrainians react to Zelensky’s historic visit to Washington DC
By Jack Guy, Svitlana Vlasova and Olga Voitovych, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky‘s speech at the US Capitol on Wednesday, where he…
Continue Reading Kremlin warns of a ‘long’ war after Biden offers more support on Zelensky’s visit to US
By Anna Chernova, Niamh Kennedy, Haley Britzky and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Kyiv and its Western allies are “set for a long confrontation with…
Continue Reading Netanyahu informs Israeli president he has formed government
By Hadas Gold, CNN Benjamin Netanyahu has officially informed Israeli President Isaac Herzog that he has successfully formed a government, his Likud…
Continue Reading 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…
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