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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. Personal:Birth date: November 12, 1933 Death date: October 3, 2017 Birth place: Kelkan, Iraq Marriage: Hero Ibrahim Ahmed Children: Qubad and Bafel Education: Baghdad University, law degree, 1959 Religion: Sunni Muslim Timeline:1947 – At age 14, joins the

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Nelson Mandela, Nobel Peace Prize winner and former president of South Africa. Personal Birth date: July 18, 1918 Death date: December 5, 2013 Birth place: Mvezo, Transkei, South Africa Birth name: Rolihlahla Dalibhunga Mandela Father: Gadla Henry Mphakanyiswa, a counselor to the

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of British actor and UNICEF Ambassador, Roger Moore. Personal:Birth date: October 14, 1927 Death date: May 23, 2017 Birth place: London, England Birth name: Roger George Moore Father: George Moore, a police officer Mother: Lily (Pope) Moore, homemaker Marriages: Kristina Tholstrup (March 9, 2002-May

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Hosni Mubarak, former president of Egypt. Personal Birth date: May 4, 1928 Death date: February 25, 2020 Birth place: Kafr-el Meselha, Minufiya, Egypt Birth name: Mohammed Hosni Mubarak Marriage: Suzanne (Thabet) Mubarak Children: Gamal and Alaa Education: Egyptian Military Academy, 1949; Air Force

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy, Egypt’s first democratically elected leader. Personal:Birth date: August 20, 1951 (some sources say August 8) Death date: June 17, 2019 Birth place: Sharqiya, Egypt Marriage: Naglaa Ali Mahmoud Children: Ahmed; Osama; Omar; Shaimaa; Abdullah Education: Cairo University, B.S.,

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Personal:Birth date: April 3, 1930 Death date: June 16, 2017 Birth place: Ludwigshafen am Rhine (in Rhineland-Palatinate), Germany Birth name: Helmut Michael Kohl Father: Hans Kohl, a civil servant Mother: Cacilie (Schnur) Kohl Marriages: Maike (Richter) Kohl (May 8, 2008-his

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at British actor Christopher Lee. Personal:Birth date: May 27, 1922 Death date: June 7, 2015 Birthplace: London, England Birth name: Christopher Frank Carandini Lee Father: Geoffrey Lee, a professional soldier Mother: Contessa Estelle Marie Carandini di Sarzano Marriage: Birgit “Gitte” Kroencke Lee (March 17, 1961 – June 7, 2015,

By Jeremy Diamond, Tareq Al-Hilou and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — In the desolate ruins of the Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza, Umm Muhammad’s daughter Hala assembles scraps of wood and chunks of foam to build a fire. Proper housing and basic infrastructure are nowhere to be found. Their family of 11 is living

CNN Library (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of the late Moammar Gadhafi, leader of Libya from 1969 to 2011. Personal:Birth date: June 7, 1942 Death date: October 20, 2011 Birth place: Sirte, Libya Father: Mohamed Abdulsalam Abuminiar, a Bedouin farmer Mother: Aisha Ben Niran Marriages: Safia Farkash (1970-October 20, 2011, his death);

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a quick look at the life of former South African president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, FW de Klerk. Personal Birth date: March 18, 1936 Death date: November 11, 2021 Birth place: Johannesburg, South Africa Birth name: Frederik Willem de Klerk Father: Johannes de Klerk, politician Mother: Corrie (Coetzer)

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Jacques Chirac, former president of France. Personal Birth date: November 29, 1932 Death date: September 26, 2019 Birth place: Paris, France Birth name: Jacques Rene Chirac Father: Francois Chirac Mother: Marie Louise Chirac Marriage: Bernadette Chodron de Courcel (March 16, 1956-September 26, 2019,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of the late Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela from 1998 to 2013. Personal:Birth date: July 28, 1954 Death date: March 5, 2013 Birth place: Sabaneta, Barinas, Venezuela Birth name: Hugo Rafael Chavez Frias Father: Hugo Chavez, school teacher Mother: Elena (Frias) Chavez, school

CNN Library (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Ahmed Chalabi, co-founder and former leader of the Iraqi National Congress (INC). Personal:Birth date: October 30, 1944 Death date: November 3, 2015 Birth place: Baghdad, Iraq Birth name: Ahmed Abdul Hadi Chalabi Father: Abdul Hadi Chalabi, former president of the Iraqi Senate Mother: Bibi

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — The US is “destroying” the current world order, Ukraine’s ambassador to the United Kingdom has said, in unusually blunt comments that come just as Ukraine is trying to patch up ties with the US after the disastrous White House meeting between Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump. Valerii Zaluzhnyi, who

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — New Zealand’s high commissioner to the UK has been fired after questioning US President Donald Trump’s grasp of history at an event in London. Speaking at international think tank Chatham House on Tuesday, Phil Goff, the former mayor of the city of Auckland who has also served as foreign

By Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korean fighter jets accidentally bombed homes during a live-fire drill with US forces, injuring more than two dozen people on Thursday, Seoul’s military said. Eight MK-82 general-purpose bombs were “abnormally dropped” from two KF-16 fighter jets and landed outside the designated firing range at approximately

By Rob Picheta and Niamh Kennedy, CNN London (CNN) — European leaders agreed to significantly boost defense spending to ensure Europe’s security and voiced near-unanimous support for Ukraine at an extraordinary meeting on Thursday, after the United States dramatically pulled back its assistance to the continent in a historic upending of transatlantic relations. At the

Story by the Associated Press New Delhi (AP) — The US government will stop sharing air quality data gathered from its embassies and consulates, worrying local scientists and experts who say the effort was vital to monitor global air quality and improve public health. In response to an inquiry from The Associated Press, the State

By Joseph Ataman and Jessie Yeung, CNN Paris (CNN) — France will consider extending the protection of its nuclear arsenal to its allies, French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday, while warning that Europe needs to be ready for the United States to not “remain by our side” in the Ukraine-Russia war. “I’ve decided to open

By Artemis Moshtaghian and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Mehdi Yarrahi, an Iranian singer and musician known for his song encouraging women to remove their hijabs, was lashed 74 times as part of his punishment for supporting the protests that swept the country, his lawyer said Wednesday. The punishment was “fully and completely implemented,” his