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Korrine Sky was in the second year of a medical degree at Ukraine's Dnipro Medical Institute when the war broke out.

Foreign students fled Ukraine as war broke out. Some remain in limbo, while others fear deportation

By Stephanie Busari and Nimi Princewill, CNN As Russian missiles rained down on Ukraine in February last year, another grim tale was unfolding on the sidelines: Foreign students, mostly African and Asian, seeking to flee to bordering nations recounted an ordeal of segregation and racism at Ukraine’s borders. One African medical student told CNN at

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Protesters clash with police outside parliament building during a protest against bill on foreign influence transparency in Tbilisi

Georgia’s parliament formally revokes ‘foreign influence’ bill that sparked major protests

By Katya Krebs and Jorge Engels, CNN Georgia’s parliament on Friday formally revoked a controversial “foreign influence” bill that sparked major protests amid concerns that it resembled Russian laws used to stifle political dissent. Georgian lawmakers voted against the bill in its second reading by a margin of 35 to one, according to Georgia’s public

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A jailed American appeals to the Biden administration in an unprecedented interview from Iran's most notorious Evin prison.

Jailed American appeals to Biden in unprecedented interview from Iran’s most notorious prison

By Christiane Amanpour, Artemis Moshtaghian and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Iran’s longest-held American prisoner has made an emotional plea to US President Joe Biden to put the “liberty of innocent Americans above politics” and ramp up efforts to secure his release, in an unprecedented interview with CNN from inside Iran’s notorious Evin prison. “I remain deeply

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A jailed American appeals to the Biden administration in an unprecedented interview from Iran's most notorious Evin prison.

Jailed American appeals to Biden in unprecedented interview from Iran’s most notorious prison

By Christiane Amanpour, Artemis Moshtaghian and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Iran’s longest-held American prisoner has made an emotional plea to US President Joe Biden to put the “liberty of innocent Americans above politics” and ramp up efforts to secure his release, in an unprecedented interview with CNN from inside Iran’s notorious Evin prison. “I remain deeply

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A jailed American appeals to the Biden administration in an unprecedented interview from Iran's most notorious Evin prison.

Jailed American appeals to Biden in unprecedented interview from Iran’s most notorious prison

By Christiane Amanpour, Artemis Moshtaghian and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Iran’s longest-held American prisoner has made an emotional plea to US President Joe Biden to put the “liberty of innocent Americans above politics” and ramp up efforts to secure his release, in an unprecedented interview with CNN from inside Iran’s notorious Evin prison. “I remain deeply

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A jailed American appeals to the Biden administration in an unprecedented interview from Iran's most notorious Evin prison.

Jailed American appeals to Biden in unprecedented interview from Iran’s most notorious prison

By Christiane Amanpour, Artemis Moshtaghian and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Iran’s longest-held American prisoner has made an emotional plea to US President Joe Biden to put the “liberty of innocent Americans above politics” and ramp up efforts to secure his release, in an unprecedented interview with CNN from inside Iran’s notorious Evin prison. “I remain deeply

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Greece's prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has promised to improve the safety standards of the country's railway system following its deadliest train crash on record which sparked mass protests.

Greek prime minister promises to fix chronic railway deficiencies as public anger grows

By Chris Liakos, CNN Greece’s prime minister has promised to improve the safety standards of the country’s railway system following its deadliest train crash on record which sparked mass protests. Kyriakos Mitsotakis again apologized for last month’s incident, which saw a passenger train carrying mostly university students returning from a three-day public holiday collide with

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Israelis protesting against the government's controversial judicial reforms block the main road leading to Ben Gurion Airport on March 9.

US defense chief jabs at Netanyahu’s plan to weaken courts as protesters block Israeli airport

By Hadas Gold, Michael Schwartz, Matthias Somm, Richard Allen Greene and Oren Liebermann, CNN US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin took a swipe at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s plan to weaken Israel’s judicial system as protesters paralyzed two of Tel Aviv’s main travel arteries on Thursday, intensifying a nationwide movement against the controversial proposals. A CNN

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Israelis protesting against the government's controversial judicial reforms block the main road leading to Ben Gurion Airport on March 9.

US defense chief jabs at Netanyahu’s plan to weaken courts as protesters block Israeli airport

By Hadas Gold, Michael Schwartz, Matthias Somm, Richard Allen Greene and Oren Liebermann, CNN US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin took a swipe at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s plan to weaken Israel’s judicial system as protesters paralyzed two of Tel Aviv’s main travel arteries on Thursday, intensifying a nationwide movement against the controversial proposals. A CNN

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