CNN – Europe/Mideast/Africa

By Nadeen Ebrahim and Eoin McSweeney, CNN A Russian invasion of Ukraine would send shockwaves across Europe and perhaps as far west as the United States. But a region further south may find itself an unlikely victim of a potential conflict. Ukraine and Russia account for 23% of the world’s wheat exports, according to S&P

By Chris Liakos, Jake Kwon, Josh Pennington and Sara Spary, CNN Greek authorities are searching for 11 passengers who are missing after a fire broke out on a ferry, forcing hundreds to be evacuated, the Hellenic Coast Guard said Friday. The Euroferry Olympia ship had 239 passengers and 51 crew members on board when it

By Allegra Goodwin, CNN You might already be sure your dog can recognize you by your voice, but they might not even need their vision or smell to guide them, according to a new study. Dogs can recognize their owners by their voices alone by making use of some of the same voice properties as

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the USSR. Personal Birth date: March 2, 1931 Death date: August 30, 2022 Birth place: Privolnoye, Russia, Soviet Union Birth name: Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev Father: Sergei Andreyevich Gorbachev Mother: Maria (Gopkalo) Gorbacheva Marriage: Raisa (Titarenko) Gorbacheva (1953-September 20, 1999, her

By Tim Lister, Paul P. Murphy, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Katie Polglase, CNN Don’t Trust — Do Verify: That’s the unofficial mantra from Western officials in response to Russia’s declarations that some of their units that have been encircling Ukraine are now returning to base. Russia appears keen to prove those declarations to the world through

By Xiaofei Xu and Anaëlle Jonah, CNN France and Western countries involved in French-led anti-terrorist operations in West Africa will begin their withdraw from Mali, French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday. “We cannot remain militarily engaged alongside de facto authorities whose strategy and hidden objectives we do not share,” Macron told reporters. “The fight against

By Joseph Ataman, Camille Knight, Adam Pourahmadi and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Negotiations over the revival of a 2015 deal that would see Iran curb uranium enrichment in exchange for sanctions relief will conclude in days, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told the country’s lawmakers on Wednesday. “We are coming … to the hour of

By Abbas Al Lawati, Nadeen Ebrahim and Eoin McSweeney, CNN Perceived disengagement by the United States in the Middle East has led to a strategic shift in regional priorities of late. Alarms about the withering of America’s security umbrella perhaps rang loudest in Arab capitals after a 2019 attack on the heart of the Saudi

Exclusive by Matthew Chance, CNN Russia’s buildup of troops at Ukraine’s borders has persisted, despite Moscow’s claims of a drawdown, but the number of Russian forces remains insufficient for an invasion, according to a Ukrainian intelligence report shared exclusively with CNN. The total number of Russian troops at the border has increased in recent days

By Mick Krever, CNN Photographs by Timothy Fadek/Redux for CNN Sisters Fazila and Shagufa Haidary once travelled the world as flight attendants, rubbing shoulders with politicians and pop stars. Now they sit together in a small apartment on the outskirts of Kyiv, scrolling through TikTok to keep themselves occupied. Having fled the Taliban and decades

By Bethlehem Feleke, CNN Fighters affiliated with the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have been accused of committing atrocities including gang rape and assault in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, according to a new Amnesty International report. The Amnesty report, released Wednesday, said TPLF fighters “deliberately killed dozens of people, gang-raped dozens of women and girls —