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By Bethlehem Feleke, Katie Polglase and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN The capital of Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region was covered in smoke on Wednesday as the city was hit by another day of airstrikes, eyewitnesses and authorities told CNN. The airstrikes on Mekelle were targeting weapons sites used by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), said Billene

By Anna Chernova and Rob Picheta, CNN Millions of Russians face strict new Covid-19 restrictions from this week after a slow vaccination drive, an overwhelmed health care system and widespread mistrust in government combined to plunge the country into its most deadly phase of the pandemic to date. On Tuesday Moscow’s mayor ordered all unvaccinated

By Gianluca Mezzofiore, Bethlehem Feleke, Barbara Arvanitidis and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Three children were killed and one person was injured in Monday’s airstrikes in Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region, the United Nations said Tuesday. Jens Laerke, spokesperson of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said at a briefing

By Stephanie Halasz, CNN The trial of a 96-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary has finally began in Germany, weeks after she went on the run just before she was due in court. The woman, named by German media as Irmgard Furchner, is accused of being an accessory to murder in more than 11,000 cases,

By Tomas Etzler and John Mastrini, CNN Lawmakers in the Czech Republic are looking to strip President Miloš Zeman of his powers, after his hospitalization left the country in limbo. Zeman is “very unlikely” to return to work in the coming weeks, Czech Senate President Milos Vystrcil said on Monday. The president was admitted into

By Bethlehem Feleke, Barbara Arvanitidis and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN The capital of Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region was hit by at least two airstrikes on Monday, an eyewitness and a spokesman for forces fighting the country’s central government told CNN. The eyewitness in Mekelle told CNN she heard an explosion and saw smoke in the vicinity

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has “Rickrolled” an audience, all in the name of climate activism. Thunberg danced to Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” on Saturday, in front of a crowd at Climate Live, a youth-led concert for climate action. “Rickrolling” is an internet phenomenon that involves getting someone

By Anna Chernova and Kara Fox, CNN Russia is suspending its permanent mission to NATO in response to the alliance’s expulsion of eight Russians, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Monday. Lavrov said the Kremlin’s move — which could come into effect as early as November 1 — was a result of “NATO’s actions.” Russia is

By Hannah Ryan, CNN Spain‘s literary world has been thrown into chaos after a coveted book prize was awarded to “Carmen Mola” — an acclaimed female thriller writer who turned out to be the pseudonym of three men. Television scriptwriters Agustín Martínez, Jorge Díaz and Antonio Mercero shocked guests, who included Spain’s King Felipe and

By Anna Chernova, CNN Russia has reported a record number of Covid-19 cases and deaths in the past 24 hours, data from the country’s Coronavirus Response Center showed Saturday. In the past 24 hours, 1,002 people have died with Covid-19. The previous record was reported Friday, with 999 Covid-related deaths in a 24-hour period. The