CNN – Europe/Mideast/Africa

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN When the women of Kidbrooke in southeast London learned Sabina Nessa, an elementary school teacher living in their community, was found murdered in their local park, many had the same thought: It could have been me. “Police said that she left her home to meet her friend in a local pub

By Vasco Cotovio, CNN The European Commission has accused Russia of trying to interfere in European democratic processes just days before Sunday’s parliamentary election in Germany. In a statement on Friday, the European Commission said: “EU Member States have observed malicious cyber activities, collectively designated as Ghostwriter, and associated these with the Russian state.” “Such

By Laura Smith-Spark, James Frater, Saskya Vandoorne, Livia Borghese and Nadine Schmidt, CNN Most European countries have Covid-19 vaccination rates that would be the envy of much of the world. But even here, hesitancy in certain areas is causing governments to take action — or risk stalling their efforts to control the spread of the

Words by Sheena McKenzie Video by Sofia Couceiro and Nina Avramova Photographs by Helena Schätzle Gazing out from the rocky ledge of Sleeping Beauty’s castle in central Germany, the countryside below stretches out in a patchwork of light and dark green forests before stopping dead. At the heart of this lush landscape sits a swath

By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Hezbollah has threatened to “usurp” the Lebanese judge investigating the Beirut port blast in a verbal message to him in recent days, a source familiar with the conversation has told CNN. ​ High-ranking Hezbollah official Wafiq Safa ​issued the threat to Judge Tarek Bitar through an ​unnamed intermediary, who relayed the

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Personal Birth date: October 7, 1952 Birth place: Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia Birth name: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin Father: Vladimir Putin, factory foreman Mother: Maria Putina Marriage: Lyudmila (Shkrebneva) Putina (July 28, 1983-2014, divorced) Children: Yekaterina and Maria Education: Leningrad State

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Theresa May, former prime minister of the United Kingdom. Personal Birth date: October 1, 1956 Birth place: Eastbourne, England Birth name: Theresa Mary Brasier Father: Hubert Brasier, Anglican vicar Mother: Zaidee (Barnes) Brasier Marriage: Philip May (1980-present) Education: St. Hugh’s College, University of Oxford, Geography,

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Lucas Papademos, economist and former prime minister of Greece. Personal Birth date: October 11, 1947 Birth place: Athens, Greece Birth name: Lucas Demetrios Papademos Marriage: Shanna (Ingram) Papademos Education: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S. in Physics, 1970; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.S. in Electrical Engineering,

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Since 2003, worldwide concern over Iran’s nuclear program has increased as Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) spar over investigation and details of Iran’s program. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has repeatedly denied Iran is building a bomb and says weapons of mass

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Personal Birth date: October 7, 1931 Death date: December 26, 2021 Birth place: Klerksdorp, Transvaal, South Africa Birth name: Desmond Mpilo Tutu Father: Zachariah Tutu, schoolteacher Mother: Aletta Tutu, domestic servant Marriage: Nomalizo Leah (Shenxane) Tutu (July 2,

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Ehud Olmert, former prime minister of Israel. Personal Birth date: September 30, 1945 Birth place: Binyamina, British Mandate Palestine (now Israel) Birth name: Ehud Olmert Father: Mordechai Olmert, member of the Knesset Mother: Bella Olmert Marriage: Aliza Olmert, artist and playwright Children: two sons: Ariel

By Katharina Krebs and Zahra Ullah, CNN Shots were fired Wednesday morning at the car of a top aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky outside Kiev, in what police are calling an assassination attempt. Ukrainian police said in a statement that a car that Serhiy Shefir was traveling in came under fire in the village

By Rob Picheta, CNN Germans will file into polling stations to vote in an unpredictable federal election on Sunday — but for the first time in nearly two decades, their longtime leader won’t be in contention. Chancellor Angela Merkel has been a symbol of stability in Europe since she took on the role in 2005;

By Antonia Mortensen, Allegra Goodwin and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Four people have died on Poland’s border with Belarus in recent days, amid accusations that the Belarusian government is funneling migrants to the European Union’s eastern border in retaliation over western sanctions. Three people were found dead on the Polish side of the border after suffering

By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Tensions between European leaders and the White House over a scuppered submarine deal threatened to overshadow President Joe Biden’s address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, with one EU official saying “something is broken” in the transatlantic alliance. The French government has been seething since last week, when Australia