November 25, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Kathleen Magramo, Amy Woodyatt, Ed Upright and Adrienne Vogt, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
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Ukraine’s battle to restore power slowed by sub-zero weather conditions
By Jo Shelley, Olga Voitovych and Victoria Butenko, CNN The race to restore power to homes in Ukraine is being slowed by “strong winds, rain and sub-zero temperatures,” the state energy supply company said in a statement on Friday. “The pace of restoration [to household consumers] is slowed down by difficult weather conditions,” Ukrenergo said,
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UN rights chief says ‘full-fledged’ crisis underway in Iran amid crackdown on protesters
By Mostafa Salem, Niamh Kennedy and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Iran is in a “full-fledged human rights crisis” as authorities clamp down on anti-regime dissidents, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Chief Volker Turk. Turk called for “independent, impartial and transparent investigative processes” into violations of human rights in Iran during
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By Mostafa Salem, Niamh Kennedy and Sana Noor Haq, CNN Iran is in a “full-fledged human rights crisis” as authorities clamp down on anti-regime dissidents, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Chief Volker Turk. Turk called for “independent, impartial and transparent investigative processes” into violations of human rights in Iran during
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Body of Israeli Druze young man seized by Palestinians in Jenin returned to his family – Israeli military
By Duarte Mendonca and Mohammed Najib, CNN The body of an Israeli Druze young man that was seized by Palestinian gunmen in Jenin has been transferred to his family, the Israeli military said on Thursday, adding that nothing had been given in return. “We didn’t negotiate in any way with the gunmen that had the
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Russia’s State Duma approves bill to ban ‘LGBT propaganda’
By CNN’s Uliana Pavlova Russia’s lower house of parliament passed in the third reading amendments to a law on so-called “LGBT propaganda” on Thursday, expanding liability to all ages. The discriminatory law proposes to ban all Russians from promoting or “praising” homosexual relationships or publicly suggesting that they are “normal.” The original version of the
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By CNN’s Uliana Pavlova Russia’s lower house of parliament passed in the third reading amendments to a law on so-called “LGBT propaganda” on Thursday, expanding liability to all ages. The discriminatory law proposes to ban all Russians from promoting or “praising” homosexual relationships or publicly suggesting that they are “normal.” The original version of the
Continue Reading November 24, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Tara Subramaniam, Sophie Tanno and Ed Upright, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
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Stories of Ukrainian resistance revealed after Kherson pullout
By Vasco Cotovio, Sam Kiley, Peter Rudden and Olha Konovalova, CNN Two Russian soldiers walked down a street in Kherson on a spring evening in early March, just days after Moscow captured the city. The temperature that night was still below freezing and the power was out, leaving the city in complete darkness as the
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By Tara Subramaniam, Sophie Tanno and Ed Upright, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
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Palestinian gunmen seize body of Israeli Druze teen from hospital in Jenin, demanding exchange of bodies
By Mohammed Najib and Shira Gemer, CNN Palestinian gunmen stormed a hospital in Jenin and seized the body of a young Israeli Druze civilian who had been in a car accident in the West Bank, authorities on both sides of the conflict said Wednesday. The gunmen are demanding the return of the bodies of Palestinians
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Russian missile strike on Zaporizhzhia maternity hospital kills newborn baby
By Sana Noor Haq, Olga Voitovych, Andrew Carey, Victoria Butenko, Chris Liakos and Eve Brennan, CNN A two-day-old baby died in a Russian strike on a maternity hospital in Vilnyansk in southeastern Ukraine on Wednesday, as Moscow ramped up attacks on civilian infrastructure nationwide. The newborn child’s mother and a doctor were pulled from the
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15-year-old student dead after 2 explosions rock Jerusalem
By Hadas Gold, Shira Gemer and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Two explosions shook Jerusalem early Wednesday, killing a teenager and injuring 18 others in a suspected “combined terror attack,” authorities said. The first explosion occurred at a bus station near the entrance to Jerusalem at 7:06 a.m., injuring 12 people, including the teen who later died,
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US diplomat highlights CNN’s report on ‘unspeakable’ rapes of Iranian activists in detention
By Tamara Qiblawi, Nima Elbagir and Barbara Arvanitidis America’s top diplomat for Iran has highlighted CNN’s investigation into sexual violence that revealed sexual assaults on male and female activists, describing the reports as “unspeakable.” Robert Malley, the US special envoy for Iran, said the the regime would not succeed in its efforts to crush protests
Continue Reading US diplomat highlights CNN’s report on ‘unspeakable’ rapes of Iranian activists in detention
By Tamara Qiblawi, Nima Elbagir and Barbara Arvanitidis America’s top diplomat for Iran has highlighted CNN’s investigation into sexual violence that revealed sexual assaults on male and female activists, describing the reports as “unspeakable.” Robert Malley, the US special envoy for Iran, said the the regime would not succeed in its efforts to crush protests
Continue Reading 16-year-old student dead after 2 explosions rock Jerusalem
By Hadas Gold and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Two explosions shook Jerusalem early Wednesday, killing a teenager and injuring 18 others in a suspected “combined terror attack,” authorities said. The first explosion occurred at a bus station near the entrance to Jerusalem at 7:06 a.m., injuring 12 people, including the teen who later died, according to
Continue Reading November 23, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Kathleen Magramo, Sana Noor Haq, Aditi Sangal and Adrienne Vogt, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
Continue Reading 15-year-old student dead after 2 explosions rock Jerusalem
By Hadas Gold, Shira Gemer and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Two explosions shook Jerusalem early Wednesday, killing a teenager and injuring 18 others in a suspected “combined terror attack,” authorities said. The first explosion occurred at a bus station near the entrance to Jerusalem at 7:06 a.m., injuring 12 people, including the teen who later died,
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Boris Johnson claims France was ‘in denial’ before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
By Rob Picheta, CNN Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed France was “in denial” about the prospect of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, and accused the German government of initially favoring a quick Ukrainian military defeat over a long conflict. Johnson told CNN’s partner network CNN Portugal on Monday that the attitudes of
Continue Reading Boris Johnson claims France was ‘in denial’ before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
By Rob Picheta, CNN Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has claimed France was “in denial” about the prospect of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, and accused the German government of initially favoring a quick Ukrainian military defeat over a long conflict. Johnson told CNN’s partner network CNN Portugal on Monday that the attitudes of
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