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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Personal Birth date: September 11, 1965 Birth place: Damascus, Syria Father: Hafez Assad, late Syrian President Mother: Anisa Makhlouf al-Assad Marriage: Asma (Akhras) al-Assad (2000-present) Children: Karim, 2004; Zein, 2003; Hafez, 2001 Education: University of Damascus, Medicine, 1988; Ophthalmology residency, London,

By Olly Racz, Manveena Suri and Jennifer Hansler, CNN The Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) says it is ready to transfer the remains of an American killed in Ukraine, according to DPR ombudsman for human rights Daria Morozova, Russian state media TASS reported. Morozova said the American was killed Tuesday while fighting in the Kharkiv region

By Richard Roth, CNN A month-long meeting on nuclear disarmament ended in failure at the United Nations Friday night when Russia refused to accept the final draft of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. The treaty is reviewed every five years as part of an effort to reduce nuclear risks and stop the

By Rob Picheta, CNN When a car bomb exploded on the outskirts of Moscow, killing 29-year-old Darya Dugina, the eyes of the West immediately turned to her father, Alexander Dugin — the ultra-nationalist philosopher credited with being the “spiritual guide” to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. But Dugina herself played a smaller, public

By Jennifer Hauser, CNN Researchers at Yale University ​say they have uncovered 21 “​filtration” sites in the Russian-controlled territory of Donetsk ​in eastern Ukraine. The ​researchers say these ​sites are used by Russian forces ​and their allies to process, register, interrogate and detain Ukrainians trying to ​leave Russian-occupied territory. ​Those detained can include civilians and

By Olga Konovalova, Oleksandra Ochman, Sarah Dean and Tara John, CNN Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is currently held by Russian forces, has been reconnected to Ukraine’s electricity grid, the country’s nuclear operator said in an updated statement on Friday, a day after the plant was disconnected for the first time in its history.

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By Rebecca Wright, Olga Konovalova and Oleksandra Ochman CNN When Russian troops started shelling nearby towns from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant where she worked in southeastern Ukraine, Elena decided it was time to escape. She had kept working at the Zaporizhzhia complex for months after it was stormed by the Russians in March, among

By Tim Lister, Yulia Kesaieva and Tara John, CNN Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is held by Russian forces, is still disconnected from the country’s power grid, a day after being disconnected for the first time in its history, according to the country’s nuclear operator. “The station’s own needs for power supply are currently

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By Amy Cassidy, CNN A 17-year-old has became the youngest person to fly around the world solo in a small aircraft on Wednesday after first taking off on March 23, according to Guinness World Records (GWR). British-Belgian national Mack Rutherford touched down earlier in the day in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, where his journey

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN The outgoing British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Wednesday, marking six months since Russia begun its full-scale invasion of the country which also falls on Ukraine’s Independence Day. Announcing the visit on Twitter, 10 Downing Street shared an image of Johnson speaking to Zelensky