CNN – Europe/Mideast/Africa

By Dalal Mawad and Tara John, CNN French voters have denied newly re-elected centrist President Emmanuel Macron an absolute majority in parliament, limiting his hand in a second term. Macron’s centrist alliance Ensemble! came first in Sunday’s second round of legislative elections, securing 245 out of a total of 577, according to final results released

By Zahid Mahmood and Yousuf Basil, CNN Saudi Arabian government officials have cracked down on rainbow-colored toys and clothing from shops in the country’s capital, Riyadh, on Tuesday, saying the items promote homosexuality, according to Saudi state-run TV channel al-Ekhbariya. “We are having to look out for slogans that violate the rules of Islam and

By Tim Lister, Denis Lapin and Julia Kesaieva, CNN The West must prepare for a long war in Ukraine as Russia makes incremental gains in a furious battle to control the country’s east, the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson have both said. In separate comments published Sunday, Stoltenberg and

By Stephanie Busari, CNN A funeral mass was held on Friday for the victims of the gun attack in early June at a church in Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria, a relative of two of the victims told CNN. Among those paying respects to the 40 people who died was Laide Ajanaku whose parents John Adesina

By Luke McGee, CNN Ukraine’s bid to join the European Union received a major boost on Friday morning, after the bloc’s executive said it believed the country should be formally considered for candidate status in the wake of Russia’s invasion. Speaking in Brussels, the European Commission’s President Ursula von der Leyen said the Commission recommends

By Hadas Gold, CNN Israeli police say they have concluded the investigation into police actions during the funeral procession of slain Al Jazeera correspondent Shireen Abu Akleh in Jerusalem last month. Police forces came under widespread criticism following the procession, in which television footage showed officers striking mourners with batons, nearly causing the pallbearers to

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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Iraq’s former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Personal Birth date: July 1, 1950 Birth place: Hindiya, Iraq (some sources say Hilla) Birth name: Nuri Kamil al-Maliki Marriage: Married Children: Four daughters and a son Education: Usul al-Din College, B.A., Islamic Studies, 1973; Salahaddin University, M.A., Arabic

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By Daria Markina, CNN On March 8, three Ukrainian military helicopters were shot down as they returned from a combat mission inside Russian-occupied territory. The only two pilots to survive were badly injured and taken prisoner by Russian forces. In a lengthy interview with CNN, the two pilots alleged that they were subjected to more

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN A coal mine in a remote part of Russia is spewing out huge amounts of a very potent greenhouse gas in what has been described as the “biggest” leak of methane ever detected from a single facility. The Raspadskya Mine in Kemerovo region in southern Russia is releasing nearly 90 tonnes