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Amnesty International accuses Tigrayan rebel fighters of gang raping women in Ethiopia

November 10, 2021 9:07 am CNN Newsource

By Katie Polglase, Noon Salih and Zeena Saifi, CNN Fighters from Ethiopia's northern Tigray region have been accused of gang rape and physical… Continue Reading

Oscar Pistorius Fast Facts

November 10, 2021 8:06 am CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here's a look at the life of Oscar Pistorius, double-amputee and former Olympic sprinter convicted in the shooting death of… Continue Reading

Migrants face hypothermia and broken bones in freezing forests as Poland-Belarus crisis deepens

November 10, 2021 7:33 am CNN Newsource

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Antonia Mortensen and Magda Chodownik, CNN Migrants trapped on the border between Poland and Belarus have made hundreds… Continue Reading

The US and Europe have finally reconnected, but they’re moving in different directions on Covid-19

November 10, 2021 4:14 am CNN Newsource

By Rob Picheta, CNN In September, when the White House announced its long-awaited plan to welcome vaccinated European travelers, the United States… Continue Reading

Ethiopia’s leader said he would bury his enemy. His spokeswoman doesn’t think it was incitement to violence

November 10, 2021 3:57 am CNN Newsource

By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pledged to bury his government's enemies "with our blood" last week, in an… Continue Reading

While countries wrangle over who should pay for the climate crisis, a community on Lagos Island is being swallowed by the sea

November 10, 2021 12:58 am CNN Newsource

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Photographs by Yagazie Emezi for CNN Standing on the sand next to a building hollowed out by the churning sea, Sheriff… Continue Reading

France will require Covid-19 booster shots for older citizens’ health passes

November 9, 2021 1:22 pm CNN Newsource

CNN's Joseph Ataman and Meredith Ruleman French president Emmanuel Macron said France will continue using the country's health pass to ensure… Continue Reading

UAE foreign minister meets Assad, in highest-profile Emirati visit to Syria since start of war

November 9, 2021 10:16 am CNN Newsource

By Tamara Qiblawi and Mostafa Salem, CNN The United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdallah bin Zayed met Syrian President Bashar al-Assad… Continue Reading

EU accuses Belarus of acting like ‘gangster regime’ as thousands of freezing migrants camp on Polish border

November 9, 2021 6:11 am CNN Newsource

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Mayumi Maruyama, Antonia Mortensen, Katharina Krebs and Magda Chodownik, CNN Thousands of migrants have set up makeshift… Continue Reading

Denmark ditched its Covid rules two months ago. Now it’s joined other EU nations in mulling new restrictions

November 9, 2021 4:46 am CNN Newsource

By Sheena McKenzie, CNN Two months ago, Denmark was riding high. The European nation lifted all remaining domestic coronavirus restrictions as the… Continue Reading

Phones of Palestinian NGO workers infected with Pegasus spyware, rights groups say

November 9, 2021 1:57 am CNN Newsource

By Andrew Carey, Abeer Salman and Amir Tal Phones belonging to six people working for Palestinian NGOs were hacked with Israeli technology firm… Continue Reading

Crisis worsens on Poland-Belarus border as migrants congregate and troops are mobilized

November 8, 2021 10:09 am CNN Newsource

By Antonia Mortensen and Katharina Krebs, CNN; with Reuters Tensions are escalating on the border between Poland and Belarus, after Polish… Continue Reading

French police officer survives stabbing attack in Cannes

November 8, 2021 5:58 am CNN Newsource

By Niamh Kennedy, CNN A policeman survived a knife attack in the French Riviera city of Cannes on Monday, according to the country's interior… Continue Reading

Young mother and elderly priest among Tigrayans arrested in Addis Ababa, witnesses say

November 8, 2021 5:23 am CNN Newsource

By Katie Polglase, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Richard Allen Greene, CNN Witnesses say Tigrayans are being arrested in Addis Ababa in a wave of… Continue Reading

Communists have now left the Czech parliament, more than three decades after the Velvet Revolution

November 8, 2021 4:49 am CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN When the Czech Republic's 200 newly-elected deputies gathered for the inaugural session of its new parliament on Monday,… Continue Reading

Israel doubles down against US, saying there is no room in Jerusalem for an American Consulate for Palestinians

November 7, 2021 5:13 am CNN Newsource

By Hadas Gold, CNN Sitting next to the Israeli Foreign Minister in Washington this October, Secretary of State Antony Blinken was clear: The… Continue Reading

Iraqi Prime Minister survives exploding drone assassination attempt

November 6, 2021 7:08 pm CNN Newsource

By Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi escaped an assassination attempt on Sunday after an explosive-laden drone targeted… Continue Reading

Ethiopia’s military calls on former members to rejoin army as rebels advance on capital

November 6, 2021 5:41 am CNN Newsource

By David McKenzie, CNN Ethiopia's military is calling on veterans to rejoin the army as two aligned rebel groups threaten the capital, marking the… Continue Reading

Camels escape from circus and venture out to explore Madrid

November 6, 2021 4:59 am CNN Newsource

By Hannah Ryan, CNN Spanish police had an unusual encounter on Friday night when a number of camels and a llama escaped from a circus and wandered… Continue Reading

At least 98 killed in Sierra Leone fuel tanker explosion

November 6, 2021 1:07 am CNN Newsource

By Teele Rebane and Yong Xiong, CNN At least 98 people died on Friday after a fuel tanker exploded in a suburb of Sierra Leone's capital,… Continue Reading

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