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Russia boasts it is beating sanctions, but its longer-term prospects are bleak
World
January 29, 2024
Russia boasts it is beating sanctions, but its longer-term prospects are bleak
CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken to gloating about Russia’s resistance to international sanctions and its supposed economic…
Biden risks deepening Middle East conflict with pressure to respond to deadly troop attack
Middle East
January 29, 2024
Biden risks deepening Middle East conflict with pressure to respond to deadly troop attack
CNN — The deaths of three American troops in a drone attack Sunday has thrust the United States deeper into…
Protesters hurl soup at the Mona Lisa painting in Paris
World
January 28, 2024
Protesters hurl soup at the Mona Lisa painting in Paris
CNN — Protesters hurled soup at the Mona Lisa painting in Paris on Sunday, but it was protected from damage…
Why both South Africa and Israel are welcoming the UN court’s ruling in a landmark genocide case
World
January 28, 2024
Why both South Africa and Israel are welcoming the UN court’s ruling in a landmark genocide case
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside…
Crackdown on an already banned Hamas raises free speech fears in Germany
World
January 28, 2024
Crackdown on an already banned Hamas raises free speech fears in Germany
CNN — As Israel battles Hamas in Gaza, European authorities have been tightening the net on the militants, with high-profile…
What we know about Israel’s allegations against UN staffers in Gaza
Middle East
January 28, 2024
What we know about Israel’s allegations against UN staffers in Gaza
The main UN agency in Gaza is in turmoil after Israel accused some of its staff members of involvement in…
Biden seizes on tougher border measures as he tries to fend off Trump attacks
World
January 28, 2024
Biden seizes on tougher border measures as he tries to fend off Trump attacks
CNN – President Joe Biden is embracing tougher border measures, including shutting down the US-Mexico border, marking a stark shift…
‘The enemy is amassing’: Ukrainian army officials give unvarnished account of the battlefield
Main Slider
January 28, 2024
‘The enemy is amassing’: Ukrainian army officials give unvarnished account of the battlefield
Kyiv CNN — A series of comments by Ukrainian military officials and spokespeople on Saturday provided an unvarnished assessment of…
‘Our tents were drowned.’ Torrential rain adds to the misery of Gaza’s displaced
Middle East
January 28, 2024
‘Our tents were drowned.’ Torrential rain adds to the misery of Gaza’s displaced
CNN — Men with rolled up trousers wade through floods, trying to salvage makeshift tents submerged in dirty water and floating plastic. Nearby,…
Netanyahu must be removed, top former Israeli national security officials say
Middle East
January 28, 2024
Netanyahu must be removed, top former Israeli national security officials say
CNN — More than 40 senior former Israeli national security officials, celebrated scientists and prominent business leaders have sent a letter to Israel’s president…