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President Vladimir Putin is seen in July 2022, at the Navy Day Parade in Saint Petersburg. Stringer/Getty Images/FILE Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed on Friday that the Ukrainian counteroffensive had begun, but without success. “It can be stated with absolute certainty that the counteroffensive has begun,” Putin said on the sidelines of a conference…
CNN — When Boris Johnson became British prime minister in the summer of 2019, he entered Downing Street as the highest-profile individual to do so since his hero, wartime leader Sir Winston Churchill, began his second stint as PM in 1951. Johnson was nothing short of a colossus. A popular…
CNN — When US President Joe Biden visited Poland in February, his second visit in less than a year, it was something of a vindication for the Polish government. A clear sign that Poland was still a key ally – despite accusations that its government is undermining democracy and the…
Rome and Pisa CNN — Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian prime minister, has been admitted to a hospital in Milan, his spokesman has told CNN. Berlusconi’s latest stay at the San Raffaele hospital comes ahead of a big meeting of his party planned for Saturday. The 86-year-old leader of the…
CNN — Pope Francis has issued a message for the first time since undergoing abdominal surgery, asking the faithful to “keep me in your prayers.” “I sincerely appreciate the prayers and numerous expressions of closeness and affection received in the past few days,” the Pontiff said in a tweet posted…
CNN — A 24-year-old man has been hailed as a hero for chasing a man suspected of launching a knife rampage in Annecy, which left six people injured including four toddlers. Two young children are still in intensive care following Thursday’s knife attack in southeast France, when screams rippled through…
Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — Since the start of the week, even as attention has focused on the aftermath of the collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam, it is clear that Ukrainian forces have stepped up activities along the frontline to the southeast of the city of Zaporizhzhia. But it is…
CNN — The smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada, which has already blanketed parts of the US and placed around 75 million people under air quality alerts, has reached as far as Norway, according to scientists in that country. Over the last few days, plumes of smoke have…
Kyiv CNN — When Viktor Shevchenko was called forward to receive his medal from President Volodymyr Zelensky at a special ceremony in Kyiv earlier this year, his appearance seemed to come as a surprise to the Ukrainian leader. It was not the neck gaiter Shevchenko was wearing, pulled up to…
Ukrainian forces have suffered losses in heavy equipment and soldiers as they met greater than expected resistance from Russian forces in their first attempt to breach Russian lines in the east of the country in recent days, two senior US officials tell CNN. One US official described the losses — which include…
CNN — The collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine is one of the biggest industrial and ecological disasters in Europe for decades. The catastrophe has destroyed entire villages, flooded farmland, deprived tens of thousands of people of power and clean water, and caused massive environmental damage. It’s…
Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — Fish swept up and dumped by flood waters drive home Ukraine’s claims of Russian “ecocide” while Russian gunners attacked rescuers amid the chaos of the Nova Khakovka dam burst. Apparently caught unawares, the Kremlin’s own troops were washed away, their trenches flooded, accommodation inundated and, as…
CNN — Children were among six people injured Thursday in a knife attack in Annecy, in southeast France, triggering a wave of panic in the small alpine town. Four children sustained wounds following the incident, according to the prefecture of Haute-Savoie. All of those injured were taken to hospital. The…
Rome CNN — Pope Francis was recovering well in a Rome hospital on Thursday, the day after the 86-year-old had abdominal surgery that renewed health fears. “The night went well,” said Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni, in a statement on the Vatican’s press office Telegram account. Francis spent a “peaceful night…
At least 600 square kilometers (232 square miles) of Ukraine’s southern Kherson region has been flooded following the Nova Kakhovka dam collapse on Tuesday, according to a regional military commander. Floodwaters have risen to an average level of 5.61 meters, Oleksandr Prokudin, head of the Kherson regional military administration, said…
CNN — Russian forces have been shooting at Ukrainian rescuers trying to reach flooded areas in the Kherson region that are under Russian control, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday. Rescuers are trying to evacuate thousands of people in the flood zone of the Russian-occupied Nova Kakhovka dam and hydro-electric…
CNN — Here’s a look at the Wimbledon tennis championships. July 3-July 16, 2023 – Wimbledon is scheduled to take place in London. June 27-July 10, 2022 – Wimbledon takes place in London. Novak Djokovic defeats Nick Kyrgios 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-6 (7-3) in the men’s final, to win his…
CNN — The war in Ukraine has brought an enormous human toll: Thousands of civilians have been killed, millions have been forced to flee overseas, it has destroyed homes, schools and hospitals. But beyond the immediate, visceral impacts, the conflict is also causing a climate disaster at a time when…
Rome CNN — Pope Francis will have surgery on his abdomen and remain in a Rome hospital for several days, the Vatican said on Wednesday in the latest health concern for the 86-year-old pontiff. The pope was forced to cancel several work commitments in late May after he was debilitated…
Lawyer David Sherborne, a member of Britain’s Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex’s legal team, walks outside the Rolls Building at the High Court in London, England, on June 5. Peter Nicholls/Reuters His directory of clients reads like a royal wedding guest list. In matters of defamation and privacy, it doesn’t get much…
CNN — The collapse of the Nova Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine has sparked fears of an ecological catastrophe, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky describing the situation as “an environmental bomb of mass destruction.” Water levels on Wednesday continued to rise after the Russian-occupied dam and hydro-electric power plant was…
A house in a flooded area is seen in Kherson on June 6. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images Nadejda Chernishova breathes a sigh of relief as she steps off a rubber dinghy, moments after being rescued from her flooded home in Kherson. “I’m not afraid now, but it was scary in my home,” the…
Kherson, Ukraine CNN — Nadejda Chernishova breathes a sigh of relief as she steps off a rubber dinghy, moments after being rescued from her flooded home in Kherson. “I’m not afraid now, but it was scary in my home,” the 65-year-old retiree said. “You don’t know where the water is…
CNN — An Air India flight from India to San Francisco was diverted due to a technical issue with one of the plane’s engines and has landed safely in Russia’s Magadan airport, in the country’s far east, according to a statement from the carrier. Flight AI173 was carrying 216 passengers…
Prince Harry is pictured arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice in London on June 6. Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty Images) The duke was asked by Andrew Green about whether an article published by the Daily Mirror about how the young prince had responded to his parents’ divorce contained information which may…
CNN — A major dam and hydro-electric power plant in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine was destroyed early Tuesday, prompting mass evacuations and fears for large-scale devastation as Ukraine accused Moscow’s forces of committing an act of “ecocide.” Residents downstream from the Nova Kakhova dam on the Dnipro River in Kherson were…
Natalia Humeniuk speaks during a briefing in Odesa, southern Ukraine on May 4. Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform/Future Publishing/Getty Images The destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam will “certainly” affect the operation of the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine but the situation is “under control,” a spokesperson for Ukraine’s military…
CNN — The Russian Defense Ministry claimed its troops resisted a “large-scale” attack from Ukrainian forces in the eastern Donetsk region, heightening speculation that Kyiv will soon launch a spring counteroffensive that could swing the course of the conflict. Both Ukraine and Russia have engaged in intense information campaigns to…
Hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in Warsaw on Sunday, the 34th anniversary of Poland’s first postwar democratic election, for a march the liberal opposition has billed as a test of its ability to end nearly eight years of nationalist rule later this year. Crowds stretching for at least a…
Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a press conference in Kyiv, on June 2. Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky used his daily address Saturday to thank troops on the front lines or battling to control the skies above them — the fighters that would be particularly key in the counteroffensive…
