Category: Global News

CNN  —  The tight ring of security that surrounds the seat of the Russian presidency was punctured in dramatic fashion by what appeared to be two attempted drone strikes in the early hours of Wednesday morning. But until the Kremlin chose to publicize the incident around 12 hours later, social…

CNN  —  Eight people have died in the city of Brno, the Czech Republic, after a large fire broke out early on Thursday in an area frequented by homeless people, Czech police said. A spokesperson said the fire started overnight at a site of 12 interconnected mobile cabins near a…

CNN  —  At first glance, it looks like a sci-fi movie. What appear to be two drones, streaking across the night sky in Moscow, head straight for the Kremlin, on target to hit the historic Senate Palace, the official residence of Vladimir Putin. Suddenly, just as one passes the Russian…

CNN  —  Ukrainian air defenses withstood Russia’s most intense air attack on Kyiv since the start of the year overnight into Thursday, the capital region’s military chief said. The barrage came after Moscow accused Ukraine of attempting to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin in a drone strike at the Kremlin…

For days now, the blasts have echoed the condition each country’s military is in. Ukraine is apparently striking at fuel depots in Russian-occupied areas and inside Russia itself — seemingly precise attacks but ones to which Kyiv is making no overt claim. Russia has been lashing out at what often seem to…

CNN  —  Numerous waves of showers and thunderstorms will move across the United Kingdom over the next several days, leaving those celebrating King Charles III’s coronation to dodge the rain over the weekend of festivities. King Charles will be officially crowned during an ornate and deeply religious ceremony in London…

CNN  —  A 13-year-old boy opened fire on his classmates at a school in the Serbian capital Belgrade on Wednesday, rocking the Balkan country. The shooting left at least eight children dead, along with a security guard. While Serbia is awash with guns, mass shootings like these are rare. Here’s…

Dnipro, Ukraine CNN  —  For days now, the blasts have echoed the condition each country’s military is in. Ukraine is apparently striking at fuel depots in Russian-occupied areas and inside Russia itself – seemingly precise attacks but ones to which Kyiv is making no overt claim. Russia has been lashing…

CNN  —  Moscow alleged Wednesday Ukraine flew two drones toward the Kremlin overnight in what it claimed was an attempt to kill President Vladimir Putin. The Russian president was not in the building at the time, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said. The Kremlin said the attack was foiled and the…

The father of one of the pupils at a Serbian school where a student opened fire early Wednesday said the suspect “started shooting randomly.” Milan Milosevic said his daughter was in the class where the gun was fired, Reuters reported. “She managed to escape. (The boy) … first shot the…

CNN  —  A boy was arrested on Wednesday after allegedly opening fire in an elementary school in the Serbian capital Belgrade, authorities said. Five children were wounded in the incident, CNN affiliate N1 reported, before a seventh-grade student – typically aged 12 or 13 – was placed under arrest. The…

CNN  —  European police carried out raids in multiple European countries on early Wednesday, as part of a probe into the Calabrian Mafia, according to the Belgian federal prosecutor. “This morning, a large-scale European operation took place in several countries. It concerns a case opened by the Belgian Federal Prosecutor’s…

Volodymyr Zelensky speaks during a conference in Kyiv, Ukraine on April 28. (Stringer/AP) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had no conversations with the White House after a trove of classified US intelligence documents were posted on social media, he told The Washington Post Monday. In an interview with the Post, Zelensky said he learned…

CNN  —  London’s Metropolitan Police arrested a man outside Buckingham Palace on Tuesday after he allegedly threw suspected shotgun cartridges into the palace grounds, just days before the coronation of King Charles III. Police attended the palace about 7pm local time and arrested the man on suspicion of possessing an…

Catalonia, Spain CNN  —  Standing in his field of stunted, withered maize, Santi Caudevilla is very worried. “If the weather does not change it will be zero. Nothing is going to be harvested,” he said. Caudevilla, who grows maize, sorghum and other crops in Gimenells in Catalonia, has been hit…

A destroyed Russian tank remains on the side of the road near the frontline town of Kreminna in Luhansk region, Ukraine on March 24. (Violeta Santos Moura/Reuters) Russia has suffered more than 100,000 casualties since December and the “stunning” number is a key signal that Moscow’s winter offensive has “backfired,” according to new estimated…

CNN  —  A former US Marine, Cooper “Harris” Andrews, 26, was killed on the outskirts of Bakhmut late last week, according to his mother and colleagues in Ukraine. Andrews, from Cleveland, Ohio, was hit by a mortar, his mother, Willow Andrews said, likely on April 19 on the so-called “Road…

Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine CNN  —  Ukraine’s much-anticipated counteroffensive appears imminent – and the way each side is preparing speaks volumes about their readiness. Kyiv’s front lines are abuzz with vehicle movement and artillery strikes, with regular explosions hitting vital Russian targets in occupied areas. Its defense minister has said preparations are…

Ukraine’s much-anticipated counteroffensive appears imminent — and the way each side is preparing speaks volumes about their readiness. Kyiv’s frontlines are abuzz with vehicle movement and artillery strikes, with regular explosions hitting vital Russian targets in occupied areas. Its defense minister has said preparations are “coming to an end” and President…

Paris CNN  —  After months of protests and widespread strikes that saw transport grind to a halt and garbage mount in the streets of Paris, hugely unpopular changes to France’s pension system have been signed into law. France’s Constitutional Council, which plays a similar role to the US Supreme Court,…

CNN  —  The Vatican is part of a peace mission to end the war in Ukraine, Pope Francis said Sunday. “The mission is in the course now, but it is not yet public. When it is public, I will reveal it,” Francis told reporters. The pontiff made the remarks as…

CNN  —  If you’re looking for a job, love animals and don’t take yourself too seriously, an opportunity at the Blackpool Zoo might pique your interest. The animal sanctuary in Lancashire, England, is seeking seagull deterrents to help with the “nuisance” of the birds stealing food from visitors and animals.…

Russia has had nearly six months to prepare the ground for Ukraine’s anticipated counteroffensive this spring, building an elaborate array of defenses in occupied territory near the front lines. Breaking through will present a huge challenge for Kyiv’s troops, with obstacles extending hundreds of miles across the meandering southern front…

CNN  —  The artist behind a sculpture of a walrus that was controversially euthanized over public safety concerns says she hopes her creation becomes a “three-dimensional history lesson” after it was unveiled in Norway’s capital Oslo. The life-sized bronze statue shows Freya the walrus curled up on her side close…

CNN  —  Russia says it will retaliate after Polish authorities seized the Russian Embassy school in Warsaw, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Polish police and staff from the Warsaw city hall entered the campus Saturday morning, asking employees to leave the premises, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti…

CNN  —  Two civilians have died in a village in Russia’s Bryansk region following Ukrainian shelling, according to a local governor. Alexander Bogomaz, the governor of Bryansk, said in a message on his Telegram channel early Sunday that a strike had “killed two civilians, unfortunately.” One residential building had been…

CNN  —  Ukraine says its preparations for a spring counter-offensive are almost complete. When it’s launched, probably in the south, it will mark a pivotal moment in the conflict. But the Russians have had nearly six months to prepare the ground – and build an elaborate array of defenses. Breaking…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he appealed to his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, this week for help returning Ukrainian children who were deported by Russia. Zelensky shared new details about the diplomatic call, which was held Wednesday, during a joint press conference with the presidents of Slovakia and the Czech…

CNN  —  A fuel tank is on fire in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol, the Russian-backed governor of the city Mikhail Razvozhaev said on Telegram early Saturday. Razvozhaev said the fire has spread to around 1,000 square meters and that initial reports indicate it was caused by a drone.…

CNN  —  Russian pilots are trying to “dogfight” US jets over Syria, according to a spokesman for US Central Command, part of a recent pattern of more aggressive behavior. The attempts have happened in several of the most recent instances of aggressive behavior from Russian pilots, Col. Joe Buccino said.…