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Berlin CNN — King Charles III on Thursday became the first British monarch to address the Bundestag, the German Federal Parliament. The British sovereign is in Germany on the inaugural state visit of his reign with the Queen Consort until Friday. Switching between German and English, Charles said it was…
CNN — Lake Montbel is a shimmering, turquoise lake, stretching across 1,400 acres of southwest France, in the foothills of the Pyrenees – a haven for wildlife, a vital source of irrigation for farmers and water for local rivers, and a tourist paradise. But after the driest winter in more…
The whole of Ukraine is traumatized since Russia’s invasion last year, according to Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova. Speaking to CNN’s Christiane Amanpour from Kyiv, Dzhaparova said she thinks “a long-term process of recovery will be happening after the resolution of war,” but added that “at this stage of…
Vilnius, Lithuania CNN — Olesya Krivtsova thinks it’s because she was neither the first, nor the last, to criticize the war in Ukraine that she scared Russian authorities as much as she did. Her social media posts were neither particularly strident nor unusual, she told CNN, reflecting those of so…
Rome, Italy CNN — Pope Francis has a respiratory infection and will need to spend “a few days” in the hospital, the Vatican said in a statement on Wednesday. The 86-year-old pontiff was taken to a hospital in Rome after complaining of some breathing issues, according to the statement. Tests…
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — An ultramassive black hole, understood to be one of the largest ever detected, has been discovered by astronomers using a new technique. The findings, published by the Royal…
Berlin CNN — King Charles III’s first overseas state visit will finally get underway on Wednesday when the British monarch lands in Germany with the Queen Consort for a three-day trip. The visit should have started on Sunday in France but the first leg was scrapped amid strikes and civil…
CNN — A group of older Swiss women are taking their government to Europe’s top human rights court, claiming its failure to act on the climate crisis is violating their human rights. The case, which begins in Strasbourg on Wednesday, is the first climate lawsuit to be heard by the…
Military action is increasing around Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, International Atomic Energy Agency director general Rafael Grossi said Tuesday. Speaking from Dnipro in Ukraine ahead of a visit to the plant, Grossi said the situation “is not getting any better.” “Military action continues,” he told CNN’s Lynda Kinkade. “In…
CNN — A Russian man whose 12-year-old daughter drew an anti-war picture at school has been sentenced to two years in prison by a court for his own online posts critical of the invasion of Ukraine. Alexey Moskalyov had been charged with “discrediting the Russian military” and was under house…
CNN — Protesters entered an airport southwestern France on Tuesday as part of demonstrations against the nation’s proposed pension reforms, which have sparked widespread protests and paralyzed major services across the country in recent weeks. Videos on social media verified by CNN show smoke bombs being let off by protesters…
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky visits a missile-damaged area of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Monday March 27, 2023. (Efrem Lukatsky/Associated Press) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenksy on Monday thanked the secretary general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for his support and accused Russia of nuclear blackmail over its control of Ukraine’s largest…
