After a tragic shipwreck, no peace for the dead or living | CNN

CNN  —  Two weeks after a boat packed with migrants sank off the coast of southern Italy, there is still no peace for the living or the dead, and the missing – mostly children – continue to wash up on the beaches. The latest – a girl aged five or…

Parisian streets littered with trash after wave of strikes | CNN

Paris CNN  —  The City of Lights has a garbage problem. Massive strikes in Paris against pension reform this week are affecting trash pickup services in the French capital, with piles of waste sitting on many of the city’s normally picturesque streets, including those just steps from monuments like the…

Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine

Ukrainian servicemen fire artillery towards Russian positions near the Bakhmut frontline on Friday. (Narciso Contreras/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Forces fighting for the Russian government have now taken control of most of the eastern part of the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, where intense fighting has raged for months, according to the latest…

Russia’s war in Ukraine | CNN

A third wave of fighters from the Wagner private military company fighting in the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut are being replaced by Russia’s regular army, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Armed Forces told CNN. Follow here for live updates. Source link

Russia tests Ukraine’s defenses with a rarely-used missile | CNN

CNN  —  Russia’s overnight missile attack on Thursday showered Ukraine with an array of missiles, in one of Moscow’s biggest aerial assaults for months. Nearly half a million people are without power in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, following the latest barrage of strikes, according to the regional governor. And there…

Shooter kills seven at Jehovah’s Witnesses center in Germany | CNN

CNN  —  German police were on Friday investigating the possible motive after a shooter killed seven people at a Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall in Hamburg. ”Eight people are dead – including the alleged perpetrator,” the city’s police said in their latest statement. “Other people were injured in the incident, some…

Russia’s war in Ukraine: Live updates

The Ukrainian military shared updates Thursday from multiple fronts in its defense against Russia’s invasion. The battle for Bakhmut: Russian forces are still working to encircle the eastern city of Bakhmut, “with further access to the administrative borders of Donetsk and Luhansk regions,” the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed…

Live updates: Hamburg, Germany, shooting at Jehovah Witness church

When police arrived at a Jehovah’s Witness church in Hamburg, Germany, in response to a shooting Thursday, they heard a gunshot on the top floor of the building, a police spokesperson said. The building is three stories high, he said. Hamburg police spokesperson Holger Vehren told CNN affiliate NTV reporter Bastian Vollmer…

Six dead in shooting at Hamburg Jehovah’s Witness center: local media | CNN

CNN  —  A deadly shooting erupted at a Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall in in Hamburg on Thursday evening, leaving several dead, according to police. At least six people are dead and seven people injured, CNN affiliate RTL/NTV reported. The incident in the northern German city occurred around 9 p.m. local…

King Charles III Fast Facts | CNN

CNN  —  Here’s a look at the life of Charles III, King of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms. Birth date: November 14, 1948 Birthplace: Buckingham Palace, London, England Birth name: Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor Father: Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh Mother: Queen Elizabeth II Marriages: Camilla…

Mario Monti Fast Facts | CNN

CNN  —  Here is a look at the life of economist and former Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti. Birth date: March 19, 1943 Birth place: Varese, Italy Marriage: Elsa Monti Children: Giovanni and Federica Education: Bocconi University, Milan, degree in economics, 1965; Post graduate studies at Yale University Religion: Catholic…

What to know about hypersonic missiles fired by Russia at Ukraine | CNN

CNN  —  A Russian bomber fired three hypersonic missiles at the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa on Monday night, Ukrainian officials said, as part of a barrage that leveled a number of civilian targets including hotels and a shopping mall. It is not the first time Moscow has deployed…