Putin is at risk of losing his iron grip on power. The next 24 hours are critical | CNN
CNN — This just does not happen in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. Especially in public. The Russian president is facing the most serious threat to his hold on power in all the 23 years he’s run the nuclear state. And it is staggering to behold the veneer of total control he…
Russia accuses Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin of urging “armed rebellion”: Live updates
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company, arrives during a funeral ceremony at the Troyekurovskoye cemetery in Moscow, Russia, on April 8. AP Yevgeny Prigozhin is the chief of Russia’s private mercenary group Wagner, which has been at the forefront of much of the fighting in Russia’s war…
Why Russia is investigating Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin | CNN
CNN — Yevgeny Prigozhin, the bombastic chief of Russia’s private mercenary group Wagner, appears to be falling out of favor fast in Moscow, after he unleashed a tirade against the Russian military on Friday and vowed to retaliate against its leaders. Russia’s domestic intelligence service, the FSB, has opened a…
Wagner chief accuses Russian military leadership of bombing his forces, vows response | CNN
CNN — Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of private military group Wagner, has vowed to retaliate after accusing Russia’s military leadership of killing a “huge amount” of his forces in strikes – prompting Russia’s domestic intelligence service to open a criminal case against him. In a series of Telegram posts on…
Tour de France Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at the Tour de France. July 1-23, 2023 – The 110th Tour de France is scheduled to take place. July 1-24, 2022 – The 109th Tour de France takes place. Danish cyclist Jonas Vingegaard wins his first Tour de France title. The Tour de France…
Italian women protest prosecutor’s call to erase lesbian mother’s name from child’s birth certificate | CNN
CNN — Around 300 women took part in a sit-in outside Padua’s palace of justice on Friday, after a state prosecutor in the northern Italian city said the birth certificates of 33 children born to lesbian couples were not legal. In a peaceful protest, the women held up signs with…
‘If they had left us be, we wouldn’t have drowned:’ CNN investigation raises questions about Greek coast guard’s account of shipwreck tragedy | CNN
CNN — The hull of the fishing trawler lifted out of the water as it sank, catapulting people from the top deck into the black sea below. In the darkness, they grabbed onto whatever they could to stay afloat, pushing each other underwater in a frantic fight for survival. Some…
Tribute paid to Titan five killed in ‘catastrophic implosion’ on ocean floor | CNN
CNN — Tributes from grief-stricken relatives and friends have been pouring in after a “catastrophic implosion” killed all five passengers on board a Titanic-bound submersible at the bottom of the ocean. A dayslong international search effort concluded Thursday after debris from the submersible – known as the Titan – was…
These villages were liberated in Ukraine’s grinding counteroffensive. They’re little more than ruins. | CNN
Neskuchne, Ukraine CNN — The bangs of incoming and outgoing shelling are the soundtrack of Ukraine’s frontline. But its president warned this week that the counteroffensive should not be seen through the lens of a Hollywood movie. Just outside the newly liberated villages of Neskuchne and Storozheve, Ukrainian soldiers take…
Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine
The damaged Chonhar bridge connecting Russian-held parts of Ukraine’s Kherson region to the Crimean peninsula is seen on June 22. Russian-installed leader of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo/Telegram/Reuters Almost as if to answer Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s statement the counteroffensive is “slower” than some might have imagined, a pinpoint strike hit a key pair…
British Open Golf Tournament Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at the British Open. July 16-23, 2023 – The 151st Open Championship is scheduled to take place at Royal Liverpool in Hoylake, Wirral, England. July 14-17, 2022 – Cameron Smith wins the 150th Open Championship on the Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland, for his…
Dozens feared drowned after migrant boat sinks off Spain’s Canary Islands | CNN
Madrid CNN — Dozens of people are feared drowned after a migrant boat sank near Spain’s Canary Islands on Wednesday, according to Spanish officials and aid group Walking Borders. Authorities have recovered two bodies, including a young boy, but the true number of those who were on board is not…
Vatican to hand over evidence in 1983 disappearance of employee’s daughter | CNN
CNN — The Vatican said Thursday it will hand over evidence in the disappearance of a 15-year-old daughter of one of its employees 40 years ago to the Rome city prosecutor. Emanuela Orlandi, who was the daughter of a prominent Vatican employee and lived within the walls of the holy…
German mother who joined ISIS is jailed for enslaving and abusing young Yazidi woman | CNN
CNN — A German court has convicted a former ISIS member of war crimes for enslaving and abusing a young Yazidi woman, the victim’s counsel said Wednesday. The convicted German national, a 37-year-old woman referred to by the Higher Regional Court of Koblenz as Nadine K., was found guilty of…
A strike on a Russian-controlled bridge doesn’t change much itself. But it may indicate a more potent strategy | CNN
CNN — Almost as if to answer Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s statement the counteroffensive is “slower” than some might have imagined, a pinpoint strike hit a key pair of bridges for Russia’s occupation. The Chonhar bridges are both rail and road crossings, and head from the northeast of occupied Crimea…
Windrush scandal: Thousands misclassified by UK as illegal immigrants still without compensation | CNN
London CNN — Carl Nwazota was born and grew up in the London suburb of Wembley to parents from Jamaica and Nigeria. For 26 years, he was a UK citizen with a British passport – until it was confiscated by the Home Office after he tried to renew it in…
Court dismisses Navalny’s appeal against lack of access to writing materials in prison | CNN
CNN — Russia’s Supreme Court has on Thursday dismissed an appeal by jailed Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny against restrictions imposed on access to writing materials in prison, according to Russian independent news site Mediazona. Navalny, who attended the hearing via video link, had been challenging the restrictions imposed on…
One person remains missing after central Paris gas explosions leaves dozens injured | CNN
Paris CNN — Six people remain in a critical condition and one person is missing after a gas explosion in central Paris on Wednesday, the Paris prosecutor’s office told CNN on Thursday. Some 50 people were injured in the incident, although the Paris prosecutor’s office, which is investigating the blast,…
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich loses appeal against pre-trial detention | CNN
CNN — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich lost his appeal against the extension of pre-trial detention in Moscow on Thursday on spying charges, which he denies. Gershkovich’s detention, at the notorious Lefortovo prison in Moscow, was extended last month to August 30. He faces up to 20 years in…
Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine
Ukrainian servicemen fire a BM-21 Grad multiple launch rocket system towards Russian troops near a front line in Donetsk region, Ukraine on June 21. Oleksandr Ratushniak/Reuters Heavy fighting continues in the eastern Donetsk region as Russian forces keep their focus in the areas of Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Mariinka, according to the…