From Italy and the World

Rome, Italy CNN  —  When the rain started falling in the north Italian region of Emilia Romagna last week – one of the premier gastronomic destinations in a country famous for its food – farmer Andrea Betti feared the worst. In early May, six months of rain fell over a…

According to Wagner, the battle for the city of Bakhmut has come to an end, as the Russian private military group claims that forces have taken complete control of the long-contested city in eastern Ukraine. CNN could not independently verify Wagner’s claim, and a message from a Ukrainian defense official…

CNN  —  Russia’s deputy foreign minister has warned Western countries of “enormous risks” if Ukraine is provided with F-16 fighter jets, Russian state media TASS reported Saturday. The comments come after US President Joe Biden gave his backing for Ukrainian pilots to be trained to fly F-16s, reversing his previous…

CNN  —  The chief of the Russian private military group Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, claimed Saturday that his forces have taken complete control of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut after months of brutal fighting. “The operation to capture Bakhmut lasted 224 days,” he said in a video posted to Telegram,…

Russia is banning “500 Americans” from entering the country. The move is in response to the “regularly anti-Russian sanctions” imposed by the US administration, according to a statement from Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday. The rambling, indiscriminate list of names includes former President Barack Obama, former US Ambassador John Huntsman,…

CNN  —  Former United States President Barack Obama, late night television host Stephen Colbert, and CNN’s Erin Burnett are some of the “500 Americans” Russia has banned from entering the country. Russia on Friday announced it was banning “500 Americans,” many prominent figures of US executive power, from entering the…

CNN  —  Carrie Johnson, the wife of former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, announced on Friday that she is “weeks away” from having their third baby. “New team member arriving in just a few weeks,” Carrie posted on Instagram, with a photo of herself and the couple’s two other children,…

CNN  —  Deadly floods that have engulfed the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna, killing at least 14 people, are another sign of the accelerating climate crisis, according to researchers. The floods come after years of severe drought in the region, which has compacted the soil, reducing its ability to…

CNN  —  Two weeks after mass shootings shook their country, Serbians have surrendered more than 15,000 weapons, more than 2,500 explosive devices, and hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammunition, as part of a month-long amnesty announced by the government. Eighteen people were killed and 21 injured in May in…

The United Kingdom will ban the import of Russian diamonds as part of its latest sanctions against Moscow, Downing Street announced Friday.  Imports of Russian-origin copper, aluminum and nickel will also be banned under the legislation, which will be introduced later this year, the prime minister’s office said in a…

CNN  —  A man was arrested after driving through a Vatican gateway on Thursday evening, according to a statement from the Vatican Press Room, as reported by Vatican News. After 8 p.m. local time, the man reportedly approached the Vatican Palace in his vehicle, where he was prevented from entering…

CNN  —  Here is a look at Russian opposition leader, Kremlin critic and activist Alexey Navalny. Birth date: June 4, 1976 Birth place: Butyn, Soviet Union Birth name: Alexey Anatolyevich Navalny (sometimes spelled Alexei, Aleksei) Father: Anatoly Navalny, former military officer and basket-weaving factory owner Mother: Lyudmila Navalnaya, basket-weaving factory…

CNN  —  The arrest of three Russian scientists on suspicion of treason has been criticized by members of a Russian scientific institute, who warn the move has created a chilling effect in the community. The three Russian scientists, Anatoly Maslov, Alexander Shiplyuk and Valery Zvegintsev, were detained by the country’s…

Story highlights Suspected coordinator is cousin of brothers who struck in Belgian capital in March Source: Oussama Atar, 32, is believed to have directed Paris and Brussels attacks from Syria Want more stories like this delivered to your inbox daily? Click here CNN  —  Investigators have identified the suspected coordinator…

Story highlights Woman behind court battle is philanthropist and banker Miller says decision was “right for our country” CNN  —  When David Cameron resigned as British Prime Minister in the aftermath of the Brexit vote, a woman stepped up to shape the country’s future. But, after a momentous court ruling…

CNN  —  Here is a look at D-Day. Allied troops invaded Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, to fight Nazi Germany in World War II. The largest amphibious (land and water) invasion in history. The code name for the invasion was Operation Overlord. General Dwight D. Eisenhower commanded the operation,…

CNN  —  Spain’s equality ministry says it will launch an app designed to monitor the sharing of chores between members of a household, as part of a drive to improve gender equality. Angela Rodríguez, second-in-command in Spain’s ministry of equality, announced the plans at a meeting of the United Nations’…

Story highlights A British woman, 35, was arrested last year because of her posts on Facebook Runa Khan is sentenced to over 5 years for distributing terrorist publications She used social media to urge other women to train for jihad, send husbands off to fight Police official: “We aim to…

Story highlights Video appears to show Francesco Schettino climbing into a lifeboat from the ship The ship’s captain has previously said he was thrown off the listing cruise liner Schettino denies manslaughter, causing a maritime disaster and abandoning ship charges Thirty-two people died after the Costa Concordia hit rocks and…