CNN – Europe/Mideast/Africa

By Sandi Sidhu and Anna Coren, CNN As US President Joe Biden prepares for the formal withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, the man responsible for peace talks between the rampant Taliban and the official Afghan government is not entirely optimistic about the country’s future. Abdullah Abdullah, an Afghan official who leads the High Council

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the unsuccessful terrorist bombings on July 21, 2005, in London. No one was killed or injured in the attacks. Facts The attacks took place two weeks after a similar one killed 52 people and injured more than 700. The bombs were homemade and believed to contain a white,

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The European Union will work to phase out caged animal farming across the bloc, after a petition calling for an end to the practice gathered more than a million signatures. The European Commission has outlined plans to propose legislation which would phase out — and ultimately ban — cages for farm

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Márton Pál feels like he is in a parallel universe. Pál lives in Budapest with his husband and young son, and says Hungary has made a lot of progress on LGBTQ rights in the past two decades. He feels society is becoming increasingly more open and accepting towards him and his

By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN When Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019, he was lauded as a regional peacemaker. Now, he is presiding over a protracted civil war that by many accounts bears the hallmarks of genocide and has the potential to destabilize the wider Horn of Africa region. In

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Israel’s former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Personal Birth date: March 25, 1972 Birth place: Haifa, Israel Birth name: Naftali Bennett Father: Jim Bennett Mother: Myrna (Lefko) Bennett Marriage: Gilat Bennett (1999-present) Children: Four children Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, bachelor’s degree in Law Military service:

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN A team of US veterans have begun digging up a field in England in the hope of finding the remains of three missing airmen — 77 years after their deaths in World War II. Members of the American Veterans Archaeological Recovery (AVAR) say they are hopeful of finally bringing their fallen

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Israel’s Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Personal Birth date: March 25, 1972 Birth place: Haifa, Israel Birth name: Naftali Bennett Father: Jim Bennett Mother: Myrna (Lefko) Bennett Marriage: Gilat Bennett (1999-present) Children: Four children Education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, bachelor’s degree in Law Military service: Israeli

By Anna Chernova and Katharina Krebs, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin put a positive spin on the sanctions that the United States has imposed on his country in recent years on Wednesday. There are, he claimed, positive sides to them. While not specifically singling out one incident caused by sanctions, he said that, in a

By Anna Chernova and Katharina Krebs, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin put a positive spin on the sanctions that the United States has imposed on his country in recent years on Wednesday. There are, he claimed, positive sides to them. While not specifically singling out one incident caused by sanctions, he said that, in a

By Eliza Mackintosh, Bethlehem Feleke and Vasco Cotovio, CNN Rebel forces in the war-torn Ethiopian region of Tigray have rejected a ceasefire offer from the central government, raising fears of further violence a day after the fighters retook the regional capital Mekelle. The recapture of the city by Tigrayan fighters and the retreat of Ethiopian

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the French Open tennis tournament. May 22-June 11, 2023 – The French Open is scheduled to take place at Roland Garros Stadium in Paris. May 16-June 5, 2022 – The French Open takes place. Facts The French Open is one of four Grand Slam tennis tournaments. The others

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Jacob Zuma, former president of South Africa. Zuma survived at least half a dozen no-confidence votes during his presidency. Personal Birth date: April 12, 1942 Birth place: Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa Birth name: Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma Father: Gcinamazwi Zuma, police officer Mother: Nobhekisisa Bessie,

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Jacob Zuma, former president of South Africa. Personal Birth date: April 12, 1942 Birth place: Nkandla, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa Birth name: Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma Father: Gcinamazwi Zuma, police officer Mother: Nobhekisisa Bessie, domestic worker Marriages: Bongi Ngema (2012-present); Thobeka Stacy Mabhija (2010-present); Nompumelelo Ntuli

By Eliza Mackintosh, Bethlehem Feleke and Vasco Cotovio, CNN Rebel forces in the war-torn Ethiopian region of Tigray have rejected a ceasefire offer from the central government, raising fears of further violence a day after the fighters retook the regional capital Mekelle. The recapture of the city by Tigrayan fighters and the retreat of Ethiopian

By Sarah Dean, Amy Cassidy and Mia Alberti, CNN The African Union and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have voiced “concern” after it emerged that Europe’s digital “green pass” does not recognize a vaccine that was donated to many African countries through the COVAX initiative. The European Union Digital Covid Certificate

By Sarah Dean, Amy Cassidy and Mia Alberti, CNN The African Union (AU) and Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have voiced “concern” over the equitable treatment of people who received Covid-19 shots through the COVAX initiative, after it emerged that Europe’s digital ‘green pass’ does not recognize a vaccine that was

By David McKenzie, Amy Cassidy and Rob Picheta, CNN South Africa’s highest court found former President Jacob Zuma guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to 15 months in prison on Tuesday, a landmark move in the country’s long-running corruption saga. The Constitutional Court of South Africa ordered that Zuma present himself at a