CNN – Europe/Mideast/Africa

By Larry Madowo, CNN A viral video from late February showed a man decrying the incompatibility of Black African “values” with those of Tunisians. Asked by the interviewer if he had ever met any Africans, he retorted implying he knows them well “because my grandfather used to buy and sell them.” The video has garnered

CNN By Larry Madowo, CNN A viral video from late February showed a man decrying the incompatibility of Black African “values” with those of Tunisians. Asked by the interviewer if he had ever met any Africans, he retorted implying he knows them well “because my grandfather used to buy and sell them.” The video has

By Al Goodman and Issy Ronald, CNN Spain’s Crown Princess Leonor, the heir presumptive to the throne, will start three years of military training later this year in preparation for her future role as head of state, Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles confirmed at a press conference on Tuesday. “In the Cabinet Meeting today, we

By Niamh Kennedy, CNN Human rights groups have condemned the conviction of a Polish activist for supplying a pregnant woman with abortion pills in a landmark trial under the country’s ultra-strict abortion laws. A Warsaw court on Tuesday found activist Justyna Wydrzyńska guilty of assisting an abortion by supplying the drugs and sentenced her to

By Bethlehem Feleke, Larry Madowo, Duarte Mendonca, Nimi Princewill At least 190 people have died after Tropical Cyclone Freddy ripped through southern Malawi, local authorities said Tuesday as survivors continue to look for loved ones in badly hit areas. At least 584 have been injured and 37 people have been reported missing in the country.

By Zahid Mahmood and Sugam Pokharel, CNN The International Criminal Court (ICC) is planning to open two war crimes cases tied to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and issue arrest warrants against “several people,” according to the New York Times (NYT) and Reuters, citing current and former officials with knowledge of the decision who were

By Nimi Princewill, Larry Madowo and Alex Hardie, CNN At least 99 people were confirmed dead on Monday after Cyclone Freddy slammed into southern Malawi, the country’s Commissioner for Disaster Management Affairs, Charles Kalemba, told CNN. Most of the deaths happened in Blantyre, Malawi’s commercial capital, according to Kalemba. “We have recorded 99 people dead in about seven councils, with Blantyre city as

By Kathleen Magramo and Hilary Whiteman, CNN The United Kingdom will ramp up defense spending by $6 billion to “fortify” against growing threats from Russia and China, the country’s leader announced on the eve of highly anticipated talks with AUKUS partners, the United States and Australia. In a statement released Sunday, British Prime Minister Rishi

CNN By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN London’s Metropolitan Police has allowed predatory behavior to flourish within its force and failed to adequately protect members of the public from abuse, as well as its own female staff, according to a review that accused the organization of perpetuating a misogynistic, sexist, racist and homophobic internal culture. “The Met

By Katie Polglase and Livvy Doherty, CNN David Carrick, a serial sex offender, served in one of Britain’s most elite armed police units for years. He is now behind bars, but his ability to evade justice has only fueled a growing distrust and anger toward police in the United Kingdom. CNN has investigated how failures

By Larry Madowo and Stephanie Halasz, CNN South African rapper Costa Titch died suddenly this weekend, his family said on Instagram, hours after performing at a music festival. The musician, whose real name is Constantinos Tsobanoglou, was 28. Footage circulating on social media appeared to show Tsobanoglou fall over on stage before being lifted up

By Josh Pennington and Heather Chen, CNN A group of Russian wives and mothers have called on President Vladimir Putin to stop sending their husbands and sons “to the slaughter” by forcing them to join assault groups without adequate training or supplies. In a video shared by the independent Russian Telegram channel SOTA, the women

By Heather Chen and Jennifer Hauser, CNN One of Scotland’s oldest fox hunts has come to an end after 252 years following the introduction of new law on hunting. The Hunting with Dogs bill, which went into effect earlier this week after being passed in January, outlaws hunting and killing wild mammals using packs of

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, 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 six —