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Volodymyr Zelensky Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Hereโ€™s a look at the life of Volodymyr Zelensky, the president of Ukraine. Personal: Birth date: January 25, 1978 Birth place: Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine Birth name: Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelensky Father: Oleksandr Zelensky, computer science professor Mother: Rimma Zelenska, engineer Marriage: Olena (Kiyashko) Zelenska (2003-present) Children: Oleksandra and Kyrylo Education: Kyiv

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Tulsi Gabbard changes tone on surveillance powers she once sought to dismantle

By Zachary Cohen and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trumpโ€™s pick to serve as director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, is voicing support for a key government surveillance authority she once sought to dismantle. The shift comes amid lingering uncertainty about Gabbardโ€™s path to confirmation despite her having spent the last several

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โ€˜Everyone was surprised by his arrivalโ€™: Former Sde Teiman detainees reject claims against Palestinian doctor

By Abeer Salman, Mohammed al Sawalihi and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Two Palestinian former detainees who were recently released from Israelโ€™s notorious Sde Teiman detention center said they saw the prominent Palestinian physician Hussam Abu Safiya there last month, saying he was in โ€œpoor conditionโ€ when he arrived. The former detainees said Abu Safiya

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Biden admin imposes harsh sanctions on Russian oil industry to cut off funding for Ukraine war effort

By Jennifer Hansler and Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Friday targeted Russiaโ€™s energy sector, including its oil industry, with some of its harshest sanctions to date meant to cut off funding for Moscowโ€™s war against Ukraine. The sweeping moves, taken just over a week before President Joe Biden leaves office, come

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Venezuelaโ€™s Nicolas Maduro sworn in for third presidential term as opposition decries โ€˜coupโ€™

By Stefano Pozzebon, Michael Rios and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelaโ€™s Nicolas Maduro has been sworn in for a third presidential term in what the countryโ€™s opposition movement has decried as โ€œcoup dโ€™etat,โ€ culminating more than five months of dispute over last summerโ€™s contested election. The ceremony took place on Friday in a small

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5 things to know for Jan. 10: Los Angeles wildfires, Trump sentencing, TikTok ban, Immigration, Climate

By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Several iconic and beloved landmarks in Los Angeles have fallen victim to wildfires this week. Luckily, the Getty Villa museum in the Pacific Palisades narrowly escaped destruction, with fire prevention systems saving its priceless collection of Greek, Roman and Etruscan antiquities. Hereโ€™s what else you need to know to

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