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Ismail Haniyeh Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas leader in Gaza. Personal Birth date: 1962 Death date: July 31, 2024 Birth place: Shati refugee camp, near Gaza City Father: Father was a fisherman Marriage: Amal Haniyeh Children: 13 Education: Islamic University of Gaza, 1987 Religion: Muslim Timeline 1987-1988 – Joins

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Ibrahim al-Jaafari Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Ibrahim al-Jaafari, former prime minister of Iraq. Personal Birth date: 1947 Birth place: Karbala, Iraq Marriage: Married, name unavailable publicly Children: Five Education: Mosul University, M.D., 1974 Religion: Shiite Muslim Timeline 1968 – Joins the Islamic Dawa Party. Al Dawa (formally the Hizb

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David Bowie Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of British singer, songwriter and actor David Bowie. Personal Birth date: January 8, 1947 Death date: January 10, 2016 Birth place: London, England Birth name: David Robert Hayward Jones Father: Hayward Jones, publicist Mother: Margaret Mary (Burns) Jones Marriages: Iman (1992-2016, his death); Angela

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a meeting in Moscow

Russia doubles down on claim of Ukrainian attack on Putin residence, but offers no concrete proof

By Tim Lister, Daria Tarasova-Markina, and Mitchell McCluskey (CNN) — Russia has repeated claims that Ukraine launched a massive drone attack on Monday targeting one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residences, with the military offering new comments on the alleged attack. The Russian defense ministry also published video of a soldier standing over some drone

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer

A political prisoner’s return to the UK was lauded by the government. Now ‘shocking’ tweets have sparked calls to deport him

By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Prime Minister Keir Starmer is facing demands for a British-Egyptian human rights activist to be deported and his UK citizenship to be revoked after social media posts emerged in which he called for “Zionists” to be killed, prompting criticism of successive British governments that campaigned for his release

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A general view of the house in Turkey's Yalova province where Turkish security forces launched an operation targeting suspected ISIS militants on Monday.

Three Turkish police officers killed by ISIS militants as authorities step up raids over winter holidays

By Gul Tuysuz, CNN Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) — ISIS militants opened fire on police during an overnight raid in Turkey’s western Yalova province on Monday, killing three people and injuring eight others, according to authorities. Turkish authorities said six ISIS members were killed and five other people were detained in the operation which lasted more than

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An outdoor screen shows news coverage of one of China's previous military drills around Taiwan

China stages war games around Taiwan after hitting out at major US arms deal

By Simone McCarthy, Wayne Chang, Yong Xiong, Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — China’s military mobilized army, navy, air and rocket units around Taiwan for two days of military drills aimed at sending a “serious warning” against any push for Taiwanese independence and “external” forces interfering with the island. The exercises – dubbed “Justice Mission-2025” –

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