Protests are sweeping France. Here's what you need to know
France has been rocked by a wave of protests after a 17-year-old youth was shot by police near Paris Tuesday, sparking a ban on demonstrations in some cities, travel warnings and reigniting a debate on overpolicing in marginalized communities.
2023-07-01 00:45
Exclusive: Russian General Sergey Surovikin was secret VIP member of Wagner, documents show
Documents shared exclusively with CNN suggest that a top Russian military commander, Gen. Sergey Surovikin, was a secret VIP member of Wagner, the private military company that staged a brief rebellion exposing disunity among senior Russian military officials.
2023-06-30 20:55
'I blame one person,' mother of teen killed by police says as hundreds arrested in fresh violence across France
The mother of a 17-year-old killed by French police said she blames only the officer who shot her son for his death, a tragedy that has sparked three consecutive nights of destructive unrest and revived a heated debate about discrimination and policing in low-income, multi-ethnic communities.
2023-06-30 19:52
Facebook urged to suspend strongman leader over video threatening violence
The oversight board for Facebook's parent company Meta Platforms on Thursday said Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen should be suspended from the social media site for six months for posting a video violating rules against violent threats.
2023-06-30 14:50
Israel's Netanyahu says most controversial part of judicial overhaul legislation 'not coming back'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the most controversial aspect of his government's proposed judicial reform, a provision allowing the national legislature, the Knesset, to overturn Supreme Court rulings, has been dropped and will not be returning.
2023-06-29 22:56
Protestors break into Swedish embassy in Baghdad after Stockholm Quran burning
Demonstrators breached the perimeter of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad Thursday, a day after a protestor burned a copy of the Quran in Sweden.
2023-06-29 22:26
150 arrested in second night of French protests after 17-year-old shot dead by police
French authorities arrested about 150 people overnight as protests broke out for a second night over the fatal police shooting of a teenager, officials said Thursday.
2023-06-29 15:26
Archaeologists find a 3,000-year-old sword so well preserved it's still gleaming
Archaeologists have found an octagonal sword dating from more than 3,000 years ago at a burial site in the state of Bavaria, southern Germany.
2023-06-29 09:29
Extreme temperatures killed at least 112 people in Mexico since March
At least 112 people have died in Mexico as a result of "natural extreme temperatures" since March, according to the country's health secretariat.
2023-06-29 08:29
UK Royal Household spending exceeded income last year, annual financial statement shows
The British Royal Household released its annual financial statement on Thursday, revealing that official spending for the year 2022-2023 exceeded the Sovereign Grant and other royal earned income.
2023-06-29 08:16
As dust settles after Wagner mutiny, Russia's military leaders face tough questions
The Kremlin has gone to great lengths to reassert President Vladimir Putin's authority, with meetings and events designed to show the unity and solidarity of the state and the military under his leadership.
2023-06-29 02:18
Wall Street Journal: Wagner boss planned to capture top Russian defense chiefs
Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin planned to seize two of Russia top military officials when he launched a short-lived mutiny on Saturday, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing Western officials.
2023-06-28 21:45