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Donbas, Ukraine’s ravaged heartland, has suffered eight years of warfare. Here’s why Putin wants it
World
April 17, 2022
Donbas, Ukraine’s ravaged heartland, has suffered eight years of warfare. Here’s why Putin wants it
(CNN) – Donbas, a sprawling and beleaguered heartland region that blankets much of eastern Ukraine, has been the front line…
12-year-old Ukrainian refugee from Mariupol scores goal in Shakhtar Donetsk charity match
World
April 17, 2022
12-year-old Ukrainian refugee from Mariupol scores goal in Shakhtar Donetsk charity match
(CNN) – For 12-year-old Dmytro Keda, after the worst few weeks imaginable, Thursday evening was a dream come true. Keda,…
Biden’s trademark political traits tested by war in Ukraine
World
April 16, 2022
Biden’s trademark political traits tested by war in Ukraine
Washington (CNN) – When President Joe Biden labeled Russia’s actions in Ukraine “genocide” this week, the response by his team…
Exclusive: Zelensky says world should be prepared for possibility Putin could use nuclear weapons
World
April 16, 2022
Exclusive: Zelensky says world should be prepared for possibility Putin could use nuclear weapons
(CNN) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told CNN Friday that “all of the countries of the world” should be prepared…
UK inflation hits 30-year high of 7 percent
World
April 13, 2022
UK inflation hits 30-year high of 7 percent
London – British consumer price inflation leaped to its highest level in three decades last month, intensifying the pressure on…
Why Russian TV propaganda is crucial to understanding the war in Ukraine
World
April 12, 2022
Why Russian TV propaganda is crucial to understanding the war in Ukraine
“Russians who get their truth from the state media are living in an alternate reality,” Madeline Roache says. Every day…
Turkish drones have become a symbol of the Ukrainian resistance
World
April 12, 2022
Turkish drones have become a symbol of the Ukrainian resistance
Istanbul, Turkey (CNN)”Those shiny tanks are being set ablaze — Bayraktar — that’s the new craze,” go the lyrics of…
Extreme populists rise again in the US and Europe as Putin assaults the world order
World
April 12, 2022
Extreme populists rise again in the US and Europe as Putin assaults the world order
(CNN)- A fresh tide of extreme populism — feeding on economic strain, hostility to immigrants and cultural warfare — is…
War could destroy nearly half of Ukraine’s economy this year
World
April 11, 2022
War could destroy nearly half of Ukraine’s economy this year
Hong Kong (CNN Business) – Ukraine could lose almost half of its economy this year as a result of Russia’s…
Emmanuel Macron set to face Marine Le Pen in French presidential election runoff
World
April 11, 2022
Emmanuel Macron set to face Marine Le Pen in French presidential election runoff
Paris (CNN) – Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen are projected to advance to the second round of the French…