Some Palestinian patients in East Jerusalem hospitals will be sent back to Gaza by Israel
Middle East
March 19, 2024
Some Palestinian patients in East Jerusalem hospitals will be sent back to Gaza by Israel
Jerusalem CNN — Israeli authorities are preparing to send a group of Palestinian patients who were being treated in East…
World’s worst polluted cities are in Asia – but dirty air impacts most of us, report finds
Environment
March 19, 2024
World’s worst polluted cities are in Asia – but dirty air impacts most of us, report finds
Hong Kong CNN — All but one of the 100 cities with the world’s worst air pollution last year were…
Netanyahu says he’s trying everything to get more aid to Gaza. Aid groups say that’s not true
Middle East
March 19, 2024
Netanyahu says he’s trying everything to get more aid to Gaza. Aid groups say that’s not true
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside…
“Trucks are stopped, people are dying”: Top EU diplomat claims Israel is using starvation as weapon of war
Middle East
March 18, 2024
“Trucks are stopped, people are dying”: Top EU diplomat claims Israel is using starvation as weapon of war
The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has accused Israel of using “starvation as a weapon of war” and…
Israeli military orders evacuation from area surrounding Al-Shifa Hospital
Middle East
March 18, 2024
Israeli military orders evacuation from area surrounding Al-Shifa Hospital
The Israeli military has ordered all people near the Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City’s Al-Rimal neighborhood to evacuate southwards. The…
Machete-wielding militias battle gangs in Port-au-Prince as Haiti’s elites vie for power
World
March 18, 2024
Machete-wielding militias battle gangs in Port-au-Prince as Haiti’s elites vie for power
Port-au-Prince, Haiti CNN — The wide road that passes in front of Haiti’s Toussaint Louverture International Airport has a post-apocalyptic…
Marriage rates are up, and divorce rates are down, new data shows
Life & Style
March 18, 2024
Marriage rates are up, and divorce rates are down, new data shows
CNN — After Covid-19 lockdowns, 2022 was a year of marriages, according to new data. The number of marriages took…
Date set for largest democratic election in human history
World
March 18, 2024
Date set for largest democratic election in human history
CNN — Polls in the world’s largest democracy India will open on April 19, the country’s election commissioner announced on…
Putin scores a resounding win, but what’s next for Russia?
World
March 18, 2024
Putin scores a resounding win, but what’s next for Russia?
The polls are now closed across Russia, but the outcome was never in doubt: Russian President Vladimir Putin has secured…
Netanyahu’s response to Schumer widens rift in US-Israeli relations
Middle East
March 18, 2024
Netanyahu’s response to Schumer widens rift in US-Israeli relations
CNN — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is refusing to bow to calls by the top US senator for a…