Israeli protesters begin ‘day of disruption’ against controversial judicial overhaul
Middle East
July 11, 2023
Israeli protesters begin ‘day of disruption’ against controversial judicial overhaul
Jerusalem CNN — Demonstrators took to the streets in Israel on Tuesday for what they are calling a day of…
Floods and mudslides kill six in Japan as scientists warn extreme rainfall events will get worse
World
July 11, 2023
Floods and mudslides kill six in Japan as scientists warn extreme rainfall events will get worse
CNN — Heavy rainfall in southwestern Japan has caused devastating flooding and mudslides that have left at least six people…
Why Prigozhin’s absence is so damaging to Putin
World
July 11, 2023
Why Prigozhin’s absence is so damaging to Putin
CNN — The mystery becomes yet more opaque even as the Kremlin tries to clear it up. Yevgeny Prigozhin’s whereabouts…
Girl receives heart of 4-year-old-boy in first transplant of its kind in Ukraine
World
July 11, 2023
Girl receives heart of 4-year-old-boy in first transplant of its kind in Ukraine
CNN — Amid the raging war and constant threat of Russian missiles, a successful heart transplant has been performed on…
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to six years in prison, avoiding death penalty
Middle East
July 11, 2023
Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to six years in prison, avoiding death penalty
CNN — Dissident Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, arrested last October for supporting the protest movement in Iran last year, has…
Comments from Biden and Erdogan threaten to overshadow NATO summit – and help Putin
World
July 11, 2023
Comments from Biden and Erdogan threaten to overshadow NATO summit – and help Putin
CNN — When NATO leaders meet in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius on Tuesday, they do so with two clouds…
UN warns of ‘full-scale civil war’ in Sudan after weekend airstrike kills dozens
Middle East
July 10, 2023
UN warns of ‘full-scale civil war’ in Sudan after weekend airstrike kills dozens
CNN — The United Nations has warned that Sudan could be on the verge of all-out-war after a weekend airstrike…
Erdogan links Sweden’s NATO bid to Turkey joining the EU
Middle East
July 10, 2023
Erdogan links Sweden’s NATO bid to Turkey joining the EU
CNN — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that Brussels should clear the path for Ankara’s accession to the…
‘We are waiting for that minute when the war ends.’ Residents of a Ukrainian frontline town cling on to life
World
July 10, 2023
‘We are waiting for that minute when the war ends.’ Residents of a Ukrainian frontline town cling on to life
Siversk, Ukraine CNN — It’s midday in the frontline town of Siversk, eastern Ukraine. On a street corner, Olha is…
A darling of US conservatives, Iran’s top opposition group may face an uncertain future
Middle East
July 10, 2023
A darling of US conservatives, Iran’s top opposition group may face an uncertain future
CNN — Its annual conferences have attracted the who’s-who of right-wing and hawkish, conservative politicians from the West, including former…