With a blinding yellow flash and a concussion that shakes bones, K9 self-propelled howitzers launch artillery shells onto a hill that’s just been hit by rockets fired from helicopters. Then K2 tanks roar in, speeding up roads and firing as they go.
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Millions ‘plunged into extreme hardship’ by Russian strikes, says UN human rights chief
Power outages have led to blackouts in Kyiv, Ukraine, on November 24. (Zinchenko/Global Images Ukraine/Getty Images) Power supply to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv will near normal levels by Saturday, according to an adviser to the country’s energy ministry. Oleksandr Kharchenko, director of the Energy Industry Research Center, said at a briefing that the “key…
Stunning acrobatic goal lights up Brazil’s win
Spain’s forward #11 Ferran Torres scores a penalty during the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group E football match between Spain and Costa Rica at the Al-Thumama Stadium in Doha on November 23. (Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images) So 16 games played, with another 48 matches to go at the 2022 World Cup. There have been four 0-0…
The EU is preparing new sanctions package on Russia
Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems of the Bundeswehr’s anti-aircraft missile squadron 1 stand on the airfield of Schwesing military airport, Germany, on March 17. (Axel Heimken/picture alliance/Getty Images) Poland’s defence minister Mariusz Blaszczak said Wednesday the Patriot missile defense system that Germany offered Poland should go to Ukraine instead. “After further missile attacks (from Russia), I turned…
Workers at the world’s largest iPhone factory in China clash with police, videos show
Workers at China’s largest iPhone assembly factory were seen confronting police, some in riot gear, on Wednesday, according to videos shared over social media.
Three killed in deadly Russian strikes in Kyiv
Thirty-five Russian prisoners of war were exchanged with Ukraine and returned to Russia following negotiations, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense. “On November 23, as a result of the negotiation process, 35 Russian servicemen were returned from the territory controlled by the Kyiv regime, who were in mortal danger in captivity,” a statement from…
Supreme Court clears way for House to get Trump’s taxes
The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the release of former President Donald Trump’s tax returns to a Democratic-led House committee.
CNN hears testimony from women who say they experienced sexual violence by Iranian regime
In Iran, human rights groups estimate at least 326 people have been killed and approximately 14,000 arrested as the movement ignited by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini persists, largely led by women. Through verified interviews, CNN has gathered testimony depicting a terrifying pattern of brutality by the regime where sexual violence and rape are being used to suppress, demoralize and in some cases blackmail protesters. CNN’s Nima Elbagir reports. Iranian officials have not yet responded to CNN’s request for comment on the abuses alleged in this report.
Iranian protesters say they were raped in detention
They’d choose the women who were pretty and suited their appetite … … then the officer would take one of them from the cell to a smaller, private room.” “They would sexually assault them there.” CNN Special Report Covert testimonies reveal sexual assaults on male and female activists as a women-led uprising spreads By Tamara…
Zelensky: Russia has used almost 5000 missiles so far in Ukraine
Russia will do “everything possible” to search for those responsible for allegedly executing a number of Russian soldiers, adding that they must be “punished,” Kremlin spokesperson Dimitri Peskov told journalists Monday. Peskov said Russia will use the full extent of “the framework of international mechanisms to draw attention to this crime and call to law…