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Continue Reading Turkey rescuers say voices are still being heard under the rubble
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Continue Reading Exclusive: Russian convicts say defense ministry is sending them from jail to fight as ‘cannon fodder’ in Ukraine
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Continue Reading Turkey cracks down on building contractors as quake death toll reaches grim milestone
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Turkish authorities have arrested or detained a number of property developers as the death toll from last week’s…
Continue Reading Turkey cracks down on building contractors as quake death toll reaches grim milestone
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Continue Reading Thousands protest Netanyahu’s plan to weaken Israel’s judiciary as president warns of ‘social collapse’
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Continue Reading ‘Like turkeys at a shooting range’: Mauling of Russian forces in Donetsk hotspot may signal problems to come
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Continue Reading ‘Like turkeys at a shooting range’: Mauling of Russian forces in Donetsk hotspot may signal problems to come
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Continue Reading ‘I couldn’t save my daughter’: Behind the defining image of the Turkey earthquake
By Christian Edwards, Talia Kayali and Karen Smith, CNN It’s been a week since a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria,…
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By Christian Edwards, Talia Kayali and Karen Smith, CNN It’s been a week since a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria,…
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Continue Reading Death toll climbs to 33,000 people in Turkey-Syria earthquake
By Amarachi Orie, Isil Sariyuce, Eyad Kourdi and Chris Liakos, CNN More than 33,000 people have died across Turkey and Syria since a devastating 7.8…
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By Abeer Salman and Amir Tal, CNN A Palestinian man was shot and killed by an Israeli settler in the West Bank on Saturday, the Palestinian Ministry…
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By Tim Lister and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Two former fighters of the Russian private military company Wagner have told CNN of their horrific…
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By Amarachi Orie, Isil Sariyuce, Eyad Kourdi and Chris Liakos, CNN More than 33,000 people have died across Turkey and Syria since a devastating 7.8…
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Continue Reading Iran frees dissident Farhad Meysami after photos of his emaciated condition cause outrage online
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Continue Reading Emotions run high in Turkey amid questions over state response to deadly quake
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By Raja Razek and Hilary Whiteman, CNN Two children wedged between concrete in the remains of their home in northern Syria have been rescued more…
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By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Christian Edwards, Krystina Shveda and Henrik Pettersson, CNN Thousands of people have died and tens of thousands of others…
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By Zeena Saifi and Becky Anderson, CNN Standing in front of the flattened remains of a 10-story building in the Turkish city of Gaziantep, a man…
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By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Christian Edwards, Krystina Shveda and Henrik Pettersson, CNN More than 8,000 people have been reported killed and tens of…
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By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Christian Edwards, Krystina Shveda and Henrik Pettersson, CNN Thousands of people have died and tens of thousands of others…
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By Sarah Dean and Sam Kiley, CNN Traditional Ukrainian tapestries, family photos and pastoral scenes on cheap posters cover the walls of her cottage…
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By Sarah Dean and Sam Kiley, CNN Traditional Ukrainian tapestries, family photos and pastoral scenes on cheap posters cover the walls of her cottage…
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By Tim Lister and Frederik Pleitgen, CNN Russia is bringing its war against Ukraine closer to the industrial cities of Donetsk with a series of…
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