A quake of unthinkable proportions is due in Istanbul. Residents ask if the city is prepared | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look...
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Amnesty accuses Peruvian authorities of ‘marked racist bias’ in protest crackdown | CNN
CNN — Amnesty International has accused Peruvian authorities of acting with “a marked racist bias” in its crackdown on protests...
Iran pardons or commutes sentence of ‘large’ number of prisoners, state media reports | CNN
CNN — Iran will pardon or commute the sentences of a large number of prisoners as part of an annual...
Israel’s democracy on the brink amid supreme court showdown with Netanyahu | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside...
Myanmar junta to free more than 7,000 prisoners under amnesty | CNN
CNN — Myanmar’s military government will release 7,012 prisoners under an amnesty to mark the country’s independence day, state broadcaster...
