Angelina Jolie steps down as UN refugee agency envoy to engage ‘directly with refugees’ | CNN
CNN — Angelina Jolie is moving on from her role as a United Nations special envoy for refugees, and will...
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One week into office, Peru’s new President Dina Boluarte battles to contain widespread protests | CNN
CNN — One week into her presidency, Peru’s new President Dina Boluarte is battling to contain widespread protests that erupted...
Why Colombia was forced to backtrack on a promising ceasefire announcement | CNN
CNNE — What began as a hopeful announcement of a six-month ceasefire with the National Liberation Army (ELN) and other...
Pope Francis leads funeral for predecessor Benedict XVI, a first in modern times | CNN
Rome CNN — Pope Francis paid tribute to his predecessor former Pope Benedict XVI Thursday, in a funeral attended by...
Germany and Norway will build a big hydrogen pipeline | CNN Business
London CNN — Germany just took a step closer to finding a long-term, greener replacement for Russian natural gas and...
China to open border with Hong Kong after three years of tight control | CNN
Hong Kong CNN — The Chinese government announced on Thursday that it will reopen its border with Hong Kong on...
Iranian authorities release prominent actress Taraneh Alidoosti on bail | CNN
CNN — One of Iran’s best-known actresses, who was arrested after she criticized the execution of a man involved in...
Israel’s rightward shift leaves its new Arab allies in an awkward spot | 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...
Poland says Germany refused talks on World War II reparations | CNN
Reuters — Germany has rebuffed the latest push by Poland’s nationalist government for vast reparations over World War II, saying...
Tokyo is so crowded the government is paying families to leave | CNN Business
Tokyo CNN — Japan is offering to pay families to move out of its overcrowded capital, in an effort to...
‘Uncharted territory’: January heat records smashed across Europe | CNN
CNN — The year has only just started but already Europe has broken an alarming number of weather records as...
‘It’s like a constant gamble:’ Ukrainian couple await birth of twins in wartime Kyiv | CNN
CNN — Kateryna and her husband Oleg endure what every citizen of Kyiv must – long blackouts, hours without any...
Former Pope Benedict XVI lies in state in St. Peter’s Basilica ahead of funeral | CNN
Rome CNN — The lying-in-state of former Pope Benedict XVI, who died Saturday at the age of 95, began Monday...
Mexico prison attack kills 14, dozens of inmates escape | CNN
CNN — At least 14 people died in a brazen armed assault on a prison in the Mexican border city...
From the unwinding of zero-Covid to economic recovery: What to watch in China in 2023 | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you...
As public anger mounts, Peru’s lawmakers reject reform needed to hold early elections | CNN
CNN — As Peru explodes in protest with supporters of its former president taking to streets, lawmakers on Friday rejected...
Canada is banning some foreigners from buying property after home prices surged | CNN Business
New York CNN — Canada in 2023 is closing its doors to foreign investors who want to purchase homes. A...
‘We’re trapped’: Britons in homes with unsafe cladding see no way out as living costs soar | CNN
London CNN — In May 2017, Sophie Bichener did what many in their twenties are unable to do: buy a...
Indian maker of cough syrup linked to Uzbekistan deaths halts production | CNN Business
New Delhi CNN — The Indian maker of a cough syrup linked to at least 18 deaths in Uzbekistan has...
Here’s what could tip the global economy into recession in 2023 | CNN Business
London CNN — The global economy has endured a tough year, with decades-high inflation sapping post-lockdown spending and pushing central...
