French workers walk out in mass strikes against plans to raise the retirement age | CNN Business
Paris/London CNN — Trains and flights were canceled in France, primary schools shut and thousands of police officers deployed as...
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg released after being detained by German police at coal mine protest | CNN
CNN — Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was released by German police on Tuesday evening after being detained earlier in...
Russia’s war in Ukraine sparked a historic food crisis. It’s not over | CNN Business
London CNN — Grain is once again leaving Ukrainian ports. The price of fertilizer is falling sharply. Billions of dollars...
UK officer who admitted to 49 sex offenses sacked, as questions mount over trust in the police | CNN
CNN — London’s Metropolitan Police force has dismissed officer David Carrick after he admitted to a litany of sexual attacks...
The British government wants to hand police unprecedented powers to handle protesters. Human rights activists say it’s an affront to democracy | CNN
London CNN — The British government wants to hand new powers to police that would allow officers to take stronger action against...
UK government blocks Scotland’s new gender recognition law | CNN
CNN — The UK government has blocked a new law intended to allow trans people in Scotland to change their...
London police officer admits to dozens of offenses against women, including 24 cases of rape | CNN
London CNN — A serving officer in London’s Metropolitan Police has admitted to 49 offenses, including 24 counts of rape...
Former Moscow-linked Church claims religious persecution as security raids heat up | CNN
CNN — The vertically shot video published last November shows no weapons, battlefield atrocities or even soldiers. But the sound...
Greece drops some espionage charges against aid workers who rescued migrants from the sea | CNN
CNN — A Greek court dropped espionage charges against a group of aid workers who rescued migrants from the sea,...
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva cleared by RUSADA, WADA to review doping decision and consider appeal | CNN
CNN — The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) found figure skater Kamila Valieva violated anti-doping rules but bore no “fault or...
Sweden finds the largest rare earth deposit in Europe. It could help cut dependence on China | CNN Business
Hong Kong CNN — Swedish mining company LKAB says it has found Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth oxides in...
China’s exports plunge as global demand weakens, but trade with Russia hits record high | CNN Business
Hong Kong CNN — China reported a record trade surplus for 2022, as its key export sector delivered robust growth...
Defiant Navalny has opposed Putin’s war in Ukraine from prison. His team fear for his safety | CNN
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Dual British-Iranian citizen sentenced to death for spying for UK | CNN
CNN — Alireza Akbari, a dual British-Iranian citizen and former Iranian official, has been sentenced to death in Iran for...
Ex-King Constantine II of Greece dies at 82 | CNN
CNN — The former King of Greece, Constantine II, has died at the age of 82, CNN affiliate CNN Greece...
They saved refugees stranded at sea. Now they’re on trial | CNN
CNN — A trial of 24 rescue workers has begun in Greece, prompting criticism from human rights groups and the...
Morad Tahbaz’s daughter calls on US, UK to do everything they can to free her father from Iran | CNN Politics
CNN — On the fifth anniversary of her father’s arrest, the daughter of a man wrongfully detained in Iran is...
French workers can retire much younger than most. That’s about to change | CNN Business
London/Paris CNN — The French government is planning to raise the official retirement age by two years as part of...
Ukrainians mark somber Orthodox Christmas in Bakhmut as shelling goes on | CNN
Bakhmut, Ukraine CNN — The shelter was jammed with people on the eve of Orthodox Christmas. Some were trying to...
Iraqis celebrate their comeback with soccer tournament after decades of isolation | 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...
