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...
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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...
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...
Tax credit confusion could create a rush for electric vehicles in early 2023 | CNN Business
CNN — As the new year begins, a number of popular electric vehicles, specifically some Tesla and General Motors models,...
Virgin Islands attorney general sues JPMorgan Chase over banking services for Jeffrey Epstein | CNN Business
New York CNN — The U.S. Virgin Islands government filed a lawsuit Tuesday against JPMorgan Chase, alleging that the Wall...
Police arrest man suspected of planting explosives in Brazil’s capital ahead of presidential inauguration | CNN
São Paulo CNN — Police in Brasilia arrested a man on Saturday suspected of planting and possessing explosive devices one...
Police fire teargas to quell protesters at site of deadly Paris shooting | CNN
CNN — French police on Friday fired teargas amid clashes with agitated protesters outside a Kurdish community center in the...
Family of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat files case against Palestinian Authority in International Criminal Court | CNN
Jerusalem CNN — The family of a Palestinian activist who died while in Palestinian Authority custody has filed a “war...
El Salvador has arrested 2% of its adult population in its war on gangs. Other countries are taking note | CNN
CNN — Eight months since El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele announced a war on gangs, an estimated 2% of the...
An Ethiopian professor was murdered by a mob. A lawsuit alleges Facebook fueled the violence | CNN Business
CNN — The son of an Ethiopian chemistry professor who was killed during unrest in the country last year has...
Hong Kong court rules police ban on Tiananmen vigil unlawful, overturning conviction of prominent activist | CNN
Hong Kong CNN — Hong Kong’s High Court ruled on Wednesday that a decision by police to ban a Tiananmen...
South Korea says crypto fugitive Do Kwon is hiding in Serbia | CNN Business
Hong Kong CNN — Do Kwon, a disgraced tycoon behind the collapse of the TerraUSD and Luna coins that roiled...
Israeli military admits shooting 16-year-old Palestinian girl, calls it ‘unintentional’ | CNN
Jerusalem CNN — The Israeli military admitted Monday that its troops shot Jana Zakarneh, a 16-year-old Palestinian girl who died...
European Parliament vice president expelled by party amid corruption probe involving Gulf nation | CNN
CNN — Eva Kaili, one of the European Parliament’s vice presidents, has been expelled by her political party in Greece...
Former Theranos COO sentenced to nearly 13 years | CNN Business
CNN Business — Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, the former chief operating officer of failed blood testing startup Theranos, was sentenced Wednesday to nearly...
Argentina’s Cristina Fernández de Kirchner sentenced to six years in prison for corruption | CNN
CNN — A court in Argentina on Tuesday sentenced the country’s vice president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, to six years...
Rupert Murdoch set to be deposed in Dominion’s $1.6 billion defamation case | CNN Business
New York CNN Business — Rupert Murdoch, the Fox Corporation chairman, is set to be deposed next week in Dominion...
Belgium’s biggest ever trial begins over Brussels bombings | CNN
Brussels Reuters — Belgium began proceedings on Monday in its largest ever trial to determine whether 10 men played a...
Wealthy Russian businessman arrested in London on suspicion of multiple offenses, including money laundering | CNN
CNN — A wealthy Russian businessman has been arrested as part of a “major operation” on suspicion of multiple offenses,...
Rape case that shook Australian politics abandoned over mental health fears | CNN
Sydney, Australia CNN — Prosecutors in Australia have ended high-profile legal action against a former government staffer accused of raping...
