Malala named youngest ever UN Messenger of Peace | CNN
Story highlights Malala Yousafzai calls on other girls in Pakistan to be change-makers UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres describes Yousafzai as...
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Fighting grips Sudanese capital for third day as death toll nears 100 | CNN
CNN — Intense and bloody fighting has gripped Sudan for a third day, as a violent tussle for power left...
Europe’s migration policies in chaos as arrivals surge | CNN
CNN — As a boat carrying 400 migrants drifted, out of fuel, along a perilous migration route in the central...
At least 25 killed, 183 injured in clashes across Sudan as paramilitary group claims control of presidential palace | CNN
CNN — At least 25 people were killed and 183 others injured in clashes across Sudan, the Sudanese Central Medical...
Iran executions up 75% as Tehran seeks to ‘instill fear’ in protesters, rights groups say | CNN
CNN — Iran executed at least 582 people last year, a 75% increase on the previous year, according to human...
Saudi Arabia and Iran agree to reopen embassies during Beijing talks on resumption of diplomatic ties | CNN
Hong Kong CNN — Saudi Arabia’s and Iran’s Foreign Ministers met in Beijing on Thursday to discuss key details in...
Tunisian president’s mystery ‘disappearance’ raises questions about his health | 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...
Syrian refugee elected mayor of German town, years after fleeing war | CNN
CNN — A Syrian who arrived in Germany as a refugee in 2015 has won a mayoral election in the...
US bolsters forces in Middle East following series of attacks on US troops in Syria | CNN Politics
CNN — The US has bolstered its military forces in the Middle East following a series of attacks on US...
Syrian children traumatized by war are listening to a special lullaby to fall asleep | 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...
Pakistan’s political heavyweights take their street battles to the courts — as a weary nation looks on | CNN
Islamabad, Pakistan CNN — Pakistan’s leaders and the man who wants to unseat them are engaged in high stakes political...
Netanyahu is backed into a corner. Here’s what he may do next | 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...
Taliban arrests prominent girls’ education activist as repressive clampdown continues | CNN
CNN — A prominent activist for girls’ education in Afghanistan was arrested by the Taliban on Monday, according to an...
‘Historic moment’: Politicians of South Asian descent set to lead Scotland, Britain and Ireland with Yousaf victory | CNN
CNN — When Humza Yousaf took his oath of allegiance in Scottish parliament in 2016, he wore a gold embroidered...
Why Israel’s instability matters to the US | CNN Politics
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At least 19 migrants die as boat sinks off Tunisia | CNN
At least 19 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died when their boat sank off the coast of Tunisia as they tried...
Saudi Arabia releases dual US-Saudi citizen from prison after he posted critical tweets about the kingdom | CNN Politics
CNN — Saudi Arabia released US-Saudi dual national Saad Ibrahim Almadi from prison, more than a year after he was...
Netanyahu government makes first climbdown on plan to weaken Israel’s judiciary | CNN
Jerusalem CNN — The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a change Monday to a key part of...
Opinion: Was toppling Saddam Hussein worth it? The answer isn’t straightforward | CNN
Editor’s Note: Peter Bergen is CNN’s national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor of practice...
Libyan armed group says barrels of missing natural uranium recovered | CNN
CNN — A Libyan armed group claims to have found the barrels of natural uranium that went missing in southern...
