Vietnam War Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at the Vietnam War. 1883-1945 – Cochin-China, southern Vietnam, and Annam and Tonkin, central and northern Vietnam, along with Cambodia and Laos make…
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Taliban Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at the Taliban, a Sunni Islamist organization operating primarily in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The group’s aim is to impose its interpretation of Islamic…
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2008 Georgia Russia Conflict Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at the 2008 military conflict between Russia and Georgia. The conflict centered on South Ossetia and Abkhazia, two “breakaway provinces” in Georgia. They…
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Iraq Prison Abuse Scandal Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s some background information about the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal which took place during the Iraq war. Abu Ghraib prison was a US Army detention…
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February 16, 2024 Israel-Hamas war | CNN
This satellite image from Maxar Technologies shows Egypt building a miles-wide buffer zone, and border wall, along its border with Gaza. Maxar Technologies Egypt is building a miles-wide buffer…
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Hamid Karzai Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here is a look at the life of Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan. Birth date: December 24, 1957 Birth place: Kandahar, Afghanistan Father: Abdul…
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2023 In Review Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here is a look back at the events of 2023. January 3 – Republican Kevin McCarthy fails to secure enough votes to be elected Speaker of…
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Israel-Hamas war rages as humanitarian crisis spirals in Gaza | CNN
Family members of Israelis being held in Gaza gather in front of the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on November 20. Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu/Getty Images There were intense exchanges…
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Israel’s history suggests the clock is ticking for Netanyahu after Hamas attack failures | CNN
CNN — In his more than three decades in politics, Benjamin Netanyahu has accrued almost as many nicknames as he has election wins. There’s “The Magician” for his…
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Israel warns Gaza airstrikes will intensify and hits West Bank ahead of war’s ‘next stage’ | CNN
CNN — Israel’s military vowed to increase airstrikes on Gaza and struck Hamas targets in the occupied West Bank as it signaled it was readying for a new…
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Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave resigns after backlash to Israel-Hamas war comments | CNN Business
CNN — Paddy Cosgrave, the chief executive of Web Summit, stepped down Saturday after several Big Tech companies withdrew from the company’s upcoming annual technology conference over his…
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CNN Investigates: Forensic analysis of images and videos suggests rocket caused Gaza hospital blast, not Israeli airstrike | CNN
CNN — In the days since a blast ripped through the packed Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, killing hundreds of Palestinians, dueling claims between Palestinian militants and the…
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As a ground incursion looms, the big question remains: What is Israel’s plan for Gaza? | CNN
Israel’s border with Gaza CNN — Tal and Zak have no idea how long they’ll be deployed in what the Israelis call “the Gaza envelope,” the area in…
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First trucks carrying aid enter Gaza but besieged enclave desperately needs more | CNN
Gaza and Rafah CNN — The first trucks carrying aid entered Gaza on Saturday, but international leaders have warned that much more is needed to combat the “catastrophic”…
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Gaza conditions worsen amid warnings that shortages could ‘kill many, many people’ | CNN
CNN — Shortages of food, fuel and electricity in Gaza “are going to kill many, many people,” a senior aid official warned Friday, as Israel’s siege and bombardment…
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The last remaining exit for Gazans is through Egypt. Here’s why Cairo is reluctant to open it | CNN
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Anger erupts across Middle East over Gaza hospital blast as Biden travels to Israel | CNN
Gaza and Jerusalem CNN — Protests erupted across the Middle East following the deadly explosion at a Gaza hospital as Israeli and Palestinian officials traded accusations over who…
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Clashes at Lebanon-Israel border raise fears of wider war | CNN
Southern Lebanon CNN — On the face of it, the crossfire on Lebanon’s border with Israel appears marginal, dwarfed by the scale and intensity of the Hamas-Israel war…
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The US is mounting a frantic effort to head off a wider Middle East war | CNN Politics
CNN — US leaders are mounting an urgent effort to prevent Israel’s war against Hamas and a resulting civilian catastrophe in Gaza from escalating into a widening regional…
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Gaza conditions a ‘complete catastrophe,’ official warns as Israel prepares for imminent offensive | CNN
Gaza and Jerusalem CNN — Conditions in Gaza have deteriorated into a “complete catastrophe,” according to one official, with serious shortages of clean water and food as tens…
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