Passover Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at the Jewish holiday of Passover. The holiday will be celebrated from sundown on April 22 through April 30, 2024. Passover, also called…
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Detained Americans Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at some recent cases of foreign governments detaining US citizens. For information about missing Americans, see Robert Levinson Fast Facts or POW/MIA in…
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Arab League Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at the Arab League, an organization of Middle Eastern and African countries and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Ahmed Aboul Gheit of Egypt…
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Spain Train Bombings Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at the March 2004 bombings of commuter trains in Spain, which killed 193 people and injured more than 1,800. The bombings are the…
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50 of the world’s best breads | CNN
CNN — What is bread? You likely don’t have to think for long, and whether you’re hungry for a slice of sourdough or craving some tortillas, what you…
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I used DNA analysis to find my birth family, and it sent me across 3 continents | CNN
CNN — When I sent DNA samples to genetic testing services searching for my birth family, I had no idea it would launch me on an adventure across…
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Omar al-Bashir Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at the life of Sudan’s former leader, Omar al-Bashir. Birth date: January 1, 1944 Birth place: Hosh Bannaga, Sudan Birth name: Omar Hassan…
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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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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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Streets ‘reek of blood:’ Gazans run out of time after Israel’s evacuation deadline | CNN
CNN — Tens of thousands of Palestinians have been fleeing south through the battered streets of Gaza after the Israeli military told them to leave northern areas of…
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Austin and Blinken pledge fulsome support for Israel as concerns about expected ground offensive grow | CNN Politics
CNN — The Biden administration underlined its public and fulsome show of support for Israel Friday as two of its most senior national security officials visited the Middle…
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‘Complete paralysis:’ Palestinian medics say disaster awaits Gaza as Israel pounds enclave with airstrikes | CNN
CNN — Medical and relief workers are pleading for safe passage for the 2 million civilians in Gaza as Israel pounds the enclave with airstrikes and imposes a…
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How does Hamas get its weapons? A mix of improvisation, resourcefulness and a key overseas benefactor | CNN
CNN — The brutal rampage by Islamist militant group Hamas on Israel last weekend involved thousands of rockets and missiles, drones dropping explosives, and untold numbers of small…
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The message behind Putin’s Wagner meeting | CNN
CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “vertical of power” – the way in which the entire structure of Russian political power rests on one man – has undergone…
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Clinging to hope in Derna, as grief turns to anger | CNN
Derna CNN — In the days that followed the devastating floods in the Libyan city of Derna, reports emerged of survival – a six-year-old boy plucked from the…
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