[ad_1] CNN — The woman detained under suspicion of carrying out the deadly bomb blast in Istanbul on Sunday is a Syrian national who was trained by Kurdish militants, according to Turkish authorities. Turkish police said in a statement that the suspect entered the country through the city of Afrin …
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[ad_1] A view of a Lafarge Cement plant is seen in Paris, France on September 8, 2021. Julien Mattia | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Lafarge Cement has agreed to plead guilty Tuesday and pay a fine of $777.8 million to U.S. federal criminal charges related to the French company’s …
Read More »Sergey Surovikin, Russia’s new top commander in Ukraine, has a reputation for brutality
[ad_1] CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s devastating war on Ukraine is faltering. Now, there’s a new general in charge – with a reputation for brutality. After Ukraine recently recaptured more territory than Russia’s army took in the last six months, Russia’s Ministry of Defense last Saturday named Sergey Surovikin …
Read More »A failed truce renewal in Yemen could further complicate US-Saudi relations
[ad_1] 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 inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — After a rare six months of relative calm, Yemen’s warring sides last week failed to renew …
Read More »Wagner forces: Morale is plummeting in Putin’s private army as Russia’s war in Ukraine falters
[ad_1] Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — The Ukrainians’ bodies lay side-by-side on the grass, the earth beside them splayed open by a crater. Dragged to the spot by Russian mercenaries, the victims’ arms pointed to where they had died. “Let’s plant a grenade on them,” a voice says in husky Russian, …
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