Poland’s state-owned airline refuses boarding to Russian tennis player | CNN

[ad_1] CNN  —  Poland’s state-owned airline LOT refused to board Russian tennis player Vitalia Diatchenko in line with restrictions introduced following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the carrier said in a statement to CNN on Wednesday without naming her. Diatchenko was denied boarding a LOT flight departing from Cairo on Monday as she was traveling to … Read more

Hospitals under attack as fighting grips Sudanese capital for third day | CNN

[ad_1] CNN  —  Intense fighting has gripped Sudan for a third day and hospitals are under attack from missiles as they battle to save lives, amid a bloody tussle for power that has left close to 100 people dead and injured hundreds more. Clashes first erupted Saturday between the country’s military and the paramilitary group … Read more

Italian Coast Guard escorting 1,200 migrants on boats in Mediterranean Sea | CNN

[ad_1] CNN  —  The Italian Coast Guard was on Tuesday escorting two boats carrying 1,200 migrants in the Mediterranean Sea, as part of a major operation in a region that has seen migrant arrivals spike in the past year. Emergency workers were racing to rescue a barge with 400 migrants onboard that had ran out … Read more

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport proposes a ban on private jets | CNN

[ad_1] Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get the latest news in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. CNN  —  High flyers hoping to hop to the Netherlands in a private jet might be forced to rethink their travel plans, as Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport … Read more

Watch: Palestinian taxi driver recounts surviving attack by right-wing protesters | CNN

[ad_1] A Palestinian taxi driver describes surviving a violent attack by a right-wing mob in Jerusalem earlier this week as Israel continues to see protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul spread. CNN’s Nic Robertson reports. [ad_2] Source link

France braces for anti-pension reform protests amid rising violence on the streets | CNN

[ad_1] CNN  —  Protesters on the tracks at a Paris rail station. Smoke bombs let off at Biarritz airport. Anger at French President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms showed no sign of letting up on Tuesday as the nation prepared for a 10th day of nationwide demonstrations. Sweeping protests have paralyzed major services across the country … Read more

At least 19 migrants die as boat sinks off Tunisia | CNN

[ad_1] At least 19 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died when their boat sank off the coast of Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a human rights group said on Sunday. In the past four days, five migrant boats have sunk off the southern city of Sfax, leaving 67 missing and nine … Read more