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CNN  —  Here’s a look at the life of His Serene Highness, Prince Albert II. He was formally invested as Monaco’s ruler on July 12, 2005, following the death of his father, Prince Rainier. Birth date: March 14, 1958 Birth place: Monte Carlo, Monaco Birth name: Albert Alexandre Louis Pierre Grimaldi, His Serene Highness, the Hereditary Prince of Monaco, Marquis of Baux Father: Prince Rainier III Mother: Princess Grace, formerly the actress Grace Kelly Marriage: Charlene Wittstock (July 1, 2011-present) Children: with Charlene Wittstock: Princess Gabriella Therese Marie and Prince Jacques Honore Rainier; with Nicole Coste: Eric Alexandre Stephane; with…

CNN — Here’s a look at the life of former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. date of birth: March 25, 1972 place of birth: Haifa, Israel Birth name: Naftali Bennett dad: Jim Bennett the mom: Myrna (Lefkow) Bennett marriage: Gilat Bennett (1999-present) children: Four children education: Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Bachelor’s degree in Law Military service: Sayed Matkal and Maglan units in the IDF, 1990-1996, commander religion: Jewish His parents are immigrants from San Francisco. He is a former technology entrepreneur and millionaire. Bennett is considered relatively liberal on a few issues. Despite his religious background, he said that gay…

CNN  —  Here is a look at the life of economist and former Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti. Birth date: March 19, 1943 Birth place: Varese, Italy Marriage: Elsa Monti Children: Giovanni and Federica Education: Bocconi University, Milan, degree in economics, 1965; Post graduate studies at Yale University Religion: Catholic Nicknamed Super Mario. Founding president of Bruegel, a think tank for economic policy. 1970-1979 – Economics professor at the University of Turin. 1978-1994 – Writes economic commentary for Corriere della Sera, a daily newspaper. 1989-1994 – Rector of Bocconi University. 1994 – Becomes president of Bocconi University. 1995-1999 – Member…

CNN  —  Here’s some background information about the 2005 killings of 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq. Haditha is a city on the Euphrates River northwest of Baghdad, Iraq. Eight US Marines faced charges in the deaths, but only one was convicted of a crime, that of negligent dereliction of duty. November 19, 2005 – A roadside bomb kills 20-year-old Lance Cpl. Miguel Terrazas in the Haditha neighborhood of Al-Subhani. November 19, 2005 – At least 24 Iraqi civilians, including women and children, are killed. Suspicion falls on Marines from Kilo Company of the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment. March 19,…

Egyptian, Qatari and US mediators are meeting in Cairo to untangle deadlocked ceasefire talks after Israel said it would not send a delegation. Follow for live updates. Source link

An Israeli official told CNN on Sunday that Israel will not send a delegation to Cairo for talks on a ceasefire agreement and the release of hostages from Gaza.The official said that the reason is that Hamas did not respond to two Israeli demands: a list of hostages specifying who is alive and who is dead; Verifying the percentage of Palestinian prisoners who will be released from Israeli prisons in exchange for the release of hostages.The official requested that his name not be revealed while discussing the closed-door diplomatic maneuvers.A Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo on Sunday for talks that…

A wounded Palestinian receives medical treatment at Al-Shifa Hospital after Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid trucks on Al-Rashid Street in Gaza City, Gaza on February 29. Daoud Abu Al-Kass/Anadolu/Getty ImagesThe UN Security Council expressed “deep concern” over the devastating incident that claimed the lives of more than 100 Palestinians seeking assistance on Thursday in northern Gaza, while acknowledging that an Israeli investigation is underway.“Council members express their deep concern at reports that more than 100 people lost their lives and several hundred others were injured, including people with gunshot wounds as noted by the United…

Palestinian women and children walk past buildings destroyed during Israeli strikes in Beit Lahia, Gaza, on February 26. AFP/Getty ImagesUN Women, a United Nations organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, called the war in Gaza “also a war on women.”In a statement Friday, the organization estimated 9,000 women have been killed in Gaza since the October 7 attack.”As the war on Gaza approaches its five-month mark, Gazan women continue to suffer its devastating impact,” the statement read. “While this war spares no one, UN Women data shows that it kills and injures women in unprecedented ways.”UN…

People gather outside the Soothe My Sorrows church as they wait for a funeral service and a farewell ceremony for Russian politician Alexey Navalny in Moscow, Russia, on March . ReutersThere is a growing crowd of mourners gathering at the Moscow church where the funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny is due to take place Friday – in about one hour, a CNN team on the ground reports.Here’s what else the team is seeing:People, many holding flowers, are standing behind crowd control barriers and the queue continues to grow. A number of police are stationed at the entrance to the…

More than 100 people were killed in the northern Gaza Strip when Israeli forces opened fire Thursday, sparking panic as hungry Palestinian civilians gathered around food aid trucks, Palestinian officials and eyewitnesses said.CNN was unable to independently confirm the death toll, and the Israeli military gave a different account of the circumstances.What we know: The massacre unfolded early Thursday when a group of trucks loaded with much-needed aid arrived on Harun al-Rashid Street, west of Gaza City, in the Sheikh Ajlin neighbourhood. People crowded around the newly arrived aid trucks when Israeli forces started shooting, according to eyewitnesses. Many victims…