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CNN  —  Here is a look at the life of Ratko Mladic, former leader of the Bosnian Serb army, sentenced to life in prison for genocide and other war crimes. Birth date: March 12, 1942 Birth place: Kalnovik, Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) Birth name: Ratko Mladic Father: Nedja Mladic Mother: Stana Mladic Marriage: Bosiljka Mladic Children: Darko and Ana 1965 – Graduates from a military academy and joins the Communist Party. 1992 – As a commander in the Bosnian Serb army, Mladic leads the siege of Sarajevo. July 1995 – Mladic spearheads an attack on the town of Srebrenica.…

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 deadliest terrorist attack in Spain’s history. On March 11, 2004, 10 bombs in backpacks and other small bags exploded on four commuter trains. One bomb did not explode and was defused. The police did controlled explosions of three other bombs. ETA, a Basque group labeled a terrorist organization by the United States and the European Union, and al Qaeda were the original suspects cited by the Spanish government. Through anonymous phone calls…

Story highlights NEW: United Nations says such violence could signal new refugee crisis Car bombings strike predominantly Shiite neighborhoods, authorities say More than 5,000 have died across the country in 2013, U.N. agency says CNN  —  A string of car bombings in predominantly Shiite neighborhoods across Baghdad on Monday killed 37 people and wounded 155, adding to rising concern about sectarian violence across Iraq. According to police officials, 11 bombs exploded in busy areas of the city and its suburban districts, including three bombings in the predominantly Shiite Al-Shaab suburb. After several years of relative stability in Iraq, violence has…

US officials had been working on a new sanctions package for Russia ahead of last week’s death of Alexey Navalny, and are now supplementing them in the wake of the opposition leader’s death, according to a senior US official.The package will be timed around the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and officials are coordinating with European partners on the new package, the official said.US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Tuesday the new measures would be a “substantial package” that covers a wide range of elements linked to the Russian defense industrial base and sources of revenue for…

Story highlights Hamas tunnels are the battleground of the future, Israel fears Israel is testing a secret new tunnel detection system Southern Israel CNN  —  Israeli soldiers were stunned when they found the Hamas tunnel leading from Gaza toward an Israeli kibbutz. They knew that Palestinian militants had been digging tunnels for years, but they didn’t expect anything so elaborate. The tunnel’s walls, floors, and ceiling were made of concrete, and the tunnel was wired for electricity and communication. It was wide enough and tall enough to move quickly; a person could run with weapons, or even ride a motorcycle.…

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks at the US Capitol on February 15 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesUS House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing international criticism over his lack of swift action on Ukraine aid, adding pressure to make a decision that will have massive implications for his rookie speakership and for Ukraine’s war effort against Russia.Johnson has resisted calls to bring a Senate-passed aid package up for a quick vote — a move that would require Democratic support and almost certainly spark a revolt from his right flank, something he is eager to avoid. The speaker has said the legislation, which…

A member of Ukraine’s coast guard mans a gun on a patrol boat as a cargo ship passes by in the Black Sea on February 7. Thomas Peter/ReutersUkrainians have had little to celebrate as the second anniversary of the Russian invasion looms, but continuing successes in the Black Sea are one surprising bright spot.Last week, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence announced it had attacked and destroyed a large landing ship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet – the Caesar Kunikov – with maritime drones off the coast of Crimea.  Ukraine has virtually no navy of its own, but technological innovation, audacity and Russian incompetence have given it the…

Israel released more details on Friday about the 12 employees of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees that it has accused of participating in the October 7 terrorist attacks and kidnappings, including their names, photos, and alleged roles with Hamas.The additional details included screengrabs of what Israel said were two United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) employees — a social worker and math teacher — in Israel on October 7. The defense ministry also provided identification photos of 10 other alleged Hamas members, their positions and alleged involvement in the attack,…

European leaders have paid tribute to jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny following reports of his death in prison on Friday. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Navalny “paid for his courage with his life.”Scholz said that he was ”very sad” about reports of Navalny’s death, adding it was ”a terrible sign” of how Russia had changed in recent years.Former Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the news “fills me with great sadness.” “He became a victim of Russia’s repressive state power. It is terrible that a courageous, fearless voice that stood up for his country has been silenced by terrible…

This satellite image from Maxar Technologies shows Egypt building a miles-wide buffer zone and border wall along its border with Gaza. Maxar TechnologiesEgypt is building a miles-wide buffer zone and wall along its border with Gaza, new satellite images from Maxar Technologies show. Pictures taken in the past five days show that a large portion of Egyptian land between the road and the Gaza border has been bulldozed. When the buffer zone is completed – which extends from the end of the Gaza border to the Mediterranean Sea – it will swallow the Rafah border crossing complex between Egypt and…