(CNN)Germany announced Thursday it has designated the Lebanese militant and political group a , banning all of its activities in the country and ordering raids on sites police say are linked to the group.Police told CNN a number of properties in Berlin, Bremen and North Rhine-Westphalia were searched early on Thursday. According to the police and the German Interior Ministry, four mosques and cultural associations were raided, as well as private homes of their board members, treasurers and tax advisers."The associations under investigation are suspected of forming part of Hezbollah due to...…(CNN)Germany announced Thursday it has designated the Lebanese militant and political group a , banning all of its activities in the country and ordering raids on sites police say are linked to the group.Police told CNN a number of properties in Berlin, Bremen and North Rhine-Westphalia were searched early on Thursday. According to the police and the German Interior Ministry, four mosques and cultural associations were raided, as well as private homes of their board members, treasurers and tax advisers."The associations under investigation are suspected of forming part of Hezbollah due to...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — At least 50 security personnel in riot gear dropped their shields and were embraced by anti-government protesters in Minsk, as demonstrators chanted “brothers” at the police.The scene unfolded in front of several government buildings in the of the capital. Protesters also shouted, “Sveta – President,” referring to opposition politician who says she won the majority in Sunday’s highly contested presidential election.Belarus authorities say longtime President Alexander Lukashenko won 80.1% of the vote, in a poll which many believe was rigged.A...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — At least 50 security personnel in riot gear dropped their shields and were embraced by anti-government protesters in Minsk, as demonstrators chanted “brothers” at the police.The scene unfolded in front of several government buildings in the of the capital. Protesters also shouted, “Sveta – President,” referring to opposition politician who says she won the majority in Sunday’s highly contested presidential election.Belarus authorities say longtime President Alexander Lukashenko won 80.1% of the vote, in a poll which many believe was rigged.A...WW…

By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Germany risks squandering the gains it has made in slowing down the spread of the novel coronavirus if the country opens up too quickly, Chancellor Angela Merkel warned, joining leaders across Europe who have cautioned that any easing of lockdown restrictions would likely be gradual.The country is “still at the beginning” of the coronavirus crisis and will have to live with the virus for a long time, Merkel told Germany’s parliament. “Nobody likes to hear this but it is the truth. We are not living through the final phase of this crisis,”...…By , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Germany risks squandering the gains it has made in slowing down the spread of the novel coronavirus if the country opens up too quickly, Chancellor Angela Merkel warned, joining leaders across Europe who have cautioned that any easing of lockdown restrictions would likely be gradual.The country is “still at the beginning” of the coronavirus crisis and will have to live with the virus for a long time, Merkel told Germany’s parliament. “Nobody likes to hear this but it is the truth. We are not living through the final phase of this crisis,”...WW…

Berlin (CNN)President Donald Trump shocked not just Americans but many around the world with his insistence this week that -- at least insofar as reopening his country's coronavirus-wracked economy is concerned -- his With apparent disregard for the US Constitution, which confers sweeping powers to state-level authorities, Trump cried after Democratic governors objected to his pronouncement. One such governor, New York's Andrew Cuomo, whose state has borne the brunt of the Covid-19 outbreak in the US, said the President was "clearly on this issue." The President later backed down, in part...…Berlin (CNN)President Donald Trump shocked not just Americans but many around the world with his insistence this week that -- at least insofar as reopening his country's coronavirus-wracked economy is concerned -- his With apparent disregard for the US Constitution, which confers sweeping powers to state-level authorities, Trump cried after Democratic governors objected to his pronouncement. One such governor, New York's Andrew Cuomo, whose state has borne the brunt of the Covid-19 outbreak in the US, said the President was "clearly on this issue." The President later backed down, in part...WW…

MarketsFeaturedFear & Greed IndexLatestBy and , CNN BusinessLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Reporters Without Borders has filed a criminal complaint in Germany accusing and other Saudi officials of committing crimes against humanity in the killing of and the detention of 34 other journalists.The Paris-based media advocacy group said in a statement that it had filed the complaint with a federal court in Karlsruhe, Germany, on Monday and was requesting that prosecutors open a formal investigation. The court confirmed to CNN Business that it had received the complaint.According to...…MarketsFeaturedFear & Greed IndexLatestBy and , CNN BusinessLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Reporters Without Borders has filed a criminal complaint in Germany accusing and other Saudi officials of committing crimes against humanity in the killing of and the detention of 34 other journalists.The Paris-based media advocacy group said in a statement that it had filed the complaint with a federal court in Karlsruhe, Germany, on Monday and was requesting that prosecutors open a formal investigation. The court confirmed to CNN Business that it had received the complaint.According to...WW…

London (CNN)The United Kingdom has become the first Western nation to authorize a , a landmark moment in the that paves the way for the first doses to be rolled out across the country next week."Help is on the way," Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced Wednesday morning, after UK regulators granted emergency authorization for a vaccine made by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. A final analysis of the Phase 3 trial of the vaccine shows it was , even in older adults, and caused no serious safety concerns, Pfizer said last month. The announcement means the UK...…London (CNN)The United Kingdom has become the first Western nation to authorize a , a landmark moment in the that paves the way for the first doses to be rolled out across the country next week."Help is on the way," Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced Wednesday morning, after UK regulators granted emergency authorization for a vaccine made by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech. A final analysis of the Phase 3 trial of the vaccine shows it was , even in older adults, and caused no serious safety concerns, Pfizer said last month. The announcement means the UK...WW…

By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The United Kingdom has become the first Western nation to authorize a , a landmark moment in the that paves the way for the first doses to be rolled out across the country next week.“Help is on the way,” Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced Wednesday morning, after UK regulators granted emergency authorization for a vaccine made by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech.A final analysis of the Phase 3 trial of the vaccine shows it was , even in older adults, and caused no serious safety concerns, Pfizer said last...…By , , and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — The United Kingdom has become the first Western nation to authorize a , a landmark moment in the that paves the way for the first doses to be rolled out across the country next week.“Help is on the way,” Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced Wednesday morning, after UK regulators granted emergency authorization for a vaccine made by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech.A final analysis of the Phase 3 trial of the vaccine shows it was , even in older adults, and caused no serious safety concerns, Pfizer said last...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Scientists Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci have dedicated their lives to the field of oncology and, and spent years pioneering personalized immunotherapy treatments for cancer.But amid the coronavirus pandemic, the couple’s groundbreaking research in the field of modified genetic code has catapulted them into the public eye, as the brains behind.Sahin, 55, and Tureci, 53, set up BioNTech in the central German city of Mainz in 2008. On Monday the company’s partner, US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, said was more than 90% effective in preventing...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Scientists Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci have dedicated their lives to the field of oncology and, and spent years pioneering personalized immunotherapy treatments for cancer.But amid the coronavirus pandemic, the couple’s groundbreaking research in the field of modified genetic code has catapulted them into the public eye, as the brains behind.Sahin, 55, and Tureci, 53, set up BioNTech in the central German city of Mainz in 2008. On Monday the company’s partner, US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, said was more than 90% effective in preventing...WW…

Video Ad FeedbackWhat is QAnon? CNN's John Avlon explainsSee Apple's new iPhone 14A Dominion voting machine ended up on eBay. Here's how much it sold forWhat to expect on NASA's upcoming Artemis I mission to the moonRogan grills Zuckerberg on how Facebook moderates controversial contentHe was a famous hacker. Now, he's detailing his main concern with TwitterSome Tesla drivers use kids as a prop to test 'full self-driving' featureApple issues emergency security alert: Update your device nowMisinformation, not machines, biggest election vulnerability, hackers sayPandemic-era bike boom goes...…Video Ad FeedbackWhat is QAnon? CNN's John Avlon explainsSee Apple's new iPhone 14A Dominion voting machine ended up on eBay. Here's how much it sold forWhat to expect on NASA's upcoming Artemis I mission to the moonRogan grills Zuckerberg on how Facebook moderates controversial contentHe was a famous hacker. Now, he's detailing his main concern with TwitterSome Tesla drivers use kids as a prop to test 'full self-driving' featureApple issues emergency security alert: Update your device nowMisinformation, not machines, biggest election vulnerability, hackers sayPandemic-era bike boom goes...WW…

Minsk, Belarus (CNN)Several people who were detained for participating in mass protests in Belarus this week allege that the country's security forces beat, tortured and humiliated them while in government custody. The protesters are among the thousands of people who in the sometimes violent unrest that has rocked the former Soviet republic since its presidential election on Sunday, which many believe was rigged.The Belarusian Central Elections Committee (CEC) on Friday announced its final results, giving embattled President Alexander Lukashenko 80.1% of the vote and opposition candidate...…Minsk, Belarus (CNN)Several people who were detained for participating in mass protests in Belarus this week allege that the country's security forces beat, tortured and humiliated them while in government custody. The protesters are among the thousands of people who in the sometimes violent unrest that has rocked the former Soviet republic since its presidential election on Sunday, which many believe was rigged.The Belarusian Central Elections Committee (CEC) on Friday announced its final results, giving embattled President Alexander Lukashenko 80.1% of the vote and opposition candidate...WW…