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Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96

By Ivana Kottasová, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning British monarch whose rule spanned seven decades, died on Thursday at the age of 96, Buckingham Palace has announced. The Queen’s oldest son Charles has now become King Charles III. “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and

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Key questions remain after the death of a second Canada stabbing suspect, who police say might be responsible for 10 victim fatalities

By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Three days after a brutal mass stabbing devastated a rural Indigenous community in Saskatchewan, the two brothers who were wanted in the violent attacks are dead, though witness accounts indicate that one of the men, Myles Sanderson, was responsible for the deaths of 10 of the victims, according to a law

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None of the UK’s top jobs is held by a White man for the first time. But British politics remains unequal, experts say

By Rob Picheta, CNN New British Prime Minister Liz Truss has assembled the most ethnically diverse Cabinet in the United Kingdom’s history, with several top jobs given to Black and other minority ethnic lawmakers. For the first time ever, none of the holders of the country’s four so-called “Great Offices of State” — the prime

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Canadian authorities are hunting for two suspects in mass stabbing that left 10 dead and 15 injured. Here’s what we know

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Artemis Moshtaghian and Jamiel Lynch, CNN A manhunt is underway in Canada for two “armed and dangerous” men who are suspects in a mass stabbing Sunday that left at least 10 dead and 15 injured at multiple scenes in an Indigenous community and the surrounding area in Saskatchewan, authorities say. The suspects,

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Manhunt underway for 2 suspects in connection with a mass stabbing that left at least 10 dead in Saskatchewan, Canada

By Jamiel Lynch, Artemis Moshtaghian and Amir Vera, CNN Canadian authorities are searching for two men in connection with a mass stabbing Sunday that left at least 10 dead and 15 injured across multiple crime scenes in Saskatchewan in central Canada. Authorities have identified the two suspects as Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson, and are

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Suspect in Argentine vice president assassination attempt arrested in 2021 for carrying weapon

By Lindsay Isaac, Ignacio Giron, Stefano Pozzebon and Heather Chen CNN. The suspect in an apparent assassination attempt against Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was arrested last year for “improper use of a weapon”, police have told CNN. Argentine authorities have identified Fernando Sabag Montiel as the suspect who approached Fernández de Kirchner

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Canada to probe allegations that ‘intelligence agent’ aided in human trafficking to ISIS

By Zayn Nabbi, CNN Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to “follow up” on allegations that a ​person alleged to have been an intelligence agent for Canada smuggled British schoolgirls into Syria. ​ ​ Trudeau’s comments followed a Wednesday report from the BBC detailing the activities of a man who allegedly smuggled multiple people

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Endangered Galapagos tortoises were hunted and eaten, Ecuadorean prosecutors fear

By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Ecuador’s Attorney General’s office has opened an investigation into the deaths of four giant tortoises in the Galapagos archipelago, amid allegations the endangered animals have been poached for their meat. Hunting the tortoises is illegal under Ecuadorean law, and the Galapagos islands have been protected as a national park since the

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Asia’s largest bird park to close

Heather Chen, CNN Jurong Bird Park, one of Singapore’s oldest and most iconic attractions, has announced that it will cease operations and shut its doors after more than 50 years. However, there is some good news. The world-famous park — home to some 3,500 birds including parrots, flamingos, penguins and eagles — will join the

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Colombia and Venezuela reestablish diplomatic relations

By Stefano Pozzebon Colombia and Venezuela have reestablished diplomatic relations, in a tectonic shift in South American regional politics. Colombian ambassador Armando Benedetti met on Monday with Venezuelan authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas. “At this hour I’m received by President Nicolas Maduro, to whom I present diplomatic papers as Colombia’s

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Bolsonaro launches personal attack on female journalist during election debate with rival Lula

By Camilo Rocha, Marcia Reverdosa and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his main election rival Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva traded insults Sunday during a charged election debate which saw Bolsonaro launch a deeply personal attack on a journalist who questioned his response to the coronavirus pandemic. “I think you go to

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Invasions and illegal exploitation of indigenous lands in Brazil tripled under Bolsonaro, says advocacy group

By Marcia Reverdosa, Sahar Akbarzai and Camilo Rocha, CNN Invasions and illegal extraction of natural resources in Brazil’s protected indigenous lands have tripled since President Jair Bolsonaro took office in 2019, according to a report by Indigenous Missionary Council (CIMI) in Brazil. “This government favors the exploitation and private appropriation of Indigenous territories,” the council

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At least 14 police injured as supporters of Argentina’s vice president protest

By Ana Cucalon, Omar Fajado and Jonny Hallam, CNN Police fired tear gas in the Argentine capital Saturday, as they clashed with supporters of vice president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, days after prosecutors sought a 12-year prison sentence against her for alleged corruption. Argentina’s official news agency Télam reported police used sticks and tear gas

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Miss England finalist becomes first in pageant’s history to compete without makeup

Jacqui Palumbo and Toyin Owoseje, CNN A Miss England finalist has become the first ever beauty queen to compete without wearing any makeup in the pageant’s nearly century-long history. Melisa Raouf, a 20-year-old college student from south London, moved forward at the pageant’s semifinals on Monday after opting for a barefaced look. Now, she’ll compete

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Former attorney general of Mexico arrested over multiple charges related to disappearance of 43 students

By Fidel Gutierrez, CNNE The former attorney general of Mexico was arrested on Friday in relation to the 2014 disappearance of 43 students, a tragedy that captured the world’s attention nearly eight years ago. The prosecutor’s office said in a statement that it considers former attorney general Jesús Murillo Karam a suspect in “the crimes

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Police put Catholic bishop under house arrest after raid on diocese in Nicaragua

By Marlon Sorto and Caitlin Hu, CNN Nicaraguan police on Friday detained a bishop and seven other priests and seminarians, after a 16-day standoff, in an escalation of tensions between the country’s government and the Catholic Church. Police entered the headquarters of the Matagalpa diocese and arrested Bishop Rolando Álvarez and the others, authorities said

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Linda Evangelista stars on new Vogue cover, opening up about disfiguring cosmetic procedure

Oscar Holland, CNN Former supermodel Linda Evangelista has opened up about the mental health toll of her disfiguring cosmetic procedure, telling British Vogue that she struggled with depression and at one point even stopped eating. The 57-year-old also revealed she had been influenced by repeated TV commercials, saying she would have refused the fat-freezing treatment

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Buttigieg to airlines: Summer flight cancellations ‘unacceptable’

By Pete Muntean, CNN With millions of travelers expected to rush airports over the Labor Day holiday, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is telling major airlines that this summer’s thousands of flight cancellations are not acceptable. The Department of Transportation plans to better inform passengers of their recourse when facing a significant flight disruption, the secretary

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5,760 cases of Capri Sun have been recalled after being contaminated with cleaning solution

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Approximately 5,760 cases of Capri Sun Wild Cherry beverages have been recalled because of possible contamination. Kraft Heinz said in a statement that a cleaning solution used to treat food processing equipment was “inadvertently introduced into a production line at one of our factories.” The issue was discovered after it

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Former flight attendant sues Delta Air Lines after it fired her for sharing anti-Trump editorial cartoon on social media

By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN An employment discrimination lawsuit filed by a former Delta Air Lines flight attendant says she was fired for posting an image of former President Donald Trump wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood on her personal Facebook page. The plaintiff, Leondra Taylor, who is Black, admitted she posted a cartoon image on

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Five state-owned Chinese companies to delist from New York Stock Exchange

By Tara Subramaniam and Philip Wang, CNN Five state-owned Chinese companies, including the country’s leading energy and chemical company, have chosen to delist from the New York Stock Exchange by the end of August. In separate statements issued Friday, China Life Insurance, PetroChina, Sinopec, Aluminum Corporation of China and Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical said they had

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Parts of England officially fall into drought after months of scant rainfall

By Angela Dewan, CNN Large swaths of England have officially descended into drought, authorities announced Friday, urging residents and businesses in affected areas to conserve water in the driest summer in 50 years. The Environment Agency announced that England’s south, southwest and southeast are in drought, along with central and eastern regions, after convening the

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Unexpected storms diverted 100 American Airlines flights and sparked hundreds of cancellations

By Marnie Hunter, CNN Severe thunderstorms around Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Wednesday caused 100 American Airlines flight diversions and led to hundreds of cancellations that extended into Thursday’s schedule. More than 320 American Airlines flights had been canceled by midafternoon Thursday, or 10% of its schedule, according to flight tracking site FlightAware. A total

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Eight of Vietnam’s hottest new hotels

By Chris Dwyer, CNN One of Anthony Bourdain’s favorite countries — he said his first trip there was “life-changing” — Vietnam also represents one of Asia’s best value destinations. Now that the country has relaxed arrival rules for international travelers, visitors are beginning to return. The hospitality industry is beginning to return, too. Although Covid

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