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By Rob Picheta, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, attended the Queen’s birthday parade in London on Thursday, in their first joint public appearance with the royal family since they quit as working royals two years ago. The couple watched the Trooping the Colour event with other royals

By Heather Chen, CNN Mohammad Jalehar was a teenager in the 1990s when he heard warnings about looming food and water shortages in Singapore. “Whenever our government would clash with Malaysia’s, we were told that there would be no more meat or fish or vegetables coming in from Malaysia to feed our families. Water would

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza is becoming increasingly hard to find just less than two weeks after it returned to menus. Demand for the beloved item was seven times higher than when it last appeared on menus two years ago, which has prompted many of its locations to sell out. For

By Claudia Dominguez and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday announced the introduction of a bill that would place a national freeze on handgun ownership across Canada. “What this means is that it will no longer be possible to buy, sell, transfer or import handguns anywhere in Canada,” Trudeau said in

By Patrick Oppmann, CNN The trials of two of Cuba’s most prominent anti-government activists started Monday, according to fellow activists, proceedings that human rights groups have criticized as political persecutions. Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara and Maykel Castillo Perez, known as “Osorbo,” are both members of the San Isidro Movement, a group of artists and activists

By Mostafa Salem, CNN A large trove of ancient bronze statues and well-preserved sarcophagi discovered in Egypt’s Saqqara were revealed to the public on Monday, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a statement. Archaeologists had discovered relics belonging to Egyptian dynasties buried in the Saqqara necropolis in the past, but the latest

CNN’S Stefano Pozzebon and Michelle Velez Colombia’s presidential election appears destined for a runoff, after preliminary results on Sunday showed no candidate had garnered over 50% of the votes. With 98% of the votes counted, early results showed left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro with just over 40% of the votes, the populist former mayor of Bucaramanga

Marcelo Medeiros, Marcia Reverdosa, Michelle Velez and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Residents in Brazil’s northeastern state of Pernambuco were bracing for more days of heavy rain after at least 91 people were killed as downpours triggered floods and landslides, according to the Civil Defense. A further 26 people are still reported missing, said the Civil Defense

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business When you crack open a cold one this summer, you may be drinking something other than beer. Drinkers will be tempted with a wide variety of new boozy beverages hitting shelves, with big brands expanding their portfolios to offset slowing beer sales. Canned cocktails and spiked seltzers with upgraded flavors

Leah Dolan, CNN As explored in the new Sex Pistols miniseries “Pistol,” directed by Danny Boyle, the punk subculture flipped the script on fashion, music and especially beauty. Instead of being used as tools for physical improvement, hair and makeup were suddenly severed from their typical mission: Appealing to a potential mate. In fact, they

By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Colombians are heading back to the polls on Sunday to elect their next president in a runoff vote. No major reports of violence or unrest marred the first round of voting in South America’s second largest country, which is going through one of its most turbulent times in its modern history.

By Colby Hentges, CNN ‘SNL’ goodbyes, a “Don’t Say Gay” graduation speech, little league dance moves, and a pair of topless rescues. These are the must-watch videos of the week. ‘SNL’ farewells from three cast members During the season finale of “Saturday Night Live,” several longtime cast members said their goodbyes. Proud of his curls

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN Hold on to your hats, royal fans — we’re a week out from the Platinum Jubilee long weekend of celebrations. When it comes to a party, the royals know how to put on a show, and thankfully, after all the uncertainty of the past couple of years, this

By Rodrigo Pedroso, Marcia Reverdosa, Mia Alberti and Hira Humayun, CNN Protests were held in the Brazilian city of Umbauba on Thursday following the death of a man in police custody. In video purportedly showing the incident on Wednesday, two federal highway police officers are seen attempting to restrain 38 year-old Genivaldo de Jesus Santos

By Marnie Hunter, CNN Delta Air Lines on Thursday announced it will cut about 100 flights a day from its schedule this summer to “minimize disruptions and bounce back faster when challenges occur.” The airline cited rising demand and the challenges of “rebuilding Delta’s full-scale operation” in its announcement of cuts to its daily departures

By Rob Picheta, CNN Parties that went on until the early hours of the morning. Drunken staff vomiting and fighting with each other. Downing Street walls stained with red wine. And an illegal birthday party for Britain’s Prime Minister, complete with six-packs of beer and dozens of sandwiches. That was the scene at the heart

By Hilary Whiteman and Hannah Ritchie, CNN On his first full day on the job, Australia’s new prime minister mentioned the words “climate change” four times within two minutes of his maiden international speech. Fresh from election victory, Anthony Albanese sought to present a new Australia to the world, one that takes climate change as

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Walmart’s attempt to commemorate Juneteenth with a new ice cream didn’t go over so well. The company is apologizing for selling “Celebration Edition: Juneteenth Ice Cream,” under its Great Value label. The branding sparked a backlash with many people on social media. “Share and celebrate African-American culture, emancipation and enduring

By Rob Picheta, Radina Gigova and Arnaud Siad CNN Britain’s beleaguered Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing accusations he misled lawmakers and is staring down fresh calls to resign, after new images were published appearing to show him raising a glass with colleagues at a social gathering inside Downing Street during lockdown. The photos, obtained

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, president of Brazil. Personal Birth date: October 27, 1945 Birth place: Garanhuns, Pernambuco, Brazil Father: Aristedes Inacio da Silva, agriculture worker Mother: Euridice Ferreira de Mello, seamstress Marriages: Rosangela Silva (May 18, 2022-present); Marisa Leticia Lula da Silva (1974-2017, her

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Typically there’s nothing groundbreaking about a fast-food chain selling a hamburger. But Arby’s has never sold one — until now. Better known for its roast beef, the chain is adding a hamburger to its menu for the first time in its nearly 60-year history. Arby’s announced Monday it’s adding the

By Raja Razek, CNN Five people are reported dead after severe thunderstorms raced through parts of Canada on Saturday, according to Environment Canada. “There were five fatalities reported and a few others injured as a result of the strong winds with this line of thunderstorms,” read a weather summary for Ontario and the National Capital

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Raúl Castro, former President of Cuba. Personal Birth date: June 3, 1931 Birth place: Birán, Cuba Birth name: Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz Father: Ángel Castro, a wealthy Spanish landowner Mother: Lina Ruz, a cook and maid to Angel Castro’s first wife Marriage: Vilma Espin (1959-2007,

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN After almost a decade of conservative leadership, Australian voters turned their back on the ruling coalition, instead backing those who campaigned for more action on climate change, greater gender equality and political integrity. New Labor Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was sworn in on Monday before his departure to Japan for his

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Australian voters have delivered a sharp rebuke to the center-right government, ending nine years of conservative rule, in favor of the center-left opposition that promised stronger action on climate change. Australian Labor Party leader Anthony Albanese claimed victory Saturday, though it was unclear as counting continued if his party would have

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Votes are being counted in Australia to determine who will lead the country in an election that could see the center-right government lose its mandate after nine years. Scott Morrison is asking voters to give him a second term in office as Prime Minister after three years dominated by the pandemic,

By Colby Hentges, CNN Adam Schiff sees UFOs, a Lyft driver tells racists to take a hike, and championship paper airplanes take flight. These are the must-watch videos of the week. The truth is out there Deputy Director of Navy Intelligence Scott Bray shows declassified video of an unidentified object during a House subcommittee hearing

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Campaigners have branded a decision to take no further action against British Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the “Partygate” scandal a “terrible insult.” Downing Street revealed on Thursday that Johnson has revealed no further fines over his alleged breaches of lockdown regulations after the Metroplitan Police announced that it had concluded

By Hilary Whiteman and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Ken Morrison has twice been up to his neck in water during climate disasters. The first time, in 2007, he was trapped in a pool with a towel over his head as wildfires ripped through Australia’s Hunter Valley, a wine-growing region about three hours’ drive north of Sydney.

Oscar Holland, CNN Karamo Brown is something of a self-esteem guru. Whether giving motivational speeches, campaigning for mental health or life-coaching on hit makeover show “Queer Eye,” he has built a career on his seemingly infectious sense of confidence. But as the TV star was dishing out lessons in self-love during the first and second

By Emiko Jozuka, CNN The Japan Tourism Agency announced on Tuesday, May 17 that it would start allowing small group tours in May as part of a “test tourism” trial before the country fully reopens to foreign visitors. The country’s tourism agency added that the trial will allow the government to assess health and safety

By Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has placed a popular African destination in its “high” Covid-19 risk category for travelers. South Africa — renowned for its stunning vistas, wildlife, wineries and culture — is now at Level 3. In total, the CDC moved up four destinations

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN The faces of Australian election candidates are plastered on campaign posters across the country — but there’s one face that stands out, and it belongs to Xi Jinping. The Chinese leader, though not a participant in any modern democracy, has become a familiar presence in a campaign dogged by allegations of

By Brendan Buckley, CNN A beach house is swept into the sea, a 7-year-old steals the show at her first communion, and a Broadway legend takes an audience member to task. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Bottoms up! A 7-year-old surprised the priest — and the whole congregation — when she chugged

By Reuters A 48-year-old Nepali woman scaled Mount Everest for the 10th time on Thursday, May 12, breaking her own record for the most summits of the world’s highest mountain by a female climber, her hiking company said. Lhakpa Sherpa last climbed the 8,848.86-meter (29,031.69-foot) mountain in 2018. A fellow Nepali, Kami Rita Sherpa, holds

By Sahar Akbarzai, Sara Smart and Forrest Brown, CNN Air traffic control came to a stop for parts of Thursday morning and afternoon in Jamaica, forcing flight cancellations and leaving thousands of frustrated passengers stranded there or unable to reach the Caribbean island. MBJ Airports Limited, the operator of Sangster International Airport near the popular

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business James Cromwell, one of the stars in “Succession,” superglued himself to a counter of a Starbucks in New York protesting the chain’s surcharge on vegan milks. The incident, which happened Tuesday, was a protest coordinated with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Cromwell is a longtime supporter of

By Jamiel Lynch, Dakin Andone and Pete Muntean, CNN “I have no idea how to fly the airplane.” The pilot on his single-engine Cessna 208 had “gone incoherent,” the passenger was telling air traffic controllers Tuesday afternoon, according to audio from LiveATC.net. It was, he stressed, a “serious situation.” Air Traffic Controller Robert Morgan, a

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Mondelez is spitting out its gum business. At least, in some parts of the world. Another surprising pandemic casualty, gum sales tumbled in the early days of Covid, as foot traffic at convenience stores slowed and more people stayed home. And who needs fresh breath when you’re wearing a mask?

By Kristina Sgueglia, Polo Sandoval and Travis Caldwell, CNN Officials are conducting autopsies to learn more about the circumstances surrounding the deaths of three Americans at a Sandals resort on the Bahamas’ Great Exuma island on Friday, according to the Bahamian police commissioner. The pathologist “consented to doing the autopsies” Monday, Bahamas Police Commissioner Paul

Story by Reuters Australian police launched a probe on Tuesday after 50 kilograms (110 pounds) of suspected cocaine, estimated to be worth about 20 million Australian dollars ($14 million), was found near the body of a diver washed up on a riverbank in the state of New South Wales. A man wearing high-end diving equipment

By Forrest Brown, CNN You start with the location: A deep green hillside lush with jungle plants that overlooks the blue waters of the Pacific Ocean. You add in the amenities: More than 50 stylish, modern bungalows and villas spread across 33 verdant acres. Access to a private, sandy beach with drink service. Colorful birds

By Jorge Engels, Stefano Pozzebon and Florencia Trucco, CNN A prison riot between rival gangs has left at least 43 dead and 13 injured at a maximum security facility in northern Ecuador. The death toll is likely to increase as many of those injured were taken to hospital in a serious condition, Ecuadorian National Police

By David Wilkinson, Max Foster and Jack Guy, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will not attend the opening of Parliament on Tuesday due to mobility problems, Buckingham Palace said in a Monday statement. “The Queen continues to experience episodic mobility problems, and in consultation with her doctors has reluctantly decided that she will not attend

By Luke McGee, CNN As the British parliament returns on Tuesday to the backdrop of inconclusive local election results and the ongoing “Partygate” scandal now impacting both Boris Johnson and the leader of the opposition Keir Starmer, there’s one major headache facing the United Kingdom that might not get the look in it deserves: making

By Polo Sandoval, Theresa Waldrop and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN The three Americans who died last week at a Sandals resort in the Bahamas were from Tennessee and Florida, and scientists and investigators are working to determine their causes of death, the island nation’s police commissioner said Monday. A pathologist is slated to conduct autopsies Monday,

By Polo Sandoval and Theresa Waldrop, CNN An American woman hospitalized Friday in the Bahamas, where three other Americans died of unknown causes at a Sandals resort, has left the country and is being treated at a hospital in Miami, the Royal Bahamas Police Force commissioner said Sunday. The woman, whose identity has not been

By Martin Goillandeau, CNN A rare case of monkeypox has been diagnosed in a patient in England, the UK Health Security Agency said in a statement Saturday. Monkeypox is a rare viral infection which does not spread easily between people, the agency said, qualifying the overall risk to the general public as “very low.” “The

By Jack Guy, Isa Soares and Madalena Araujo, CNN Brazil’s former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva formally announced his pre-candidacy for October’s presidential election on Saturday, marking what could be the beginnings of a stunning political comeback for the once imprisoned ex-leader in a crucial election year. Seventy-six-year-old Lula, as he is commonly known,

By Patrick Oppmann, Karol Suarez and Jorge Engels, CNN At least 30 people are dead and at least 24 remained hospitalized Sunday after Friday’s explosion at the Hotel Saratoga in Havana, the Cuban health ministry said. On Saturday, Cuban state media reported 32 dead, and Cuba’s presidency said 26 were killed. It’s not clear what

By Austin Mabeus, CNN A powerful tornado captured on camera, pincers vs. tentacles, and a toddler steals the show during a wedding. These are the must-watch videos of the week. Nature’s fury on display A surveillance camera captured a tornado ripping trees out of the ground as it passed through Andover, Kansas. Seizing the spotlight

By Alaa Elassar and Holly Yan, CNN At 56, Vicky White was on the brink of retiring from an illustrious career as a corrections officer. “She was a model employee,” said Rick Singleton, the sheriff in Lauderdale County, Alabama, where Vicky White worked for nearly two decades. “All of her co-workers, all the employees in

By Hafsa Khalil, CNN A Virgin Atlantic flight heading to New York’s JFK Airport turned back to London Heathrow after it emerged the first officer hadn’t completed the airline’s final flying test. Flight VS3 was around 40 minutes into the journey on Monday when a “rostering error” emerged, leading to the flight returning to London,

Words by Ivana Kottasová, CNN Video by Sofia Couceiro and Ladan Anoushfar, CNN Pranaiya Oulapathorn used to say her superpower was sleeping. “She would lie down and get ready for bed, and she’d be asleep within a minute,” her husband, Hamish Magoffin, said. Sleep took a big hit when baby Arthur was born in March

By Manveena Suri and Lilit Marcus, CNN Indian low-cost airline SpiceJet is under government scrutiny following an incident in which a plane’s autopilot malfunctioned, causing severe turbulence and multiple onboard injuries. The country’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is looking into what happened on SpiceJet flight 945, which was traveling from Mumbai to Durgapur,

By Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lowered the Covid-19 travel risk for one of the most popular destinations in the Western Hemisphere on Monday. Mexico was moved down a level on the CDC’s scale from “high” risk to “moderate” risk on May 2, along with four

By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Restaurants of all sizes have had a difficult few years — but chains are coming out on top. Several new challenges have made running restaurants and (working in them) even harder than usual, including pandemic restrictions, staffing challenges, supply chain disruptions and increasing costs. About 90,000 US restaurants have temporarily

By Jason Hanna, Michelle Watson and Andi Babineau, CNN Ottawa police said they arrested at least one person in the downtown area Saturday on the second day of a biker rally in the Canadian capital — bringing the number of arrests associated with the event to at least eight since Friday. Canadian news media, including

By Wesli Jones, CNN A mid-air “plane swap” ended with a crash landing, divers captured a jaw-dropping view inside a shark’s mouth and late-night comedians couldn’t wait to joke about Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. Skydiving 2.0 The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a mid-air stunt that ended with a plane crashing in the Arizona desert

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Anheuser-Busch is bringing Ukraine’s most popular beer brand to the United States with proceeds benefiting humanitarian relief in the war-torn country. Beginning in May, Chernigivske will brewed at Anheuser-Busch’s Newark, New Jersey, factory and be sold on draught in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Houston, and Phoenix. Specific locations will