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By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — Less than a week after Xi Jinping rolled out the red carpet for US President Donald Trump, the Chinese leader is hosting another guest of honor — and this time it’s a close ally. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the Chinese capital Tuesday for a state visit

CNN By Helen Regan, Brenda Goodman, Erikas Mwisi, CNN (CNN) — An international effort is underway to contain an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda that is believed by the Africa CDC to have caused more than 100 deaths, with the United States triggering a public health law to limit

CNN By Gonzalo Zegarra, Patrick Oppmann, CNN (CNN) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel warned Monday that a US military assault on Cuba “will cause a bloodbath with incalculable consequences” amid renewed tension between Havana and Washington. “Cuba poses no threat, nor does it have aggressive plans or intentions against any country. It has none against

By Gonzalo Zegarra, Patrick Oppmann, CNN (CNN) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel warned Monday that a US military assault on Cuba “will cause a bloodbath with incalculable consequences” amid renewed tension between Havana and Washington. “Cuba poses no threat, nor does it have aggressive plans or intentions against any country. It has none against the

By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Druzhkivka, eastern Ukraine (CNN) — The “Road of Life” – pockmarked, laden with torched vehicles and covered with netting to block drones – fights its name. A lifeline resupplying Ukrainian troops on the toughest of front lines, sometimes by robotic delivery, the stretch of asphalt from Druzhkivka to Kostyantynivka is

By Sofía Barruti, CNN en Español (CNN) — The water was calm that morning in the Okavango Delta, in Botswana. Belgian diver Alain Brandeleer remembers the visibility was good and that he felt no particular unease. He had spent much of his life seeking ever more extreme experiences in the water, swimming with sharks in

By Simone McCarthy, John Liu, CNN Beijing/Hong Kong (CNN) — When the wheels of Air Force One lifted up from Beijing on Friday, US President Trump was wrapping a three-day visit with many questions still outstanding about what exactly he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping had agreed to. Over the weekend, statements from both sides

By Helen Regan, Brenda Goodman, Erikas Mwisi, CNN (CNN) — An international effort is underway to contain an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda that is believed by local authorities to have caused more than 130 deaths, with the United States triggering a public health law to limit entry from

By Chief Global Affairs Correspondent, Matthew Chance Tehran (CNN) — As night falls over Iran’s sprawling capital, and the snowy peaks of the Alborz mountains fade into the darkness, thousands of Iranians have been routinely taking to the streets for state-sponsored rallies aimed at mobilizing supporters against the United States. Near Tajrish Square, an upscale

By Chris Lau, Rae Wang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For the past three decades, China has been a nation of homeowners — supercharging the world’s second-largest economy and fulfilling the dreams of millions. Since the decline and eventual end of a welfare housing policy in the 1990s, government planning has coalesced with deep-seated cultural

Story by AP (CNN) — One of four Canadians who returned home from a cruise ship where there was a hantavirus outbreak received a “presumptive positive” test result for the virus, Canadian officials said Saturday. Results from the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg to confirm the case are expected to come over the weekend, said

By Billy Stockwell, Erikas Mwisi, CNN (CNN) — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda a “public health emergency of international concern.” The latest epidemic is being driven by the Bundibugyo virus, one of several viruses known as Orthoebolaviruses that can cause

CNN By Issy Ronald, James Frater and John Torigoe, CNN Portsmouth, UK (CNN) — When a vessel under attack in the Strait of Hormuz calls for help, a black phone in the corner of an office rings. It’s nothing special – just a normal office phone, a relic of the 1990s. But when a call

By Issy Ronald, James Frater and John Torigoe, CNN Portsmouth, UK (CNN) — When a vessel under attack in the Strait of Hormuz calls for help, a black phone in the corner of an office rings. It’s nothing special – just a normal office phone, a relic of the 1990s. But when a call comes

By Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Cuauhtemoc, Mexico (CNN) — It all started when a 9-year-old boy went with his parents to visit relatives in Seminole, Texas, early last year. After he returned home to Mexico, a red rash erupted on his skin. Within weeks, so many of his classmates fell ill that their school shut

By Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo, Brad Lendon, CNN Incheon, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea received North Korean athletes for the first time in more than seven years on Sunday, when a women’s soccer team arrived to contest the Asian club championship. Thirty-nine players and staff from Pyongyang’s Naegohyang Women’s Football Club rushed past a

By Kosta Gak, Chris Lau, Yong Xiong, Lucas Lilieholm, CNN (CNN) — At least three people were killed near Moscow after Ukraine targeted Russia with more than 500 drones overnight, Russian state news agency TASS reported Sunday, citing local and military officials. The attack on Moscow is “the largest in over a year,” according to

By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — The bodies of four missing Italian scuba divers who died last week have been found, Maldives government said Monday, following a fraught mission to locate them in an underwater cave. Five Italians died while exploring the Vaavu Atoll caves on Thursday, prompting a multinational effort to find and retrieve

By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — When some 150,000 people descended on London in September for a rally organized by Tommy Robinson – an agitator who spreads anti-Muslim bigotry and has several criminal convictions – it felt like a watershed moment in British politics. “Something in our country changed,” Sadiq Khan, the mayor of

By Sharon Braithwaite, Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — Shortly after a car plowed into a crowd of pedestrians in Modena, Italy on Saturday, four Italian civilians stepped in and tackled the vehicle’s driver, pulling him to the ground, according to the city’s mayor. “The madman, I don’t know what to call him, the criminal who

By Issy Ronald, Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — Timmy, the young humpback whale who was stranded for weeks in shallow waters, has been found dead just off Denmark’s coast, according to the Danish Environmental Protection Agency, just weeks after a controversial rescue effort set him free. “The stranded humpback whale near Anholt is the same

By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — US and Nigerian forces killed a senior ISIS commander on Friday, President Donald Trump said, in an operation he claimed had “greatly diminished” the militant group’s power. “Tonight, at my direction, brave American forces and the Armed Forces of Nigeria flawlessly executed a meticulously planned and very complex mission

By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Anthony Seldon has written biographies of each of the last eight British prime ministers. When he embarked on the project in the 1990s, the work was mammoth but measured. Then, the occupants of 10 Downing Street would spend several years in office, allowing him to scrutinize his subjects

By Helen Regan, and Su Chay, CNN (CNN) — Maung Nu Sein needs fuel to plow, and fertilizer to nourish his rice as planting season approaches. But the ships carrying his crucial cargo are trapped 2,000 miles away by Iran’s stranglehold of one of the world’s most important waterways. Now, the farmer is running the

By Eugenia Yosef, Ibrahim Dahman, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Despite a fragile US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, Israel carried out strikes on Gaza City killing Hamas’ most senior military leader, Izz al-Din al-Haddad, according to a joint statement from the Israel Defense Forces and Israeli Security Agency. The Israeli strikes on Friday killed at least seven

By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Somali pirates are profiting from the war in Iran as commercial ships, bypassing conflict routes through lengthy detours around Africa, sail into their strike zone. The intensifying conflict in the Middle East has choked traffic through the Strait of Hormuz – a vital route for roughly 20% of the

By Jessie Yeung, Sylvie Zhuang, CNN (CNN) — US President Donald Trump spent his final morning in Beijing in Zhongnanhai — the highly secretive, tightly guarded leadership compound of China’s ruling Communist Party. Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping strolled through its pristine gardens, with Trump admiring the roses and Xi offering to send seeds

CNN By Patrick Oppmann, CNN (CNN) — Cuba’s dire energy woes are about to become even more critical, the nation’s energy minister warned Wednesday. A Russian donation of oil in late March has been exhausted, Cuban Minister of Energy and Mines Vicente de la O Levy said in a special televised appearance Wednesday night. “The

By Patrick Oppmann, Hira Humayun, Michael Rios, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — The US is ramping up pressure on Cuba’s government, preparing an indictment against former President Raúl Castro, according to sources, as Washington demands reforms from the Cuban government in exchange for humanitarian relief from an energy crisis it orchestrated. News of the potential

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 peacocks are wreaking havoc in the Italian seaside town of Punta Marina on the Adriatic coast, leading to local divisions over what to do about the swelling colony. By some estimates, nearly 150 peacocks are roaming free, causing a ruckus and showing aggressive

By Tal Shalev, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — A prolonged stalemate in Gaza risks cementing the territory’s permanent division, a top international official overseeing the ceasefire has warned, as Israel deepens its control over the enclave. Nikolay Mladenov, the official in charge of implementing the US-brokered ceasefire deal in Gaza, said failure to advance the agreement

By Kosta Gak, Svitlana Vlasova, Lauren Kent, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — A huge wave of Russian strikes overnight targeted Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, killing at least 25 people and injuring dozens of others, according to Ukrainian authorities. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia fired more than 1,560 drones on Ukraine since the start of Wednesday

By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Wes Streeting has resigned as Britain’s health secretary, saying Thursday that he has “lost confidence” in Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s leadership and that it would be “dishonourable and unprincipled” to remain in his government. The move comes after days of speculation about whether Streeting would formally challenge Starmer’s

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Prince Harry has warned of Britain’s “deeply troubling rise in anti-Semitism” following a string of antisemitic attacks directed against the country’s Jewish community. In an op-ed published Thursday by British left-wing magazine The New Statesman, Harry outlined his fears for what he called “a divided kingdom” and urged people

By Patrick Oppmann, CNN (CNN) — Cuba’s dire energy woes are about to become even more critical, the nation’s energy minister warned Wednesday. A Russian donation of oil in late March has been exhausted, Cuban Minister of Energy and Mines Vicente de la O Levy said in a special televised appearance Wednesday night. “The situation

By Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Matthew Chance, CNN Near Tabriz (CNN) — Flanked by glistening, snow-capped peaks, the long road to Tehran winds through picturesque valleys of Tabrizi poplar trees and fields with green shoots of wheat. We trace the narrow Qotur river, brown and swollen from the spring thaw, as it surges past shepherds

By Zahra Ullah, Brad Lendon, CNN Moscow (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that what he called the world’s most powerful missile system — dubbed “Satan II” by NATO — will be ready for “combat duty” by the end of the year after a successful test on Tuesday. The Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile

By Joseph Ataman, Pierre P Bairin, Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — As many as 1,700 passengers are being held on board a cruise ship in southwest France, after dozens of cases of possible gastroenteritis on board. The ship, named Ambition, was scheduled to sail around France and Spain after picking up passengers from the UK

By Kathleen Magramo, Lauren Kent, Jinky Jorgio, CNN (CNN) — The sound of gunshots rang out Wednesday evening inside the Philippine parliament, as a senator took refuge to resist arrest on allegations of crimes against humanity. The chaotic scenes unfolded as Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, former President Rodrigo Duterte’s top enforcer of a bloody war

By Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — With brisk strides, Chinese leader Xi Jinping will descend 39 red-carpeted steps outside Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, a political landmark at the very heart of the Chinese capital. Each step is timed so that he walks past top officials from the Chinese and US delegations,

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Scurrying through the backhalls and stairwells of the Philippine Senate, trailed by aides and falling over at least once, the large, bald man was trying to evade local agents. At the center of this comedic cat-and-mouse chase was Senator Ronald Dela Rosa, a longtime ally of former Philippine President

By Max Foster, CNN Reggio Emilia, Italy (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, has been given a rapturous welcome in Italy on her first official overseas trip since being treated for cancer. The British royal is on a two-day solo working trip with the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, which she launched in 2021

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Plans to build Australia’s first Trump Tower have been scrapped just three months after being announced, with the local developer saying the Trump brand has become “toxic.” “Let’s just say that with the Iran war and everything else, the Trump brand was increasingly unpopular in Australia,” David Young, CEO

By Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — Israel is concerned that US President Donald Trump may strike an agreement with Iran before addressing some of the key issues that drove the two countries to launch the war in the first place, multiple Israeli sources have told CNN. A deal that leaves Tehran’s nuclear program partially intact

By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Keir Starmer has thrown down the gauntlet to his potential rivals, defying calls to quit as Britain’s prime minister and instead challenging his would-be opponents to launch a formal challenge against his leadership of the Labour Party. To trigger a leadership challenge, one fifth of Labour’s members of

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of the late Pope John Paul II. He was canonized as a saint on April 27, 2014. Personal Birth date: May 18, 1920 Death date: April 2, 2005 Birth place: Wadowice, Poland Birth name: Karol Jozef Wojtyla Father: Karol Wojtyla, officer in the Polish

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — If you’re shopping for your favorite Calbee chips in Japan and see that familiar bag in black and white – it’s not a printing mistake. The Japanese snack maker said on Tuesday it will temporarily change the packaging to grayscale and ditch its typically bright and eye-catching colors in

By Simone McCarthy, Teele Rebane, Isaac Yee, Yong Xiong, CNN Cangzhou, China (CNN) — A few hundred miles from where Chinese leader Xi Jinping will roll out the red carpet for President Donald Trump this week, a shadowy ecosystem has long been at work pumping billions of dollars into Iran’s economy – now helping keep

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Hamas militants and their allies raped, assaulted and sexually tortured their victims during and after the October 7, 2023 terror attack on southern Israel “to maximize pain and suffering,” a landmark new report has concluded. Shared first with CNN, the report presents the most comprehensive body of evidence yet

By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting to keep his job after his appeal for a “reset,” following disastrous results in last week’s local elections, was met with scores of lawmakers in his governing Labour Party calling for him to quit. In a speech to the Labour faithful

By Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of Hamas militants accused of committing war crimes during their October 2023 attack could face the death penalty after Israel late Monday approved the creation of a special military tribunal to prosecute their cases. The legislation received broad backing from both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition and

By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — The United States waited 10 days for Iran’s response to its framework for ending the war. When Tehran’s demands arrived Sunday, they signaled that the Islamic Republic remains intent on extracting victory despite President Donald Trump’s push for regime surrender. Neither side has publicly released the exact terms under

By Michelle Velez, CNN (CNN) — In the months before the United States launched a January raid to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela and the US participated in Qatar-mediated talks on what the country might look like if Maduro stepped down. Yet the vision for a post-Maduro Venezuela discussed in the talks never

By Melissa Bell, CNN Tenerife, Canary Islands (CNN) — Since around 8 a.m. this morning, the little boat ferrying passengers from the MV Hondius to shore has been shuttling back and forth. The hundred or so journalists parked not far from the Port of Granadilla have watched a steady and carefully coordinated ballet as the

By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja (CNN) — When Russian forces withdrew last month from the strategic stronghold of Kidal in northern Mali — retreating under the jeers of the very rebels they were sent to crush — they surrendered more than just territory. Observers characterize the withdrawal of the Kremlin-backed Africa Corps as a humiliating

By Tim Lister, Aida Karimi, CNN (CNN) — The internet blackout in Iran is more than two months old, the longest on record. For millions who rely on being online to make a living, the void has been devastating. But some have privileged access through what’s called “Internet Pro” – and that’s causing widespread public

By Wayne Chang, Will Ripley, John Mees, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — As Washington pressures Taiwan to spend big on defenses against a potential Chinese attack, one of the island’s most outspoken politicians is arguing the opposite approach: less confrontation and more dialogue. Fresh from holding talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, and

By Laura Sharman, Caitlin Danaher, Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — All of the passengers of the MV Hondius and some of its crew have been evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship, as authorities continue to test people and monitor symptoms of the rare virus that has triggered an international health response. Passengers were seen being

By Brad Lendon, Sylvie Zhuang, Wayne Chang, CNN (CNN) — As the war in Iran enters its third month, it’s providing a window for China into how US military capabilities work under fire, and a useful reminder that, on any battlefield, the adversary always has a big say in the outcome. CNN spoke with a

By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — It’s an age-old question: are you a cat person or a dog person? In East Asia, it seems more and more people these days are Team Cat. Take Taiwan, the self-ruled island where pet cats outnumbered dogs for the first time in 2025, according to a government

By Zahra Ullah, CNN Moscow (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin presided over his most pared-back Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square, after a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine took effect. Russia’s annual May 9 parade commemorates the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Under Putin, it has come

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — A US fighter jet disabled two Iran-flagged tankers on Friday by firing precision munitions into their funnels, the US military said, demonstrating the precision of the weapons in use. US Central Command, which oversees Middle East military operations, released a video it says shows the tankers – the Sea

By Jeremy Diamond and Abeer Salman Jenin, West Bank (CNN) — Ali al-Samoudi gingerly walks down the steps toward his home. The 59-year-old Palestinian journalist is gaunt, with closely cropped gray hair and a matching beard. Each cautious step he takes reveals the physical toll of all he has endured that has aged him beyond

By Anabella Gonzalez, Gonzalo Zegarra, Caitlin Danaher, Charlotte Reck, CNN Buenos Aires, Argentina (CNN) — Hantavirus cases in Argentina have almost doubled in the past year, with the country recording 32 deaths alongside its highest number of infections since 2018. The rise comes as Argentine authorities race to trace the footsteps of a couple who

By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Barranquilla, Colombia (CNN) — Surrounded by rows of costumes, reggaeton superstar J Balvin fuels up in his dressing room as thousands of people in the coastal Colombian city of Barranquilla wait outside for his raucous five-hour live performance to begin. The moment of calm belies what is turning out to be

By Zahra Ullah, CNN Moscow (CNN) — For years, Russia’s Victory Day parade has symbolized the country’s military strength and power, with a dazzling display of heavy military equipment and a stream of visiting dignitaries. This year things will look very different. Russian President Vladimir Putin will host a scaled-back parade in Red Square, with

By Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — The hard-right Reform UK party led by Nigel Farage has surged in England’s local elections while the governing Labour Party has slumped, deepening doubts about Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s ability to govern and further splintering Britain’s traditional two-party political system. Results announced early Friday showed that the Reform

By Kara Fox, Saskya Vandoorne, Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — The porn website Motherless, which has faced international scrutiny over hosting content linked to gender-based violence and drug-facilitated sexual assault, has been taken offline by Dutch authorities following mounting pressure in the wake of a CNN investigation. A spokesperson for the Dutch Public Prosecution Service

CNN By Helen Regan, Isaac Yee, Masrur Jamaluddin, CNN (CNN) — A volcanic eruption killed three people and triggered a rescue operation to get more than a dozen hikers stranded near the crater of Indonesia’s Mount Dukono to safety on Friday, officials said. Singapore nationals and an Indonesian citizen were among those killed when the

By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s conventional navy warships might be largely destroyed, but analysts say that’s never where its true sea power lay. The country’s ability to credibly threaten commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz actually hinges on multiple layers of cheap and unconventional warfare systems – drones, mines and a

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — David Attenborough has now lived on Earth for a century. In that stretch of time, he’s journeyed through forests and oceans, bonded with a family of gorillas, collected fossils, visited hidden tribes, overseen the first color TV broadcasts in Europe, narrated inspiring documentaries to hundreds of millions of viewers,

By Helen Regan, Isaac Yee, Masrur Jamaluddin, CNN (CNN) — A volcanic eruption killed three people and triggered a rescue operation to get more than a dozen hikers stranded near the crater of Indonesia’s Mount Dukono to safety on Friday, officials said. Singapore nationals and an Indonesian citizen were among those killed when the volcano,

CNN By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Stephen Kornfeld boarded the MV Hondius in the southern tip of Argentina last month anticipating a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, exploring vast icy expanses and remote islands, seeing wildlife like whales, dolphins and penguins up close. But a few weeks into his vacation across the Atlantic Ocean, the Oregon

CNN By Chris Boyette, Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — American passengers from the cruise ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak, including at least one presumed positive case, arrived in Nebraska early Monday for evaluation at a highly specialized quarantine unit before eventually continuing on to their homes – and weeks of monitoring for

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Stephen Kornfeld boarded the MV Hondius in the southern tip of Argentina last month anticipating a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, exploring vast icy expanses and remote islands, seeing wildlife like whales, dolphins and penguins up close. But a few weeks into his vacation across the Atlantic Ocean, the Oregon doctor

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV is marking one year since his historic election, making the transition from a low-profile cardinal to one of the most recognizable figures on the planet. His election led to something previously thought impossible: an American pope. But his pontificate has witnessed an historic period of tension

By Eleni Giokos, Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Iran is trying to force shippers to comply with a new protocol for transiting the Strait of Hormuz — or risk attack. Tehran has laid out a set of new rules for vessels seeking to transit the strait, according to a document seen by CNN, pressing ahead

By Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) — Health authorities across several countries are racing to trace and contain an outbreak of the hantavirus after the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that five confirmed infections had been identified among people connected to the cruise ship MV Hondius. Three people – a Dutch couple and a German

By Steven Jiang, CNN Beijing (CNN) — In a stunning move amid a continued purge of its military, China on Thursday gave two former defense ministers suspended death sentences for corruption. Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu were both convicted of bribery and given the death penalty with a two-year reprieve by the country’s military court,

By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration plans to redirect $2 billion in funding intended for global health programs to cover the cost of closing the US Agency for International Development (USAID), according to a copy of the notification obtained by CNN. The funds would be pulled from money that Congress appropriated for

By Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s top spy agency has come out of the shadows to warn that its young people are being duped by foreign forces into shirking hard work and prioritizing their individual emotions at the expense of national development. It hasn’t landed well online. “Young people are China’s future

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Singapore’s education minister has confirmed that teachers are allowed to use caning to discipline unruly students in certain cases. “Our schools use caning as a disciplinary measure if all the other measures are inadequate, given the gravity of the misconduct,” Desmond Lee said in parliament on Tuesday in response

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, is set to make her first official overseas trip since recovering from cancer. The British royal is expected to travel to Italy next week for a two-day solo working trip with the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, according to Kensington Palace. Kate launched the

By Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Barely a month ago, they were embarking on a voyage of adventure to some of the world’s most remote islands. Encounters with whales, dolphins and penguins awaited; landscapes of icy expanses, towering cliffs and rolling green hills beckoned. Now they are isolating in their cabins, trapped aboard a ship

By Pau Mosquera, CNN Madrid (CNN) — Every major city worth its salt typically boasts its own luxury area: New York has Fifth Avenue, Paris has the Champs-Élysées and in Madrid an area known as the “Golden Mile” stands out. “Golden Mile” is a network of streets located in the Spanish capital’s Salamanca district where

CNN By Issy Ronald, Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — A political row is brewing over whether the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak can dock at the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago, once three people aboard the vessel have been evacuated in the coming hours. Fernando Clavijo, the leader of the Canary Islands, said

By Valeria León, Max Feliu, CNN (CNN) — Mexico will make history this summer as the first country to host three World Cups, but the excitement over that record is not reflected among Mexican fans. Francisco Javier Ferreira remembers the two World Cups he attended in his home country in 1970 and 1986, but he

By Lauren Kent, Anna Chernova, Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Russian attacks killed more than 20 people across Ukraine on Tuesday, including 12 in one of the deadliest strikes this year, hours before the midnight start of an open-ended ceasefire proposed by Kyiv. After Russia launched further missile and drone attacks early Wednesday morning, Ukraine’s

CNN, X.COM, HANS_KLUGE, CNN VIA WEBEX CISCO, CNNE By Issy Ronald, Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — The hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius on Thursday is en route to Spain’s Canary Islands, as European and African authorities rush to trace anyone who may have come into contact with the virus. The journey from the archipelago nation

By Issy Ronald, Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — The hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius on Thursday is en route to Spain’s Canary Islands, as European and African authorities rush to trace anyone who may have come into contact with the virus. The journey from the archipelago nation off Africa’s west coast to the island of

By Adam Pourahmadi, Magdalena Vitores Moreno, CNN (CNN) — An “unprecedented” crisis is unfolding for 20,000 seafarers stranded in the Persian Gulf, a UN body has warned, as the Strait of Hormuz closure leaves crews trapped on ships with no clear way out. As the stalemate in the Gulf drags on, maritime workers – many from poor, developing

By Billy Stockwell, Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — At least two people have been killed after a car drove through a crowd in the eastern German city of Leipzig, local police said Monday. Two other people were severely injured and have been taken to hospital, while 20 more have been “affected,” said Axel Schuh, the

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s Princess Eugenie is expecting her third child with her husband Jack Brooksbank, Buckingham Palace announced on Monday. The couple, who will welcome their new addition this summer, are already parents to two boys: August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, born in February 2021 and Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank, who arrived

By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — More than four years after a Boeing 737-800 passenger jet plunged 29,000 feet and crashed into a mountain in southern China, killing all 132 people on board, newly released data appears to indicate that someone in the cockpit may have intentionally switched off the fuel supply to the engines.

By Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China remains committed to the upcoming meeting between its leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump regardless of the situation in the Middle East, and cautiously views its adversary’s months-long conflict with Iran as having potentially strengthened its negotiating position, according to Chinese sources familiar with

CNN, KMAX, KOVR, TRUTH SOCIAL , @REALDONALDTRUMP, X , @UK_MTO, KMAX/KOVR, Truth Social / @realDonaldTrump, X / @UK_MTO By Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China remains committed to the upcoming meeting between its leader Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump regardless of the situation in the Middle East, and cautiously views its

By Charbel Mallo, Tal Shalev, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The explosive-laden quadcopter skimmed above the rooftops of southern Lebanon, navigating with precision between bombed-out buildings and along dirt roads. The drone gave its operator a clear first-person picture of its target: an Israeli tank with soldiers standing nearby. At the top of the picture,

By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Over 20,000 revelers gathered for an illegal rave on a military site in central France despite the risks of unexploded ordnance nearby. The event organized on social media as the “Bourges Teknival” has been taking place on a military firing range which authorities have deemed “very dangerous.” Partygoers from

By Sophie Tanno, CNN London (CNN) — A British woman who was denied permanent birth control through the UK’s national health service on the grounds she might regret the decision has won her case with the country’s health ombudsman after a 10-year battle. Leah Spasova, a psychologist from Oxfordshire, spent years trying to obtain sterilization

By Anabella González, Djenane Villanueva, Ana María Cañizares, CNN (CNN) — The ceasefire between the United States and Iran is holding but the war’s impact is still being felt in the daily lives of millions of people in Latin America – and could continue to be for months to come. From rising fuel prices to