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By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN A UN-backed investigation has found that Colombian police were directly responsible for the deaths of 11 people protesting police brutality in September 2020. Announcing the results of the report on Monday, Chief investigator Carlos Negret accused Colombian National Police (PNC) of committing a “massacre.” “The PNC openly dismissed any principle of

By Forrest Brown, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added three nations to its highest-risk category for travel on Monday, including tourist favorite Italy. In its weekly update of Covid-19 travel advisories, the CDC also added giant, frigid Greenland and the tiny, tropical East African island nation of Mauritius to its “Level

By Vasco Cotovio, CNN Anne Sacoolas, the US woman accused of killing a British teenager while driving on the wrong side of the road in England, is expected to face criminal proceedings in the UK early next year, the UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said Monday. The 44-year-old is charged with causing 19-year-old Briton Harry

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN The UK’s largest spy agency, GCHQ, has sent out its annual Christmas card — with a set of puzzles aimed at inspiring young would-be secret agents. Every year, the intelligence, cyber and security agency releases a card containing a festive brainteaser to national security colleagues and partners across the world. But

Jessie Yeung, CNN Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned Miss Universe 2021 on Sunday, marking the end of a controversial pageant hosted this year in southern Israel. In a speech on stage during the pageant, Sandhu urged young people to “know that you are unique and that’s what makes you beautiful, stop comparing yourself to

By Laura Smith-Spark, Sugam Pokharel and George Engels, CNN A photo of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosting a Christmas quiz party at 10 Downing Street last year that allegedly broke Covid-19 restrictions at the time has been published by British newspaper The Mirror. In the photo, Johnson is pictured on a screen, where he

By Hadas Gold, CNN The sparkling Red Sea has some competition this weekend. A sea of 80 women, competing for the glittering Miss Universe crown, has taken over the southern Israeli resort city of Eilat with all of their stilettos and sequins. On arrival, the venue — Eilat’s port — doesn’t seem nearly as glamorous

By Max Foster and Amy Woodyatt, CNN It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas — and Britain’s royal family are getting ready by releasing their Christmas cards. Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge shared a family photo used for this year’s official Christmas card, while Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall went