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By Manveena Suri, CNN The renovation of a historical monument in India’s Punjab state where British troops once killed hundreds of men, women and children has sparked furious debate and concerns over the “Disneyfication” of history. On April 13, 1919, British troops fired without warning on a peaceful protest of thousands of unarmed people in

By Duarte Mendonca, CNN Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said he sees only three possibilities for his future: death, prison or winning the 2022 presidential elections. “I have three alternatives for my future: being arrested, killed or victory,” Bolsonaro said Saturday in remarks to a meeting of evangelical leaders that were broadcast on social media.

By Karol Suarez and Danielle Renwick When early in his term, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called on the United States to stem the flow of weapons trafficked across the border, he was only the latest in a succession of Mexican leaders to do so. According to Mexican officials, some half a million US

By Rebekah Riess, CNN Fast food restaurant chain Bojangles will close all stores for two Mondays to give staff a “well-deserved break” following the challenges the restaurant industry has been facing during the pandemic, the company said. All company-owned stores will close August 30 and September 13 to allow 8,000 staff members and managers time

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN Since March 2020, would-be travelers have experienced more turbulence on the ground than in the air. As always, though, CNN Travel are your attendants on hand to guide you through the safety instructions and point our your nearest exits. Here’s our latest roundup of new developments in pandemic travel. Fasten your

By Reuters A bunker built by German troops in northern France during World War II has been restored and refitted as an underground guesthouse. The northern coast is still strewn with fortifications left by the German army, which built up a so-called Atlantic Wall to try to fend off Allied Forces. In Saint-Pabu, on the

By Karol Suarez and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Over 100 Afghan journalists and their families arrived in Mexico on Wednesday after requesting humanitarian protection, according to a statement from Mexico’s Foreign Ministry. The group of 124 people whose lives would have been in danger in Afghanistan consisted of media workers and their families, including children, according

By Karol Suarez and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Five women from Afghanistan’s renowned robotics team arrived in Mexico on Tuesday, following the country’s takeover by the Taliban. The five women, along with one of their partners, were transported on a commercial flight to Mexico on Monday, funded by different organizations, Martha Delgado, undersecretary for multilateral affairs

By Mario Medrano and Sharif Paget, CNN Nicaragua’s crackdown on opposition leaders and activists ahead of elections this fall shows no sign of ending, with police detaining yet another leading figure — lawyer Roger Reyes — on Friday. Reyes, a member of the Political Council of the opposition Blue and White National Unit (UNAB), was

By Jack Guy, CNN Highly venomous olive sea snakes may “attack” scuba divers as part of misplaced courtship behaviors, according to a new study. Divers regularly report sea snake interactions involving chasing and biting, the reasons for which were previously unclear. Now a study published in journal the Scientific Reports suggests that male sea snakes

By Lilit Marcus and Chie Kobayashi, CNN A roller coaster in Japan capable of hitting speeds of up to 112 miles per hour is being shut down indefinitely pending an investigation into whether injuries sustained by passengers were linked to the ride. A press statement released by the park on August 20 states that the