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By Fiona Govan, CNN (CNN) — For the past two years, summer in Spain has meant prominent protests against tourism: holidaymakers being drenched by angry locals armed with water pistols in Barcelona and protesters marching under banners proclaiming “Your paradise is our nightmare” in the Balearic Islands regularly make headlines as the saturation of the

By Yumi Asada, Hanako Montgomery and Chris Lau, CNN Shirahama, Japan (CNN) — They came, dressed in black and white, wearing furry hats, and clutching banners and soft toys. With tears in their eyes and sobs in their throats, they waited patiently in line under the scorching sun for one last glimpse before it was

CNN By Jade Walker, CNN Medical associations representing hundreds of thousands of doctors and scientists are suing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as well as the heads of the FDA, NIH and CDC, for limiting who can get Covid-19 vaccines and for undermining overall vaccine confidence. Experts said these changes could create new barriers

Jessie Lau, CNN (CNN) — There’s a photo of my mother on her wedding day that I love. She’s sipping soda and laughing with relatives at my parent’s Chinese banquet, looking radiant in her evening gown: a strapless, mandarin orange dress that puffs out towards the floor, princess-style. A classic pillbox hat sits poised over

CNN By Pete Muntean and Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — After nearly two decades, passengers going through airport security in the United States will no longer have to take their shoes off. The Transportation Security Administration will be eliminating the security requirement “effective immediately,” Kristi Noem, the Secretary of Homeland Security, announced Tuesday. ”TSA

By Pete Muntean and Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — After nearly two decades, passengers going through airport security in the United States will no longer have to take their shoes off. The Transportation Security Administration will be eliminating the security requirement “effective immediately,” Kristi Noem, the Secretary of Homeland Security, announced Tuesday. ”TSA will

By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — The moment Andrew McGowan and Shallen Yu met eyes through a storefront window, it felt like something passed between them. Andrew was sure his life was about to change. “I saw her through the window and I was like, ‘I’m going to marry that girl,’” Andrew tells CNN Travel

By Alice Pfeiffer, CNN Paris (CNN) — It was eerily still in Paris on Sunday, as the streets came to a standstill for “Paris Respire”, a car-free scheme where certain districts in the city are closed to motorized traffic for the day. Yet, the Tuileries Gardens was buzzing with a stylish crowd, many of whom

By Christopher Lamb, CNN Castel Gandolfo, Italy (CNN) — After the whirlwind of his election and a nonstop round of public and private meetings ever since, Pope Leo XIV has chosen to take some time to rest and recharge. Choosing where to take his vacation was a simple decision. For centuries popes have spent their

By Olivia Kemp, CNN (CNN) — A humpback whale diving under the ocean’s surface, cownose rays approaching menhaden bait fish, and a spinner shark on the hunt are all images taken by the inaugural winner of the International Aerial Photographer of the Year competition. Joanna Steidle, a professional drone pilot from New York, captured the

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Amid a record-breaking heatwave in the City of Lights — with temperatures so high the Eiffel Tower summit was closed to tourists last week — fashion designers prepare their pièce de résistance for Paris Haute Couture Week, which runs from 7-10 July. The clothes on show at Haute Couture

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: Why Thailand did a U-turn on legalizing marijuana, why the party might be over for Germany’s clubbing capital, plus more generous luggage rules are coming to European flights. EU hand luggage is about to get less confusing European lawmakers have voted to get rid

Gordon Cole-Schmidt, CNN Madrid, Spain (CNN) — Spectators gathered on the cobblestone streets of Madrid’s Chueca neighborhood this week to watch one of Spain’s most curious races: the “Carrera de Tacones,” or heel race. Held annually as part of the city’s Pride celebrations, the race sees competitors — mostly men in towering heels — pound

By Ben Jones, CNN (CNN) — In the early 1840s, Queen Victoria became the first British monarch to travel by train in her own dedicated royal saloons, but more than 180 years later, King Charles III looks set to oversee an end to this noble tradition. The current British royal train, decked out in its

Story by Reuters (Reuters) — India’s southern state of Kerala has found a unique ambassador to promote its coconut palm-lined beaches, backwaters and vibrant culture to tourists – a British F-35 fighter jet that has been stranded there since mid-June. The Royal Navy aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing at the airport of

By Francesca Perry, CNN Venice, Italy (CNN) — Erupting from fiery volcanoes, lava has historically been an uncontrollable force that destroys buildings and neighborhoods in its wake. But what if that force could instead be redirected and harnessed to create whole cities? An ambitious project from Icelandic firm s.ap arkitektar, presented at this year’s Venice

Story by Will McGough | Video by Nick Blatt and McKenna Ewen, CNN (CNN) — The American West is full of towns that serve as gateways into the natural world. Launching points, if you will, that sit on the edge of the wilderness and offer the infamous three Bs — a beer, a burger and

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — When Marc Jacobs designed The Tote Bag, it seemed like the world nodded and scurried out to buy one overnight. When he launched his junior sub-brand Heaven, the notoriously elusive Gen Z shopper quickly claimed it as the aspirational label du jour. So it’s perhaps fitting that on Monday,

By Jeanne Bonner, CNN (CNN) — The best pizza in the United States comes from a wood-fired oven on New York’s Lower East Side, an Italian pizza-ranking guide has announced. For the second year running, the Naples-based 50 Top Pizza judged Una Pizza Napoletana the winner in its annual assessment of American bakers. The ranking

CNN By Jeremy Harlan, CNN (CNN) — Summer temperatures have cranked up to ‘HI,’ and many Americans will be turning up the heat another notch as they light the fire on family cookouts. Unfortunately for some, more grilling means more over-cooked hamburgers, burnt bratwurst and scorched steaks. But chef Tyler Florence, whose latest cookbook is