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By Ali Halit Diker, CNN (CNN) — Delicious spicy food and hot summer weather are two of Turkey’s greatest assets. But when these two ingredients combine, you’re going to need something to keep temperatures from getting out of hand. Thankfully, Turkey has you covered on this front too, with a drink so refreshing, it’s a

By Hassan Tayir, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Visitors to a centuries-old tourist site in eastern China were sent scrambling after hundreds of roof tiles came loose and cascaded more than two stories to the ground. The Fengyang Drum Tower—built in 1375 and used to announce the beginning of ceremonies and the time of day—is

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Chicago (CNN) — When Christina Ernst dreamed up the concept for a self-twirling dress, she made it and then programmed its robotic arms to lift the hem of a romantic pink smock gown and to spin it left and right. She turned fantasy into reality with a flickering, faux candle-lined corset

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — A sculpture of the late American singer and poet Jim Morrison that went missing from his gravesite in Paris almost four decades ago has been found, according to French police. “After 37 years of absence, the bust of Jim Morrison, stolen in 1988 from the Père Lachaise cemetery, has

By Isabelle Rodney, CNN (CNN) — For years, long-haul flights have been synonymous with discomfort, dehydration and a distinct absence of glamor. Whether it’s a child in the seat behind kicking your chair for nine hours, your lips chapping from the dry cabin air or the minimal access to personal care amenities, passengers are often

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — While much of the discussion around the Cannes film festival red carpet has been centered on celebrities and their entitlement to long trains and naked dresses, Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård bravely poses a different question: What if in 2005’s “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” Brad Pitt wore sky-high leather boots

By Milenna Lazazzera, CNN (CNN) — At the now wrapped-up Met Gala and the Cannes Film Festival, which is in full swing, megawatt diamonds and vibrant gemstones lit up the red carpet. Yet, it’s the rare, not-for-sale pieces drawn from jewelers’ private vaults that continue to dominate the conversation on social media. Think of Isha

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — World Press Photo has cast fresh doubt over the authorship of “The Terror of War,” a picture better known as “Napalm Girl,” amid growing debate about one of the 20th century’s defining images. The organization, which named the image “Photo of the Year” in 1973, announced Friday that it

By Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — A Lufthansa flight with 205 people on board went without a pilot for 10 minutes last year after the copilot fainted while he was alone in the cockpit, according to a new report from Spain’s accident investigation authority. The captain had briefly left the cockpit to use the lavatory

By Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — Ever since the concept of one-euro Italian homes emerged a few years ago, there’s been a recognized pattern to these highly popular sell-offs of crumbling properties in charming but depopulated areas. Once a town announces it has some on offer — usually places hoping to revitalize their communities with

By David Allan, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Griffith Park is a massive, mountainous, wild oasis in the middle of the dense urban sprawl characterizing much of this fabled city. Yet its identity is still very LA — fun, sunny and it’s been in enough films and television series that were it a person it

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — The Basque people, among the oldest cultures in not just Spain but all of Europe, have their own way of doing things. Take the Basque Country tradition of pintxos. A pintxo (meaning “spike” in the Basque language) is a small snack, often served on a toothpick. It’s meant to

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our roundup of travel stories this week: the spectacular legacy of Alexander the Great, where trainspotters go to see bullet trains “kiss,” plus British attempts to crack down on antisocial noise. Noise pollution First there was “rawdogging.” Then there was “barebacking.” Now there’s another travel trend with an

By Kate Springer, CNN (CNN) — “Excuse me, where are you from? I bet I can guess your language.” When Yuji Beleza strolls through the streets of Vienna, he doesn’t just see crowds. He sees a challenge — and an opportunity to connect. In spontaneous street interviews, the Japanese-Irish polyglot surprises passersby with greetings in

CNN By Kate Springer, CNN (CNN) — “Excuse me, where are you from? I bet I can guess your language.” When Yuji Beleza strolls through the streets of Vienna, he doesn’t just see crowds. He sees a challenge — and an opportunity to connect. In spontaneous street interviews, the Japanese-Irish polyglot surprises passersby with greetings

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A bronze statue of Melania Trump near her hometown in Slovenia has gone missing, five years after it replaced a wooden statue damaged by arsonists. Slovenian police told CNN that they’d been informed of a theft in the village of Rozno, where the statue was situated, on Tuesday. Officers

By Natasha Chen, CNN Anaheim, California (CNN) — Disneyland is celebrating its 70th anniversary starting May 16, and the resort is offering special ticket pricing through August 14. Disney is offering discounted tickets for adults to enter one of the resort’s two theme parks for $100 or $120 per day, depending on the package. A

By Kati Chitrakorn, CNN (CNN) — Many people will have experienced the excitement of receiving an online order, or that hit of dopamine that follows a new purchase. But what happens when you unbox the goods, only to find that it wasn’t what you were expecting? Worse yet, when it turns out that you spent

By Zoe Whitfield, CNN (CNN) — Photographer Derek Ridgers’ introduction to the Cannes Film Festival arrived in 1984, when he was commissioned to shoot the DJ and rapper Afrika Bambaataa — in town to promote his cameo in Stan Lathan’s “Beat Street” — for the music magazine, NME. “I don’t think I’d ever really thought

By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Singapore’s Changi International Airport has won just about every award there is in the aviation industry — including the title of world’s best airport for 2025. Now, Singapore is expanding its national airport, breaking ground this week on a fifth terminal that is due to open in the mid-2030s.