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By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — A slow-moving tropical storm has crossed Australia’s heavily populated eastern coast, lashing the region with damaging winds and heavy rain that’s forecast to fall for days to come. Cyclone Alfred, which weakened to a tropical low weather system on Saturday, seems to have spared the region the

By Jessie Yeung and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — When King Charles gets up in the morning, what tunes does he select to start his day? It’s a mix of genres across decades, according to a new Apple Music broadcast show and playlist the monarch has curated – from reggae legend Bob Marley to the

By Christopher Lamb, Sharon Braithwaite and Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis thanked his supporters for their prayers on Thursday in a breathless audio message that nonetheless lifted spirits among his faithful as concerns grow for the 88-year-old pontiff’s health. The Pope’s pre-recorded remarks, broadcast on loudspeakers at the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square ahead

By Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — If every country were to put itself first, the ‘law of the jungle’ would return, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday in response to a question from CNN’s Steven Jiang about US President Donald Trump’s “America First” policy. “There are more than 190 countries in the

By Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who lawmakers voted to impeach and was indicted on criminal charges for declaring martial law last December, was cleared to be released from detention on Friday. Yoon has been in detention since being arrested in

By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — European leaders have vowed to rearm the continent at historic emergency talks held after the United States threatened to rip up 80 years of security guarantees over the trajectory of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Since taking office in January, US President Donald Trump has fundamentally changed transatlantic relations, suspended