By Brad Lendon and Yoonjung Seo, CNN K-pop supergroup BTS entered a new era on Tuesday as Jin, its oldest member, began his mandatory military service amid tight security at an army training center in South Korea. Jin, 30, will spend 18 months in uniform after crossing into the Yeoncheon army base in northern Gyeonggi
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon and Yoonjung Seo, CNN K-pop supergroup BTS entered a new era on Tuesday as Jin, its oldest member, began his mandatory military service amid tight security at an army training center in South Korea. Jin, 30, will spend 18 months in uniform after crossing into the Yeoncheon army base in northern Gyeonggi
Continue ReadingBy Angus Watson and Jessie Yeung, CNN Two police officers were shot dead in an ambush outside a house in rural northeast Australia Monday, sparking an hours-long gun battle that ended with the deaths of all three suspected shooters, Queensland police said. Police named the two slain officers as Constable Matthew Arnold, 29, and Constable
Continue ReadingBy Claudia Rebaza, Hira Humayun, Marlon Sorto and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN Peru’s new President Dina Boluarte has proposed bringing general elections forward two years to April 2024, during a televised speech delivered early Monday morning, amid ongoing protests throughout the country. “Interpreting the will of the citizens… I have decided to take the initiative to
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN Snow has blanketed London and large parts of the United Kingdom on Monday, shutting schools, grounding flights and causing widespread disruption across a country struggling through a winter energy crisis. Britain recorded the coldest day of the year during the early hours of Monday morning, with temperatures as low as minus
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN London looked like a picturesque Christmas card as snow fell on Sunday night — the perfect time for Buckingham Palace to release the first royal Christmas card of King Charles III’s reign. Chosen by the King and Camilla, Queen Consort, the photo was taken by Sam Hussein at the Braemar Games
Continue ReadingBy Gabby Gretener and Evan Perez, CNN A Libyan man accused of being involved in making the bomb that destroyed Pan Am flight 103 over the town of Lockerbie in December 1988 is now in US custody, authorities in the United States and Scotland said Sunday. The US charged Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen and Masrur Jamaluddin, CNN Indonesia’s controversial sex laws will not affect foreign tourists visiting Bali, officials have confirmed in a statement issued Monday. “Based on the provisions of the new Indonesian criminal code, visitors who visit or live in Bali would not need to worry,” said Balinese governor Wayan Koster, adding that
Continue ReadingBy Gabby Gretener and Evan Perez, CNN A Libyan man accused of being involved in making the bomb that destroyed Pan Am flight 103 over the town of Lockerbie in December 1988 is now in US custody, authorities in the United States and Scotland said Sunday. The US charged Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi
Continue ReadingBy Gabby Gretener and Evan Perez, CNN A Libyan man accused of being involved in making the bomb that destroyed Pan Am flight 103 over the town of Lockerbie in December 1988 is now in US custody, authorities in the United States and Scotland said Sunday. The US charged Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir Al-Marimi
Continue ReadingBy Marlon Sorto, CNN At least 20 people, including four police officers, were injured on Saturday in clashes between protesters and police in the southern Peruvian city of Andahuaylas in the Andes. The Ombudsman’s Office said on Twitter it was working with health personnel to verify if the injured had received “adequate medical care in
Continue ReadingBy Hande Atay and Claudia Rebaza, CNN The Mexican ambassador in Lima has been summoned by Peru’s foreign ministry on complaints Mexico is interfering in its internal affairs, after top officials weighed in on the ouster earlier this week of Peru’s former President Pedro Castillo. Castillo, who was removed from power on Wednesday after he
Continue ReadingBy Claudia Rebaza, Karol Suarez, Tara John and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Peru’s new President Dina Boluarte ruled out early elections on Thursday, her first day in office following the dramatic ousting and arrest of her predecessor Pedro Castillo. Boluarte became Peru’s first female President on Wednesday after lawmakers defied Castillo, who in a fight for
Continue ReadingBy Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Brittney Griner’s freedom ultimately hinged on the release of a convicted Russian arms dealer whose life story inspired a Hollywood film. The US basketball star was released on Thursday from Russian detention in a prisoner swap for Viktor Bout, nicknamed the “Merchant of Death” by his accusers. Bout, a former Soviet
Continue ReadingBy Amy Cassidy, Ivana Kottasová and Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN American citizen Anne Sacoolas was sentenced to eight months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, at the Old Bailey in London for causing the death of British teenager Harry Dunn in a fatal traffic collision in August 2019, meaning she will not have to go to
Continue ReadingBy Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Brittney Griner’s freedom ultimately hinged on the release of a convicted Russian arms dealer whose life story inspired a Hollywood film. The US basketball star was released on Thursday from Russian detention in a prisoner swap for Viktor Bout, nicknamed the “Merchant of Death” by his accusers. Bout, a former Soviet
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN The first few episodes of the Duke and Duchess’ highly-anticipated Netflix documentary series aired on Thursday. Here are some of the key takeaways from the first three parts: Early days of relationship The couple talked about how they first met on social media. “Meg and I had met through Instagram. I
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN The first few episodes of the Duke and Duchess’ highly-anticipated Netflix documentary series aired on Thursday. Here are some of the key takeaways from the first three parts: Early days of relationship The couple talked about how they first met on social media. “Meg and I had met through Instagram. I
Continue ReadingBy Lilit Marcus, CNN It is now legal for women — and men — to be topless at beaches on the popular vacation island of Nantucket, off the coast of Massachusetts. Earlier this year, a local-led “Gender Equality on Beaches” campaign proposed a bylaw amendment that would make it legal for anyone of any gender
Continue ReadingBy CNNE’s Rocio Munoz Ledo Dina Boluarte took office as the new President of Peru on Wednesday, after Congress ousted former president Pedro Castillo. In this turbulent context, Boluarte, who until a few hours ago was the country’s Vice President, took over as Castillo’s successor after being sworn in before the plenary session of Congress
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