Entertainment

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — This is Dua Lipa’s week. Not only because she is our Look of the Week, but because the next seven days — if a swirl of reports are to be believed — will be bookended by her nuptials. On Sunday, just as north London was being flare-painted red at

By Avni Trivedi, CNN (CNN) — Ever wished for a love-at-first-sight moment at an airport, like Sam and Annie in “Sleepless in Seattle”? For anyone young enough to have only travelled after Sept. 11, 2001, walking your loved one all the way to their gate is something you only see in old movies, or reruns

By Mustafa Qadri, CNN (CNN) — Hel is a real place, and beachgoers can once again board a controversial bus numbered “666” to reach the popular Polish seaside resort. Three years after the original designation was scrapped following complaints from religious groups, coach operator Flixbus has announced it will revive the notorious number for its

By Melanie Swan, CNN (CNN) — Traffic is building in Dubai again, restaurant tables are filling up and flights have largely resumed. On the surface, life in the Gulf’s tourism powerhouse looks close to normal. Beneath it, the city is facing a harder reality — although infrastructure is up and running, confidence hasn’t followed. And

By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Living within walking distance of the mountains of Bavaria, Molly Williams never misses an opportunity to go hiking. She has hiked all over the Alpine landscapes around her home in southern Germany, in the pretty town of Allgäu near Munich, as well as the trails of the Dolomite mountains,

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our roundup of travel stories this week: what it’s like inside Air New Zealand’s new bunk beds, why cruise ships are adding a phantom destination to their itinerary, plus the dark fascist secret that lies under one of Europe’s biggest train stations. Tragic legacy It’s a little over

By Leah Dolan, CNN London (CNN) — It took four men to heave the 200-pound painting on the wall. Once mounted, the voluptuous nude body stands tall like a mountain against the pale wash of Sotheby’s London gallery. There are five or six people in the room, including the hangers and the auction house press

By Sam Peters, CNN (CNN) — Pictures of a napping polar bear, the remnants of a rain shower in the Namib desert and a bustling dumpling stall in Seoul are among this year’s winners of the National Geographic Traveller (UK) Photography Competition, capturing both extraordinary moments and daily life around the world. Returning for its

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN New York (CNN) — In New York’s Hudson Valley, the artist Anicka Yi has erected columns bursting with mercurial microbial life, in hues of acid green and coffee, arranged like an archaeological dig at Storm King Art Center. Some 60 miles away, on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, two of her jellyfish-like

By Lilit Marcus, CNN Canberra, Australia (CNN) — Canberra began life on the back foot. Unlike Australia’s other major cities, it’s not on the ocean. It isn’t rich from opal mining. It doesn’t have an opera house. Australia’s capital city was designed to settle an argument. According to the Australian Constitution, enacted in 1901, the

By Bianca Betancourt, CNN (CNN) — Mayor Zohran Mamdani, like many politicians, often leans on the ease of uniform dressing. Since being elected as one of New York City’s youngest (and first Muslim, first South Asian) mayor late last year, the city official has become synonymous with sleek but simple suiting — mainly sporting affordable

By Jen Rose Smith, CNN (CNN) — For travelers stepping into their first Parisian pâtisserie, a few of the treats on offer might already be familiar — some famous French pastries have long since entered the world’s collective culinary lexicon. “Everyone knows macarons, croissants and pains au chocolat,” said Gale Gand, an American pastry chef

Shuai Zhang and Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Amid the constant hustle to be recognized as one of the world’s best airports, Hong Kong International has quietly opened up an expansion. It’s a small but key first step in the airport’s plan to become a bigger global aviation hub. Hong Kong International (HKG)

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A medieval manuscript featuring an early version of the tales of King Arthur and Merlin, which has been in private hands for about 700 years, is going under the hammer in a rare sale this summer. Expected to fetch up to $2.7 million, the illuminated manuscript, which dates from

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — When photographer Greg Brennan spotted Kate Moss in a fur coat at the bottom of a fire exit, cigarette in hand, he knew he’d stumbled across something special. The year was 2007, and what he didn’t realize is that one of the resulting photos — not even his favorite

By Jack Guy, Antonia Mortensen and Juan Pablo O’Connell, CNN (CNN) — A five-star hotel in Italy that repeatedly refused to serve a guest tap water at its restaurant did not break any laws, the country’s top court has ruled. The woman filed a lawsuit after hotel staff said they would only serve her bottled