National-World

By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — A tanker was reportedly struck by an unknown projectile while sailing near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). Citing an unnamed US official, The Wall Street Journal reported that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had fired at two commercial ships

By Camille Knight, Elina Baudier Kim and Lisa Courbebaisse Paris (CNN) — As France braces for another heatwave, it’s barely recovered from the last one. Meteorologists expect scorching temperatures to return this week, and with them, the same question that was asked repeatedly in June: why won’t France just turn on the air conditioning? Some

By Michael Rios, Patrick Oppmann, CNN (CNN) — Cuba suffered a nationwide blackout on Monday as it faces an ongoing energy crisis, worsened by an effective US blockade on fuel shipments. Cuba’s energy ministry said the national electrical grid had suffered a total collapse. The country’s grid operator said it is investigating the cause. Energy

By Eyad Kourdi, Ibrahim Dahman, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Hamas announced on Monday that it will dissolve its government in Gaza, a move that experts say puts pressure on Israel as progress from the US-brokered ceasefire plan has stalled. Ismail al-Thwabta, the head of the Hamas’ Government Media Office (GMO), said the militant group

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — Prince Harry will not be able to stay at Buckingham Palace during his visit to London this week, despite his team appearing to confirm earlier Monday that he had accepted an invitation to stay there. The Duke of Sussex had not provided a formal response to

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologized after naming singer Kylie Minogue in response to a question about who he would, theoretically, “shag, marry, date.” Albanese appeared on the “Bush Deep” podcast on Thursday, hosted by comedian Nikki Osborne, who asked him whom he would choose out of Minogue,

By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — Cuba’s tourism sector seems to have everything from white sandy beaches to Spanish colonial forts. Everything except for tourists. The island’s economy has been caught in a death spiral following a barrage of sanctions levied by the Trump administration against the communist-run government. As services break down

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — China on Monday conducted a rare test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile in the Pacific Ocean, sparking criticism from New Zealand and Australia for actions that they said threatened peace and stability in the region. A People’s Liberation Army Navy submarine “launched a strategic missile carrying a dummy warhead

By Clare Sebastian, Zahra Ullah, Anna Chernova, Katharina Krebs, Lou Robinson, CNN Moscow (CNN) — Almost all of Russia’s 83 regions are seeing gasoline shortages or reported disruptions to supply, according to a CNN analysis, with many gas stations imposing rationing as the Russian government races to get ahead of a ferocious campaign of Ukrainian

By Brad Lendon, Briana Waxman, CNN (CNN) — One of the strongest super typhoons on the planet this year was striking the US Pacific Islands on Monday morning, the second massive storm to hit the territories since April. The center of Super Typhoon Bavi, the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane, was passing over Rota,

By Victoria Butenko, Helen Regan, Max Saltman, Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s capital Kyiv came under a deadly Russian attack early Monday morning, on the eve of a critical NATO summit in Turkey that US President Donald Trump plans to attend. Massive explosions lit up the night sky as ballistic missiles and drones hammered

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Much like his ally, US President Donald Trump, Nigel Farage has enjoyed a political career seemingly coated in Teflon, his straight-talking, combative communication style brushing off any potential scandal. Throughout his rise to become the voice of Britain’s populist hard-right, architect of Brexit and chief anti-immigrant activist, any accusations