By Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Life in the tiny oil-rich kingdom of Brunei came to a standstill Sunday for a grand royal wedding attended by heads of state and royals from Bhutan and Middle Eastern countries, the highlight of 10 days of celebrations. The lavish ceremony saw Prince Abdul Mateen, the tenth child and
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan and Eric Cheung, CNN Hong Kong/Taipei (CNN) — Former senior US officials reaffirmed “rock solid” American support for Taiwan in a visit Monday after the self-ruled island defied threats from China by electing a new president loathed by Beijing. Lai Ching-te, a staunch defender of Taiwan’s sovereignty and democracy, on Saturday won
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan, Eric Cheung and Wayne Chang, CNN Hong Kong/Taipei (CNN) — Taiwan has lost another diplomatic ally to China just days after its presidential election in what Taipei said was both sudden and designed by Beijing to suppress the island’s “democratic achievements.” The Pacific Island nation of Nauru on Monday announced it had
Continue Reading By Nadine Schmidt, Claudia Otto and Sophie Tanno, CNN Berlin, Germany (CNN) — Berlin has nearly been brought to a standstill as thousands of farmers rally against tax rises and subsidy cuts, the culmination of a week of protests that have piled misery on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s governing coalition. Streets leading to Berlin’s Brandenburg
Continue Reading By Christopher Lamb and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Pope Francis on Sunday said he hopes to make his first trip to his homeland of Argentina since becoming pontiff more than a decade ago, as the South American nation grapples with an economic crisis. New Argentine President Javier Milei, who once called Francis “an envoy of Satan,” last
Continue Reading By Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — A public memorial in Philadelphia dedicated to educating visitors about the atrocities of the Holocaust was defaced early Sunday morning with an image of a large swastika, police and the memorial’s executive director told CNN. The Philadelphia Holocaust Remembrance Foundation called the incident a “disgusting act of antisemitism,” one
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A group of skydivers jumped from a hot air balloon floating over the Arizona desert just moments before it crash-landed Sunday, leaving four of its remaining passengers dead and another person critically injured, police announced. The “devastating incident” happened around 7:50 a.m. in Eloy, a city about 65 miles
Continue Reading By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — A Pennsylvania woman was arrested and charged in the abuse and death of her boyfriend’s 1-year-old daughter after the child died from acetone poisoning, the state’s attorney general said. Aleisia Owens, 20, is charged with criminal homicide in the June 2023 death of Iris Alfera, according to a Thursday
Continue Reading By Artemis Moshtaghian, Adam Pourahmadi and Hande Atay Alam, CNN (CNN) — Two journalists imprisoned in Iran following their coverage of the death of Mahsa Amini, which sparked nationwide protests in 2022, have been temporarily released on bail, according to state-run media. Convicted in October, Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi are currently awaiting a verdict
Continue Reading By Brynn Gingras and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Serial killings suspect Rex Heuermann is expected to be charged with a fourth killing in connection with the Gilgo Beach case, a source familiar with the investigation said Sunday. Heuermann is scheduled to be in court Tuesday, according to the Suffolk County district attorney. ABC and
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — For thousands of years, the moon inspired humans from afar, but the bright beacon in Earth’s night sky — located more than 200,000 miles (321,868 kilometers) away — remained out of reach. That all changed on September 13, 1959, when the former Soviet Union’s uncrewed spacecraft, Luna 2, landed
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — An Iowa principal who acted heroically to save students during a mass shooting at Perry High School earlier this month has died from his injuries in the attack, according to his wife. The shooting at the school near Des Moines initially left one sixth-grade student dead and seven others,
Continue Reading By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN (CNN) — Two people were killed and four others injured in a shooting early Sunday at a suspected speakeasy in Philadelphia, police said. The shooter or shooters appear to have fired from the street into a residence on Myrtlewood Street, where Philadelphia police responded to a report of a person with
Continue Reading By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — More than 60 years have passed since Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream Speech” speech at the March on Washington and yet his words still resonate today. “I think it’s very difficult to find a human being, especially an American, who can hear that speech
Continue Reading By Lucas Lilieholm, Chloe Liu and Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — Indonesia’s Marapi volcano has erupted for the second time in weeks, the country’s geological agency said Sunday. According to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the 2,891-meter-high (9,500 feet) volcano began erupting at 6 a.m. local time (6 p.m.ET). The volcano in West
Continue Reading By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — Just when you thought the thunderplump was going to stop you from making it to the weekly kaffeeklatsch, the gray skies cleared, filling the air with misty petrichor. Now you get to listen to the blatherskite of your social circle go on about the tasteless dollop they cooked the
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — A large portion of the US is in the grip of an icy blast of winter weather, so anyone heading outside should take precautions, like dressing in layers and putting on some thick socks, sturdy boots and a nice warm coat. Now you’re ready to brave
Continue Reading By Josh Campbell and Kat Jaeger, CNN (CNN) — The emergency police dispatch went out just before 10 p.m.: Gunfire reported at the Washington, DC, home of a prominent federal official. A male caller said he shot his girlfriend and threatened to kill himself, according to a source familiar with the incident last Sunday. With claims of a
Continue Reading By Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — Former US President Donald Trump briefly returned as a central character in European politics earlier this week. According to the European Union’s internal market chief, Thierry Breton, Trump told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in 2020 that “if Europe is under attack, we will never come to help you and to
Continue Reading Analysis by Brad Lendon and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea on Monday claimed to have again tested a missile that could become one of the world’s fastest and most accurate weapons – with the potential to ultimately be fitted with a nuclear warhead. Kim Jong Un’s regime successfully tested a hypersonic
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