Methamphetamine in waterways may be turning trout into addicts
By Jack Guy, CNN Brown trout can become addicted to the illegal drug methamphetamine when it accumulates in waterways, according to new research.…
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Nearly half of Miss Mexico contestants diagnosed with Covid after Chihuahua pageant
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico — Almost half of the contestants in the recent Miss Mexico pageant held in Chihuahua have been diagnosed with Covid-19 in what…
Continue Reading eSwatini opposition leaders go into hiding as Africa’s last absolute monarchy cracks down
By Gertrude Kitongo, CNN Military and police patrols are on the streets of the tiny African nation of eSwatini, and opposition leaders are in hiding,…
Continue Reading Al Qaeda and Taliban members among thousands of prisoners left under Afghan control in jail next to deserted US air base
By Nick Paton Walsh and Sandi Sidhu, CNN Thousands of prisoners — including senior al Qaeda and Taliban figures — remain in…
Continue Reading New Israeli government suffers first major legislative setback on controversial ‘citizenship’ law
By Hadas Gold, CNN The new Israeli government suffered its first major setback in the early hours of Tuesday morning when it failed to secure enough…
Continue Reading Jarrett: Ukraine requiring female soldiers to wear high heels is sexism
Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has defended its decision to train female soldiers to march in high heels, following an outcry from local lawmakers.…
Continue Reading Plane carrying 28 passengers crashes in Russia’s far east
By Anna Chernova, CNN A passenger plane with 28 people on board crashed in Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka peninsula on Tuesday, Russia’s…
Continue Reading Luxembourg prime minister in ‘serious but stable’ condition in hospital with Covid-19
By Sharon Braithwaite and Pierre Bairin, CNN Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel remains in “serious but stable” in hospital…
Continue Reading Hurricane Elsa is moving north off the Florida coast near Tampa Bay with 75 mph winds
By Jason Hanna, Hollie Silverman and Amir Vera, CNN Elsa is moving up the Florida coast and is now near the Tampa Bay area after strengthening to a…
Continue Reading Hong Kong police reveal alleged plot to bomb train stations and courts
By Joshua Berlinger and Lauren Lau, CNN Hong Kong authorities said they have thwarted an alleged plot to bomb train stations, court buildings and…
Continue Reading Hasty air base handover sums up America’s hurried exit from its longest war
By Anna Coren, Sandi Sidhu and Tim Lister, CNN Located an hour north of Kabul, Bagram was for nearly 20 years the hub of America’s war in…
Continue Reading See inside Afghanistan’s ‘deserted’ Bagram Airfield after US withdrawal
CNN’s Anna Coren goes inside Bagram Airfield to capture scenes of abandonment as Afghan forces pick up the pieces following the withdrawal of US and…
Continue Reading An American lawyer went on a lunch date in Moscow. Now he’s languishing in a jail cell in Belarus
By Tim Lister, CNN When Youras Ziankovich, a lawyer with American citizenship, returned to his Moscow hotel after a lunch date with a friend in…
Continue Reading Firework accident that killed NHL goaltender Matiss Kivlenieks was at coach’s house, team says
By Jennifer Henderson and Wayne Sterling, CNN Matiss Kivlenieks, a goaltender for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League, died…
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Pope Francis recovers in Rome hospital after intestinal surgery
ROME, Italy — The Vatican says Pope Francis is in good condition, alert and breathing on his own after the pontiff underwent a three-hour operation…
Continue Reading Medecins Sans Frontieres says Mediterranean rescue mission blocked after ship seizure in Italy
By Sheena McKenzie, CNN A humanitarian ship that rescued over 400 migrants at sea in recent weeks has been seized by Italian authorities, in a move…
Continue Reading ‘I’m happy to be alive,’ says LGBTQ campaigner after attack on Pride march offices in Georgia
By Emmet Lyons, CNN Georgia has launched an investigation into violence against LGBTQ campaigners and journalists, after protesters on Monday stormed…
Continue Reading Rescue mission in ‘hot pursuit’ after gunmen kidnap scores of students in northwest Nigeria
By Nimi Princewill, CNN At least 26 students and a teacher have been rescued after armed men raided a private secondary school in Nigeria’s…
Continue Reading Ukrainian army’s decision to make female soldiers march in high heels sparks backlash
By Jack Guy and Denis Lapin, CNN Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense has defended its decision to train female soldiers to march in high heels,…
Continue Reading Rescue efforts underway in Japan after deadly landslide
Japanese rescue workers continued to search for survivors after a devastating “tsunami” of mud swept through a coastal city, killing at least three…
Continue Reading Alleged attack on prominent scientists casts shadow on China’s space walk triumph
By Nectar Gan and Jessie Yeung, CNN Editor’s note: CNN has launched the Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring…
Continue Reading Dozens remain missing in deadly ‘tsunami’ mudslide in central Japan
By Emiko Jozuka, Junko Ogura and Blake Essig, CNN Japanese rescue workers continued to search for survivors Tuesday, three days after a devastating…
Continue Reading Millions remain under heat warning as extreme temps grip Northwest
Canada and US cities in the Northwest have reported their hottest temperatures on record, and more than 52 million people are under a heat warning or…
Continue Reading Former South African President Jacob Zuma likens his treatment by courts to apartheid-era South Africa
By David McKenzie, CNN After succeeding in a last-ditch legal effort to delay his arrest for contempt of court, former South African President Jacob…
Continue Reading Cyprus wildfires leave at least four dead in ‘unprecedented tragedy’
By Elinda Labropoulou At least four people have died in Cyprus from an ongoing wildfire ravaging the country, the country’s Interior Minister…
Continue Reading Pope Francis has surgery for colon diverticulitis
By Livia Borghese, CNN Pope Francis has “reacted well” after undergoing surgery Sunday for colon diverticulitis, according to the…
Continue Reading Chinese astronauts carry out country’s first spacewalk outside space station
By Lily Lee and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Chinese astronauts on Sunday successfully carried out the country’s first spacewalk outside their space…
Continue Reading Philippine Air Force plane crash death toll rises to 50
By Sophie Jeong and Yasmin Coles, CNN Fifty people were killed when a Philippine Air Force plane crashed in the southern Philippines on Sunday, the…
Continue Reading Unprecedented heat, hundreds dead and a town destroyed. Climate change is frying the Northern Hemisphere
By Angela Dewan, CNN The tiny town of Lytton has come to hold a grim record. On Tuesday, it experienced Canada’s highest-ever temperature, in…
Continue Reading Vatican indicts 10 people, including a cardinal, over an international financial scandal
By John Allen, Delia Gallagher and Mia Alberti, CNN The Vatican has indicted 10 people, including an Italian cardinal, for several alleged financial…
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