Volcano erupts on La Palma in Spain’s Canary Islands
By Vasco Cotovio, Martin Goillandeau and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The Cumbre Vieja volcano in La Palma, one of Spain’s Canary Islands, erupted…
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French slackliner crosses the Seine from the Eiffel Tower in breathtaking stunt
By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Crowds lining the banks of the Seine and visiting the Eiffel Tower in Paris this weekend were treated to an unusual sight…
Continue Reading The world’s tallest nation is getting shorter
By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The Netherlands has long been the world’s tallest nation — but its people are getting shorter, according to…
Continue Reading How Europe’s hospitals are faring in the face of another pandemic fall
By Rob Picheta, CNN Much of Europe has opened up to international visitors and scaled back Covid-19 restrictions since a wave of cases swept the…
Continue Reading Angry and afraid, Afghanistan’s LGBTQ community say they’re being hunted down after Taliban takeover
As women protest in Kabul and the Taliban crack down, Christiane speaks with Shkula Zadran, who was Afghan Youth Representative to the United Nations…
Continue Reading Angry and afraid, Afghanistan’s LGBTQ community say they’re being hunted down after Taliban takeover
By Ben Westcott, CNN Growing up as a teenager in Afghanistan, Rabia Balkhi felt lucky. Despite being born in a country with a long history of…
Continue Reading New Lebanon PM seeks ‘quick fixes’ to help his country out of economic crisis
CNN’s Becky Anderson speaks with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, a billionaire who has already twice served as premier, who will lead a cabinet…
Continue Reading New Lebanon PM seeks ‘quick fixes’ to help his country out of economic crisis
By Becky Anderson, Zeena Saifi and Mostafa Salem, CNN New Prime Minister Najib Mikati urged Lebanon’s people to put their trust in his…
Continue Reading Russia goes to the polls amid crackdown on political dissent
By Zahra Ullah and Anna Chernova, CNN Millions of Russians are expected to head to the polls over a three-day period starting Friday in elections…
Continue Reading Italy to mandate Covid-19 ‘Green Pass’ for all workers
By Sarah Dean and Nicolo Ruotolo, CNN The Italian government has approved a decree making it mandatory for all public and private sector workers to…
Continue Reading Italy to mandate Covid-19 ‘Green Pass’ for all workers
Couple Katherine and Matthew Walden thought they had everything planned for their trip to Italy until Matthew tested positive for Covid- 19 and is…
Continue Reading Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag resigns over Afghanistan crisis
By Katharina Krebs, CNN Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag announced her resignation on Thursday after a majority of the Dutch parliament said she…
Continue Reading Dutch Foreign Minister Sigrid Kaag resigns over Afghanistan crisis
Mahbouba Seraj, human rights activist and CEO of Afghan Women’s Network, sits down with CNN’s Nic Robertson in Kabul, Afghanistan, to discuss women’s…
Continue Reading Putin says ‘several dozen’ in his inner circle test positive for coronavirus
By Zahra Ullah, Ivana Kottasová and Anna Chernova, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday morning that “not just one or two but…
Continue Reading ISIS chief in Sahara killed by French forces, Macron says
French forces have killed Adnan Abou Walid al Sahraoui, leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISIS-GS), in a drone strike, the French…
Continue Reading When did humans start wearing clothes? Discovery in a Moroccan cave sheds some light
By Katie Hunt, CNN In popular culture, cave men (and women) are often draped in furs, but archaeological evidence of what our Stone Age ancestors…
Continue Reading Germany averted possible attack on synagogue during Yom Kippur, minister says
By Nadine Schmidt and Rosa Steindorff, CNN German officials on Thursday said a possible Islamist terror attack on a synagogue in the western city of…
Continue Reading Thousands of healthcare workers suspended in France after failing to get vaccinated
By Rob Picheta and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Around 3,000 healthcare workers have been suspended in France after failing to meet a government requirement to…
Continue Reading ISIS chief in Sahara killed by French forces, Macron says
By Joseph Ataman and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN French forces have killed Adnan Abou Walid al Sahraoui, leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara…
Continue Reading Israel’s new plan is to ‘shrink,’ not solve, the Palestinian conflict. Here’s what that looks like
By Neri Zilber The new Israeli government that toppled long-serving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this summer is full of contradictions.…
Continue Reading Bushmeat poaching is on the rise in Kenya as Covid hunger drives hunt for antelopes and giraffes
In southern Kenya, the coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating economic impact, leaving people unemployed and unable to feed their families. Now,…
Continue Reading Bushmeat poaching is on the rise in Kenya as Covid hunger drives hunt for antelopes and giraffes
By Scott McLean, Bethlehem Feleke, Solomon Muingi and Fabien Muhire, CNN Kenya’s wide-open, postcard-perfect savannah is dotted with acacia…
Continue Reading 1,400 dolphins were killed in the Faroe Islands in one day, shocking even some pro-whalers
By Jeevan Ravindran, Stephanie Halasz, Allegra Goodwin and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN More than 1,400 white-sided dolphins were killed Sunday night in…
Continue Reading EU chief challenges US on climate and asserts Brussels’ role in ‘new international order’
By Angela Dewan and James Frater, CNN European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen sought to assert the bloc as a global leader on the climate crisis,…
Continue Reading Will Biden’s mandates work? Macron’s vaccine pass gamble may hold some clues
By Eliza Mackintosh, Joseph Ataman, Saskya Vandoorne and Melissa Bell, CNN After US President Joe Biden laid out a plan to tackle the worsening…
Continue Reading Palace confirms Queen Elizabeth sent message of congratulations to North Korea
By Max Foster and Gawon Bae, CNN Queen Elizabeth sent a message of congratulations to the people of North Korea on their national day, a Buckingham…
Continue Reading Prince Andrew’s lawyers say sex abuse case is baseless and papers weren’t properly served
By Lauren del Valle and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Prince Andrew’s legal team said Tuesday that a civil lawsuit alleging the senior British royal…
Continue Reading Russia’s Vladimir Putin is quarantining after several Covid-19 cases in his entourage
By Ivana Kottasová and Anna Chernova, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin is quarantining after several people in his inner circle tested positive…
Continue Reading Norway’s center-left Labour begins coalition talks as anti-oil Greens sidelined
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Norway’s main opposition Labour Party is beginning coalition talks to form a government Tuesday after the ruling…
Continue Reading Scientists are potty-training cows in a bid to help save the planet
By Isabelle Jani-Friend, CNN If you can potty-train a child, you can potty-train a cow. At least, that was the theory a group of researchers in…
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