By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: the world’s best party spots, the city taking a stand against electric scooters, plus the story of how the world’s tallest bridge transformed a continent. Best nightlife cities Sun, sea and samba: Rio de Janeiro in Brazil has been declared the best place in
Continue ReadingBy Joshua Berlinger, CNN Paris (CNN) — Police have detained a person suspected of an attempted arson attack on a synagogue in the southern French town of La Grande-Motte. CNN affiliate BFMTV reported that two elite police units detained the suspect following a raid in the nearby city of Nimes on Saturday. The suspect opened
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KARBALA, Iraq (AP) — Millions of Shiite Muslims have packed the streets of the Iraqi city of Karbala on their annual pilgrim to mark the death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein who became a symbol of resistance when he refused to pledge allegiance to the Umayyad caliphate, leading to his death in battle
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule will bring home two NASA astronauts who have remained on board the International Space Station for about 80 days because of issues plaguing the Boeing Starliner spacecraft — marking a stunning turn of events for the beleaguered aerospace giant. The news comes after the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine is somberly marking its 33rd year of independence as war with Russia rages on. Instead of fireworks, parades and concerts, Ukrainians on Saturday commemorated civilians and soldiers killed in the war sparked by Russia’s full-scale invasion 2 1/2 years ago. Ukrainians flooded social media with messages of gratitude
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ROME (AP) — Prosecutors in Italy have opened an investigation into culpable shipwreck and multiple manslaughter after a superyacht capsized during a storm off the coast of Sicily. Seven people onboard were killed. They included British tech magnate Mike Lynch and his daughter. Prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio said no suspect has been identified as
Continue ReadingBy Daria Tarasova Markina, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Away from the frontlines, Ukraine is waging a different battle against Russia as it seeks to remove Moscow’s influence from religious institutions. President Volodymyr Zelensky signed into law a bill banning religious groups with ties to Russia Saturday, Ukraine’s Independence Day. The bill’s main target is the Ukrainian
Continue ReadingQUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a roadside bomb attached to a motorcycle went off near a police office in restive southwestern Pakistan, killing two children and wounding 15 persons. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack that happened on Saturday in Pishin, a district in Balochistan province. However, suspicion is likely to fall
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — La policía detuvo al presunto autor que prendió fuego a varios coches en un estacionamiento frente a una sinagoga en la ciudad de La Grande-Motte, en el sur de Francia, el sábado. BFMTV, afiliada de CNN, informó que dos unidades policiales de élite detuvieron al sospechoso luego de una redada en
Continue ReadingBy Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — Protests in the streets. Graffiti warning tourists to go home. Local populations dwindling as short-term rentals mushroom and price residents out. It feels like this was the year that tourism turned nasty – and local communities started pushing back. Venice has started charging daytrippers an entry fee, while one
Continue ReadingBy Hadas Gold, CNN New York (CNN) — A new presidential candidate, a slew of celebrities and slick programming helped propel Democrats and Vice President Kamala Harris to a ratings win at this week’s Democratic National Convention, surpassing the television viewership of last month’s Republican gathering. Viewership of the four-day festivities in Chicago drew an
Continue ReadingAssociated Pess MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Hundreds of mourners in southern Pakistan have attended the funerals of 28 Shiite pilgrims who were killed in a bus crash in Iran this week while heading to Iraq. The victims of the crash were later buried in various graveyards in the Sindh province, a local Shiite leader said
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s Note: This story includes graphic descriptions some readers may find disturbing. The week after Naresh Bhatt told news reporters he was “suffering” as authorities searched for his missing Virginia wife, he stood before a judge on Friday morning facing accusations he killed her inside their
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has acknowledged that he does not have the backing in parliament to change the country’s abortion law, which is among the most restrictive in Europe. Tusk returned to power decade last December at the head of a coalition that spans a broad ideological divide,
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on a visit to Taiwan Saturday that an isolationist policy isn’t “healthy” and called on the Republican Party to stand with her country’s allies, while still putting in good words for the party’s nominee, Donald Trump. Haley, who ran against Trump
Continue ReadingBy Andy Scholes, CNN (CNN) — Welcome to the 2024 college football season, where everyone makes the playoffs! Well, not everyone, but, for the first time, 12 schools will be playing in college’s postseason and this is how it will work. Get ready for a new look college football. New conference layout The realignment dust
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SOLINGEN, Germany (AP) — The Islamic State militant group on Saturday claimed responsibility for a knife attack that killed three people and wounded eight more at a crowded festival marking this city’s 650th anniversary. The extremist group said on its news site that the attacker targeted Christians and that as a “soldier of
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN)– Hailey y Justin Bieber anunciaron este viernes el nacimiento de su primer hijo. En un post de Instagram en la noche de este viernes, Justin compartió una foto del pie del bebé. “Bienvenido a casa Jack Blues Bieber”, escribió Justin junto a un emoji de oso. Hailey compartió la misma foto en
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Young girls screamed and elbowed each other in a crush of bodies in southern Gaza, trying desperately to reach the front of the food line. Men doled out rice and chicken as fast as they could, platefuls of the nourishment falling to the ground in the tumult.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Two weeks after French star swimmer Léon Marchand extinguished the Olympic flame to close the Paris Olympics, the spotlight is now on its Paralympic counterpart. British Paralympians Helene Raynsford and Gregor Ewan on Saturday lit the flame in Stoke Mandeville, a village northwest of London widely considered the birthplace of the Paralympic Games.
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