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By Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Amelie Malmfält opened the message at work. When she saw Kris Brock’s name, her face broke out into a huge smile. She couldn’t believe it. It was a simple note — he’d bumped into her parents at the airport, he said. He was wondering how she was doing. It’d

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — The biggest mystery in the art world has apparently been solved: Banksy has been unmasked as a bespectacled middle-aged man from Bristol, England called Robin Gunningham. His name was revealed in a sprawling investigation by Reuters, though many say it has been an open secret for years, having been

By Lisa Courbebaisse and Elina Baudier Kim, CNN Paris (CNN) — Anyone visiting Paris just over a decade ago would doubtless have been charmed by the city’s timeless attractions — brasseries serving delicious food, museums crammed with famous works of art, boulevards of chic stores — all overlooked by the sparkling lights of the Eiffel

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — The world’s happiest countries for 2026, what travelers can expect in terms of rising air fares, plus United Airlines cracks down on noisy passengers. Here’s what’s happening in Travel. Noise annoys Here’s a teensy bit of positive news in what’s been a dark and difficult month: United Airlines has

By Kati Chitrakorn, Hanako Montgomery, CNN Seoul (CNN) — The moment that BTS fans have been waiting for has arrived: Members RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook performing on the stage together for the first time in almost four years. At the heart of BTS’ comeback is a free, public concert in

By Milena Lazazzera, CNN (CNN) — Gemini? Scorpio? Sagittarius? What is your moon sign? And your sun? These are not, it seems, trivial questions for Gen Z. For a growing number, an astrological profile has become a way to express individuality in a generation that places particular value on self-definition. “It has become increasingly common

By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Perched along a craggy rock overhang, the ornate Buddhist temple provides sweeping views of the sea, making it a popular place to watch the sun rise against the beauty of Busan, South Korea’s second-largest city. But Haedong Yonggungsa is so much more than a place of worship. The temple

By Jeanne Bonner, CNN (CNN) — If happiness were an Olympic event, the Nordic countries would be guaranteed a spot on the podium. Actually, all three spots on the podium. According to the latest edition of the World Happiness Report, the three happiest countries in the world are Finland, Iceland and Denmark. Finland was named

By Lisa Morrow, CNN (CNN) — On hot summer nights, a long line forms near the waterfront of Eski Foça, a small town on Turkey’s Aegean coast. Laughter and chatter fill the air as travelers wait for their turn to buy sakız dondurma, the local ice cream. It’s a town shaped by thousands of years

By Oscar Holland, CNN Singapore (CNN) — It was pushing 4 a.m. when Vignesh Sundaresan bought one of the most expensive artworks in history. Wearing his favorite T-shirt for the occasion, he had stayed up through the night on his iMac, at home alone, watching rival bids trickle in. A row of Starbucks coffee cups

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — For many around the world, St. Patrick’s Day is a celebration of green beer, fiddle music, and the best holiday after Halloween for wearing a silly hat and throwing up in the street. For me, though, as a child growing up in the Northern Irish town of Downpatrick, the

By Sam Peters, CNN Hakuba, Japan (CNN) — At 5 p.m., the line outside Ohyokkuri has already begun to form. The traditional izakaya, or pub, is so popular that people start waiting outside for half an hour before it opens to get a seat. On the other side of the village, skiers at the Après

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — The Oscars red carpet is typically viewed as the apex of awards season dressing. What the stars wear to the Dolby Theater in March is the culmination of months of business negotiations between talent agencies, stylists and fashion houses, generating millions of views for brands and, when successful, can

CNN By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — After feathers fully took over fall fashion weeks, we predicted that veritable flocks of birds would arrive by spring. And so they did on Sunday at the Academy Awards, where some of the evening’s boldest looks featured showstopping plumage. Actor Demi Moore, who presented during the ceremony, arrived

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — After feathers fully took over fall fashion weeks, we predicted that veritable flocks of birds would arrive by spring. And so they did on Sunday at the Academy Awards, where some of the evening’s boldest looks featured showstopping plumage. Actor Demi Moore, who presented during the ceremony, arrived in

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In our travel news roundup this week: the 200th anniversary of a revolutionary suspension bridge, Time Out’s best cities for 2026, plus what the Iran war means for your travel plans. The world’s ‘best cities’ British media group Time Out has named its “best cities for 2026,” and half

By Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — Since Italy became a country in 1861, there has been a surefire way to know who is and isn’t an Italian citizen: look at their parents. The first page of the civil code, published in 1865 as the rulebook to Europe’s newest country, declared that a child born to

By Leah Asmelash, Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Across medieval Europe, aristocrats repeatedly set off fashion fads and scandals by wearing poulaines, shoes whose flamboyantly elongated pointed toes could stretch far beyond the natural length of their feet. In President Donald Trump’s Oval Office, a different stylistic choice caught the public’s eye this week: Photos

By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — This week, fashion editors, influencers and those generally in the business of expensive clothes went green with envy at the sight of Harry Styles. Not just for the reasons one might expect (dashing good looks, fame and fortune) but because he was carrying a maxi leopard print Chanel flap