Category: World

A hostage situation involving several people is underway in the central Dutch town of Ede, according to local authorities. The hostages are being held at a cafe in the center of town. It is not clear how many people are involved but public broadcaster NOS said police assume there is one hostage taker. The incident…

Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get the latest news in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. In this week’s travel roundup, we bring you transport trivia, Roman engineering marvels and the world’s tastiest dumplings. You’re probably aware that around 30% of the world’s countries…

Earlier this month, a demonstrator aircraft for what could be the first new civil supersonic plane to be launched since the 1960s took to the skies. It’s a milestone moment in the highly anticipated new era of supersonic travel. The XB-1, a technology demonstrator aircraft built by Colorado-based Boom Supersonic, successfully completed its first test…

The No. 1 seeded Houston Cougars were defeated by No. 4 Duke with a 54-51 win in the Sweet 16 of the men’s NCAA tournament on Friday, making them the second top seed to go home early. The Cougars faced a tough break in the first half after star guard Jamal Shead left the game with an ankle injury…

Sweden became the newest member of NATO earlier this month, joining 31 nations in the security alliance, including the United States. Well, make that 49 of the 50 United States. Because in a quirk of geography and history, Hawaii is not technically covered by the NATO pact. If a foreign power attacked Hawaii – say…

The four men accused of a deadly terror attack on Moscow’s Crocus City concert hall last week were quickly identified by Russian authorities as being from Tajikistan, a former Soviet republic in Central Asia. In the hours after the attack, videos began surfacing on Russian social media channels of the police detaining and brutally abusing the alleged attackers, with one…

Georgia’s GOP-controlled legislature has advanced an immigration enforcement bill as Republican lawmakers nationwide continue to call for stricter policies in the wake of nursing student Laken Riley’s killing last month. The state House gave final approval to HB 1105 in a 99-75 vote Thursday night, on the last day of Georgia’s legislative session, after the…

A London appellate justice refused former President Donald Trump’s request to appeal the dismissal of his case against retired British spy Christopher Steele’s company over his controversial 2016 dossier. The former president had sought permission to appeal Judge Karen Steyn’s February judgement that Trump’s data privacy case — which argued that Steele harmed his reputation by peddling…

Editor’s Note: Khizr Khan is a lawyer and president of Democracy and Constitution Institute. The views expressed in this commentary are his. View more opinions at CNN. As a proud American Muslim of Pakistani origin who has been subject to Islamophobia in this country, I watch with great sadness as that same pain is inflicted on another…

Moose, a dog that was supposed to be on an outgoing Alaska Airlines flight Tuesday from Raleigh-Durham International Airport, has been reunited with its owner after a “misstep in the cargo loading process,” the airline said. Moose did not make it onto the Tuesday flight and when staff members tried to load him on another…

Donald Trump’s presidential campaign has established titles for the various levels of donations his new joint fundraising operation with national and state Republican Party committees is seeking – as the former president races to find campaign cash for the general election, according to a copy of a contribution form obtained by CNN. The highest level…

Former President Donald Trump and several of his co-defendants in the Georgia election subversion case are appealing a judge’s ruling that let Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis remain on the election subversion case. The defense attorneys on Friday asked the Georgia Court of Appeals to overturn Judge Scott McAfee’s initial decision that allowed Willis and…

Iowa Hawkeyes superstar Caitlin Clark was asked Friday about a much-publicized offer to join the Big3, a 3-on-3 professional basketball league founded by Ice Cube, featuring several former NBA players. She spoke to the media ahead of her team’s Sweet 16 Saturday matchup with Colorado in Albany, New York. “To be honest, I found out…

Voting rights advocates scored a major victory Friday in New Jersey when a federal judge struck down the use of a controversial primary ballot design that favored party-backed candidates. The decision is potentially a grave blow to the state’s powerful political machines, which have for decades used the so-called county line to prop up their…

A year after her reality TV mega-breakup “Scandoval,” life for “Vanderpump Rules” cast member Ariana Madix is better than ever. If there’s an upside to tabloid headlines and heartache, Madix seems to have found it. She had a successful season on “Dancing With the Stars,” scored multiple brand endorsements and appeared on Broadway as Roxie…

Editor’s Note: Julian Zelizer, a CNN political analyst, is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. He is the author and editor of 25 books, including The New York Times bestseller “Myth America: Historians Take on the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past” (Basic Books). The views expressed in this commentary…

Fresh off a record-breaking fundraiser, the Biden campaign released a digital ad Friday making a forceful appeal to voters who supported former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley – a coalition of Republicans and moderates turned off by Donald Trump that the Biden team is seeking to attract as the general election gets underway. The ad…

Three people were arrested in Argentina on Wednesday for threatening Argentine footballer Ángel Di María and his family, Minister of Security Patricia Bullrich said. One of the suspects, who was under investigation for drug trafficking when he was arrested, confessed that he and two accomplices had made the threats against Di María’s family. On Monday, Di María’s family home in Rosario,…

Editor’s Note: Ian Kerner is a licensed marriage and family therapist, writer, and contributor on the topic of relationships for CNN. His most recent book is a guide for couples, “So Tell Me About the Last Time You Had Sex.” Sex equals intercourse. If you’re not having sex like porn stars, you’re not having good sex. Scheduled…

The leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Northern Ireland’s main pro-union party, is stepping down after he was charged with “allegations of an historical nature,” the DUP announced on Friday. Jeffrey Donaldson, 61, confirmed to his party in a letter that he had been charged with historical allegations and resigned as leader with immediate…

A federal judge on Thursday ordered Sam Bankman-Fried to repay more than $11 billion as part of his sentence for defrauding customers and investors in his failed crypto exchange FTX. Experts say this amount will likely financially incapacitate him for the rest of his life. “This forfeiture is designed to make certain that if SBF…

Top officials at the Republican National Committee are denying reports that there is a “litmus test” for current and potential staffers related to whether they believe the 2020 election was stolen. The denials come after CNN reported earlier this week that current RNC staffers and potential employees were asked over the past few weeks about their…

Dolly Parton’s wish has come true. During a 2022 interview with “The Daily Show,” Parton was asked about the hundreds of cover versions of her 1973 country classic “Jolene” and the one artist yet to record the song who Parton hoped would do so, Beyoncé. “I don’t know if she’s even got the message, but…

I can’t recall a recent baseball story that has captured the public imagination like the current one involving Los Angeles Dodgers phenom Shohei Ohtani, his former translator Ippei Mizuhara and gambling. I won’t recite all of the facts here, but the story has a lot going for it that makes it fascinating, including any potential…

A sitting federal judge on Thursday harshly criticized Donald Trump’s attacks on the judge overseeing the former president’s criminal case tied to alleged hush money payments, telling CNN that such statements threaten the viability of the American legal system. US District Judge Reggie Walton spoke with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on “The Source” in the wake…

Arnold Schwarzenegger has shared a photo of himself days after revealing he’d had a pacemaker fitted, as he confirms he will be “ready” to start filming next month. Thanking fans for their support throughout his recovery, he said in the Instagram post on Thursday that he has “gotten so many kind messages from all over…

Editor’s Note: This is a version of CNN’s Royal News, a weekly dispatch bringing you the inside track on Britain’s royal family. Sign up here. Britain’s King Charles III will lead members of the royal family at the Easter Sunday church service this weekend, marking his most significant appearance since his cancer diagnosis last month. Charles…

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said on Thursday that he hopes the league’s investigation into superstar Shohei Ohtani is short, “but I just don’t know” how long it will take. The build-up to the new MLB season was overshadowed following the recent gambling scandal involving Ohtani and his former longtime interpreter Ippei Mizuhara. The…

Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain both reached the semifinals of the Women’s Champions League with dominant performances to set up two thrilling clashes in the last four. Goals from Ballon d’Or winner Aitana Bonmatí, Fridolina Rolfö and Patricia Guijarro earned defending champion Barça a 3-1 win over Norwegian side Brann, as the Catalan club advanced 5-2…

It’s not a Good Friday for the Federal Reserve. The central bank’s preferred inflation gauge, the Personal Consumption Expenditures price index, was up 2.5% for the 12 months that ended in February, a faster pace than January’s 2.4% rise in prices. The Commerce Department data released Friday means the Fed is even further from achieving…

Six journalists working for independent media outlets in Russia were arrested in a span of just a few hours this week on the eve of the anniversary of American reporter Evan Gershkovich’s detention in the city of Yekaterinburg. The journalists include Antonina Favorskaya, who covered the late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, Reporters Without Borders…

Cruise vacations cover a range of budgets, with some bargain jaunts costing a few hundred dollars, while more upscale, longer voyages lay on more perks to justify the big expense. But a new offering by luxury operator Regent Seven Seas Cruises raises the price tag to eye-watering levels, with a suite on an upcoming 140-day…

It appears that the Atlanta Hawks have the Boston Celtics’ number. Atlanta guard Dejounte Murray knocked down a game-winning jumpshot in the final second of overtime to give the Hawks a 123-122 victory over the Celtics on Thursday – their second win against the team with the best record in the NBA this week. Related…

A cargo ship is stuck under the part of the structure of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after the ship hit the bridge Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in Baltimore, Md. On Thursday, March 28, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating contact incorrectly claiming the captain of Dali, the container ship that crashed into Baltimore’s…

Whether you’re hosting Easter dinner for your friends or planning brunch for your family in the morning before the egg hunt, you’re going to need a few special recipes—dishes that aren’t difficult to make but that are sure to impress. That’s where we come in. We’ve got plenty of appetizers and side dishes to help round things out. No matter what type of…

Like a professional athlete’s performance, sporting movies are often hit and miss. While some become cult favorites, others fall by the wayside after struggling in the hinterland between dramatization and sporting action. Certain sports lend themselves to getting the Hollywood treatment, and arguably golf falls into that category, perhaps because of the slower pace of…

Timothy Stephenson had an enviable life. He was married to a doctor, and they lived in a $2 million home with their twin daughters in a quiet suburb east of San Francisco. But Stephenson harbored a secret: About two decades earlier, he had shot andkilled a man he met at a bar in Kansas City….

Former first lady Melania Trump has been largely absent from the 2024 campaign and sources close to the Trump campaign acknowledge that even at this point – well into the election year – it is still unknown how she will throw her weight publicly behind her husband’s reelection effort. “She’ll definitely have a role, but in terms…

Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. Emma Tucker is hopeful that by next year Evan Gershkovich will be free. The Wall Street Journal boss, who spoke with me by phone this week, said that she believes “there are…

Paul Nixon’s brain wrestled with his heart as he saw a pregnant migrant woman huddled with her husband on a dirt road near a gap in the border wall surrounded by the desolate desert hills of southeast Arizona. Related article US Customs and Border Protection sends resources to remote Arizona area after increase in migrant crossings…