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By Ivana Kottasová, Katharina Krebs, Arnaud Siad, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has paid tribute to the late Prince Philip during her first Christmas television broadcast since the death of her husband of 73 years. The 95-year-old monarch has said that although Christmas was “a time of great happiness and good

By Max Foster and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex shared the first photo of their daughter, Lilibet “Lili” Diana, as part of their 2021 holiday card, released six months after she was born. Meghan is seen happily holding Lilibet in the air, while Harry balances their son Archie on his

By Lilit Marcus, CNN The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have joined forces in the fight against unruly airplane passengers. The two organizations released a statement declaring that travelers who cause difficulties can lose their TSA PreCheck credentials. “Our partnership aims to promote safe and responsible passenger behavior,” FAA Administrator Steve

By Akanksha Sharma, Mayumi Maruyama, and Sana Noor Haq, CNN McDonald’s Japan is temporarily limiting the sale of french fries due to delays in shipments of potatoes to the country, the company said in a press release Tuesday. The supply issues were caused by floods in Canada, a major transit point for shipments, as well

By Hannah Ryan, CNN The oldest family tree in the world has been reconstructed through the analysis of ancient DNA taken from a Stone Age tomb in Britain, according to a new study published Wednesday. Researchers extracted DNA from the bones and teeth of 35 individuals buried at Hazleton North long cairn in the Cotswolds-Severn

CNN By Luke McGee, Rob Picheta, Arnaud Siad, Niamh Kennedy and Ivana Kottasová, CNN British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has more questions to answer after it emerged that one of his top officials sent an invitation to a Downing Street party to dozens of employees during the first Covid-19 lockdown in the country. The email,

By Katharina Krebs, CNN London’s Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the police watchdog over its handling of an alleged Christmas party that took place at Downing Street during lockdown last year, the Independent Office for Police Conduct told CNN on Wednesday. “We can confirm that, on Friday 17 December, we received a referral from

By Forrest Brown, CNN For awhile there, it appeared we might be able to ring in New Year’s Eve in major cities across the planet with something resembling the huge celebrations of yore. Another Covid-19 surge and the rapid spread of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus have dashed those hopes — at least

By Rhea Mogul, CNN Australian authorities on Wednesday charged a landowner and two companies with more than 250 counts of animal cruelty over the deaths of dozens of koalas during a clearance operation last year. According to a statement from Victoria state’s Conservation Regulator, 21 koalas were found dead and dozens more injured at a

By Vasco Cotovio, Isa Soares, Karol Suarez, Kiarinna Paris and Rob Picheta, CNN Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó is one step closer to securing control of more than $1 billion dollars in gold reserves stored at the Bank of England, after Britain’s Supreme Court unequivocally recognized him as President of Venezuela on Monday evening. Reversing

By Hannah Ritchie, CNN The ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum has been ordered to pay his ex-wife Princess Haya bint al-Hussein more than $728 million (£500 million), in one of the largest divorce settlements ever handed down by a UK court. The figure will be used to cover Princess Haya’s security costs

By Helen Regan and Hilary Whiteman, CNN For two years, Australia avoided the worst of the coronavirus pandemic thanks to strict border controls and prolonged lockdowns. But Covid cases are now rising rapidly in the country, with the Omicron variant posing a new threat just as states and cities were beginning to loosen restrictions. On

By Forrest Brown, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added eight destinations to its highest-risk category for travel on Monday, including the world’s No. 2 most-visited nation before the pandemic started. In its weekly update of Covid-19 travel advisories, the CDC advised against travel to tourist favorite Spain at this time. In

By Rob Picheta, Lauren Kent and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will not travel to Sandringham for Christmas and will instead celebrate at Windsor Castle, a Buckingham Palace source told CNN on Monday, as the new Omicron coronavirus variant surges in the United Kingdom. In a typical year, the Queen travels to her

CNN By Karol Suarez, Rafael Romo, Helen Regan and Hira Humayun, CNN Leftist and former student leader Gabriel Boric, 35, will become Chile’s youngest President after he won a presidential runoff election on Sunday. With 99.95% of ballots counted, Boric won with 55.87% of the vote, securing victory over his right-wing opponent, Jose Antonio Kast,

By Robert Iddiols and Amy Cassidy, CNN A photo has emerged that appears to show British Prime Minister Boris Johnson drinking wine with Downing Street staff during the country’s first coronavirus lockdown last year. The image, shared with British newspaper The Guardian, purports to show an outdoor gathering that took place on May 15, 2020.

By Karol Suarez, Rafael Romo, Helen Regan and Hira Humayun, CNN Leftist and former student leader Gabriel Boric, 35, will become Chile’s youngest President after he won a presidential runoff election on Sunday. With 99.95% of ballots counted, Boric won with 55.87% of the vote, securing victory over his right-wing opponent, Jose Antonio Kast, who