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By Kathleen Magramo, CNN The US Coast Guard has called off its search for an Australian man believed to have fallen overboard from a cruise ship traveling from Brisbane to Hawaii. The man was reported missing from the Quantum of the Seas cruise ship late on Tuesday night, about 500 miles (805 kilometers) south of

By Lilit Marcus, CNN Who says a metro has to be below ground? In Kochi, a city in southern India, it’s now easier to get around via waterways thanks to a new fleet of slick, brightly colored ferry boats. The “water metro” will connect Kochi, in Kerala state, with 10 nearby islands in the Arabian

By Julia Jones, CNN Attorneys for former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro say he had only accidentally created a Facebook post questioning the results of 2022’s presidental elections — a post that has come under the scrutiny of authorities investigating whether the ex-leader had a role in inciting the country’s January 8 riots. Bolsonaro’s Facebook post

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN The ramifications of California’s extreme winter and early spring weather continue. Most of Yosemite National Park will be closed to the public starting Friday night as flood concerns awash the region, the park announced Tuesday. Yosemite is expected to remain closed until Wednesday, May 3, “but could last longer,” the National

Story by Reuters Italy’s tourism ministry is facing ridicule after an official video to attract tourists to Italy used footage of people in Slovenia drinking Slovenian wine. The video, part of a 9-million euro ($9.91 million) campaign produced by the Armando Testa communications group, was widely mocked by critics and on social media even before

By Duarte Mendonca and Issy Ronald, CNN The Mexican navy has seized almost 10 tons of liquid methamphetamine hidden in 11,520 bottles of tequila intended for export, it said in a statement on Monday. Authorities located 8,640 kilograms (9.5 US tons) of the drug using sniffer dogs and a chemical identification system, after inspecting a

By Tara Subramaniam, CNN An American woman has been arrested in Sydney after arriving on a flight from Los Angeles with 24-carat gold-plated handgun packed in her luggage. The 28-year old woman, who arrived in Sydney on Sunday, did not hold a permit to import or possess a firearm in Australia, the Australian Border Force

By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Australia has unveiled a radical shakeup of its defense spending billed as the most significant review of its military preparedness since World War II, shifting its emphasis onto long-range strike capabilities and building munitions at home. Launching the Defense Strategic Review in Canberra, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government’s strategy

By Helen Regan, CNN The Australian comedian Barry Humphries, best known for his drag character Dame Edna Everage, has died aged 89. ​”​He was completely himself until the very end, never losing his brilliant mind, his unique wit and generosity of spirit,” his family said in a statement. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese paid tribute

CNN By Vasco Cotovio and Isa Soares, CNN A man dressed in the yellow and green of the Brazilian flag walks towards a glass table inside the Planalto Presidential Palace in Brasilia with a metal rod in his hand. In one decisive swoop he swings it towards the table, shattering it to pieces. The moment

By Vasco Cotovio and Isa Soares, CNN A man dressed in the yellow and green of the Brazilian flag walks towards a glass table inside the Planalto Presidential Palace in Brasilia with a metal rod in his hand. In one decisive swoop he swings it towards the table, shattering it to pieces. The moment —

CNN By Jack Hillcox, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Arson. Bumbling bishops. A jilted spouse banging on the abbey door. These may sound like plot lines from “Days of Our Lives,” but they are actually moments that have punctuated British coronations throughout history. Coronations at Westminster Abbey go back almost one thousand years. They

By Jack Hillcox, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Arson. Bumbling bishops. A jilted spouse banging on the abbey door. These may sound like plot lines from “Days of Our Lives,” but they are actually moments that have punctuated British coronations throughout history. Coronations at Westminster Abbey go back almost one thousand years. They have

By Peter Wilkinson, Luke McGee, Ivana Kottasová and Alex Hardie, CNN British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suffered a serious blow to his premiership on Friday as one of his closest allies resigned over allegations he bullied officials. In a resignation letter posted on Twitter on Friday, Dominic Raab said he decided to quit as deputy