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By Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Stephen Kornfeld boarded the MV Hondius in the southern tip of Argentina last month anticipating a once-in-a-lifetime adventure, exploring vast icy expanses and remote islands, seeing wildlife like whales, dolphins and penguins up close. But a few weeks into his vacation across the Atlantic Ocean, the Oregon doctor

By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV is marking one year since his historic election, making the transition from a low-profile cardinal to one of the most recognizable figures on the planet. His election led to something previously thought impossible: an American pope. But his pontificate has witnessed an historic period of tension

By Eleni Giokos, Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Iran is trying to force shippers to comply with a new protocol for transiting the Strait of Hormuz — or risk attack. Tehran has laid out a set of new rules for vessels seeking to transit the strait, according to a document seen by CNN, pressing ahead

By Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) — Health authorities across several countries are racing to trace and contain an outbreak of the hantavirus after the World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that five confirmed infections had been identified among people connected to the cruise ship MV Hondius. Three people – a Dutch couple and a German

By Steven Jiang, CNN Beijing (CNN) — In a stunning move amid a continued purge of its military, China on Thursday gave two former defense ministers suspended death sentences for corruption. Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu were both convicted of bribery and given the death penalty with a two-year reprieve by the country’s military court,

By Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration plans to redirect $2 billion in funding intended for global health programs to cover the cost of closing the US Agency for International Development (USAID), according to a copy of the notification obtained by CNN. The funds would be pulled from money that Congress appropriated for

By Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s top spy agency has come out of the shadows to warn that its young people are being duped by foreign forces into shirking hard work and prioritizing their individual emotions at the expense of national development. It hasn’t landed well online. “Young people are China’s future

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Singapore’s education minister has confirmed that teachers are allowed to use caning to discipline unruly students in certain cases. “Our schools use caning as a disciplinary measure if all the other measures are inadequate, given the gravity of the misconduct,” Desmond Lee said in parliament on Tuesday in response

By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, is set to make her first official overseas trip since recovering from cancer. The British royal is expected to travel to Italy next week for a two-day solo working trip with the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood, according to Kensington Palace. Kate launched the

By Hira Humayun, CNN (CNN) — Barely a month ago, they were embarking on a voyage of adventure to some of the world’s most remote islands. Encounters with whales, dolphins and penguins awaited; landscapes of icy expanses, towering cliffs and rolling green hills beckoned. Now they are isolating in their cabins, trapped aboard a ship

By Pau Mosquera, CNN Madrid (CNN) — Every major city worth its salt typically boasts its own luxury area: New York has Fifth Avenue, Paris has the Champs-Élysées and in Madrid an area known as the “Golden Mile” stands out. “Golden Mile” is a network of streets located in the Spanish capital’s Salamanca district where

CNN By Issy Ronald, Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — A political row is brewing over whether the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak can dock at the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago, once three people aboard the vessel have been evacuated in the coming hours. Fernando Clavijo, the leader of the Canary Islands, said

By Valeria León, Max Feliu, CNN (CNN) — Mexico will make history this summer as the first country to host three World Cups, but the excitement over that record is not reflected among Mexican fans. Francisco Javier Ferreira remembers the two World Cups he attended in his home country in 1970 and 1986, but he

By Lauren Kent, Anna Chernova, Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Russian attacks killed more than 20 people across Ukraine on Tuesday, including 12 in one of the deadliest strikes this year, hours before the midnight start of an open-ended ceasefire proposed by Kyiv. After Russia launched further missile and drone attacks early Wednesday morning, Ukraine’s

CNN, X.COM, HANS_KLUGE, CNN VIA WEBEX CISCO, CNNE By Issy Ronald, Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — The hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius on Thursday is en route to Spain’s Canary Islands, as European and African authorities rush to trace anyone who may have come into contact with the virus. The journey from the archipelago nation

By Adam Pourahmadi, Magdalena Vitores Moreno, CNN (CNN) — An “unprecedented” crisis is unfolding for 20,000 seafarers stranded in the Persian Gulf, a UN body has warned, as the Strait of Hormuz closure leaves crews trapped on ships with no clear way out. As the stalemate in the Gulf drags on, maritime workers – many from poor, developing

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Kashmir, a region in the Himalayan and Karakoram mountain ranges. India, Pakistan and China all claim partial or complete ownership of Kashmir. Facts Kashmir is an 86,000-square mile region in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. India and Pakistan have been fighting over Kashmir since

By Billy Stockwell, Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — At least two people have been killed after a car drove through a crowd in the eastern German city of Leipzig, local police said Monday. Two other people were severely injured and have been taken to hospital, while 20 more have been “affected,” said Axel Schuh, the

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s Princess Eugenie is expecting her third child with her husband Jack Brooksbank, Buckingham Palace announced on Monday. The couple, who will welcome their new addition this summer, are already parents to two boys: August Philip Hawke Brooksbank, born in February 2021 and Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank, who arrived