CNN —The US has conducted an airstrike in Syria against what it said were Iranian-affiliated facilities after a suspected Iranian drone struck a facility housing US personnel in the country, killing an American contractor and wounding five US service member...
World Athletics regulations on transgender women athletes risk human rights violations, rights groups say
CNN —Trans rights advocates have warned sports governing bodies that “blanket bans” on transgender women from competing in women’s categories risk “violating fundamental human rights principles.”This follows World Athletics (WA) President Sebastian Coe’s an...
London CNN —A nationwide strike in France to protest a rise in the retirement age drew more than a million people onto the streets on Thursday before ending in violent clashes with police in Paris and other cities. The protest followed a strike of a similar...
Washington CNN —Mortgage rates have taken would-be buyers on a ride this year — and it’s only March. Generally, home buyers can anticipate mortgage rates to move down through the rest of this year as the banking crisis drags on, which could cool down inflat...
London CNN —Europe’s banking stocks tumbled Friday in a sign that investors are still nervous that the recent crises at some banks could spill over into the wider sector. Europe’s Stoxx Europe 600 Banks index, which tracks 42 big EU and UK banks, fell 5% by...
Jerusalem CNN —Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acted illegally by announcing Thursday that he would involve himself directly in his government’s moves to change the country’s judicial system, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara told him in an ope...
New York CNN —In the wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse and subsequent banking meltdown, cash is king. The turmoil inflicted on financial markets has sent cautious investors running away from volatile markets and toward more liquid alternatives. Money m...
CNN —King Charles’s state visit to France has been postponed in light of protests planned next week over the French government’s controversial pension reforms. The British monarch and Queen Consort were due to travel to France on Sunday for a trip that woul...
Paris CNN —More than a million people took to the streets across France on Thursday with protests turning violent in some areas as demonstrators voiced their fury at proposed pension reforms. Clashes between groups of protesters and police broke out after w...
Seoul/Atlanta CNN —Interpol says a man arrested in Montenegro is Kwon Do-hyeong, also known as Do Kwon, the disgraced founder of a collapsed crypto company who is wanted in South Korea and the United States on fraud and other charges. Kwon, a South Korean n...
Speaking with CNN’s Paula Newton, Trudeau said that in areas like climate change, Canada aims to “engage constructively” with Beijing, while still challenging its approach in areas such as human rights and security. “We’re going to have to continue to be wi...
By a 61-to-47 final vote, the Knesset approved the bill that states that only the prime minister himself or the cabinet, with a two-thirds majority, can declare the leader unfit. Additionally, “The authority to declare the Prime Minister incapacitated will...
This new addition to the Doha skyline is called Katara Towers and is divided between two hotel brands, the Fairmont and the Raffles. Set alongside the aquamarine waters of the Persian Gulf, these fraternal twin hotels are each luxurious in their own ways. T...
New York CNN —The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point on Wednesday as it attempts to fight stubbornly high inflation while addressing risks to financial stability. So what did we learn from the policy decision, economic proje...
European markets opened lower, with the region’s benchmark Stoxx Europe 600 index falling 0.9% in late-morning trading. Germany’s DAX (DAX) dropped 0.8%, while France’s CAC 40 (CAC40) fell 0.7%. Europe’s Stoxx Europe 600 Banks index, which tracks 42 big EU...
London CNN —Switzerland’s banking crisis has been halted, the country’s central bank said Thursday as it hiked interest rates for the fourth time in a bid to contain inflation. Together with the Swiss government and financial market regulator FINMA, the Swi...
“But the average credit card rate is now at a record high above 20%, auto loan rates are at a 12-year high and mortgage rates are still north of 6.5%. But online high-yield savings accounts now offer rates as high as 5%, well above the 0.23% national saving...
Paris CNN —France’s powerful unions are coming out in force for a nationwide strike Thursday in a rejection of a controversial retirement age reform that the government pushed through parliament last week without a vote. Public transportation in Paris is ex...
Written by Leah Dolan, CNNFeaturing the good, the bad and the ugly, 'Look of the Week ' is a regular series dedicated to unpacking the most talked about outfit of the last seven days. Lewis Hamilton is putting a new spin on the term "fast fashion." In recen...
Hong Kong CNN —Taiwan announced Thursday it will recall its ambassador to Honduras as ties between the two worsen, with the Central American nation preparing to switch diplomatic recognition from the self-governing island to China. In a statement, Taiwan’s...