Deadly drone attack on tanker escalates Iran-Israel maritime tensions

Iranian state media has said that the deadly attack on a tanker connected to an Israeli billionaire was in retaliation for an Israeli strike in Syria, in an escalation of maritime tensions in the Middle East.
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Carrie and Boris Johnson are expecting a second baby after miscarriage heartbreak

Carrie Johnson, the wife of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has announced the couple are expecting their second child in December.
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Elaine Thompson-Herah defends Olympic 100m title in all-Jamaican podium

Elaine Thompson-Herah set a new Olympic record of 10.61 seconds as she won the women's 100-meter gold in Tokyo on Saturday.
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Once considered a 'city disease,' Zimbabwe's rural areas are being hit hard by Covid, and panic has set in

Pauline Chinyandura adjusts her face mask as she rushes to serve lunch to a group of men visiting her makeshift canteen in Domboshava, a rural area around 25 miles northeast of Zimbabwe's capital Harare.
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Biden administration announces new sanctions on Cuba

The Biden administration outlined a number of efforts related to its Cuba policy on Friday -- including new sanctions and assistance to Cuban dissidents -- as President Joe Biden met with members of the Cuban-American community and key members of Congress at the White House.
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Amazon hit by record $887M EU privacy fine

Amazon faces a record-breaking €746 million (roughly $887 million) fine after a European Union data privacy regulator said the e-commerce giant had violated the bloc's signature privacy law, known as GDPR, in an advertising-related decision.
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UK and Romanian crew killed in attack on tanker linked to Israeli billionaire off coast of Oman

Two crewmembers died when a tanker connected to an Israeli billionaire was attacked off the coast of Oman, the ship's management firm said Friday.
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UN says food aid in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region will run out Friday as 400,000 people face famine

The UN World Food Programme said it expected to run out of food in the war-torn Ethiopian region of Tigray on Friday, and that hundreds of thousands of people in the area were on the brink of famine.
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Delta variant travel restrictions: Tourists wonder where they can go -- and whether they should

The 2021 summer travel season started out full of hope and promise, but by the day, two words are threatening to dismantle it all.
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New York City restaurant unveils $200 french fries

Jerome Powell, this story's for you.
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Outspoken Chinese billionaire Sun Dawu sentenced to 18 years in prison

Billionaire Sun Dawu, a vocal critic of the Chinese government, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Wednesday for "picking quarrels and provoking troubles," according to an official statement posted by the court.
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International Space Station briefly loses control after new Russian module misfires

An unusual and potentially dangerous situation unfolded Thursday at the International Space Station, as the newly-docked Russian Nauka module inadvertently fired its thrusters causing a "tug of war" with the space station and briefly pushing it out of position, according to NASA flight controllers.
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Credit Suisse helped Archegos take 'potentially catastrophic' risks before losing billions when it collapsed

Credit Suisse investment bankers allowed Archegos Capital to take "voracious" and "potentially catastrophic" risks that culminated in the US hedge fund's spectacular collapse in March, costing the bank $5.5 billion and causing chaos on Wall Street, according to an investigation published Thursday.
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Amazon sales growth slows as new CEO takes over

Amazon's final quarter with Jeff Bezos as CEO proved to be a disappointment for Wall Street.
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Robinhood stumbles in Wall Street debut

Wall Street didn't exactly roll out the red carpet to welcome Robinhood after its highly anticipated debut.
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Heat and humidity make 'Tokyo Summer the worst in the history of Olympics'

Japan's summers are hot, humid, and can be deadly. If records are being broken during events at the Olympics, Tokyo 2020 could also emerge with perhaps a record it wouldn't have wanted.
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Chinese officials meet with Taliban as US exits Afghanistan

China's Foreign Minister met with senior leaders of the Taliban in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin on Wednesday in the latest sign of warming ties between Beijing and the resurgent Islamist group.
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Malta's government must bear responsibility for journalist's assassination, inquiry finds

Malta's government must bear responsibility for creating an "atmosphere of impunity" that contributed to the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, an independent inquiry has found.
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UK is reopening and scientists are confused to what's happening

Coronavirus cases in the UK are dropping and whether it's due to the vaccine rollout or something else, scientists are confused. CNN's Phil Black reports.
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Blinken warns talks with Iran can't go on indefinitely

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that negotiations with Tehran over the Iran nuclear deal "cannot and will not go on indefinitely."
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12-year old Palestinian boy killed by Israeli gunfire in West Bank, Palestinian health ministry says

A 12-year old Palestinian boy has died after being shot by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said.
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Thousands took to the streets in Cuba, now many are facing mass trials and swift convictions

Following the most widespread protests since Fidel Castro's 1959 revolution, Cubans are now bracing themselves for a new aftershock poised to shake the communist-run island: Mass trials of those who dared to take to the streets calling for change.
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Dominican Republic merengue and music legend Johnny Ventura dies at 81

Dominican merengue legend Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano, also known as Johnny Ventura, died Wednesday at the age of 81, his son Jandy Ventura confirmed to CNN.
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The Porsche dynasty is taking on Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk in space

Porsche SE, the family holding company that controls Volkswagen Group, is the latest big investor to bet on space's crucial role in developing future technologies.
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Corporate America to workers: Get vaccinated or get out

Get the shot or take a hike.
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Facebook doubles profit but braces for hit from Apple privacy changes

Facebook's business is soaring, but the boom times may not last.
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Why rising coffee prices won't change what you pay for Starbucks drinks

Coffee prices are surging. But that won't make a difference in how much you spend on a cup of joe at Starbucks.
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Disney World and Disneyland to again require masks indoors

Disney World and Disneyland, the two crown jewels of Disney's parks unit, will again require masks indoors.
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New find shows animal life may have existed millions of years before previously thought

Simple animal life may have existed in Earth's oceans 890 million years ago, according to new research.
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US and Russia hold strategic stability talks as Moscow raps Biden for comments

US and Russian officials had "professional and substantive talks" on strategic stability in Switzerland, the State Department said in a statement Wednesday.
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Google revenue jumps 62%, fueled by demand for online advertising

This time last year, Google was starting to feel the early pandemic slump as large parts of the global economy shut down. On Tuesday, the company showed just how far it's come since.
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Vaccine shortage holds back developing world as rich economies roar ahead

The economic outlook for rich countries is getting better while developing economies are falling behind.
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Amazon is everywhere. Here's how the US could break it up

On any given day, you might receive a package you ordered from Amazon, log onto a website hosted by Amazon, ask an Amazon device about the weather and grab groceries at a Whole Foods owned by Amazon. Amazon is more than just the "everything store." It's become something of an "everything company" that touches nearly every corner of our lives and the economy.
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Jeff Bezos offers NASA $2 billion to get Blue Origin back in the moon race

Jeff Bezos wants to spot NASA up to $2 billion in a bid to reignite the battle for space between his rocket company Blue Origin and Elon Musk's SpaceX.
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Ecuador revokes citizenship of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

An Ecuadorian court on Monday ruled in favor of revoking the citizenship of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to a judgment published by the Judicial Branch of Ecuador.
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Tanzania's President gets coronavirus vaccine on TV, reversing country's policy of Covid denial

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Wednesday launched the country's Covid-19 vaccination campaign after receiving just over a million Johnson & Johnson shots donated by the United States through the COVAX scheme. 
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Satellite photos show massive Chinese missile silo field under construction, researchers say

• Austin: US doesn't want conflict with China but won't 'flinch' if interests threatened
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The explosive Brexit spat that could slam the UK economy

• Analysis: Why would anyone trust Brexit Britain again?
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Analysis: Canadian swimmer's success throws spotlight on China's one-child policy

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The amazing vacation homes you can buy for $1 million

Vacation homes are one of those things that many people aspire to.
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Wipe out credit card interest until 2023

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Olympics schedule and events to watch

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First person charged under Hong Kong national security law

The first person to be tried under Hong Kong's sweeping national security law faces life in prison after being found guilty of inciting secession and terrorism in a landmark court ruling. CNN's Kristie Lu Stout reports from the High Court in Hong Kong.
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Wildfires scorch Spain and cause 'disaster without precedence' in Sardinia

Devastating wildfires have spread across parts of southern Europe, tearing through the Spanish and Greek countryside and forcing around 1,000 people from their homes on the Italian island of Sardinia.
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See rare snow leopard on camera for first time in years

Camera traps in East Kazakhstan captured video of one of the world's most elusive cats for the first time since 2017 in the region.
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Philip Morris wants cigarettes banned in the UK by 2030

Philip Morris International says it will stop selling Marlboro cigarettes in Britain within a decade as it called on the UK government to ban the sale of its tobacco products.
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Amazon posted a crypto job. Bitcoin surged 14%

Amazon listed a job opening for a digital currency and blockchain product lead, sending cryptocurrencies soaring Monday.
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Global phone hacks expose darker side of Israel's 'startup nation' image

Audacious Mossad spy operations around the world. The plucky "startup nation" home to reams of billion-dollar ideas. These are two drivers of Israel's image abroad that its political and business leaders have long been happy to push.
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A surprising tech company could be next to join the Dow

Chip giant Nvidia is the ninth-most valuable company in the S&P 500. With a market capitalization of almost $500 billion, the company is now worth nearly as much as semiconductor rivals Intel, Advanced Micro Devices and Qualcomm — combined. Could Nvidia soon wind up listed on the venerable Dow, too?
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Haiti assassination probe: Death threats, missing witnesses and moved bodies revealed in leaked documents

There was no mistaking the meaning in last week's anonymous text message: Do what we say or die.
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