Analysis by Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — In the seven-decade history of Eurovision, it’s unlikely that a three-word slogan has been repeated so readily by the song contest’s extravagant contestants, tireless organizers or cagey media managers: The world, they insist, can be “United by Music.” But Malmo, the Swedish city hosting the kitsch cultural phenomenon
Analysis by Ronald Brownstein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is facing more critical moments this week that will test his fraught relationship with his base over Israel’s war in Gaza and potentially widen the partisan split about the Jewish state that has been building for years. Long before the current conflict, polls showed that
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump and the judge presiding over his hush money trial are staring each other down with profound implications for the former president, the coming election and the rule of law in the United States. Juan Merchan is now closer than any judge in American history to putting
By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Australia has accused a Chinese fighter jet of firing flares into the path of a naval helicopter last weekend over international waters of the Yellow Sea, an action that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese blasted as “completely unacceptable.” The Australian MH-60R Seahawk helicopter was on patrol enforcing
By Mariya Knight, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Vladimir Kara-Murza, a prominent Russian human rights advocate and Kremlin critic, has won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary written from his prison cell. Kara-Murza is serving a 25-year jail term for publicly criticizing Moscow’s war in Ukraine. The sentence had been widely condemned by the international community as draconian
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Demi Lovato returned to the Met Gala on Monday, eight years after a bad experience at the event made her question if she’d ever want to attend again. After the gala in 2016, Lovato posted on Instagram a since-deleted photo of herself standing on the red carpet near Nicki
Mauricio Torres (CNN Español) — La guerrilla colombiana del Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) anunció este lunes que retomará los secuestros con fines económicos, una práctica que había suspendido dentro de su acuerdo de cese del fuego y negociaciones de paz con el Gobierno del presidente Gustavo Petro, que a su vez rechazó la decisión
Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Mientras el presidente Gustavo Petro anunciaba en un mitin el viernes que le había pedido la renuncia a dos miembros de su gabinete, tanto la Fiscalía General de la Nación como la Corte Suprema de Justicia informaron que investigarían el supuesto sobreprecio en la compra de 40 carrotanques para el
By Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Former Georgia Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan on Monday said he will vote for President Joe Biden in November, arguing former President Donald Trump “has disqualified himself through his conduct and his character.” “Unlike Trump, I’ve belonged to the GOP my entire life. This November, I am voting for
In a marathon three hour, 46 minute Game 3 battle, the Bonneville Bees sting the most against the Skyline Grizz, scoring 25 of the combined 42 runs in the contest to punch their ticket to the 4A state tournament.
By Kevin Dotson and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama is the NBA’s Rookie of the Year, the first player from France to ever win the honor. The 7-foot, 4-inch, 20-year-old was a unanimous selection for the award, topping Chet Holmgren of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Brandon Miller
By Poonam Binayak, CNN (CNN) — Can an iron structure stand tall for 1,600 years without rusting, despite being exposed to the elements? It seems implausible, considering the supposed lack of technology at the time of its construction. Yet, inside New Delhi’s UNESCO-listed Qutb Minar complex – a collection of historic monuments and buildings built