In less than a year, Korean boy band Close Your Eyes has soared up the charts, selling millions of records and scooping up accolades, including the Golden Disc Rookie Artist Award. As they take to the stage for their first-ever solo concert, CNN heads into the studio to meet with the group. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/Wl7EcQH
Cuba may be experiencing the most profound moment of economic uncertainty that the island’s residents have endured in decades if not over their entire lives. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/BN0yUex
China has ramped up its production of nuclear-powered submarines over the past five years to the point where it is launching subs faster than the United States, threatening to negate a sea-power advantage that has long belonged to Washington, a new think tank report says. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/YLB8Vuy
A billionaire former owner of English soccer giants Manchester City who dominated politics in his homeland now watches his dynasty fade from inside prison. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/1ZPyktj
When Ilia Malinin’s score was displayed on screen at the end of his free skate on Friday, no one could believe what they saw. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/dNR70aP
A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released Thursday by the National Science Foundation. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/fEpFiyH
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright toured oil producing facilities in Venezuela with its acting president Delcy Rodríguez as the Trump administration moves to control sales of the country’s oil. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/ksYF73p
Gisèle Pelicot emerged as a global feminist hero in 2024 by transforming her horrific, personal story into a public battle against rape culture. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/aphbVCl
Lawyer Mahnoor Omer is leading a landmark legal case calling on Pakistan’s government to remove tax on menstrual products and make them more affordable to millions of women and girls. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/HhCFcJV
Russian authorities have begun restricting access to Telegram, one of the country’s most popular social media apps, as the government continues to push everyday Russians toward its own tightly controlled alternatives to foreign tech platforms. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/gVijkYL
Iran sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to over seven more years in prison after she began a hunger strike, supporters said Sunday, as Tehran cracks down on all dissent following nationwide protests and the deaths of thousands at the hands of security forces. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/YHxW3db
Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Pablo Guanipa was among several high-profile political prisoners freed on Sunday, marking the latest effort from the government to satisfy US demands for the release of all those held for arbitrary or political reasons. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/vV42Ekt
In travel news this week: the world’s most expensive rice, trouble at Rome’s Trevi Fountain, plus how the hotel bathroom door situation has gotten out of hand. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/iTr5uBZ