Vietnam: Rescuers try to save boy, 10, trapped in concrete pile
Rescuers in Vietnam were desperately trying to free a 10-year boy on Monday two days after he fell into the narrow open shaft of a concrete pile at a construction…
Pelé: Brazilians bid final farewell with wake and coffin procession
CNN — Brazilians have started paying their final respects to football great Pelé with a 24-hour public wake, which began on Monday at the Urbano Caldeira Stadium, the home of…
France offers free condoms to young people and free emergency contraception to all women
CNN — Free condoms are now available to young people under the age of 26 at French pharmacies as part of what French President Emmanuel Macron has called “a small…
Ukraine claims hundreds of Russian troops killed in strike; Moscow says 63 died
CNN — An apparent Ukrainian strike in Russian-occupied eastern Ukraine appears to have killed a large number of Russian troops, according to the Ukrainian military and pro-Russian military bloggers and…
Four things to watch out for in the Middle East in 2023
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE…
Former Pope Benedict XVI lies in state in St Peter’s Basilica ahead of funeral
Rome CNN — The lying-in-state of former Pope Benedict XVI, who died Saturday at the age of 95, began Monday in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City ahead of his…
North Korea fires Kim’s No. 2 military official
Seoul, South Korea Reuters — North Korea has fired Pak Jong Chon, the second most powerful military official after leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported. Pak, vice chairman of…
Japan’s emperor gives first live New Year address since pandemic began
CNN — Japanese Emperor Naruhito greeted well-wishers at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for the first time in three years on Monday, reviving an annual New Year tradition that was…
Lula da Silva sworn in as Brazil’s president amid fears of violence from Bolsonaro supporters
CNN — Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva was sworn in as Brazil’s president for the third time on Sunday, as threats of violence loomed from supporters of his predecessor, Jair…
Europe’s big question: What a diminished Russia will do next
CNN — Russia’s war in Ukraine has proven almost every assumption wrong, and left Europe wondering what left is safe to assume. Its invasion in February managed to startle in…