France and the UK are embroiled in a dispute over fishing rights that is escalating on the British Crown dependency of Jersey, just off the French coast. French fishing boats have gathered at the entrance to St Helier harbour. The UK has sent two Royal Navy patrol boats to protect the Channel Island from a potential French blockade.
Thousands of miles away, the extensive Indian diaspora in the UK feels helpless as Covid ravages family and friends in the country. But some are doing everything they can to help: From cycling a virtual relay to Delhi and back, to holding online consultations for those unable to see a doctor in India.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) expressed optimism on Wednesday that the Asia-Pacific region can emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic "even stronger than before" by focusing on five areas to help achieve a "prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable future.
A large Chinese rocket that is reportedly out of control and set to reenter Earth's atmosphere is being monitored by the Pentagon. CNN's Barbara Starr has the details.
The recent decision about Facebook and former President Donald Trump sends a signal to world leaders everywhere that to use social media, they have to play by a set of rules that are still forming.
Day one of the Kazan Grand Slam was packed with spectacular, high-action judo that delighted the fans allowed to return to the stands.
Two British offshore patrol vessels will be sent to the island of Jersey "as a precautionary measure" amid an escalating post-Brexit row over fisheries with France, a Downing Street spokesperson said. CNN's Nic Robertson reports.
Beds are running out and dozens of medical staff are infected with Covid-19 in Nepal's city of Nepalgunj, a city sharing its border with India, as the country feels the ripple effect of India's Covid crisis. CNN's Anna Coren reports.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the European Union is willing to discuss an American proposal to waive intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines, speaking from the European University Institute in Florence, on Thursday.
Thirty teenagers, thousands of hours of training, dozens of shattered dreams: it all comes to a head next week when all-male septet Blitzers will be launched into the cut-throat K-pop market, hoping to become the next BTS.
Caitlyn Jenner – a Republican whose campaign for California governor has elicited angry reaction from some members of the LGBTQ community – says "I move on" from critics. She was interviewed by Fox News' "Hannity" host Sean Hannity. (May 6)
Actor George Clooney performed a comedy sketch for an Omaze fundraiser he is holding for the Clooney Foundation for Justice, an organization focused on fighting for human rights.
