Teresópolis (Brazil) (AFP) – Neymar says he and Lionel Messi are "rivals" now, as Brazil and Argentina prepare for Saturday's Copa America final. Like Brazil's Pele and Diego Maradona of Argentina before them, neither Messi nor Neymar has ever won the Copa.
China's popular social media and messaging app WeChat is accused of wiping almost all public LGBTQ accounts run by Chinese university students. The sweeping move has sparked worries that there's a wider crackdown on online gay content underway. CNN's David Culver examines why there might be a broader effort at play to target LGBTQ freedoms in China and how some are pushing back.
With their heads in the clouds and their hands in the soil, a group of office workers are busy harvesting the fruits of their labour on the roof of a Hong Kong skyscraper.
Amid major Taliban gains on the ground, U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday delivered his justification for military withdrawal from Afghanistan. The U.S. is on track to pull out troops completely by the end of August, ending military operations after two decades of war.
CNN's Miguel Marquez meets with recovering Covid-19 patients Louie Michael and Pattie Bunch, who talk about not getting vaccinated and their experience in fighting coronavirus.
There have been growing protests against the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, sparked by the death of Abbas critic Nizar Banat while in Palestinian police custody. The demonstrators are also angry that the 85-year-old Abbas recently cancelled long-overdue Palestinian elections.
A man believed to be a US citizen is among six people arrested in Haiti in connection with the assassination of President Jovenel Moise, a top government official said. CNN's Matt Rivers reports.
Experts say pockets of unvaccinated in the South and Texas and Missouri are at risk for Delta variant surges. Meanwhile, Tokyo bars all fans at Olympics.
The White House is facing ethics concerns over the sale of paintings by President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden. CNN's Sunlen Serfaty has more.
The Vatican says Pope Francis is having planned surgery on his large intestine. He entered a Rome hospital hours after telling a crowd in St. Peter's Square he will be traveling to Hungary and Slovakia in September. (July 4)
Amtrak CEO Bill Flynn discusses how Amtrak plans to redesign, manufacture and replace aging trains as President Biden promises support for a $66 million rail investment.
President Joe Biden delivered a vehement defense of his decision to end the war in Afghanistan by August 31, insisting no amount of sustained American presence there could resolve the country's own intractable problems. CNN's Kaitlan Collins reports.
