The French government has forced through controversial plans to raise the country's retirement age from 62 to 64, a move that is sparking protest movements around the country. CNN's Sam Kiley has the details.
Impromptu protests broke out in Paris and across several French cities Thursday evening following a move by the government to force through reforms of the pension system that will push up the retirement age from 62 to 64.
When the bright lights of Hollywood come calling, it's hard to say no and so there's a long line of Australian actors -- Cate Blanchett, Hugh Jackman and Margot Robbie to name a few -- who have made the journey to California.
A giant blob of seaweed twice the width of the continental United States is headed for the shores of Florida and other coastlines throughout the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to dump smelly and possibly harmful piles across beaches and dampening tourism season.
Headlines this week trumpeted the infuriating news that the state of Texas was planning a takeover of the Houston Independent School District, one of the largest and most diverse school populations in the nation, where 90% of students are Black and brown.
A lieutenant in the Memphis Police Department has now been identified as being at the scene after the arrest of Tyre Nichols, and according to police files obtained by CNN, chose to retire earlier this month prior to a disciplinary hearing on the case where he would have been fired.
In one of the most significant escalations of military support to Ukraine from a NATO member since the Russian invasion, Polish President Andrzej Duda on Thursday became the first leader from the security alliance to pledge fighter jets to Kyiv.
More than a month after a 63-year-old US citizen was kidnapped from her home in Mexico, the FBI has announced a $20,000 reward for information leading to her whereabouts.
Sidney Holmes, who served more than 34 years of a 400-year sentence for an armed robbery, tells CNN's Laura Coates how it feels to be free after prosecutors dismissed charges against the wrongly convicted man.
People in China are crowding shopping plazas and restaurants due to lifted Covid-19 policies, but despite the ease of restrictions, economic frustrations continue as China's youth struggle to find employment. CNN's Selina Wang reports.
The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor believes Russian President Vladimir Putin could stand trial for alleged crimes committed during Russia's war in Ukraine, he told CNN on Friday, despite Moscow's arguments that it is not subject to the court's decisions.
President Joe Biden on Friday said the International Criminal Court's case against Russian President Vladimir Putin "makes a very strong point," as he voiced support for the investigation into Putin's alleged war crimes.
