Stars line red carpet for long-awaited James Bond premiere

It may have been a long time coming, but Tuesday's world premiere of the new James Bond film did not disappoint.

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UK companies have to disclose gender pay gaps. It's not enough

Large UK companies are required to reveal their gender pay gaps. But the rules are failing to address inequality, according to a new report.

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Botox-style injections and lip filler ban for under-18s in England

Campaigners say the new rules in England do not stretch far enough to protect everyone.

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Shopping centre clinics to help tackle NHS backlog

They will be kitted out with equipment to carry out X-rays, breast screening, ultrasounds and scans.

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Canada set to pay billions to Indigenous children removed from their families, court rules

Canada observed its first national holiday honoring victims and survivors of the country's residential school system.

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The workers who keep global supply chains moving are warning of a 'system collapse'

Seafarers, truck drivers and airline workers have endured quarantines, travel restrictions and complex Covid-19 vaccination and testing requirements to keep stretched supply chains moving during the pandemic.

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Boris Johnson's Brexit choices are making Britain's fuel and food shortages worse

Rising energy bills, higher prices and a critical shortage of workers leading to food and fuel supply constraints are threatening to stall Britain's recovery from the pandemic.

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The Biden economy: Better than we thought. Worse than we hoped

The economic report card on President Joe Biden's first full quarter as president: Good, but not great.

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CNN will no longer publish content on Facebook in Australia

CNN says it will no longer publish content to Facebook in Australia. The decision comes after the country's highest court ruled that media companies are liable for comments people post under articles on the platform.

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Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko derides reports of abuse as 'fake and fantasy'

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has refused to apologize for the widespread human rights violations in the country since his disputed re-election last year in an exclusive interview with CNN.

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Relatives of family killed in Kabul missile strike are seeking resettlement in US

Every day for the past month, Emal Ahmadi's 7-year-old daughter Hada has asked him the same thing: "Where is my sister?"

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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of illegal campaign financing, receives 1-year sentence

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was sentenced on Thursday to one year in prison for illegal campaign financing in his failed 2012 re-election bid, making him the first French head of state in modern times to receive two jail terms.

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Covid: Children's mental health has not improved since lockdown - survey

One in six children in England is likely to have a mental disorder, up from one in nine in 2017.

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Face-to-face GP visits still near lockdown levels

Surgeries in England say remote consultations are the only option as they do not have enough staff.

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Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader, promoted to nation's top ruling body

Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has been promoted to the nation's top decision-making body, state media said on Thursday.

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Beijing will open next year's Winter Olympics to fans -- but only if they live in China

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will be open to spectators -- but only if they live in mainland China, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Wednesday, as organizers gave a first glimpse into the country's plans to hold the event while enforcing a strict zero-Covid strategy.

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Netflix CEO: Squid Game might be our 'biggest show ever'

Korean fictional drama "Squid Game" has captivated audiences worldwide, making it the number one show on Netflix.

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'We found ourselves more than lost': The inside story of 'No Time To Die'

Mr. Bond, we've been expecting you. No film in the 007 franchise has had quite the wait, nor lived under the weight of expectation, like "No Time To Die." A change of director, nearly half a dozen release dates, a studio sale and a global pandemic couldn't defeat the British spy, but he's never been challenged like this before. Six tumultuous years after the last movie, the final chapter of the Daniel Craig era has arrived.

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Many can stop anti-depressants without relapse

Staying on them reduces the risk of depression recurring but there's no guarantee, a study suggests.

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Evergrande raises $1.5 billion as another debt payment looms

Evergrande has raised $1.5 billion in much needed cash. But that may do little to help it meet a new bond interest payment due Wednesday.

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China's growing power crunch threatens more global supply chain chaos

A growing power supply crunch in China is triggering blackouts for households and forcing factories to cut production, threatening to slow the country's vast economy and place even more strain on global supply chains.

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Jamie Dimon says JPMorgan has begun to prepare for potential US default

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon says America's largest bank is once again preparing for a potential US default even though he expects Congress to avoid that "potentially catastrophic" event by lifting the debt ceiling.

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Sarah Everard's murderer kidnapped her using police ID and handcuffs

Wayne Couzens, the former police officer who has admitted to the kidnap, rape and murder of Sarah Everard, used a police warrant and handcuffs to deceive her into getting into his car, prosecutors said Wednesday at a London sentencing hearing.

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Tunisia's president appoints woman as prime minister in first for Arab world

Tunisian President Kais Saied has appointed Najla Bouden Romdhan as the first female prime minister in Tunisia and the Arab world, two months after he dismissed the previous premier and suspended parliament.

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Brazil hospital chain hid Covid-19 deaths, whistleblowers' lawyer tells Senate

A Brazilian hospital chain tested unproven drugs on elderly Covid-19 patients without their knowledge as part of an effort to validate President Jair Bolsonaro's preferred 'miracle cure,' a lawyer for whistleblowing doctors told senators on Tuesday.

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Everything Amazon announced at its big product event — including a $999 robot

Amazon is continuing its quest to cover our homes and bodies with Amazon devices.

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Tesla's 'full self-driving' could be days away. Here's what you need to know.

A wider group of Tesla owners who paid up to $10,000 for what the company calls its "full self-driving" software can now ask the automaker for access to a test version of the feature. But they'll first have to show that they're a sufficiently safe driver by allowing Tesla to analyze data on their driving behavior.

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More women are burning out at work, and that's a problem

Even in the face of a global pandemic, women continued to make strides in corporate America last year. But they're also burning out in higher numbers.

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Former diplomat expected to become Japan's next Prime Minister

Fumio Kishida defeated Taro Kono in a run-off vote Wednesday to become the new leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) -- clearing a path for the former top diplomat to become the country's next Prime Minister.

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Covid: Boris Johnson makes inquiry pledge to bereaved families

Boris Johnson says he will appoint an inquiry chair before Christmas, after meeting a campaign group.

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Australia's Daintree rainforest returned to Aboriginal ownership

Some of Australia's most beautiful natural sites have been returned to Aboriginal ownership, including Queensland's Daintree rainforest.

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Alive with 13,000 'floating' orchids, this is a garden like no other

Patience. Understanding. Tranquility. This is what Tokyo-based "ultra-technologists" teamLab wants visitors to experience when they enter its new artwork, entitled "Floating Flower Garden; Flowers and I are of the Same Root, the Garden and I are One."

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Man pulls knife after driver skips gas line in London

A shortage of tanker drivers in the UK has caused gas stations to run out of fuel and long lines at those stations that have it available.

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WHO employees took part in Congo sex abuses in Ebola crisis, report says

More than 80 aid workers including some employed by the World Health Organization (WHO) were involved in incidents of sexual abuse and exploitation during an Ebola crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an independent commission said on Tuesday.

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People also suffer 'long flu', study shows

Similar to Covid, other viruses can cause prolonged symptoms that take time to get over.

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Vitamin-A treatment trial for Covid loss of smell

Volunteers will receive brain scans and be asked to sniff powerful odours such as rotten eggs and roses.

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Dutch police arrest and release former far-right party member amid reports of possible plan to attack Prime Minister

Police in the Netherlands have arrested and released a former member of a far-right political party after Prime Minister Mark Rutte's security detail suspected him of behaving suspiciously, according to the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Hague.

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Covid: Kettering's high rate 'not all about children'

Kettering has the highest rate of new coronavirus cases per 100,000 people in the country.

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China celebrates Meng Wanzhou's return as a victory — even at the cost of its global image

For Beijing, the return of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou to China after a prolonged extradition fight with the United States has been celebrated as a resounding victory.

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Haiti's unelected leader says he understands US migrant deportations and says elections will be pushed back

Haiti's unelected leader Ariel Henry says he understands why the United States is deporting thousands of Haitian migrants from the Texas border, as he wants to cooperate with America -- and will welcome home those who fled the disaster-hit country.

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3 Polish regions repeal 'LGBT-free' motions

Three Polish regional councils voted on Monday to repeal motions declaring their provinces "LGBT-free zones," state-run news agency PAP reported, after the European Union threatened to withdraw funding.

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He lived alone on an island for 33 years. Then he did this

For nearly 33 years he lived a hermit life on a beautiful island in the Mediterranean, where he was the sole inhabitant.

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NHS Highland pays out millions to bullied staff

The health authority says it expects payments to reach £3.4m after a culture of bullying was exposed.

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Facebook is hitting the brakes on Instagram for kids

Instagram is pressing pause on plans to develop a version of its service for kids under 13 after facing pressure from lawmakers to back down on the effort and new questions about the impact the photo-sharing service has on teen girls.

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Here comes $90 oil

The V-shaped recovery in the oil patch continues to take even the biggest bulls on Wall Street by surprise.

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Internet goes dark for millions in Indian state's bid to stop exam cheats

More than 25 million people across the Indian state of Rajasthan faced government-mandated internet shutdowns and restrictions on Sunday, in an effort to prevent cheating in a mass exam.

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Rivian is no Tesla. That's exactly what these buyers want

Today Tesla dominates the world of electric vehicles, selling about two of every three EVs sold in the US. It's worth more than twice as much as any other automaker. Teslas are a status symbol and its CEO, Elon Musk, is a celebrity, with 59 million more Twitter followers than the next most popular automotive CEO.

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This hamster's cryptocurrency portfolio is beating the market

A German hamster is beating investors at their own game.

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Why Daniel Craig's body makes him a subversive 007

The year was 2006. Up on the cinema screen, Daniel Craig rose from the azure sea somewhere in the Bahamas, water clinging to abs and trunks alike. In the theater this writer was in, a woman, laboring over each word, let out what many others were thinking: "Oh. My. God." "Casino Royale" was 29 minutes into its run time, but in that moment a new James Bond was born.

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South Korea's President Moon says it's time to consider a ban on eating dog meat

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said on Monday there might be a need to prohibit dog meat consumption amid debate over the controversial practice and growing awareness of animal rights.

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She took part in one of the most secretive missions of the Afghan evacuation

CNN's Alex Marquardt explores the escape of Shaqaiq Birashk, an Afghan-American who worked for the Afghan government and on a US-funded project. She left Afghanistan in one of the most secretive operations in the US evacuation of the country.

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North Korea launches unidentified projectile, says South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff

North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile into waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula, according to a statement from South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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Most teenagers willing to have Covid jab - study

The findings come from one of the first surveys asking young people, rather than parents, their views.

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Five key takeaways from Germany's historic election

Germany's left-leaning Social Democratic Party (SPD) won the largest share of the vote in Sunday's federal election, putting them in pole position to form the country's next coalition government -- but they could be in for some tricky negotiations.

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Hospitals in England can relax Covid rules to treat more patients

Testing and isolating low-risk patients before planned operations can be dropped, new advice says.

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Addenbrooke's Hospital: A&E patients made to wait in car park

A woman was left in "disbelief" as her daughter and other patients were made to wait in the cold.

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Afghanistan will not address UN General Assembly after credentials dispute

Afghanistan will no longer address the United Nations General Assembly, in the wake of a credentials dispute between the Taliban and the country's current representative to the UN.

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1 dead, buildings damaged as 5.8 magnitude quake hits Crete, Greece

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 struck the island of Crete, Greece on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.

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The Caribbean island where you need to earn $70,000 to enter

Whether you're a vaccine queen, a PCR prince or a quarantine king, there sure are a lot of requirements when it comes to getting around these days. Luckily CNN Travel is here to keep you updated on the latest developments. Here's what we learned in pandemic travel this week.

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Germany's left-leaning Social Democratic Party wins election against Merkel's CDU

Germany's left-leaning Social Democratic Party (SPD) will begin negotiations to form a ruling coalition after preliminary results showed the party narrowly winning the largest share of parliamentary seats following Sunday's federal election.

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San Marino votes overwhelmingly to end abortion ban

The tiny landlocked republic of San Marino voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to legalize abortion under certain circumstances, according to official results published by the country's state secretariat of internal affairs.

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Australia's Scott Morrison may dodge the COP26 climate talks despite growing international pressure

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Monday he might not show up at the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow this November, as his government becomes increasingly isolated in international efforts on the crisis.

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Germany is the biggest economy in Europe. What if it shifts left?

Angela Merkel is about to bow out as chancellor of Germany after 16 years, marking the start of a new era for Europe's largest economy.

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