The Middle East conflict is escalating on multiple fronts with Iran launching new attacks on global energy supplies and neighbors as Israeli warplanes pummel Beirut. Follow for live updates ...

Between Timothée Chalamet’s balletgate, Jessie Buckley’s cat hate and a wide-open and very late Oscars ceremony, the 2026 award season has been unprecedented, to say the least. Here’s how we got here.

After the capture and removal of former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife by the Trump administration, Venezuelans in the US are feeling hopeful. It has made them even more proud to cheer ...

A near-impenetrable plateau in Central Africa allowed elephants to hide from humans for years. The same landscape could also be their savior.

A day later than its manager originally proclaimed, the United States punched its ticket to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic. The Americans got the help they needed from Italy and could ...

President Donald Trump has a sales pitch for Americans worried about high oil and gas prices: Rising fuel prices are a temporary but necessary sacrifice, and they will fall quickly back to earth once ...

News that some Iranian soccer players have defected after their team was knocked out of the Asian Cup in Australia this week should come as no surprise.

• Tankers ablaze: Iran has ramped up retaliatory attacks on energy supplies with strikes on two foreign oil tankers in Iraqi waters. Separately, a video geolocated by CNN appeared to show an Iranian ...

Scattered across the Seto Inland Sea, the islands of the Geiyo archipelago allow travelers to experience a quieter side of Japan. Best known for the Shimanami Kaido cycling route, the area is rich ...

Oil prices surged past $100 per barrel again overnight, three days after it hit a four-year high, as the US and Israel’s war with Iran continues to have a historic impact on global fuel supplies.

Three vessels were hit by projectiles near the Strait of Hormuz, the UK’s maritime agency said. Countries have agreed to release a record 400 million barrels of oil in an effort to stem gas prices.

CNN correspondents and crew members were forced to run for cover in two separate incidents in Israel and Iran due to bombardments overhead. Anchor Erin Burnett and Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamo ...