Nick Kyrgios to miss French Open with injury sustained during robbery, agent says | CNN

[ad_1] CNN  —  Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios is set to miss the French Open after injuring his foot during an incident where his car was stolen, his agent confirmed to CNN Sport on Thursday. According to Daniel Horsfall, Kyrgios – the runner-up at Wimbledon last year – hurt himself in the “high-adrenaline rush” of … Read more

Murder charge dropped against co-defendant in case of killer accused of faking his own death in South Africa | CNN

[ad_1] CNN  —  South African prosecutors have dropped a murder charge against Zolile Sekeleni, the father of the girlfriend of high-profile convicted murderer Thabo Bester, who is accused of escaping from a South African prison after faking his own death in a fire, officials told CNN Monday. Sekeleni’s daughter, Nandipha Magudumana, a prominent medical doctor … Read more

Gunmen storm homes of UN staff in Sudan, according to reports, as confusion reigns over ceasefire | CNN

[ad_1] CNN  —  Gunfire, explosions and overhead fighter jets were heard across Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Tuesday, as gunmen reportedly stormed the homes of people working for the United Nations and other international organizations, amid conflicting reports of an agreed ceasefire in the country. Fighting between the country’s armed forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support … Read more

Arrests over alleged secret ‘police station’ deepen showdown between Washington and Beijing | CNN

[ad_1] CNN  —  “We don’t need or want a secret police station in our great city,” said Breon Peace, the US attorney for the Eastern District of New York on Monday – expressing the likely feeling of many Americans at the news that the FBI has arrested two alleged agents for the Chinese government accused … Read more

A woman’s body was found in a bag at an abandoned bus stop. Malaysian police are investigating | CNN

[ad_1] Hong Kong CNN  —  Police in Malaysia say they are investigating the death of a woman whose decomposing body was discovered in a travel bag at an abandoned bus station. A passerby found the bag near a building belonging to the state electricity company Tenaga Nasional Berhad earlier this week in Kulai, a district … Read more

On one of the world’s most dangerous migrant routes, a cartel makes millions off the American dream | CNN

[ad_1] Editor’s Note: “The Trek: A Migrant Trail to America” premieres on April 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CNN’s new Sunday primetime series, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper. Darién Gap, Colombia and Panama (CNN) — There is always a crowd, but it can feel very lonely. To get closer to freedom, they have … Read more

Man arrested after explosion prompts evacuation of Japanese leader Fumio Kishida from speech venue | CNN

[ad_1] Tokyo, Japan CNN  —  Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated unharmed Saturday after an explosion at a venue where he was giving an outdoor speech. Video footage released by Japan’s public broadcaster NHK showed members of the public fleeing and a man being arrested following the explosion. The footage showed multiple men, believed … Read more

‘Part of my soul’: 4 takeaways from Biden’s trip to Ireland | CNN Politics

[ad_1] Dublin, Ireland CNN  —  Like so many Americans do each year, President Joe Biden returned to Ireland this week in search of his roots, seeking some connection and some answers in the land his people left so many years ago. He found it in pubs, priests and Parliament, which he said (in the Irish … Read more

Biden basks in Ireland’s welcome as he highlights personal and political ties | CNN Politics

[ad_1] Dublin, Ireland CNN  —  President Joe Biden is spending most of his trip to Ireland this week exploring his family’s roots, from the shoemaker who sailed from Newry in 1849 in search of a better life in America to the brick-seller in Ballina who sold 28,000 bricks to pay for his own family’s passage … Read more

Colombian women’s rights activist attacked with acid | CNN

[ad_1] CNN  —  Colombian police are investigating an acid attack perpetrated against a human rights activist, Lilia Patricia Cardozo, in the country’s northwestern Boyaca region, according to the city’s council. Cardozo is the director of a womens’ rights NGO called Plataforma Feminista Boyacense (Boyacense Feminist Platform), which works to end domestic abuse, gender violence and … Read more