- Wednesday, 3 September 2025
CNN
South Korea’s president fighting to stay in office and out of prison
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a string of legal battles as the suspended leader fights to save his political career – and avoid prison – following his brief imposition of martial law last year.
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Indian teenager alleges rape over 5 years by 58 schoolmates, neighbors, relatives and strangers
Police say the allegations only came to light after the girl, now 18, spoke to a counsellor visiting her college in Kerala state and detailed the years of horrific abuse. A total of 58 men and boys have been arrested and accused of the sexual assault, rape and gang rape of the girl. Another two men wanted in connection with the case have fled the country, Kerala Police Deputy Inspector General Ajeetha Begum told CNN.
A fiery upside-down landing and ‘hanging like bats’: Witnesses recount a Delta jet crash in Toronto
Stiff winds blew over Canada’s Toronto Pearson Airport Monday afternoon as a slim aircraft, cleared by air traffic controllers to land, and its 80 passengers and crew moved to land on the tarmac as snow whipped in the air. But within moments, the plane crashed into the runway, sending fire crews scrambling to extinguish the rising flames around the overturned jet.
Saudi Arabia to host US-Russia talks on Ukraine, as UK says it’s ‘ready and willing’ to put troops on ground
Talks between the United States and Russia over the war in Ukraine are set to begin Tuesday, multiple sources have told CNN.
Netanyahu vows to ‘finish the job’ against Iran with support from Trump
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to “finish the job” against Iran with the support of US President Donald Trump.
Elon Musk leads an offer to buy ChatGPT’s parent company for nearly $100 billion
In a high-stakes bid that could reshape the future of artificial intelligence, Elon Musk is leading a group of investors who have offered to buy OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT, for $97.4 billion.
Asian airline named world’s best for 2025
Korean Air has been named Airline of the Year for 2025, beating out last year’s winner Qatar Airways, in the Australia-based aviation safety and product rating agency’s official list of the top 25 full-service airlines. The airline’s recent merger with Asiana Airlines — the largest consolidation in Asian aviation history — was also noted as a contributing factor to its place at the top.
More than 150 female inmates raped and burned to death during Goma jailbreak in DRC, UN says
More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire to a prison in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a United Nations spokesperson has said.
In pictures: Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest religious festival, in full swing
Millions of Hindu devotees have joined the world’s largest religious gathering at a holy city in northern India, bathing in its sacred waters in a spectacle of colour and devotion. A staggering 400 million people are expected to attend the Maha Kumbh Mela, or the festival of the Sacred Pitcher, which began January 13 and runs until February 26 in the city of Prayagraj.
Fatalities confirmed after passenger plane collides in U.S.
Fatalities have been confirmed and rescuers have not yet pulled any survivors from the water, a law enforcement source said. The source says the plane is in pieces in the water and the helicopter is in the water nearby. The airport will be closed until at least 11 a.m. ET Thursday, airport officials said. The plane, American Airlines Flight 5342 with 60 passengers and four crew members on board, had departed from Wichita, Kansas, according to the airline. Three soldiers were on board the helicopter, which was on a training flight, officials say.
American Airlines jet collides with Army Black Hawk near Reagan Airport
A passenger aircraft carrying 64 people collided midair with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC, as it approached the runway, according to the Federal Aviation Administration and defense officials.
In pictures: Lunar New Year celebrations
Red lanterns, fireworks and family feasts. This is how millions of families around the world will be ringing in the Lunar New Year, the most important holiday in the Chinese zodiac calendar. Today, January 29, begins the 15-day celebration, also known as the Spring Festival when the Year of the Snake is ushered in.
Multiple people feared dead in crowd crush at India’s Kumbh Mela religious festival
Multiple people were feared dead in a crowd crush at the world’s largest religious gathering in India on Wednesday, as tens of millions of devotees went to bathe in a river on one of the most sacred days of a Hindu festival.
A shocking Chinese AI advancement called DeepSeek is sending US stocks plunging
US stocks dropped sharply Monday — and chipmaker Nvidia lost nearly $600 billion in market value — after a surprise advancement from a Chinese artificial intelligence company, DeepSeek, threatened the aura of invincibility surrounding America’s technology industry.
White House backs off on tariffs on Colombia after agreement on ‘unrestricted acceptance’ of migrants
The White House said Sunday night that Colombia has agreed to allow the United States to transport repatriated migrants back to the country after two US military planes carrying deportees were blocked by Colombia early Sunday, sparking a flurry of tariff threats between President Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart.
