Erdogan’s political fate may be determined by Turkey’s Kurds | CNN

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN  —  Turkey’s persecuted pro-Kurdish party has emerged as a kingmaker in the country’s upcoming election, playing a decisive…

HSBC’s top execs face tense shareholders calling for a breakup | CNN Business

Hong Kong CNN  —  HSBC’s top brass defended their strategy Monday to frustrated shareholders in the lender’s largest market, as Europe’s biggest bank continued to face calls to be split up. At an informal shareholder meeting in Hong Kong, Chairman Mark Tucker and CEO Noel Quinn took questions from investors…

Canadian teenage swimmer Summer McIntosh breaks another world record | CNN

CNN  —  Sixteen-year-old Summer McIntosh broke the world record for the 400m individual medley at the Canadian swimming trials on Saturday – just days after breaking the world record for the 400m freestyle. McIntosh finished the 400m individual medley in a time of 4:25.87, breaking the mark set at the…

Russia arrests anti-war activist following blast that killed hawkish blogger | CNN

CNN  —  Russian authorities have detained a 26-year-old anti-war protester, claiming she was involved in the blast that killed well-known military blogger Vladlen Tatarsky at a cafe in St. Petersburg on Sunday. The country’s interior ministry added Daria Trepova to a wanted list following the explosion, and her arrest was…

CEOs are tired of being held responsible for gun regulation | CNN Business

A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. New York CNN  —  Americans have grown used to corporate executives treading the…

Why did Finland’s PM lose? Reporter explains the key issue voters cared about | CNN

Finland’s left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin conceded defeat in the country’s parliamentary election as the opposition right-wing National Coalition Party claimed victory in a tightly fought contest. CNN’s Laila Harrak spoke with New York Times’ Chief Diplomatic Correspondent Steven Erlanger to discuss how the popular politician lost the election. Source…

Emma Heming Willis shares family photos as daughter Mabel turns 11 | CNN

CNN  —  Bruce Willis’ wife, Emma Heming Willis, has celebrated their elder daughter’s birthday with a trip down memory lane. Mabel Willis turned 11 on Sunday, and her proud mom marked the occasion by sharing a montage of family photos and videos taken over the years, set to the song…

Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine

A well-known Russian military blogger, Vladlen Tatarsky, was killed in an explosion at a cafe in St. Petersburg on Sunday, authorities said. There are several prominent bloggers like Tatarsky who cover Russia’s war in Ukraine for followers on online platforms like Telegram. Some have amassed followings of hundreds of thousands of people. While Tatarsky…

Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin concedes election | CNN

CNN  —  Finland’s left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin conceded defeat on Sunday in the Nordic country’s parliamentary election as the opposition right-wing National Coalition Party (NCP) claimed victory in a tightly fought contest. The pro-business NCP was expected to win 48 of the 200 seats in parliament, narrowly ahead of…

French minister under fire for Playboy magazine cover | CNN

CNN  —  French government minister Marlene Schiappa has come under fire from members of her own party after appearing on the front cover of Playboy magazine. Schiappa, who has been a government minister since 2017, appeared on the cover of the magazine to accompany a 12-page interview she did on…

Man rides out tornado inside van. See the footage | CNN

Man rides out tornado inside van. See the footage Cody Coombes recounts riding out a tornado in Little Rock, Arkansas, inside his pest control van. The National Weather Service reported that an EF-3 tornado had roared through Pulaski and Lonoke counties with estimated peak winds of 165 mph, killing one…

Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine

Metropolitan Pavlo, the director of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, attends a court hearing in Kyiv on Saturday. (Sergei Chuzavkov/AFP/Getty Images) An Orthodox church leader at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery is under investigation, according to a statement Saturday from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), who accuse him of “inciting religious hatred” and “justifying and…

Climate activists dye Spanish Steps fountain water black | CNN

CNN  —  A group called Ultima Generazione or Last Generation have poured what they described as a charcoal-based black liquid into the water of the Barcaccia fountain at the base of the Spanish Steps in central Rome. The group posted a video on Twitter, showing three men and a woman…