
Explosions went off near the Four Seasons hotel in Damascus, where French president Emmanuel Macron had been staying ahead of a meeting with his Syrian Counterpart, according to French and Syrian Media. Macron was unharmed and was already at the Presidential Palace when the explosions occurred, his office said.

Explosions went off near the Four Seasons hotel in Damascus, where French president Emmanuel Macron had been staying ahead of a meeting with his Syrian Counterpart, according to French and Syrian Media. Macron was unharmed and was already at the Presidential Palace when the explosions occurred, his office said.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned of potential dire consequences for countries with economic ties to Iran. CNN's Kevin Liptak reports.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford reacts defiantly to President Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs on Canada.

Strong winds turned a plane upside down at an airport in northern Italy on Friday, as a violent storm brought down trees and caused damage across the area.

As temperatures in Japan surpass 100 degrees Fahrenheit this summer, one company’s fan powered pet vests are helping dogs beat the heat.

Over the past few decades, “Black August,” or “the August curse,” has become a sort of journalistic shorthand in Russia for dramatic crises that seem to happen in the last weeks of summer. The past summer in Russia has also been shaping up as a bleak season for Putin’s Russia. CNN’s Sebastian Shukla reports.

Video geolocated by CNN shows the moment a Ukrainian drone struck a logistics hub in Russia’s Dagestan region on Monday morning. Ukraine’s defense technology company Fire Point confirmed it struck three Ozon logistics hubs at once. The Russian online retailer said several people were injured in the drone attack.

In 2015, Hirosaki Castle in Japan was moved about 80 meters (262ft) on rails so workers could repair its supporting stone walls. CNN’s Hanako Montgomery explains how over 10 years later, a thousand people have been recruited to help move it back.


