Kate Moss smoking and more fashion week moments

Star-studded front rows, outlandish set designs and the world's culture capital waiting just beyond the runway -- Paris Fashion Week has always been a theatrical celebration of fashion's very best. The city's reputation for craft and haute couture means that at every show artistry is expected and flamboyance is a custom.

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Correspondent speaks to migrants making dangerous journey to US

The US has seen a significant spike in migrants fleeing their native countries and making their way to the US, hoping to have a better chance of getting in with a new administration in charge. CNN's Matt Rivers spoke to some of them.

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'Dare mighty things': The man behind the secret message in the Mars rover's parachute

When NASA's Perseverance rover returned the first-ever video of a descent through the Martian atmosphere and landing on the red planet, a secret code was revealed in the parachute. Meet Ian Clark, a systems engineer at NASA who put it there to inspire people.

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A huge iceberg that's bigger than New York City broke off near a UK base in Antarctica

A giant iceberg broke off the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica on Friday, not far from a British scientific outpost.

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CNN has been investigating reports of a massacre at Maryam Dengelat Church in Ethiopia's Tigray region where dozens of people were killed over three days of violence

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More than 300 schoolgirls were abducted when armed men raided a state-run school in Zamfara State, northwest Nigeria, according to a government official. CNN's Stephanie Busari reports.

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New climate pledges 'far short' of meeting Paris Agreement goals, UN warns

The planet is on "red alert" because governments are failing to meet their climate change goals, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Friday.

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The latest on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines

The coronavirus pandemic has brought countries to a standstill. Meanwhile, vaccinations have already started in some countries as cases continue to rise. Follow here for the latest.

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Stuart Buchanan, head of digital programming, details how the Sydney Opera House responded to the pandemic, managing to keep staff working and artists performing even though it's doors were closed.

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In an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, Former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel says that it's important President Biden imposes harsh consequences on Saudia Arabia after the US intelligence report on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi stated that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was responsible.

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A Fijian rugby team serenaded workers of the Sydney hotel where they are quarantining.

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Gunmen abducted hundreds of schoolgirls and killed one police officer during a raid on a state-run school in Zamfara State, north-west Nigeria, a government official told CNN. About 500 students are normally at the boarding school, of whom around 315 were taken by the gunmen.

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The UK Supreme Court ruled that "ISIS bride" Shamima Begum cannot return to the United Kingdom to appeal the revocation of her UK citizenship. Begum was 15 years old when in 2015 she left the UK with two school friends to join ISIS in Syria. She was stripped of her British citizenship by then-Home Secretary Sajid Javid on February 19, 2019 upon being discovered in a northern Syrian refugee camp.

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Analysis: Saudi Arabia is experiencing the downside of betting on the Trump family

In diplomacy, as in physics, every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Saudi Arabia is experiencing the downside of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's decision to bet the farm on the Trump family.

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In anticipation of the release of a US intelligence report on the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, CNN's Nic Robertson looks back at the brutal assassination and its fallout.

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Must-watch videos of the week

A dog owner demonstrates her love, dolphins show off, and the internet uses its powers for good. These are the must-watch videos of the week.

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They thought they were being vaccinated. It was a trial.

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Full moon in February 2021: When to see the Snow Moon

Catch a glimpse of the Snow Moon in the sky as the end of February nears.

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Eight employees of Russia's Embassy in North Korea and their families spent more than 34 hours trying to leave North Korea, a grueling trip that ended with at least one diplomat pushing his luggage and young children on a railway trolley into Russian territory. CNN's Will Ripley reports.

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February 25 coronavirus news

The coronavirus pandemic has brought countries to a standstill. Meanwhile, vaccinations have already started in some countries as cases continue to rise. Follow here for the latest.

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What life is like in countries where Covid-19 vaccination is increasingly a success

How's life in countries where coronavirus vaccination is increasingly a success story? Meanwhile asked CNN's Lauren Kent about the UK, the first country in the world to start vaccinating citizens, and Sam Kiley about Israel, which leads the world in vaccination speed.

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A European nation with near record levels of new infections is locking down while the rest of the world opens up

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US calls for withdrawal of Eritrean forces in Ethiopia following investigation into massacre

• How a holy day turned into a killing spree

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Satellite images reveal damage caused by Biden administration's first military strike

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47 Hong Kong opposition figures charged under national security law

The Hong Kong authorities charged 47 opposition activists with violating the city's national security legislation on Sunday, in the biggest application of the law since it was imposed by Beijing last year.

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The court of international public opinion long ago found MBS guilty over Khashoggi murder. The US just caught up

There is no mystery in how Jamal Khashoggi died, it was cold-blooded and brutal.

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Read: Declassified report on Saudi role in killing of Jamal Khashoggi

The Biden administration on Friday released a long-awaited declassified intelligence report on the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.

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42 people including students abducted last week in Nigeria released

At least 42 people, including students, who were kidnapped last week in an armed raid at a state-run school in Kagara in Niger state, northwest Nigeria, have been released, the vice-principal of the school, Mallam Saidu, told CNN Saturday.

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Why Japan took so long to start Covid-19 vaccinations, even with the Olympics looming

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Slum residents thought they were being vaccinated. It was a trial.

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Biden doesn't punish Crown Prince over Khashoggi killing, despite vowing to get tough

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Rogue diplomat defies coup leaders with passionate speech to UN

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17 former British gymnasts allege 'physical and psychological abuse' by coaches

Seventeen former British gymnasts, including three Olympians, have notified British Gymnastics of their intention to take legal action, alleging coaches subjected them to "systemic physical and psychological abuse," according to a statement from their law firm Hausfeld.

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UK teen who joined ISIS not allowed to return home to fight for citizenship, court rules

The UK Supreme Court ruled Friday that "ISIS bride" Shamima Begum cannot return to the United Kingdom to appeal the revocation of her UK citizenship.

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His rescue at a London protest inspired Michelle Obama and Prince Harry. Now, Patrick Hutchinson is turning his moment into a movement

It was a moment caught on camera -- a heroic act that thrust Patrick Hutchinson, a London father and grandfather, into the limelight.

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Dutch parliament becomes second in a week to accuse China of genocide in Xinjiang

The Dutch parliament on Thursday passed a non-binding motion saying the treatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority in China amounts to genocide, the first such move by a European country.

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More than a dozen slum residents in an Indian city say they thought they were being vaccinated. They were part of clinical trials

The white van arrived in slum areas of Bhopal, a city in central India, blasting a message over the speaker system that seemed too good to refuse: "Come and take the coronavirus vaccine and get 750 rupees ($10)."

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New Mars image from rover landing site shows the red planet in high definition

The Perseverance rover has had a chance to settle in on Mars since landing last Thursday, so it's doing what every new resident does these days -- sending back photos of its new home.

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Princess Latifa urges UK police to investigate her sister's kidnapping 21 years ago

Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, the daughter of Dubai ruler and UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has sent a letter to police in the UK asking them to investigate the alleged kidnapping of her older sister, Princess Shamsa, from Britain in 2000.​​

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Liverpool goalkeeper's dad drowns in Brazil

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker is mourning the loss of his father, who drowned in Lavras do Sul, Brazil near the border with Uruguay.

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Ghana LGBTQI center's founder fears for safety

A recently-opened center for the LGBTQI+ community in Ghana, has been shut down after it was raided by security forces in the West African country Wednesday.

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India was in crisis months ago. Why have its Covid cases plummeted?

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Lockdown has made London a boomtown for rats

It's just before daybreak in Richmond on the southern bank of the River Thames, and pest controller Michael Coates is patrolling the rubbish bins for what is normally an elusive enemy -- rats.

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Gunmen kill 36 in attacks on two northern Nigerian states

Gunmen killed 36 people in two attacks in northern Nigeria on Wednesday, a day after insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades amid worsening security facing Africa's most populous nation, officials and residents said.

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The worldwide web as we know it may be ending

Over the last year, the worldwide web has started to look less worldwide.

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All-male boardrooms are a thing of the past at Britain's top companies

Women now occupy at least one seat on the board of every major British company after a 50% increase in participation rates over five years, according to a report published on Wednesday.

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GameStop shares surge more than 100%

GameStop shares climbed rapidly and were halted twice for volatility ahead of the closing bell Wednesday. The gaming retailer's stock was priced at $91.71 at market close, up nearly 104% from the previous day.

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The hot new thing in tech: speaking into your phone

Before last year, 28-year-old Meredith Giuliani thought voice notes were "kind of weird," and she mostly stuck to texting. But after the pandemic hit, audio messages became a daily routine for her and many of her friends.

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India's groundwater crisis threatens food security for hundreds of millions, study says

Hundreds of millions of people in India face a serious threat to their livelihoods and food security due to overexploitation of vital water supplies, according to the authors of a new study.

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CIA launches task force to probe invisible attacks on US diplomats and spies as one victim finds some relief

More than three years after former senior US intelligence officer Marc Polymeropoulos suffered a mysterious attack in Moscow that changed his life forever, he finally has a diagnosis: a traumatic brain injury, sleep insomnia, and anxiety.

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