The "defensive" deployment comes after attacks on Saudi oil installations, which it blames on Iran. Read more »

The US president made a "troubling" promise to a foreign leader, an intelligence official alleged. Read more »

Young people want politicians to act but they aren't leaving it to them. Here's what they're giving up. Read more »

Virginia Giuffre says in a US TV interview that she was "trafficked" to the Duke of York. Read more »

Matilda decided to start the Fly Girl Collective after realising she was in the minority at races. Read more »

Benjamin Netanyahu's political base has fractured, leading to an uncertain future. Read more »

Photographer Edward Burtynsky explains his 40-year quest for striking images of our impact on the planet. Read more »

The protests are among the first in Egypt since President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi took power in 2014. Read more »

"This is what people power looks like," teen Greta Thunberg says after a global climate strike. Read more »

A driver is in custody after ploughing through a mall in Chicago, leaving shoppers terrified. Read more »

Some three million expressed an interest in raiding the US base to "see aliens", but 75 turned up. Read more »

Millions of people join a global environmental strike led by schoolchildren. Read more »

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"It is time for us to have our 100% zero emission buildings, our 100% zero emission electricity, and our 100% zero emission transportation," he said. Garcetti praised the students who skipped classes, saying: "Do we want to look back at this day and tell our students they should stay in… Read more »

(Bloomberg) -- The Democratic National Committee raised $7.9 million in August and ended the month with $8.2 million cash on hand, according to its latest filing with the Federal Election Commission.The DNC’s totals lagged far behind its GOP counterpart, which raised $23.5 million in the same period, and had $53.8… Read more »

The Pentagon on Friday announced it will deploy additional U.S. troops and missile defense equipment to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as President Donald Trump has at least for now put off any immediate military strike on Iran in response to the attack on the Saudi oil industry.… Read more »

President Donald Trump has approved a "modest deployment" of American troops and air and missile defense systems to Saudi Arabia in the aftermath of last weekend's attack on Saudi oil facilities that the U.S. has blamed on Iran, Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced at a hastily called Pentagon press conference… Read more »

Young people afraid for their futures protested around the globe Friday to implore leaders to tackle climate change, turning out by the hundreds of thousands to insist that the warming world can't wait any longer. Marches, rallies and demonstrations were held from Canberra to Kabul and Cape Town to New… Read more »

The U.S.-based Egyptian activist whose Facebook page helped ignite the 2011 pro-democracy uprising said authorities have arrested his brother in Cairo. Wael Ghonim, a computer engineer, said his recent criticism of Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi prompted authorities to retaliate by detaining his brother. Ghonim alleged that the Egyptian Embassy in… Read more »

Throughout the world Friday, young people banded together to demand that world leaders headed to a United Nations summit in New York step up their efforts to combat climate change. The demonstrations , held from Canberra to Kabul to Paris to New York, were inspired in part by the activism… Read more »

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday approved sending American troops to bolster Saudi Arabia's air and missile defenses after the largest-ever attack on the kingdom's oil facilities, which Washington has squarely blamed on Iran. The Pentagon said the deployment would involve a moderate number of troops - not numbering thousands… Read more »

(Bloomberg) -- Fox Corp. Chief Executive Officer Lachlan Murdoch and Marvel Entertainment Chairman Isaac Perlmutter were among those attending President Donald Trump’s second State Dinner on Friday, in honor of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.The guest list included a number of conservatives from government and businesses. Perlmutter and his wife,… Read more »

Saudi Arabia is not pressing for war, but its options to avoid one are narrowing. And that suits its nemesis Iran just fine. Read more »

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un seemingly celebrates the firing of former Trump national security adviser John Bolton as new research has found hidden tunnels near the country's main nuclear complex. CNN's Brian Todd reports. Read more »

Kiribati has become the second nation in a week to drop Taiwan as a diplomatic ally and move towards Beijing, Taipei's foreign ministry announced Friday. Read more »

Due to the stigma associated with sex work in Senegal, the women CNN interviewed asked that their identities be protected. They are identified using pseudonyms. Read more »

How much is the world's most expensive horse worth? It's a question with no easy answer, but there are decades' worth of jaw-dropping sums involved. Read more »

Ikea conquered the world with inexpensive furniture. Now it's turning its attention to affordable homes in Britain. Read more »

Traditional addresses don't work. Read more »

Uber has picked Melbourne as the first city outside the United States to debut its flying taxis. Read more »

Porsche unveiled its first electric car, called the Taycan, on Wednesday. The car was introduced in two high-performance versions, the 670 horsepower Taycan Turbo and the 751 horsepower Taycan Turbo S. Read more »

If you're looking for a reason to care about tree loss, the nation's latest heat wave might be it. Trees can lower summer daytime temperatures by as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a recent study. Read more »