Benjamin Wong has found peace — at 8,530 feet. As a high school teacher in Singapore, he gets long summer breaks, but he struggles to find places to travel to that aren’t as unbearably hot as where he lives. This summer, he is camping out at a luxury mountain lodge in Yunnan, a region of southwestern China that has become more popular with tourists looking for places to escape the heat. Dali and Lijiang, well-visited cities in Yunnan, can be as cool as 59 degrees Fahrenheit at night in the summer — a major deciding factor for Wong.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/11/travel/hyper-hot-weather-asia-travel-hk
The classic postcard images of the Chilean capital of Santiago surrounded by the snow-covered Andes in winter now seem like pictures from the past. A yearslong drought that has plagued the country has led to a shortage of snow so severe that the main ski resorts in the metropolitan area have had to suspend the use of up to 90% of their slopes, according to the Chilean Ski Resorts Association (ACESKI). And with climate change thought to be at least partially to blame, authorities warn that in the long term the region may need to find other ways to entice tourists to spend their money.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/11/americas/chile-santiago-ski-snow-intl-latam
Linda Nosková defeated Karolína Muchová in three sets 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 to claim her first Grand Slam women’s singles title in the all-Czech Republic final at Wimbledon on Saturday. After dominating the opening set 6-2 and leading 5-2 in the second, the No. 9 seed Nosková saw five championship points slip away as No. 10 seed Muchová put on a stunning comeback clinic to steal the set 7-5. However, the 21-year-old Noskova regrouped in the decider to weather the storm and capture the title in her first major final appearance.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/11/sport/wimbledon-womens-finals-noskova-muchova
A manhunt is underway after two people were killed and several others were injured in a mass shooting at Canada’s largest Latin street festival in Toronto on Saturday, police said. Six people were shot, and the suspect or suspects remain at large, police said. Festivalgoers ran down sidewalks from the scene, restricted by yellow tape, as scores of black police SUVs and patrol cars, heavy-duty armored vehicles and ambulances sped toward it, CTV footage showed.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/11/world/toronto-shooting-sat-intl
A 28-year-old man was arrested Saturday evening in South Yorkshire, England, “on suspicion of the murder of” former UK lawmaker Ann Widdecombe, according to British police. “The suspect, who is a white British national, is now in police custody,” said the statement from Devon and Cornwall Police. “Miss Widdecombe’s family have been informed of this development.” “We were supported by Counter Terrorism Policing North East and South Yorkshire Police who carried out the arrest on behalf of Devon & Cornwall Police,” the statement continued.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/11/uk/uk-widdecombe-murder-arrest-latam-intl