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
Two people were killed and several others injured after at least two shooters exchanged gunfire amid crowds of roughly 13,000 people at Canada’s biggest Latin street festival in Toronto on Saturday, police said. A total of six people were shot, and several suspects are believed to be at large after the shooting at the Salsa on St. Clair festival, Toronto Police Service Deputy Chief Frank Barredo said at a news conference late Saturday. Both of the deceased victims were men, Barredo said, while the four injured victims were taken to hospitals with “serious injuries.” Investigators have cordoned off three crime scenes and recovered two firearms, but there is no ongoing threat to the public, he added.
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