The United States, Australia and the United Kingdom have taken a big step towards tackling growing threats to undersea pipelines and cables, which carry huge amounts of energy and data around the world. The three governments are planning to develop new unmanned undersea vehicles as part of their trilateral AUKUS defense pact. The agreement was announced at a meeting of the three countries’ defense ministers in Singapore, with deliveries due next year.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/31/world/aukus-seabed-cables-defense-intl
In a season where Arsenal thought it had brushed off the bridesmaid tag, Mikel Arteta’s side still found itself suffering from another heartbreaking nearly moment. The Gunners had held the lead for almost an hour at the Puskás Aréna on Saturday as they hunted the first Champions League title in the club’s storied history. But a clumsy tackle and a penalty shootout later, and Arsenal left Budapest with nothing. At their expense, it was Paris Saint-Germain celebrating in the Hungarian capital. Another impressive campaign, another trophy held aloft and perhaps the start of a dynasty that threatens to rule over European soccer for many more years to come.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/30/sport/psg-arsenal-champions-league-final-analysis
Outgunned, outnumbered and on borrowed time, Papa Rao emerged from the jungle of central India wearing a faded checkered shirt, dusty trousers and scuffed sports shoes. He had a rifle slung over his shoulder and a $26,000 bounty on his head. Behind him, in single file, trailed a troop of men and women carrying decades-old L1A1 and Lee-Enfield rifles. In sandals, and carrying Puma-branded sports backpacks, this group were some of the world’s last Maoist rebels, heirs to a global revolutionary movement that fought capitalism for control of the 20th century. They were on their way to surrender. Fired by the teachings of China’s Mao Zedong, they had spent decades battling to overthrow the Indian state, and install in its stead a classless utopia. The rebellion they helped wage killed thousands. At its height nearly 20 years ago, India’s leader described the Maoists as the country’s biggest internal security threat, a blight on its status as the world’s largest democracy and its aspirations of becoming a global power.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/30/india/india-maoist-rebel-naxal-free-intl-hnk-dst
On May 10, 1996, more than 30 climbers became stranded high on the world’s tallest mountain by a powerful and unexpected storm. Oxygen-starved, exhausted and lost in the darkness, their story became a fight for survival against 70mph winds and -40 degree temperatures. Eight people lost their lives in what was then the deadliest 24 hours on Everest. But it was the media attention that followed, led by Jon Krakauer’s bestselling first-hand account “Into Thin Air,” that turned the disaster into a cultural phenomenon. Everest was no longer solely the domain of mountaineers. With a little training and a lot of cash, the average person could be guided every step of the way up the 8,849-meter (29,032 feet) peak to stand on top of the world.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/30/travel/everest-1996-disaster-guiding-industry-intl-hnk-dst-vis
In a surprisingly strong performance, right-wing outsider candidate Abelardo de la Espriella will face leftist candidate senator Iván Cepeda in a runoff to decide Colombia’s presidency, setting the stage for a battle over Colombia’s political future and the direction of its relationships with key international partners, including the United States. With more than 98% of the votes counted de la Espriella won the most ballots with 43.73% of the vote, falling short of the absolute majority required to win outright in the first round. Cepeda, representing the left-wing Historic Pact coalition, was in second place with 40.91%. The first-round vote left Democratic Center candidate Paloma Valencia trailing well behind with 6.91%, according to preliminary results released by the National Civil Registry. The 46-year-old represented the Democratic Center party founded by former President Álvaro Uribe and became the first woman to win the party’s presidential nomination. The runoff, scheduled for June 21, will pit two sharply contrasting political visions against each other in what is expected to be a highly polarized race.
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/05/31/americas/colombia-runoff-espriella-cepeda-latam-intl