German Chancellor Merz under pressure after major loss to far-right party | CNN

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party is facing major losses in two key state elections, exit polls show, and is set to be squeezed both by the surging far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and parties on the left. CNN's Frederik Pleitgen reports.

On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico after devastating several Caribbean islands. Former CNN Correspondent Leyla Santiago was one of the first journalists to reach the remote parts of Puerto Rico where food and water were scarce, and the entire island had lost its power.

Dramatic recent advances by the Iran-backed Houthis, including the seizure of a strategically important island in the Red Sea, have dealt another blow to a region reeling from the US war with Iran and exacerbated an already severe global energy crisis. CNN’s Paula Hancocks reports.

During a speech about government priorities, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney drew laughter from the crowd as he imitated President Trump's hand gestures.

The catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China border that killed more than 1,000 people was influenced by a cascade of factors, many worsened by climate change, a new scientific analysis has found.

Two students were killed in a school shooting in the southern Philippines and the 16-year-old suspected gunman turned the gun on himself, provincial officials said. The incident follows two fatal gun incidents since June at schools in the Philippines, where school shootings were previously rare.

The financial district of London is the last place you’d expect to find a rave. But on a Wednesday morning before work, hundreds of people showed up to party – all before having breakfast.

AGI Bar in Beijing, China, offers unlimited free access to some of China's AI models. CNN's Mike Valerio talked to a customer using the venue's supercomputers.

出口民调显示，德国总理弗里德里希·默茨领导的基督教民主联盟（基民盟）在两场关键的州选举中遭遇重大挫败，并将受到势头强劲的极右翼政党德国另类选择党（AfD）和左翼政党的双重挤压。CNN记者弗雷德里克·普莱特根报道。

2017年9月20日，飓风玛丽亚在肆虐加勒比海多个岛屿后登陆波多黎各。前CNN记者莱拉·圣地亚哥是最早抵达波多黎各偏远地区的记者之一，那里食物和水极度匮乏，整个岛屿都失去了电力供应。

近期，伊朗支持的胡塞武装取得重大进展，包括夺取红海一座具有重要战略意义的岛屿，这给刚刚遭受美伊战争蹂躏的地区雪上加霜，并加剧了本已严峻的全球能源危机。CNN记者宝拉·汉考克斯报道。

在一次关于政府优先事项的演讲中，加拿大总理马克·卡尼模仿特朗普总统的手势，引得听众哄堂大笑。

一项新的科学分析发现，尼泊尔-中国边境造成1000多人死亡的灾难性洪水是由一系列因素造成的，其中许多因素因气候变化而加剧。

菲律宾南部一所学校发生枪击案，造成两名学生死亡。省政府官员称，16岁的嫌疑枪手随后自杀身亡。这是自6月以来菲律宾校园发生的又一起致命枪击案，此前菲律宾校园枪击案较为罕见。

伦敦金融区绝对是人们最想不到会举办锐舞派对的地方。但在一个周三的早晨，上班前，数百人聚集在这里狂欢——而且都没吃早餐。

位于中国北京的AGI Bar提供无限次免费使用中国部分人工智能模型的服务。CNN记者迈克·瓦莱里奥采访了一位正在使用该场所超级计算机的顾客。