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Taiwan to acquire more than 1,000 armed drones in new US arms sale

June 19, 2024 7:19 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 19 JUN 24 02:28 ET By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — The United States has approved the $360 million sale of…

North Korea sends more trash balloons as Kim’s sister warns of ‘new counteraction’

June 10, 2024 7:45 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 10 JUN 24 01:25 ET Updated: 10 JUN 24 04:26 ET By Yoonjung Seo, Mike Valerio and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — North…

Miracle at Haneda: Passengers describe terror and relief after fiery Japan Airlines collision

January 3, 2024 7:12 AM CNN Newsource

Originally Published: 03 JAN 24 00:01 ET Updated: 03 JAN 24 02:09 ET By Helen Regan and Emiko Jozuka, CNN (CNN) — When Japanese Airlines flight 516…

At least two killed as militants storm Karachi police headquarters

February 17, 2023 11:18 AM Kerry Mannix

Originally Published: 17 FEB 23 11:35 ETUpdated: 17 FEB 23 12:52 ETBy Sophia Saifi, Saleem Mehsud and Azaz Syed, CNN (CNN) –…

Russia puts foreign investigative journalist on its ‘wanted’ list

December 26, 2022 10:37 AM Kerry Mannix

Originally Published: 26 DEC 22 12:02 ETBy Anna Chernova and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Russia has put the investigative…

China will end Covid restrictions and quarantining for international travelers

December 26, 2022 10:31 AM Kerry Mannix

Originally Published: 26 DEC 22 12:27 ETBy Yong Xiong and Xiaofei Xu, CNN (CNN) — China will drop quarantine requirements for…

Residents ‘revolt’ over oppressive Covid lockdowns in China’s Guangzhou

November 15, 2022 4:02 AM CNN

CNN By Simone McCarthy and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Residents under Covid lockdown in China’s southern manufacturing hub of Guangzhou have torn…

Residents ‘revolt’ over oppressive Covid lockdowns in China’s Guangzhou

November 15, 2022 2:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Residents under Covid lockdown in China’s southern manufacturing hub of Guangzhou have torn down…

Taliban to impose their interpretation of Sharia law in Afghanistan

November 14, 2022 11:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Sahar Akbarzai, Shafi Kakar and Rhea Mogul, CNN The Taliban has ordered judges in Afghanistan to fully impose their interpretation of Sharia Law,…

China’s Xi starts first day at G20 with a whirlwind of meetings with US allies

November 14, 2022 9:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan, CNN After a near three-year absence from the world stage, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has embarked on a whirlwind of face-to-face…

China’s Xi starts first day at G20 with a whirlwind of meetings with US allies

November 14, 2022 5:05 AM CNN

CNN By Nectar Gan, CNN After a near three-year absence from the world stage, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has embarked on a whirlwind of face-to-face…

Biden and Xi meet during G20 summit in Bali

November 14, 2022 1:04 AM CNN Newsource

Chinese are criticizing zero-Covid — in language censors don’t seem to understand

November 11, 2022 7:52 PM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung, CNN In many countries, cursing online about the government is so commonplace nobody bats an eye. But it’s not such an easy…

South Korean court approves extradition of woman accused of New Zealand ‘suitcase murders’

November 11, 2022 1:49 AM CNN Newsource

By Yoonjung Seo, CNN A court in South Korea has approved the extradition of a woman facing murder charges in New Zealand in connection with a case in…

Police inspector being investigated over Seoul’s Halloween crush found dead

November 10, 2022 11:26 PM CNN Newsource

By Yoonjung Seo, Rhea Mogul and Jessie Yeung, CNN A senior South Korean police inspector who was being investigated in connection with the deadly…

As major powers meet in Asia, the rest of the world is pressed to pick a side

November 10, 2022 11:07 PM CNN Newsource

By Simone McCarthy World leaders are converging in Phnom Penh this weekend for the first in a series of international summits in Southeast Asia over…

Hong Kong jails woman for insulting China’s national anthem during Olympic celebration

November 10, 2022 10:29 PM CNN Newsource

By Kathleen Magramo, CNN A woman who waved a British colonial-era flag to celebrate Hong Kong claiming Olympic gold has become the first person in…

Australian who sexually abused children in the Philippines given 129-year jail term

November 9, 2022 11:36 PM CNN Newsource

By Kathleen Magramo An Australian man already sentenced to life in prison in the Philippines for human trafficking and rape has been given an extra…

Putin will not attend G20 summit in person, Russian embassy says

November 9, 2022 9:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Mayumi Maruyama and Nectar Gan, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend in person a summit of leaders from the Group of 20 nations in…

China’s manufacturing hub Guangzhou locks down millions as Covid outbreak widens

November 9, 2022 1:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan, CNN China’s southern metropolis of Guangzhou has locked down more than 5 million residents, as authorities rush to stamp out a…

Killing of Pakistani journalist in Kenya was ‘targeted’ attack, minister says

November 8, 2022 10:25 PM CNN Newsource

By Azaz Syed, Sophia Saifi and Bethlehem Feleke, CNN A Pakistani journalist shot dead by police in Kenya last month was the victim of a…

Western Nepal hit by magnitude 5.6 earthquake killing at least six people, officials say

November 8, 2022 5:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Sugam Pokharel and Philip Wang, CNN A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit western Nepal on Wednesday morning local time, killing at least six people,…

North Korean ‘peace’ dogs cause political spat in South Korea

November 7, 2022 11:23 PM CNN Newsource

By Heather Chen, Jake Kwon and Yoonjung Seo, CNN A pair of dogs gifted by North Korea are the center of a political dispute in South Korea after the…

Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan says three bullets were taken from his right leg

November 7, 2022 12:18 PM CNN

CNN By Karen Smith and Hira Humayun, CNN Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan says three bullets were taken from his right leg from the…

Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan says three bullets were taken from his right leg

November 7, 2022 10:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Karen Smith and Hira Humayun, CNN Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan says three bullets were taken from his right leg from the…

North Korea blames ‘reckless military hysteria’ of US and allies for missile tests

November 7, 2022 1:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Yoonjung Seo and Hilary Whiteman, CNN North Korean state media has released images purporting to show last week’s missile launches with a…

No immediate end in sight for China’s costly zero-Covid policy

November 7, 2022 12:44 AM CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan, CNN China has reiterated its unswerving commitment to its longstanding zero-Covid policy, despite mounting public frustration the…

Hong Kong says it’s back open for business. Will the world buy it?

November 5, 2022 5:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung and Kristie Lu Stout, CNN At a glitzy finance summit in Hong Kong this week, the city’s leader triumphantly told a room packed…

‘Somebody is going to die’: How Seoul’s deadly Halloween crush unfolded

November 4, 2022 6:10 PM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung and Teele Rebane, CNN A fresh graduate in her first full-time job; a teenager who helped raise her siblings after their…

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan blames establishment figures for plot to kill him

November 4, 2022 10:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Sophia Saifi, CNN Tensions escalated in Pakistan on Friday as former Prime Minister Imran Khan blamed establishment figures for a plot to kill him…

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