What we know about North Korea’s new ICBM
By Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea has confirmed it tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), its first long-range test in more…
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North Korea not telling the whole truth about latest ICBM test, South Korean official says
CNN By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea’s launch last week of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), reported to be its most…
Continue Reading What we know about North Korea’s new ICBM
CNN By Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea has confirmed it tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), its first long-range test in…
Continue Reading Taliban postpones return to school for Afghan girls above 6th grade
CNN By Masoud Popalzai and Alex Stambaugh, CNN The Taliban prevented girls above the 6th grade in Afghanistan from making their much-anticipated…
Continue Reading North Korea fires first suspected ICBM since 2017
By Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae, Emiko Jozuka and Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea has fired what is believed to be its first intercontinental ballistic…
Continue Reading One in five South Koreans have had Covid, as latest wave sees deaths surge
By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN, and Reuters South Korea’s latest Covid-19 wave has pushed the country’s total infections past 10…
Continue Reading North Korea Nuclear Timeline Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at North Korea’s nuclear capabilities and the history of its weapons program. 1985 North Korea signs the…
Continue Reading Taliban postpones return to school for Afghan girls above 6th grade
By Masoud Popalzai and Alex Stambaugh, CNN The Taliban prevented girls above the 6th grade in Afghanistan from making their much-anticipated return…
Continue Reading A mother, a fiancé, a friend. China mourns the victims of China Eastern Airlines crash
By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing bureau One passenger was a mother, flying to visit the daughter she hadn’t seen for several years.…
Continue Reading No survivors found after China’s worst air disaster in more than a decade, investigators say
By Jessie Yeung, Yong Xiong, Hannah Ritchie and CNN’s Beijing bureau No survivors of a China Eastern Airlines plane crash have been found after…
Continue Reading Chinese airliner carrying 132 people crashes in southern Guangxi region
By CNN’s Beijing bureau, Yong Xiong, Lizzy Yee and Wayne Chang, CNN A China Eastern Airlines jetliner carrying 132 people crashed in the…
Continue Reading Chinese airliner carrying 132 people crashes in southern Guangxi region
CNN By CNN’s Beijing bureau, Yong Xiong, Lizzy Yee and Wayne Chang, CNN A China Eastern Airlines jetliner carrying 132 people crashed in the…
Continue Reading A Chinese vlogger shared videos of war-torn Ukraine. He’s been labeled a national traitor
By Jessie Yeung and Yong Xiong, CNN Wang Jixian didn’t set out to become the Chinese voice of resistance in Ukraine. The 36-year-old resident…
Continue Reading What we know about the earthquake off Japan’s Fukushima coast
By Jessie Yeung and Emiko Jozuka, CNN A deadly 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan’s Fukushima prefecture on Wednesday,…
Continue Reading Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparks concern in Taiwan over readiness for conflict with China
By Eric Cheung and Wayne Chang, CNN On a regular day, they’re lawyers, software engineers and blacksmiths. But this week, they donned military…
Continue Reading 4 dead after 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits coast off Japan’s Fukushima prefecture
CNN By Emiko Jozuka, Mayumi Maruyama, Karen Smith and Brandon Miller, CNN A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Japan late Wednesday night, killing…
Continue Reading 4 dead after 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits coast off Japan’s Fukushima prefecture
By Emiko Jozuka, Mayumi Maruyama, Karen Smith and Brandon Miller, CNN A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Japan late Wednesday night, killing at…
Continue Reading North Korean projectile believed to have exploded soon after launch, South Korea says
By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN A North Korean projectile is presumed to have exploded soon after launch Wednesday, the South Korean military said,…
Continue Reading In China, 37 million people are in Covid lockdown. Here’s what we know
By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing bureau Tens of millions of people are living under lockdown in China, as the country battles its worst…
Continue Reading In China, 37 million people are in Covid lockdown. Here’s what we know
CNN By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing bureau Tens of millions of people are living under lockdown in China, as the country battles its worst…
Continue Reading Australian court overturns teenagers’ landmark climate ruling
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN The Australian government has successfully appealed a court ruling that ordered the federal environment minister to consider…
Continue Reading US aircraft carrier, site of a 1972 race riot at sea, on way to scrapyard
By Brad Lendon, CNN It was once the biggest symbol of American military power in the Indo-Pacific, battle tested from Vietnam to the Persian Gulf and…
Continue Reading Top US and Chinese officials hold high-stakes meeting in Rome
CNN By Simone McCarthy and Jeremy Herb, CNN US national security adviser Jake Sullivan met Monday with top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi in Rome,…
Continue Reading Top US and Chinese officials hold high-stakes meeting in Rome
CNN By Simone McCarthy and Jeremy Herb, CNN US national security adviser Jake Sullivan met Monday with top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi in Rome,…
Continue Reading Top US and Chinese officials hold high-stakes meeting in Rome
By Simone McCarthy and Jeremy Herb, CNN US national security adviser Jake Sullivan met Monday with top Chinese diplomat Yang Jiechi in Rome, Chinese…
Continue Reading Covid-19 cases continue to rise in China’s worst outbreak since Wuhan
CNN’s Beijing bureau China reported thousands of new local Covid-19 cases Sunday as the Omicron variant drove the worst outbreak in the country…
Continue Reading Students trapped in quarantine beg for help online as China faces biggest Covid outbreak since 2020
By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing bureau China is fighting its biggest Covid-19 outbreak since the early days of the pandemic, with discontent…
Continue Reading India’s ruling party soars to election victory in country’s most populous state
By Rhea Mogul, Swati Gupta, Vedika Sud and Esha Mitra, CNN India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has claimed victory in four key state…
Continue Reading How South Korea’s new president could shake up the region
By Jessie Yeung, Yoonjung Seo and Paula Hancocks, CNN South Korea’s new president is taking power at a turbulent time for the country and the…
Continue Reading China’s promotion of Russian disinformation indicates where its loyalties lie
By Simone McCarthy and CNN’s Beijing Bureau In public statements and at international summits, Chinese officials have attempted to stake out a…
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