They came for a beach holiday. Now they’re trapped in China’s latest Covid lockdown
By Nectar Gan, CNN Known for its sandy beaches, luxury resorts and duty-free shopping, the city of Sanya on China’s tropical Hainan island has…
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Amnesty regrets ‘distress’ caused by report on Ukrainian military, but stands by findings
By Radina Gigova, CNN Amnesty International said it “deeply regrets the distress and anger” caused by a report the group published on the…
Continue Reading ‘We are not scared’: Taiwan’s foreign minister says island will stand up to ‘more serious’ China threats
By Will Ripley, Eric Cheung and Simone McCarthy, CNN China’s threat to Taiwan is “more serious than ever,” but the island will…
Continue Reading UN chief condemns ‘suicidal’ shelling around Ukrainian nuclear plant
By Tim Lister, Yulia Kesaieva and Tara John, CNN United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described recent artillery and rocket fire around…
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CNN’s Nic Robertson speaks with Ukrainians navigating the route toward Russian-occupied territory, south of Zaporizhzhia, to reunite with family.…
Continue Reading US sends two warships through Taiwan Strait, in first transit since Pelosi trip
CNN By Brad Lendon, CNN Two United States Navy warships have entered the Taiwan Strait in what is the first US naval transit in the waterway since…
Continue Reading Ceasefire between Israel, Gaza militants holds after deadliest clashes in a year
By Abeer Salman, Andrew Carey and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN A ceasefire between Israel and the Islamic Jihad militant group in Gaza was holding on Monday…
Continue Reading British boy dies after life support stopped at end of long legal battle between his parents and doctors
By Martin Goillandeau, CNN Archie Battersbee, a 12-year-old British boy at the center of a long legal battle between his parents and doctors over the…
Continue Reading Customs and Border Protection seizes shipment of fentanyl hidden in pill bottles
By Eric Levenson, CNN US Customs and Border Protection has seized a shipment of the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl hidden in pill bottles that…
Continue Reading One of four Muslim men slain in potentially linked Albuquerque killings remembered as ‘brilliant public servant’
By Dakin Andone and Michelle Watson, CNN A 27-year-old Muslim man killed last week in Albuquerque, New Mexico, is being remembered as a…
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CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Yoweri Museveni, president of Uganda since 1986. Personal Birth date: August 15,1944 Birth…
Continue Reading Police searching for at least 2 gunmen after 9 injured in Cincinnati shooting
By Zenebou Sylla and Samantha Beech, CNN Authorities are searching for at least two gunmen after nine people were injured in a shooting in downtown…
Continue Reading China launches long-range airstrike drills around Taiwan on fourth day of military exercises
By Wayne Chang and Simone McCarthy, CNN Chinese forces took part in drills focused on land attacks and long-range airstrikes around Taiwan on Sunday,…
Continue Reading He was shot and killed playing the sport he loved. Now this Ohio 15-year-old is one of the country’s latest victims of gun violence
By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Ali Jeylani knows you shouldn’t pick favorites when it comes to family members, but of his seven siblings, he’s…
Continue Reading ‘You are not a refugee.’ Roma refugees fleeing war in Ukraine say they are suffering discrimination and prejudice
By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Luiza Baloh left her home in Dnipro, central Ukraine, in March. Fleeing the constant sound of explosions, she and her five…
Continue Reading Covid lockdown strands 80,000 tourists in ‘China’s Hawaii’
By Simone McCarthy and CNN’s Beijing bureau Around 80,000 tourists are stranded in the popular resort city of Sanya on China’s tropical…
Continue Reading Leading Taiwanese weapons developer found dead in hotel room
By Wayne Chang The deputy head of Taiwan’s government-controlled weapons developer has died after suffering a heart attack on a trip to the…
Continue Reading US will defend Philippines if attacked in South China Sea: Blinken
By Reuters US Secretary of State Antony Blinken assured the Philippines on Saturday that the United States would come to its defense if attacked in…
Continue Reading President Joe Biden officially cleared to emerge from isolation following rebound Covid-19 case
By Donald Judd, CNN President Joe Biden was officially cleared to emerge from isolation Sunday after a second negative Covid-19 test, his physician…
Continue Reading How scientists have reanimated cells from dead pigs
By Katie Hunt, CNN Since ancient times, the idea of eternal life has captivated the human imagination. Around the world, there are so-called blue…
Continue Reading Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson welcome second child
By Chloe Melas and Zoe Sottile, CNN Khloe Kardashian is now a mom of two. The reality TV star and her ex-boyfriend, Canadian-American basketball…
Continue Reading Police shoot and injure four men who they say opened fire at crowded NYC house party
By Zenebou Sylla and Samantha Beech, CNN New York City Police detectives shot and injured four men they say opened fire at a party in Queens, where…
Continue Reading A record number of women are running in Kenya’s elections but many face harassment and abuse
It’s been over 10 years since Kenya set a constitutional requirement of having at least one-third female members of parliament. Long after the…
Continue Reading The last Salem witch has been exonerated, thanks to an eighth-grade teacher and her students
By Scottie Andrew, CNN It’s never too late to right a historical wrong — even if that restoration of justice comes nearly 330 years…
Continue Reading A toddler was killed after a cement truck tumbled over overpass onto a vehicle in Houston
By Melissa Alonso and Susannah Cullinane, CNN A toddler was killed Friday after a cement truck tumbled over an overpass in Houston and landed on top…
Continue Reading A record number of women are running in Kenya’s elections but many face harassment and abuse
By Larry Madowo and Bethlehem Feleke, CNN Just before sunset, Umra Omar boards a speedboat that will take her around the historic Lamu channel for…
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Military medals and what they mean
Many medals are issued by the U.S. government to members of the Armed Forces. But what do the medals mean, how are they earned, and where do they…
Continue Reading California’s McKinney fire has destroyed nearly 90 homes and is only 40% contained
By Susannah Cullinane and Cheri Mossburg, CNN California’s McKinney Fire has destroyed nearly 90 houses and is only 40% contained a week after…
Continue Reading They survived a mass shooting at their California high school 30 years ago. It still affects them today
By Faith Karimi, CNN Angela Welch still recalls every detail. The stocky gunman in a camo ​vest. The gunshots, one after another. The piercing…
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