13 killed in crush while waiting for food donations in Pakistan’s Karachi
By Sophia Saifi and Chris Lau, CNN At least 13 people were killed and 10 others injured Friday in a crush among people waiting for Ramadan food…
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Three months, three missing radioactive items. Here’s what you need to know
By Tara Subramaniam What do a capsule in Australia, a cylinder in Thailand and a camera in the US have in common? All three contained radioactive…
Continue ReadingThai firefighters battle huge forest blaze that spread across two mountains
By Kocha Olarn and Helen Regan, CNN Firefighters in central Thailand have spent days battling a wildfire that has engulfed two mountains and part of…
Continue ReadingDeadly fire engulfs Philippine ferry as dozens of passengers jump into sea to escape
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN At least 29 people were killed Wednesday night after an inter-island ferry caught fire in the southern Philippines, with…
Continue ReadingBeijing warns of ‘severe impact’ on US-China relations as Taiwan’s leader lands in New York
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Taiwan’s relationship with the United States has “never been closer,” its President Tsai Ing-wen said after…
Continue ReadingRussian conductor makes a comeback in China after he was fired for refusing to condemn the war
By Riley Zhang and Jessie Yeung, CNN Valery Gergiev, the star Russian conductor fired in Germany last year for his refusal to condemn the invasion of…
Continue ReadingTaiwan’s defiant leader departs for New York to start Central American trip
By Simone McCarthy Taiwan has every right to “connect with the world,” its President Tsai Ing-wen declared Wednesday as she embarked on a…
Continue ReadingUS and South Korea send thousands of troops and 23-ton vehicles to practice beach assault
By Brad Lendon, Paula Hancocks and Yoonjung Seo, CNN North Korea has been building up a ballistic missile arsenal on the stated premise that it needs…
Continue ReadingTaliban arrests prominent girls’ education activist as repressive clampdown continues
By Shafi Kakar, Hande Atay Alam and Helen Regan, CNN A prominent activist for girls’ education in Afghanistan was arrested by the Taliban on…
Continue ReadingAn influential Chinese blogger disappeared from the internet. This woman says she knows why
By Nectar Gan, CNN For 12 years, Program Think, an anonymous Chinese blogger, mounted an open challenge to China’s tightening authoritarian…
Continue ReadingUS and South Korea send thousands of troops and 23-ton vehicles to practice beach assault
By Brad Lendon, Paula Hancocks and Yoonjung Seo, CNN North Korea has been building up a ballistic missile arsenal on the stated premise that it needs…
Continue ReadingHong Kong’s first protest in 3 years shows how the city has changed
By Chris Lau, CNN Wearing numbered lanyards, a small group of 80 demonstrators took part in Hong Kong‘s first authorized protest in three years…
Continue ReadingA cheetah relocated from Namibia to India as part of conservation efforts has died
By Tara Subramaniam and Manveena Suri, CNN A Namibian cheetah relocated to India last year as part of plans to reintroduce the species on the…
Continue ReadingRussia fires cruise missiles in waters off Japan’s coast during training exercise
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN Russia’s Pacific Fleet fired a pair of supersonic missiles at a mock target in waters off Japan’s coast on…
Continue ReadingMyanmar junta throws huge military parade days after new US sanctions
By Rhea Mogul, CNN Myanmar’s ruling military paraded an arsenal of weapons in the capital Naypyidaw on Monday, in a grand display of force days…
Continue ReadingJapan wants 85% of male workers to take paternity leave. But fathers are too afraid to take it
By Chris Lau, CNN A child riding on his father’s shoulders smiles as they stroll through a park lined with yellow autumn-touched leaves —…
Continue ReadingHonduras establishes diplomatic ties with China, severs them with Taiwan
By Eric Cheung, CNN Honduras has formally established diplomatic ties with China and severed them with Taiwan, ending a decades-long relationship and…
Continue ReadingHow AI turned the ancient sport of Go upside down
By Jake Kwon, CNN In December, as AI chatbot ChatGPT awed the world with its human-like responses to questions, a major cheating scandal involving…
Continue ReadingUS Navy challenges Beijing’s South China Sea claims, gets angry reaction
By Brad Lendon, CNN A day after China said it drove a US Navy destroyer away from Beijing-claimed waters in the South China Sea, the US 7th Fleet…
Continue ReadingZebra on the loose gives zookeepers the runaround in Seoul
By Yoonjung Seo and Chris Lau, CNN A male zebra broke loose in South Korea’s capital on Thursday, trotting down busy roads and back alleys for…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea claims to have tested a nuclear-capable underwater drone. Analysts are skeptical
By Brad Lendon and Yoonjung Seo, CNN North Korea on Friday claimed to have tested an underwater drone capable of carrying a nuclear warhead that…
Continue ReadingTorture, forced abortions and insects for food: Life inside North Korean jails, says this NGO
By Yoonjung Seo, Andrew Raine and Gawon Bae, CNN Extrajudicial executions, rape, forced abortions, jail without trial, torture, starvation rations…
Continue ReadingTaiwan recalls ambassador from Honduras, prepares to lose another diplomatic ally to China
By Jessie Yeung and Eric Cheung, CNN Taiwan announced Thursday it will recall its ambassador to Honduras as ties between the two worsen, with the…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand is spending $4 million to help teens recover from breakups
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN New Zealand thinks it’s time for its teenagers to say “thank u, next” to their exes and they’re…
Continue ReadingBeijing’s population has declined for the first time in 19 years
By Jessie Yeung and CNN’s Beijing bureau Beijing, the sprawling Chinese capital and one of the world’s biggest cities, saw its population…
Continue ReadingSandstorms blanket Beijing and northern China as air pollution soars off the charts
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN A severe sandstorm has swept across Beijing and several northern provinces in China, blanketing the region in thick clouds…
Continue ReadingPowerful earthquake kills at least 13 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan
By Sahar Akbarzai, Hira Humayun, Sophia Saifi, Masoud Popalzai and Helen Regan, CNN The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck northeast…
Continue ReadingTaiwan’s President to transit US on Central America trip, but no word on meeting with Speaker McCarthy
By Tara Subramaniam and Eric Cheung, CNN Taiwan confirmed Tuesday that President Tsai Ing-wen will transit the United States en route to Central…
Continue ReadingTaiwan’s President to transit US on Central America trip, but no word on meeting with Speaker McCarthy
By Tara Subramaniam and Eric Cheung, CNN Taiwan confirmed Tuesday that President Tsai Ing-wen will transit the United States en route to Central…
Continue ReadingJapan Prime Minister Kishida makes surprise visit to Ukraine to meet Zelensky
By Jessie Yeung and Teele Rebane, CNN Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has made a surprise trip to Ukraine to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr…
Continue ReadingFormer Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou to make historic visit to mainland China
By Eric Cheung and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Taiwan’s former President Ma Ying-jeou will visit mainland China next week, the first such trip by a…
Continue ReadingKim says North Korea must be ready to launch nuclear counterattack as daughter watches latest missile test
By Jonny Hallam, Kathleen Magramo and Yoonjung Seo, CNN North Korea must be ready to launch nuclear counter strikes at any time to deter war, state…
Continue ReadingImran Khan marks court presence as former Pakistan leader’s supporters clash with police
By Sophia Saifi, CNN Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan marked his presence at a much-awaited court appearance on Saturday in the…
Continue ReadingUS B-1B strategic bombers in drills with South Korea on same day as North Korean missile launch
By Junko Ogura, Emiko Jozuka, Tara Subramaniam, Yoonjung Seo and Heather Chen, CNN US strategic bombers took part in joint air drills with South…
Continue ReadingThis country wanted a 69-hour workweek. Millennials and Generation Z had other ideas
By Heather Chen, Yoonjung Seo and Andrew Raine, CNN Shorter workweeks to boost employee mental health and productivity may be catching on in some…
Continue ReadingAs Taiwan embraces its Indigenous people, it rebuffs China
By Eric Cheung, CNN Avai Yata’uyungana was just 12 when the soldiers dragged his father away to be executed. More than 70 years later, he…
Continue ReadingTrouble in paradise as Bali loses patience with Russians, Ukrainians fleeing war
By Heather Chen, CNN With its balmy beaches, laid back lifestyles and holiday vibe, the tropical paradise of Bali has much to offer any world weary…
Continue ReadingThis community’s quarter century without a newborn shows the scale of Japan’s population crisis
By Will Ripley, Junko Ogura and Natsumi Sugiura, CNN When Kentaro Yokobori was born almost seven years ago, he was the first newborn in the Sogio…
Continue ReadingJapan’s population drops by half a million in 2022
By Jessie Yeung and Moeri Karasawa, CNN Japan’s population has fallen for the 12th consecutive year, as deaths rise and the birth rate…
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi to meet Putin next week in first visit to Russia since invasion of Ukraine
By Nectar Gan and Anna Chernova, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping will fly to Moscow next week to meet with President Vladimir Putin in his first visit…
Continue ReadingA new species of orchid has been discovered in Japan, and its petals look like they’re spun from glass
By Mindy Weisberger, CNN Sometimes newfound flower species are lurking where scientists least expect to see them — in parks, gardens and even in…
Continue ReadingJapan moves missile capable troops into remote island base as regional tensions rise
By Chris Lau, CNN Japan has moved hundreds of troops, including missile units, into a new base built on a remote island near China and Taiwan as its…
Continue ReadingChina’s Xi to meet Putin next week in first visit to Russia since invasion of Ukraine
By Nectar Gan and Anna Chernova, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping will fly to Moscow next week to meet with President Vladimir Putin in his first visit…
Continue ReadingJapan and South Korea agree to mend ties as leaders meet following years of dispute
By Nectar Gan, Gawon Bae and Junko Ogura, CNN The leaders of South Korea and Japan promised to resume ties in a fence-mending summit — the…
Continue ReadingA radioactive cylinder has gone missing in Thailand. Authorities are now scrambling to find it
By Kocha Olarn and Heather Chen, CNN Authorities in Thailand are scrambling to locate a metal cylinder with dangerous radioactive contents that went…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea fires long-range missile ahead of South Korean President’s trip to Japan
By Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea launched a long-range ballistic missile early Thursday, the same day leaders from the two US allies were due to meet in…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea fires long-range missile ahead of South Korean President’s trip to Japan
By Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea launched a long-range ballistic missile early Thursday, the same day leaders from the two US allies were due to meet in…
Continue ReadingA Japanese YouTube star became a lawmaker last year. Now he’s been fired for never coming to work
By Tara Subramaniam and Junko Ogura, CNN A YouTube star who became a Japanese lawmaker has been stripped of his role after he failed to show up for a…
Continue ReadingElderly penguins receive ‘world first’ custom lenses in successful cataract surgery
By Heather Chen, CNN Three elderly king penguins have been fitted with custom-made eye lenses during surgery to remove cataracts in what is believed…
Continue ReadingMyanmar monastery attack kills 22 as conflicting accounts emerge of alleged massacre
By Hannah Ritchie, Kocha Olarn, Heather Chen and Angus Watson, CNN At least 22 people, including three monks, were killed at a monastery in…
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