Sri Lanka’s ousted former president Rajapaksa arrives in Thailand
By Kocha Olarn, Irene Nasser and Rhea Mogul, CNN Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa flew by private jet from Singapore to Thailand on…
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China’s leading #MeToo figure loses appeal in sexual harassment case against star TV host
By Nectar Gan, CNN A Chinese court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by a former state television intern against the dismissal of her long-running…
Continue ReadingSeoul vows to move families from ‘Parasite’-style basement homes after flooding deaths
CNN By Jessie Yeung and Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul has vowed to move some of the city’s poorest families out of underground and semi-subterranean…
Continue ReadingRecord rainfall kills at least 9 in Seoul as water floods buildings, submerges cars
By Gawon Bae and Jessie Yeung, CNN Record downpours flooded homes, roads and subway stations in the South Korean capital Seoul this week, killing at…
Continue ReadingSenior leader of Pakistani Taliban killed in IED attack, sources say
By Sophia Saifi and Saleem Mehsud, CNN A senior founding leader of the Pakistani Taliban was killed Sunday night in a targeted attack, according to…
Continue ReadingSenior leader of Pakistani Taliban killed in IED attack, sources say
CNN By Sophia Saifi and Saleem Mehsud, CNN A senior founding leader of the Pakistani Taliban was killed Sunday night in a targeted attack, according…
Continue Reading‘We are not scared’: Taiwan’s foreign minister says island will stand up to ‘more serious’ China threats
CNN By Will Ripley, Eric Cheung and Simone McCarthy, CNN China’s threat to Taiwan is “more serious than ever,” but the island will…
Continue ReadingThey 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…
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 ReadingUS 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 ReadingChina 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 ReadingCovid 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 ReadingLeading 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 ReadingUS 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 ReadingTaiwan says multiple Chinese aircraft and vessels spotted in possible simulated attack
By Jessie Yeung and Eric Cheung, CNN Taiwan says it detected “multiple” Chinese aircraft and naval vessels taking part in military drills…
Continue ReadingFlash floods kill 550 in Pakistan in heaviest rains in decades
By Reuters Flash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains killed at least 549 people in Pakistan over the past month, with remote communities…
Continue ReadingSome nationalists felt China did too little to counter Pelosi. Beijing wants to change their minds
CNN By Simone McCarthy, CNN As a US Air Force jet carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi approached Taiwan on Tuesday night, expectations ran high in…
Continue ReadingSome nationalists felt China did too little to counter Pelosi. Beijing wants to change their minds
By Simone McCarthy, CNN As a US Air Force jet carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi approached Taiwan on Tuesday night, expectations ran high in China…
Continue ReadingChina suspends cooperation with US on range of issues, sanctions Pelosi over Taiwan trip
By Jessie Yeung, CNN China’s Foreign Ministry announced new countermeasures against Washington on Friday, including the suspension of climate…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea launches first lunar orbiter as space program advances
By Gawon Bae, CNN South Korea launched its first moon mission on Thursday as its homegrown lunar orbiter took off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral…
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