North Korea claims Covid outbreak improving, may rethink curbs
By Sophie Jeong, CNN North Korea says its Covid-19 outbreak is improving and it is considering revising its anti-epidemic regulations. State-run…
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Nepal search and rescue teams locate remains of 16 passengers of downed Tara Air flight
By CNN’s Teele Rebane, Manveena Suri, Sugam Pokharel, Elizabeth Yee and Reuters Search and rescue teams in Nepal have recovered the bodies of…
Continue Reading US ‘troubled’ as UN rights chief urges China to review counter-terrorism policies
Story by Reuters UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, whose rare visit to China was criticized by rights groups and Western countries, said she…
Continue Reading South Korea launches homegrown Nuri rocket carrying satellites into orbit
CNN By Jessie Yeung, Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN South Korea successfully launched satellites into orbit with its homegrown Nuri rocket on…
Continue Reading Imran Khan claims there’s a US conspiracy against him. Why do so many Pakistanis believe him?
By Rhea Mogul and Sophia Saifi, CNN Standing atop a truck, thronged by a huge crowd, a visibly enraged Imran Khan repeated the claim that has become…
Continue Reading China plays for influence in South Pacific with security proposal and diplomatic tour
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Continue Reading Vietnam keeps its death sentences quiet. Rights groups say it’s one of the world’s biggest executioners
By Heather Chen, CNN For months, Mai Linh prayed. She prayed for justice for her only son Quan when he was held on drug charges in a maximum-security…
Continue Reading China and Russia veto new UN sanctions on North Korea for first time since 2006
By Samantha Beech, CNN Russia and China on Thursday vetoed a US-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution to strengthen sanctions on North…
Continue Reading China plays for influence in South Pacific with security proposal and diplomatic tour
By Simone McCarthy and Lizzy Yee, CNN China has proposed a sweeping regional security deal with a number of Pacific Island nations, according to…
Continue Reading At least four dead following series of explosions in Afghanistan
By Ehsan Popalzai and Jonny Hallam, CNN Two deadly explosions rocked Afghanistan’s city of Mazar-i-Sharif, the provincial capital of the…
Continue Reading China and Russia veto new UN sanctions on North Korea for first time since 2006
CNN By Samantha Beech, CNN Russia and China on Thursday vetoed a US-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution to strengthen sanctions on…
Continue Reading ‘No need for preachers,’ Chinese leader Xi Jinping tells UN human rights chief
By Nectar Gan and CNN’s Beijing bureau Chinese President Xi Jinping defended his country’s human rights record on Wednesday, telling a…
Continue Reading North Korea tests presumed ICBM and two other missiles, South Korea says
By Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae, Junko Ogura and Barbara Starr, CNN North Korea tested a presumed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in one of…
Continue Reading What you need to know about China-Taiwan tensions
By Jessie Yeung, Nectar Gan and Steven Jiang, CNN US President Joe Biden’s warning the US would defend Taiwan against Chinese aggression has…
Continue Reading Ukraine war, North Korea’s nukes, China’s rise: What’s on the agenda as Biden meets Quad leaders in Tokyo
CNN, POOL, HOST TV By Jessie Yeung, CNN US President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet the leaders of India, Australia and Japan in Tokyo on Tuesday for…
Continue Reading Ukraine war, North Korea’s nukes, China’s rise: What’s on the agenda as Biden meets Quad leaders in Tokyo
By Jessie Yeung, CNN US President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet the leaders of India, Australia and Japan in Tokyo on Tuesday for a summit of the…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Pakistan’s Imran Khan doubles down on ​unfounded claim that US plotted his downfall
CNN By Becky Anderson, Sophia Saifi and Rhea Mogul, CNN Pakistan’s Imran Khan repeated his claims Monday that the United States had…
Continue Reading Imran Khan claims there’s a US conspiracy against him. Why do so many Pakistanis believe him?
CNN By Rhea Mogul and Sophia Saifi, CNN Standing atop a truck, thronged by a huge crowd, a visibly enraged Imran Khan repeated the claim that has…
Continue Reading Exclusive: Pakistan’s Imran Khan doubles down on ​unfounded claim that US plotted his downfall
By Becky Anderson, Sophia Saifi and Rhea Mogul, CNN Pakistan’s Imran Khan repeated his claims Monday that the United States had orchestrated…
Continue Reading Exclusive: South Korea’s new leader says age of appeasing North Korea is over
CNN By Jessie Yeung, Paula Hancocks and Yoonjung Seo, CNN The age of appeasing North Korea is over and any new talks between Seoul and Pyongyang must…
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