Not everyone approves of this princess’ wedding. She’s going ahead with it anyway
By Emiko Jozuka, Selina Wang and Junko Ogura, CNN It had all the makings of a modern royal fairytale: the marriage of an aspiring lawyer to a…
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Russia and China hold first joint patrol in the western Pacific, Russian defense ministry says
By Vasco Cotovio, CNN Russian and Chinese warships have conducted the first ever joint patrol in the western part of the Pacific Ocean, the Russian…
Continue Reading As regional tensions rise, Japan’s ground troops hold their first military drills in decades
CNN By Blake Essig For the first time in almost 30 years, Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) is conducting a massive nationwide military…
Continue Reading As regional tensions rise, Japan’s ground troops hold their first military drills in decades
By Blake Essig For the first time in almost 30 years, Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) is conducting a massive nationwide military…
Continue Reading More than 200 deaths reported in India and Nepal following heavy rainfall and flooding
By Esha Mitra, CNN The death toll from flooding and landslides in Nepal rose to 104 on Friday after 27 more deaths were reported since Wednesday…
Continue Reading More than 200 deaths reported in India and Nepal following heavy rainfall and flooding
CNN By Esha Mitra, CNN The death toll from flooding and landslides in Nepal rose to 104 on Friday after 27 more deaths were reported since Wednesday…
Continue Reading South Korea fails to put dummy satellite into orbit
By Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae and Jessie Yeung, CNN South Korea failed to put a dummy satellite into orbit on Thursday after the first launch of its…
Continue Reading At least 3 killed, more than 30 injured in gas explosion in northeast China
CNN By Steven Jiang and Nectar Gan, CNN At least three people were killed and more than 30 injured in a powerful explosion at a restaurant in the…
Continue Reading North Korea accuses US and UN of ‘tampering with a dangerous time bomb’
CNN By Yoonjung Seo, Samantha Beech and Philip Wang, CNN North Korea said the United States and the UN Security Council are “tampering with a…
Continue Reading Singapore extends restrictions after reporting highest single-day Covid-19 deaths
By Akanksha Sharma, CNN Singapore will extend its Covid-19 restrictions for another month after the city-state reported 18 new deaths from the…
Continue Reading At least 3 killed, more than 30 injured in gas explosion in northeast China
By Steven Jiang and Nectar Gan, CNN At least three people were killed and more than 30 injured in a powerful explosion at a restaurant in the…
Continue Reading North Korea accuses US and UN of ‘tampering with a dangerous time bomb’
By Yoonjung Seo, Samantha Beech and Philip Wang, CNN North Korea said the United States and the UN Security Council are “tampering with a…
Continue Reading Tiny crab preserved in 100-million-year-old amber lived among dinosaurs
By Katie Hunt, CNN Fossils trapped in amber have been among paleontology’s most fascinating finds in recent years — globs of hardened…
Continue Reading New Zealand police respond to 4-year-old’s adorable emergency call
By Amy Woodyatt, CNN Police in New Zealand leapt into action to attend the house of a 4-year-old boy — to check if his toys were as cool as he…
Continue Reading First he fled North Korea. Now he’s escaped from a Chinese prison, and has a $23,000 bounty on his head
By Nectar Gan, CNN Chinese authorities have offered a bounty equivalent to more than $23,000 for the capture of a North Korean defector who broke out…
Continue Reading North Korea says its latest ballistic missile test was launched from a submarine
By Yoonjung Seo and Ben Westcott, CNN North Korea said it successfully test-fired a new ballistic missile from a submarine on Tuesday, state news…
Continue Reading Myanmar to release 5,600 prisoners held for anti-junta protests
CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN Myanmar’s junta has freed hundreds of political prisoners, according to state media outlet Global New Light of Myanmar…
Continue Reading North Korea says its latest ballistic missile test was launched from a submarine
CNN By Yoonjung Seo and Ben Westcott, CNN North Korea said it successfully test-fired a new ballistic missile from a submarine on Tuesday, state news…
Continue Reading North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile from the country’s east coast, authorities say
By Gawon Bae, Emiko Jozuka and Junko Ogura, CNN North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile from its eastern coast on Tuesday morning, according…
Continue Reading Myanmar to release 5,600 prisoners held for anti-junta protests
By Jessie Yeung, CNN Myanmar’s junta has freed hundreds of political prisoners, according to state media outlet Global New Light of Myanmar on…
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