North Korea reopens communication and military hotline with South
By Jake Kwon and Maija Ehlinger, CNN Communication lines between North and South Korea have been restored for the first time in months, Seoul said in…
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Blast targeting Kabul mosque leaves ‘a number of civilians dead,’ Taliban spokesman says
By Clarissa Ward, Tim Lister and Ehsan Popalzai, CNN An explosion ripped through a crowd outside the entrance of a mosque in central Kabul on Sunday,…
Continue ReadingChina sends 77 warplanes into Taiwan defense zone over two days, Taipei says
By Eric Cheung and Brad Lendon, CNN Taiwan has reported a record number of incursions by Chinese warplanes into its air defense identification zone…
Continue ReadingPhilippines President Duterte announces he’s retiring from politics at the end of his term
By Radina Gigova, CNN Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday he would retire rather than run for vice president next year, in a…
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China sends more than three dozen warplanes in skies near Taiwan in largest incursion yet
CNN By Eric Cheung and Brad Lendon, CNN China sent 38 warplanes into the skies around Taiwan on Friday, the highest number of Chinese military…
Continue ReadingChina sends more than three dozen warplanes in skies near Taiwan in largest incursion yet
By Eric Cheung and Brad Lendon, CNN China sent 38 warplanes into the skies around Taiwan on Friday, the highest number of Chinese military aircraft…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Princess Mako will marry her commoner fiance this month
By Junko Ogura and Selina Wang, CNN Japan’s Princess Mako and her commoner fiance Kei Komuro announced Friday they will be married on October…
Continue ReadingRelatives of family killed in Kabul missile strike are seeking resettlement in America
CNN By Anna Coren, Sandi Sidhu, Julia Hollingsworth and Ahmet Mengli, CNN Every day for the past month, Emal Ahmadi’s 7-year-old daughter Hada…
Continue Reading Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader, promoted to nation’s top ruling body
CNN By Jake Kwon and Helen Regan, CNN Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has been promoted to the nation’s top…
Continue ReadingKim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader, promoted to nation’s top ruling body
By Jake Kwon and Helen Regan, CNN Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has been promoted to the nation’s top…
Continue ReadingRelatives of family killed in Kabul missile strike are seeking resettlement in America
By Anna Coren, Sandi Sidhu, Julia Hollingsworth and Ahmet Mengli, CNN Every day for the past month, Emal Ahmadi’s 7-year-old daughter Hada has…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) – Here is a look at the life of North Korean government official Kim Yo Jong, sister of Kim Jong Un. Little is…
Continue ReadingChina has built a 5,000-room quarantine center for overseas arrivals. It could be the first of many
CNN By Nectar Gan and Jessie Yeung, CNN When it comes to keeping Covid-19 at bay, few countries seem willing to go as far as China. As countries…
Continue ReadingChina has built a 5,000-room quarantine center for overseas arrivals. It could be the first of many
By Nectar Gan and Jessie Yeung, CNN When it comes to keeping Covid-19 at bay, few countries seem willing to go as far as China. As countries around…
Continue ReadingFumio Kishida expected to become Japan’s next Prime Minister after winning leadership election
By Junko Ogura, Selina Wang and Helen Regan, CNN Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected former top diplomat Fumio Kishida as its…
Continue Reading‘Basic things are just not there’: Health care collapse in Afghanistan threatens lives of millions as winter approaches
CNN By Tim Lister, CNN Health care in Afghanistan has literally collapsed in a matter of months, disrupted by conflict and starved of foreign…
Continue ReadingAfghanistan is the world’s opium king. Can the Taliban afford to kill off their ‘un-Islamic’ cash cow?
By Kara Fox, CNN When the khaki-colored landscapes of Afghanistan are transformed by a patchwork of pink, white and purple each spring, farmers…
Continue ReadingSurrounded by missiles, North Korea’s Kim Jong Un blames US for regional instability
CNN, POOL, UNTV, KOREAN CENTRAL TV, AVN, KBS, SOUTH KOREAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE By Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea’s weapons are…
Continue ReadingTaliban say tweets from Kabul university chancellor are fake
By Eliza Mackintosh, Karen Smith and Tara John, CNN Correction: A previous version of this story and headline incorrectly attributed remarks to a…
Continue Reading China has upgraded its best stealth fighter jet with domestic-made engines
By Brad Lendon, CNN China has finally showed off its most advanced fighter aircraft with domestic-made engines — a significant milestone as…
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