China rejects US proposal for defense chiefs to meet in Singapore this week
By Natasha Bertrand and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — China has rejected a United States proposal for Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to meet…
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China sends first civilian astronaut to space as Shenzhou-16 blasts off
By Simone McCarthy (CNN) — China sent its first civilian astronaut into orbit on Tuesday, as it launched the Shenzhou-16 mission to its space…
Continue ReadingOne of these Vietnam War POWs spent 10 months in a ‘tiger cage.’ What happened to the other was even worse
CNN By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Staff Sgt. Ken Wallingford had only days left to serve in the US Army when he found himself trapped – and…
Continue ReadingDozens of NATO peacekeepers injured during clashes in northern Kosovo
By Jessie Gretener, Sugam Pokharel, Tara John and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — At least 34 soldiers of NATO’s peacekeeping mission in…
Continue ReadingOne of these Vietnam War POWs spent 10 months in a ‘tiger cage.’ What happened to the other was even worse
By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Staff Sgt. Ken Wallingford had only days left to serve in the US Army when he found himself trapped – and seconds…
Continue ReadingRecep Tayyip Erdogan Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Recep Tayyip Erdogan, current president and former prime minister of Turkey.…
Continue ReadingRussia ‘changes tactics’ and hits Kyiv with daytime missile attack
By Rob Picheta and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Russia hit Kyiv with an array of missile fire on Monday in a surprise daytime attack, hours after an…
Continue ReadingShanghai records its highest May temperature in more than 100 years
By Mengchen Zhang and Caolán Magee, CNN (CNN) — The Chinese city of Shanghai recorded its highest May temperature in more than 100 years on…
Continue ReadingErdogan survived the biggest test of his political career. What’s next?
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday emerged as winner of the country’s presidential election, proving…
Continue ReadingSpanish PM calls snap elections after setbacks in local polls
CNN By Al Goodman, CNN Madrid (CNN) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced snap parliamentary elections in July, hours after his…
Continue ReadingSpanish PM calls snap elections after setbacks in local polls
By Al Goodman, CNN Madrid (CNN) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced snap parliamentary elections in July, hours after his…
Continue ReadingNigeria’s Bola Tinubu sworn in as president, facing divided nation and economic woes
By Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — Nigeria’s President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu was sworn into office Monday, against the backdrop of a…
Continue ReadingFour dead after tourist boat capsizes in Italy’s Lake Maggiore
By Niamh Kennedy and Caolán Magee, CNN (CNN) — The bodies of four people have been recovered from Lake Maggiore in northern Italy after a…
Continue ReadingUgandan president signs one of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ bills into law
By David McKenzie and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has signed some of the harshest anti-LGBTQ laws in the…
Continue ReadingIndia’s top female wrestlers detained on march as Modi inaugurates new Parliament
By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — Some of India’s top female wrestlers were detained by police Sunday, in a chaotic escalation of a weeks-long…
Continue ReadingJapan warns it will destroy any North Korean missile that enters its territory after Pyongyang signals satellite launch imminent
By Emiko Jozuka Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s Defense Ministry warned on Monday it would destroy any North Korean missile that enters its territory…
Continue ReadingLargest earthquake in 120 years rattles Melbourne but causes little damage
By Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — Melbourne was shaken Sunday by a rare and shallow earthquake – the largest earthquake to hit the Australian…
Continue ReadingGiant panda Ya Ya’s arrival at Beijing Zoo sparks fresh outpouring of online pride
CNN By Kathleen Magramo and CNN’s Beijing Bureau (CNN) — Giant panda Ya Ya has become an internet sensation again after Chinese state…
Continue ReadingGiant panda Ya Ya’s arrival at Beijing Zoo sparks fresh outpouring of online pride
By Kathleen Magramo and CNN’s Beijing Bureau (CNN) — Giant panda Ya Ya has become an internet sensation again after Chinese state media…
Continue ReadingLukashenko offers nuclear weapons to nations willing ‘to join the Union State of Russia and Belarus’
By Mariya Knight, Uliana Pavlova and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has claimed that nations who are willing…
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