What if China gets control of the South China Sea? Check out the latest episode of Meanwhile In Asia: youtu.be/lXyPssLt4LY?...
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Would you fly to China for medical care? China's trying to get in on the medical tourism industry that's booming across Asia. Check out the discussion: youtu.be/5Kce8vxG6tc?...
Medical tourism is booming, & China wants in | Meanwhile in Asia
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A rare, close-up look at a confrontation between China and the Philippines on the high seas Neither Manila nor Beijing are backing down from their claims to Scarborough Shoal www.cnn.com/2026/07/24/a...
Chinese ship shoots water cannon at Philippine vessel with CNN crew on board near flashpoint shoal | CNN
Chinese ships fired water cannon at Philippine vessels, including one carrying a CNN crew, near a dangerous flashpoint in the South China Sea on Friday – the third tense confrontation this week in the...
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Per capita, Australians consume more cocaine than any other country in the world. Right now, drug gangs are fighting a deadly war over Australia's lucrative cocaine market. Watch the "Cocaine Wars" episode of Meanwhile In Asia here: youtu.be/-fW98g-dgLA?...
Australia’s cocaine wars: Contract killings, arson, & kidnap plots | Meanwhile in Asia
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CNN's Hanako Montgomery says South Korea & Japan's appearance in the first round of the World Cup gave some Asian-Americans a burst of cultural pride Follow this link to see the whole episode of Meanwhile In Asia: youtu.be/IQoIiquyBFQ?...
President Trump has claimed an Iran deal is imminent at least 37 times in the last 2 months, writes CNN's Aaron Blake www.cnn.com/2026/06/09/p...
Analysis: How many times has Trump claimed an Iran deal is around the corner? | CNN Politics
It’s been more than two months since President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire with Iran, saying at the time that the two sides were close to a deal.
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Scott Pelley says "CBS News is on fire" and the news division's editor in chief Bari Weiss should be removed from her job in an interview with The New York Times, his first since being fired by CBS on June 2. https://cnn.it/4uVzOJ1
Powerful earthquake strikes off the coast of Mindanao in the Philippines Authorities have issued a tsunami warning www.cnn.com/2026/06/07/a...
7.8 magnitude earthquake hits southern Philippines | CNN
An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck Mindanao in the southern Philippines on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
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Out on the streets with the "Cardboard Grannies" of Hong Kong Article by CNN's Chris Lau www.cnn.com/2026/05/23/c...
In a city of high-rises, ‘cardboard grannies’ collect waste for cash | CNN
Zigzagging through bustling streets, trolleys piled high with sheets of discarded cardboard, these elderly scavengers are hard to miss in Hong Kong.
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Lantau Bean. CNN's Chris Lau reports on one man's effort to grow and harvest coffee on the fringes of one of the world's most densely populated cities. #hongkong #coffee www.cnn.com/2026/05/16/t...
A quietly ambitious mission to grow coffee in Hong Kong | CNN
A coffee roaster hums like an idling train in the attic of LCC Roastery, churning out freshly cooked beans at the artisan coffee seller on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island.
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The war in Iran has sent oil-starved countries scrambling for fuel. Many are opting for energy alternatives — and turning to the renewables king of the planet: China.
The Iran war has the world buying more clean energy. China stands to benefit the most | CNN Business
The war in Iran has sent oil-starved countries scrambling for fuel. Many are opting for energy alternatives — and turning to the renewables king of the planet: China.
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O'DONNELL: In his manifesto, he wrote that 'I'm no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, & traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.' TRUMP: I'm not a rapist. I'm not a pedophile. You read that crap from a sick person. You should be ashamed of yourself, reading that. You're a disgrace.
Merchant mariners aren't surprised Iran is attacking commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. They saw a similar playbook during the Tanker War in the 1980's. #Iran www.cnn.com/2026/03/20/w...
War on global shipping: Iran’s attacks revive tanker war fears | CNN
With Iran suspected of striking ships in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. scrambles to respond. CNN’s Ivan Watson speaks with a veteran seafarer and a former Navy officer who warns that reopeni...
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US removes sanctions on 140 million barrels of Iranian oil www.cnn.com/world/live-n...
US removes sanctions on 140 million barrels of Iranian oil
US President Donald Trump said on social media Friday the US is considering “winding down” military efforts in the Middle East. Follow for live news updates.
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The US military says 4 of 6 crew members are confirmed dead after a KC-135 Stratotanker crashed in Western Iraq. Central Command says the plane did not go down due to hostile or friendly fire The aircraft was part of the joint US-Israeli bombing campaign of Iran
Thailand summons Iranian ambassador after unknown projectile hits Thai ship near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday. 3 Thai crew members are still missing from the Thai-flagged bulk carrier “Mayuree Naree” www.cnn.com/world/live-n...
Thailand summons Iranian ambassador after vessel hit near Strait of Hormuz
The Middle East conflict is escalating on multiple fronts with Iran launching new attacks on global energy supplies and neighbors as Israeli warplanes pummel Beirut. Follow for live updates
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Oil prices surge past $100 per barrel due to US-Israel/Iran war chaos www.cnn.com/world/live-n...
Oil tops again despite historic release of reserves
The head of Iraq’s ports company said that 38 crew members of two foreign oil tankers were rescued after an Iranian attack set them ablaze in Iraq’s territorial waters in the Gulf. Also, three vessels...
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The Isolation of the Islamic Republic: the joint US and Israeli surprise attack on Saturday revealed how few friends were willing to stand beside Ayatollah Ali Khamenei #Iran www.cnn.com/world/live-n...
Iran’s regime stood increasingly alone as Khamenei met his end
The US president has called for regime change following a massive US and Israeli attack, which prompted an unprecedented wave of retaliatory strikes by Iran. Follow for live updates.
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“The Americans have stabbed the Iranian people in the heart and we will stab them in their heart,” --Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran on state media “They must know they cannot just hit and run” #Iran
A former US Immigration and Customs Enforcement lawyer who was responsible for training new deportation officers warned that the agency's training program for new recruits is "deficient, defective and broken." https://cnn.it/4sbJyxe
Korean criminal court finds former president Yoon Suk Yeol & his defense minister guilty of insurrection. Judge says dispatching armed soldiers to National Assembly by helicopter on Dec 3 2024 to make arrests amounts to acts of insurrection. Yoon gets life in prison www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/a...
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol handed life sentence for leading insurrection | CNN
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison Thursday after a court found him guilty of leading an insurrection during his short-lived imposition of martial law, which p...
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On the Pakistani border with Afghanistan, the newest generation of Taliban militants is armed with guns that were made in the USA To watch our special report in the US: edition.cnn.com/videos/title... Everywhere else: youtube.com/watch?v=oMQh... Team: Sophia Saifi and Javed Iqbal
Neil Young is giving the people of Greenland the gift of song — his songs, that is. https://cnn.it/45CMwBX
Neil Young's gift to Greenland: Free access to his entire music catalog | CNN
Neil Young is giving the people of Greenland the gift of song -- his songs, that is.
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"Compared to conflicts involving major powers since World War II, Moscow’s losses are staggering" Report estimates Russia suffered 1.2 million casualties since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly 4 years ago #Ukraine️ www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/e...
Russia’s 1.2 million casualties in Ukraine dwarf all its conflicts since World War II, report says | CNN
About 1.2 million Russian troops have been killed, wounded or are missing since its invasion of Ukraine almost four years ago, a rate of casualties for a major military power not seen since World War ...
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX is now providing free internet access via its Starlink satellite service to users in Iran as the country’s regime continues its bloody crackdown on anti-government protests, according to a tech expert in touch with Iranian Starlink users. https://cnn.it/49lqINB
The Trump administration’s efforts to investigate Renee Good and others around her, and not the ICE officer who shot her in Minneapolis, is wreaking havoc on the US attorney’s office in Minnesota, which is leading the probe.
Trump administration efforts to shift blame for ICE shooting wreak havoc on Minnesota US attorney’s office | CNN Politics
The Trump administration’s efforts to investigate Renee Good and others around her, and not the ICE officer who shot her in Minneapolis, is wreaking havoc on the US attorney’s office in Minnesota, whi...
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"The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President." --Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
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Good evening. On Friday, the Department of Justice served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment related to my testi
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"Over the years as I traveled regularly between Cuba & Venezuela, it was hard to tell where one nation began & another ended," writes CNN Havana correspondent Patrick Oppmann Maduro’s capture is a seismic reversal of fortune for Cuba’s communist-run government www.cnn.com/2026/01/04/a...
Cuba is left reeling in the aftermath of the Venezuela strike | CNN
For months as the US military prepared to strike Venezuela, many Cubans have asked a simple, if disconcerting, question: “Are we next?”
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Hong Kong officials blame substandard construction netting that didn't meet fire safety standards for the blaze that killed at least 151 people in Tai Po last week. The city's top official calls for an independent investigation & vows justice for the victims www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/w...
Painstaking search for victims of Hong Kong fire continues but some may never be found, official says | CNN
The painstaking effort to search for the remains of those killed in the deadly blaze that engulfed a Hong Kong residential complex last week is nearly its conclusion.
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