Putin will not attend G20 summit in person, Russian embassy says
By Mayumi Maruyama and Nectar Gan, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend in person a summit of leaders from the Group of 20 nations in…
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China’s manufacturing hub Guangzhou locks down millions as Covid outbreak widens
By Nectar Gan, CNN China’s southern metropolis of Guangzhou has locked down more than 5 million residents, as authorities rush to stamp out a…
Continue ReadingKilling of Pakistani journalist in Kenya was ‘targeted’ attack, minister says
By Azaz Syed, Sophia Saifi and Bethlehem Feleke, CNN A Pakistani journalist shot dead by police in Kenya last month was the victim of a…
Continue ReadingWestern Nepal hit by magnitude 5.6 earthquake killing at least six people, officials say
By Sugam Pokharel and Philip Wang, CNN A magnitude 5.6 earthquake hit western Nepal on Wednesday morning local time, killing at least six people,…
Continue ReadingNorth Korean ‘peace’ dogs cause political spat in South Korea
By Heather Chen, Jake Kwon and Yoonjung Seo, CNN A pair of dogs gifted by North Korea are the center of a political dispute in South Korea after the…
Continue ReadingEx-Pakistan PM Imran Khan says three bullets were taken from his right leg
CNN By Karen Smith and Hira Humayun, CNN Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan says three bullets were taken from his right leg from the…
Continue ReadingEx-Pakistan PM Imran Khan says three bullets were taken from his right leg
By Karen Smith and Hira Humayun, CNN Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan says three bullets were taken from his right leg from the…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea blames ‘reckless military hysteria’ of US and allies for missile tests
By Yoonjung Seo and Hilary Whiteman, CNN North Korean state media has released images purporting to show last week’s missile launches with a…
Continue ReadingNo immediate end in sight for China’s costly zero-Covid policy
By Nectar Gan, CNN China has reiterated its unswerving commitment to its longstanding zero-Covid policy, despite mounting public frustration the…
Continue ReadingHong Kong says it’s back open for business. Will the world buy it?
By Jessie Yeung and Kristie Lu Stout, CNN At a glitzy finance summit in Hong Kong this week, the city’s leader triumphantly told a room packed…
Continue Reading‘Somebody is going to die’: How Seoul’s deadly Halloween crush unfolded
By Jessie Yeung and Teele Rebane, CNN A fresh graduate in her first full-time job; a teenager who helped raise her siblings after their…
Continue ReadingFormer Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan blames establishment figures for plot to kill him
By Sophia Saifi, CNN Tensions escalated in Pakistan on Friday as former Prime Minister Imran Khan blamed establishment figures for a plot to kill him…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea scrambles fighter jets after detecting 180 North Korean warplanes, military says
CNN By Yoonjung Seo and Heather Chen, CNN South Korea scrambled about 80 fighter jets after detecting a large number of North Korean warplanes during…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea scrambles fighter jets after detecting 180 North Korean warplanes, military says
By Yoonjung Seo and Heather Chen, CNN South Korea scrambled about 80 fighter jets after detecting a large number of North Korean warplanes during a…
Continue ReadingNo immediate end in sight for China’s costly zero-Covid policy
CNN By Nectar Gan, CNN China has reiterated its unswerving commitment to its longstanding zero-Covid policy, despite mounting public frustration the…
Continue ReadingFormer Prime Minister Imran Khan shot in lower leg in reported assassination attempt in Pakistan
CNN By Sophia Saifi and Rhea Mogul, CNN Pakistan’s ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan has survived a shooting at a political rally on Thursday that…
Continue ReadingFormer Prime Minister Imran Khan shot in lower leg in reported assassination attempt in Pakistan
By Sophia Saifi and Rhea Mogul, CNN Pakistan’s ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan has survived a shooting at a political rally on Thursday that his…
Continue ReadingDeath of boy in lockdown fuels backlash against China’s zero-Covid policy
By Nectar Gan, CNN The death of a 3-year-old boy following a suspected gas leak at a locked down residential compound in northwestern China has…
Continue Reading‘He was curious about the world’: Friends remember American student killed in Seoul Halloween disaster
By Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson, Jake Kwon and Tom Booth, CNN When he arrived in the South Korean city of Seoul in late August, American exchange…
Continue Reading‘He was curious about the world’: Friends remember American student killed in Seoul Halloween disaster
CNN By Rebecca Wright, Ivan Watson, Jake Kwon and Tom Booth, CNN When he arrived in the South Korean city of Seoul in late August, American exchange…
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