Myanmar court extends Aung San Suu Kyi’s prison sentence to 26 years
By Rhea Mogul and Jake Kwon, CNN A court in military-run Myanmar has sentenced Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s deposed former leader and Nobel…
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Aged 97, Malaysia’s former leader Mahathir Mohamad is running for parliament again
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN Malaysia’s 97-year-old former leader Mahathir Mohamad is to run for parliament in the country’s looming general…
Continue ReadingXi Jinping poised to consolidate power at China’s Communist Party Congress
By Simone McCarthy, CNN Xi Jinping is poised to cement his role as China’s most powerful leader in decades, as members of the country’s…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand wants to tax farmers for their cows’ burps and farts
By Christian Edwards, CNN A burp or fart at the dinner table might land you in trouble — but if you’re a cow or sheep in New Zealand, it…
Continue Reading500 pilot whales die in mass strandings on remote New Zealand islands
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN Hundreds of pilot whales have died after becoming stranded near the shark-infested waters of a remote island chain in the…
Continue ReadingFuneral rites begin for victims of mass shooting and stabbing at Thailand nursery
By Heather Chen, CNN Buddhist funeral rites have begun in the grieving town of Uthai Sawan in northeastern Thailand, where families are mourning the…
Continue Reading‘No room for compromise’ on Taiwan’s sovereignty, President Tsai says in National Day speech
By Eric Cheung, CNN Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen said Monday there is “no room for compromise” over the self-ruled…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea says missile tests are practice for ‘tactical nuclear strikes’ on South Korea
By Brad Lendon, Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN North Korean state media has broken its silence over the country’s recent spate of missile…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea fires two ballistic missiles, South Korea and Japan say
By Mitchell McCluskey, Emiko Jozuka and Gawon Bae, CNN North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles from the Munchon area of Kangwon Province…
Continue ReadingSuperyacht linked to Russian billionaire mysteriously shows up in Hong Kong
By Michelle Toh, CNN A megayacht linked to a sanctioned Russian oligarch has dropped anchor in Hong Kong, amid efforts by the West to seize the…
Continue ReadingThailand’s day care massacre unites families and a country in grief
CNN By Kocha Olarn, Anna Coren and Hilary Whiteman, CNN Smears of dried blood still stained the wooden floor of a classroom in northeastern Thailand…
Continue ReadingWhy is North Korea firing so many missiles — and should the West be worried?
By Jessie Yeung, Paula Hancocks and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Tensions are running high in the Korean Peninsula, as the United States and its allies respond…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea flies warplanes near border as tensions with South escalate
CNN By Brad Lendon, Yoonjung Seo and Gawon Bae, CNN New tensions are flaring between the Koreas, with the North flying warplanes near their shared…
Continue ReadingThailand’s day care massacre unites families and a country in grief
By Kocha Olarn, Anna Coren and Hilary Whiteman, CNN Smears of dried blood still stained the wooden floor of a classroom in northeastern Thailand on…
Continue ReadingJapanese journalist sentenced to 10 years in Myanmar prison, official says
By Emiko Jozuka and Heather Chen, CNN A military court in Myanmar has sentenced a Japanese journalist to 10 years in prison for sedition and…
Continue ReadingDozens of children among at least 36 people killed in child care center massacre in Thailand
By Kocha Olarn and Heather Chen, CNN Thailand recoiled in horror Thursday after at least 36 people were killed, at least 24 of them children, in a…
Continue ReadingSome Chinese cities break October heat records as others shiver
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN China is facing extreme weather as scorching heat breaks records in some drought-stricken parts of the country, while cool…
Continue ReadingMore than 400 people won the lotto in the Philippines. Some people just can’t believe it
By Heather Chen, CNN A 236 million peso ($4 million) lottery jackpot shared among a record number of more than 400 winners has sparked questions in…
Continue ReadingChina bans residents from leaving Xinjiang, just weeks after its last Covid lockdown
CNN By Jessie Yeung, Yong Xiong and Nectar Gan, CNN China has banned residents from leaving Xinjiang over a Covid-19 outbreak — just weeks…
Continue ReadingUS, Japanese and South Korean warships perform missile defense exercise after North Korean tests
By Brad Lendon, Yoonjung Seo and Caitlin Hu, CNN United States, South Korean and Japanese warships performed a missile defense exercise in the Sea of…
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