North Korea says it fired new long-range cruise missiles, according to state media
By Samantha Beech, Jake Kwon and Oren Liebermann, CNN North Korea claims it successfully test-fired new long-range cruise missiles over the weekend,…
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‘I thought this was the end of my life:’ Afghan journalists describe savage beatings by Taliban
CNN By Anna Coren, Radina Gigova and Tim Lister, CNN Harrowing accounts have emerged of the Taliban detaining and brutally assaulting reporters…
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By Anna Coren, Radina Gigova and Tim Lister, CNN Harrowing accounts have emerged of the Taliban detaining and brutally assaulting reporters covering…
Continue ReadingSuper Typhoon Chanthu makes landfall in the Philippines before tracking toward Taiwan
By Helen Regan and Angus Watson, CNN Super Typhoon Chanthu made landfall in the far northern Philippines on Saturday, bringing destructive winds and…
Continue ReadingThe Taliban want to lay down the law. Far outside Kabul, rural Afghans just want to get paid
By Ishtiaq Mahsud and Rob Picheta, CNN In rural Paktika province — at a border crossing with Pakistan, nearly 200 miles south of Kabul —…
Continue ReadingTwin cyclones to make landfall in Taiwan and Vietnam this weekend
CNN By Haley Brink and Ben Westcott, CNN Vietnam and Taiwan are bracing for twin cyclones which are expected to make landfall over the weekend.…
Continue ReadingMore than $1 billion in aid pledged for Afghanistan as country faces ‘most perilous hour’
CNN By Helen Regan, CNN More than $1 billion in aid has been pledged for Afghanistan to help ease one of the world’s “worst humanitarian…
Continue ReadingInside a surreal journey from the Pakistani border to Taliban-controlled Kabul
By Nic Robertson, CNN Commander Supranullah was busy as we were ushered out of the monsoon rain for shelter on his front porch. The porch doubles as…
Continue ReadingSecond Qatar Airways passenger flight takes off from Kabul
By Kareem Khadder, Mostafa Salem and Tara John, CNN A second Qatar Airways passenger flight, which arrived in Afghanistan on Friday, has now departed…
Continue ReadingSuper Typhoon Chanthu and Tropical Storm Conson to make landfall this weekend
By Haley Brink and Ben Westcott, CNN Vietnam and Taiwan are bracing for powerful twin storms which are expected to make landfall over the weekend.…
Continue ReadingYoshihide Suga Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Japan’s former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. Personal Birth date: December 6, 1948…
Continue ReadingAfghanistan is now one of very few countries with no women in top government ranks
CNN By Kara Fox, CNN The Taliban announced the formation of an interim government for Afghanistan this week, with a hardline group of veteran…
Continue ReadingAfghanistan is now one of very few countries with no women in top government ranks
By Kara Fox, CNN The Taliban announced the formation of an interim government for Afghanistan this week, with a hardline group of veteran militants…
Continue ReadingFlight lands in Qatar after Taliban cleared Americans and others to leave Afghanistan
By Mostafa Salem, Laura Smith-Spark and Sam Kiley, CNN The first international passenger flight to take off from Afghanistan since the chaotic US…
Continue ReadingLast known member of Afghanistan’s Jewish community leaves country, taking dozens of women and children with him
By Jaide Timm-Garcia and Helen Regan, CNN The last known member of Afghanistan’s Jewish community left the country on Friday, taking 30 other…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea holds middle-of-the-night military parade
CNN By Jake Kwon and Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea held a midnight military parade in Pyongyang early Thursday to mark the 73rd anniversary of its…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea Covid-19 cases at record highs as country looks to relax virus restrictions
By Ben Westcott, Jake Kwon and Gawon Bae, CNN South Korea has become the latest country in the Asia Pacific region to consider abandoning its…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea holds middle-of-the-night military parade
CNN By Jake Kwon and Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea held a midnight military parade in Pyongyang early Thursday to mark the 73rd anniversary of its…
Continue ReadingChina to provide Afghanistan with $31 million worth of food and Covid vaccines
By Helen Regan and Hande Atay Alam, CNN China will provide almost $31 million worth of food, winter weather supplies, vaccines, and medicine to…
Continue ReadingNorth Korea holds middle-of-the-night military parade
By Jake Kwon and Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea held a midnight military parade in Pyongyang early Thursday to mark the 73rd anniversary of its…
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