By Kristie Lu Stout, Jadyn Sham, Rhea Mogul, Teele Rebane and Lizzy Yee, CNN Fighting back tears, Laura and Nick struggle to comfort their sobbing 11-month-old daughter, Ava, through a phone screen. “Bubba, we love you…we’re going to come and get you darling. We will,” Laura says, in a video of a phone call with
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN China’s envoy to the United Nations on Monday called for “all parties” to exercise restraint and avoid “fueling tensions” in Ukraine, but stopped short of condemning the Kremlin’s recognition of independence for two pro-Moscow regions in the east of the country. Beijing is navigating a complex position as the crisis in
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, CNN Australia is demanding China investigate the alleged use of a laser to “illuminate” an Australian jet in waters off the country’s north coast in an incident that threatens to worsen relations between the two countries. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said Monday he’d called on the Chinese government to explain the “dangerous”
Continue ReadingBy Angus Watson and Brad Lendon, CNN A Chinese warship allegedly used a laser to “illuminate” an Australian Air Force jet in what Canberra called a “serious safety incident” in a statement released on Saturday. “Acts like this have the potential to endanger lives,” the statement from the Australian Defence Force said, adding it strongly
Continue ReadingCNN By Brad Lendon and Gawon Bae, CNN A North Korean projectile is presumed to have exploded soon after launch Wednesday, the South Korean military said, a failure in what would have been the Kim Jong Un regime’s 10th such launch this year. The explosion is believed to have come around an altitude of 20
Continue ReadingBy Yoonjung Seo and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN He risked his life fleeing from one of the world’s most repressive regimes, traversing a militarized stretch protected by barbed wire fences. Then a year later, he went back — the way he came. More than one month since the man crossed the demilitarized zone from South to
Continue ReadingBy Selina Wang, CNN Two months ago, I called my grandma to tell her I’d be in Beijing for the Winter Olympics. She was thrilled. But I explained that even though we’d be in the same city, I wouldn’t be able to see her. I’d be in a strict bubble, separate from the rest of
Continue ReadingBy Sophia Saifi, Azaz Syed and Rhea Mogul, CNN The brother of murdered social media star Qandeel Baloch has been freed by a Pakistan appeals court, three years after he was convicted of killing her for “bringing dishonor” to the family. Baloch’s murder in 2016 sparked a national outcry and promoted changes in the country’s
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN New Zealand has employed an unusual tactic to disperse “Freedom Convoy” protesters on Sunday — playing the hit songs of Barry Manilow and James Blunt, as well as the Spanish dance track “Macarena” by the band Los del Río. The so-called “Freedom Convoy” rallies in several parts of the globe
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of Emperor Naruhito of Japan, the 126th Emperor to ascend to Japan’s Chrysanthemum Throne. Personal Birth date: February 23, 1960 Birth place: Tokyo, Japan Previous name: Hironomiya Naruhito Father: Emperor Emeritus Akihito Mother: Empress Emerita Michiko Marriage: Masako Owada (June 9, 1993-present) Children: Princess Aiko Education:
Continue ReadingBy Jeevan Ravindran, CNN New Zealand has employed an unusual tactic to disperse “Freedom Convoy” protesters on Sunday — playing the hit songs of Barry Manilow and James Blunt, as well as the Spanish dance track “Macarena” by the band Los del Río. The so-called “Freedom Convoy” rallies in several parts of the globe follow
Continue ReadingCNN By CNN staff In the span of a week, three American-born athletes of Chinese descent have been thrust into the spotlight at the Beijing Winter Olympics — to very different reactions in China. All three were trained in the United States and are only a few years apart in age, but their paths diverged
Continue ReadingCNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Sandi Sidhu, Julia Hollingsworth, Masoud Popalzai, Sitara Zamani, Abdul Basir Bina, Katie Polglase and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Newly released testimony from US military survivors of the August 26 attack at Kabul airport has cast doubt on the findings of the Pentagon’s investigation into the incident, which concluded that nobody was
Continue ReadingBy CNN staff In the span of a week, three American-born athletes of Chinese descent have been thrust into the spotlight at the Beijing Winter Olympics — to very different reactions in China. All three were trained in the United States and are only a few years apart in age, but their paths diverged on
Continue ReadingCNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Sandi Sidhu, Julia Hollingsworth, Masoud Popalzai, Sitara Zamani, Abdul Basir Bina, Katie Polglase and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Newly released testimony from US military survivors of the August 26 attack at Kabul airport has cast doubt on the findings of the Pentagon’s investigation into the incident, which concluded that nobody was
Continue ReadingBy Nick Paton Walsh, Sandi Sidhu, Julia Hollingsworth, Masoud Popalzai, Sitara Zamani, Abdul Basir Bina, Katie Polglase and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Newly released testimony from US military survivors of the August 26 attack at Kabul airport has cast doubt on the findings of the Pentagon’s investigation into the incident, which concluded that nobody was hit
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, Selina Wang and Sandi Sidhu, CNN As Winter Olympians vie for gold in Beijing, global attention has turned to events in the extensive Olympic “bubble” — a zone sealing off visiting athletes, media and participants from the rest of the host city to prevent the spread of Covid-19. But in a different
Continue ReadingCNN By Simone McCarthy, Selina Wang and Sandi Sidhu, CNN As Winter Olympians vie for gold in Beijing, global attention has turned to events in the extensive Olympic “bubble” — a zone sealing off visiting athletes, media and participants from the rest of the host city to prevent the spread of Covid-19. But in a
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN American ice skater Nathan Chen has won his first Olympic Gold medal with a flawless performance that set him well above the competition in the men’s free skate. Chen, who had been the favorite going into Thursday’s event, pulled off his win with a long program packed with moves to show
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, Nectar Gan and Tom Booth, CNN Winter Olympians are accustomed to performing their awe-inspiring feats against the backdrop of spectacular snow-capped mountains. But Beijing’s Big Air Shougang Olympic venue is drawing attention for its much edgier, urban setting. Behind the skiers launching themselves off the 60-meter-high (196-foot) ramp are furnaces, tall chimney
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