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By Nectar Gan, Yoonjung Seo, Yong Xiong, CNN (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un have pledged to deepen strategic coordination in their first formal summit in six years, after they put on an unprecedented show of unity against the West alongside Russia’s Vladimir Putin at a massive military parade.

By Haicen Yang and Fred He, CNN Hong Kong and Beijing (CNN) — At a busy market in a small town of China’s Hebei province, Labubu is no longer the coveted collectible displayed in glass cases. Here, they’re treated like sweet potatoes or cabbages, dumped by the dozen into large plastic bags, or piled into

By Helen Regan, Kocha Olarn, CNN (CNN) — Thailand’s influential former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra suddenly left the country on his private jet Thursday days before a court ruling that could see him imprisoned, raising speculation that he might not return to face the verdict. His departure came a day before Thailand’s parliament picked veteran

By Lex Harvey, Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department has imposed sanctions on three Palestinian human rights groups that asked the International Criminal Court to investigate and arrest Israeli leaders over accusations of war crimes in Gaza. Late last year the ICC issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former

By Stefano Pozzebon and Andrew Raine, CNN Chichiriviche de la Costa, Venezuela (CNN) — Work starts early for the fishermen of Chichiriviche de la Costa, a remote village on the Caribbean coast of Venezuela, some two hours of unpaved driving from the capital Caracas. On Thursday, Eduard Ulloa, 47, was at the shore before six

CNN By Stefano Pozzebon and Andrew Raine, CNN Chichiriviche de la Costa, Venezuela (CNN) — Work starts early for the fishermen of Chichiriviche de la Costa, a remote village on the Caribbean coast of Venezuela, some two hours of unpaved driving from the capital Caracas. On Thursday, Eduard Ulloa, 47, was at the shore before

By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — A man killed his sister and wounded seven others in a mass stabbing at an Indigenous community in central Canada, police said Thursday. The man, a 26-year-old from Hollow Water First Nation, an Anishinaabe community on the eastern shores of Lake Winnipeg, fled the scene in a stolen vehicle

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — At least 16 people were killed and several injured after the carriage of a funicular – a type of railway that travels up and down steep slopes – derailed in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon on Wednesday evening. Authorities are still investigating exactly what caused the disaster, which has

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a quick look at the life of former South African president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, FW de Klerk. Personal Birth date: March 18, 1936 Death date: November 11, 2021 Birth place: Johannesburg, South Africa Birth name: Frederik Willem de Klerk Father: Johannes de Klerk, politician Mother: Corrie (Coetzer)

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — At least 16 people were killed and 21 injured after the carriage of a funicular – a type of railway that travels up and down steep slopes – derailed in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon on Wednesday evening. Authorities are still investigating exactly what caused the disaster, which has

By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un have sat down for formal talks in Beijing, a day after the pair and Russia’s Vladimir Putin put on an unprecedented show of unity against the West at a massive military parade. Xi and Kim began their meeting at

By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — Seven people in England and Scotland have been charged with terrorism offenses in relation to organizing protests and holding Zoom meetings allegedly linked to banned group Palestine Action, police said. The alleged offenses relate to arranging public protests in support of Palestine Action in London, Manchester and Cardiff, as

By Anabella Gonzalez, Joaquin Doria, Pau Mosquera, CNN (CNN) — “They use us. Some use us as pawns in their political schemes, and others as collateral damage.” This is how Adelys Ferro, who works at an NGO that advocates for the rights of Venezuelan immigrants, sums up the feelings of many Venezuelans living abroad after

By Federico Jofre and Mauricio Torres, CNN (CNN) — Argentine authorities recovered a 17th-century painting on Wednesday that was apparently stolen by the Nazis during World War II, the Mar del Plata Prosecutor’s Office reported in a statement. The work, “Portrait of a Lady” by Italian artist Giuseppe Ghislandi, was handed over to the Prosecutor’s

By Ana María Cañizares, CNN (CNN) — The deployment of US warships in the Caribbean to counter drug-trafficking could simply divert the problem to the Pacific, experts in the region warn. While much attention has focused on the political tension between the United States and Venezuela – even more so after a strike on an

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. October 1-2, 2025 – Yom Kippur begins at sundown on October 1 and ends at nightfall on October 2. The Day of Atonement is considered the most important and sacred of Jewish religious holidays. It falls on

By Lauren Kent, Anna Chernova, Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping was caught chatting about the possibility of living to 150 in a hot-mic moment with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday. The conversation between China’s 72-year-old leader and his Russian and North Korean counterparts

By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s annexation of any part of the occupied West Bank would be a “red line” that would “end the pursuit of regional integration,” warned the United Arab Emirates, the main signatory of the landmark agreement that saw Israel normalize relations with three Arab nations. “Annexation in the West Bank

By Nectar Gan, Brad Lendon, Jessie Yeung, Simone McCarthy, CNN Beijing (CNN) — Xi Jinping staged a staggering show of China’s military power on Wednesday before some of the world’s most powerful authoritarian leaders, rallying them behind his vision for a new world order as US President Donald Trump wages a global trade war and

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — As North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stepped off his armored green train in Beijing on Tuesday, greeted by Chinese officials shaking his hand and leading him down a red carpet, many observers noticed a young girl walking behind him, smiling politely, dressed in black with her hair tied