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By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A joke by a Chinese stand-up comedian that loosely referenced a slogan used to describe the country’s military has cost an entertainment firm more than $2 million after it was slapped with enormous fines by authorities. The costly punishment underscores the delicate line comedians must tread in

By Dalal Mawad, CNN (CNN) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has lost his appeal against a 2021 conviction for corruption and influence-peddling at the Paris court of appeals. The court on Wednesday upheld his initial sentence of three years of prison, with two years suspended and said he can wear an electronic bracelet under

By Gawon Bae and Chris Lau, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska asked South Korea to provide air defense systems as well as non-lethal military hardware when she met with President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Tuesday, both countries have reported. Zelenska, who is visiting the South Korean capital

By Tara Subramaniam and Andrew McNicol, CNN (CNN) — South Korean soccer star Son Jun-ho has been arrested in China for allegedly accepting bribes as Beijing clamps down on alleged corruption in the upper ranks of Chinese football. Son was detained by public security authorities in China’s northeast Liaoning province on Friday “on suspicion of

By Mengchen Zhang and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Thirty-nine people are missing after a Chinese fishing vessel capsized in the Indian Ocean, Chinese state media reported Wednesday. China’s leader Xi Jinping has called for an all-out effort to rescue the crew, made up of 17 Chinese nationals, 17 Indonesians and five Filipinos, state news

By Simone McCarthy and Angus Watson, CNN Sydney (CNN) — A planned summit of Quad leaders from the United States, India, Australia, and Japan in Sydney next week has been canceled after US President Joe Biden pulled out of his visit, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday, adding that talks could still proceed

By Jennifer Hansler and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — A United States convoy was attacked in Nigeria on Tuesday killing four people, including two personnel from the US consulate and two police officers, and kidnapping three others, according to local police and US officials. The attack took place in the southeastern Anambra state, with Anambra

By Al Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are investigating an explosion linked to the deaths of two people in Spain on Tuesday as a “potential case of domestic violence.” The victims, a woman and a man, were found dead near a children’s playground in the northern Spanish town of Orio, Basque regional police told CNN.

By Tara John and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso appeared before lawmakers on Tuesday in a showdown with potentially dramatic consequences: The embattled president faces a looming impeachment vote – but could turn the tables on his political enemies through a constitutional clause known as “mutual death.” The country’s opposition-led National

By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Countries could slash plastic pollution by 80% in less than two decades, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme. Plastic pollution is a scourge that affects every part of the world, from the Arctic, to the oceans and the air we breathe. It’s even changing

By Mohammed Tawfeeq and Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The United Arab Emirates has invited Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to attend the United Nations’ COP28 Climate Summit, which will take place from November 30 in Dubai. The UAE embassy in Damascus said in a post on Twitter on Sunday that Assad had received an invitation