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A record number of Chinese warplanes flew close to Taiwan during military drills

By Wayne Chang and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — China flew a record number of fighter jets and other warplanes around Taiwan during its large-scale military drills on Monday, the island’s Defense Ministry said. The one-day military exercises, which involved Chinese fighter jets, drones, warships and Coast Guard vessels simulating a blockade of the self-governing

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Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg

‘The world failed us’: Parents of slain Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin grapple with ‘crushing’ loss

CNN By Hanna Ziady and Anderson Cooper, CNN (CNN) — The parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli-American murdered by Hamas militants in Gaza in August, have told CNN about the “crushing blow” of losing their son and say they fear that other families will receive the same “devastating news” unless world leaders take urgent action

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Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg

‘The world failed us’: Parents of slain Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin grapple with ‘crushing’ loss

By Hanna Ziady and Anderson Cooper, CNN (CNN) — The parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli-American murdered by Hamas militants in Gaza in August, have told CNN about the “crushing blow” of losing their son and say they fear that other families will receive the same “devastating news” unless world leaders take urgent action to

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Distraught mother of missing Broadway dancer Zelig Williams pleads for his return: ‘He’s all I got’

By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The family of a missing Broadway dancer is pleading with their South Carolina community to share any information about his disappearance with law enforcement as the search for the 28-year-old grows desperate. Zelig Williams was last seen on October 3 at his home in Columbia, according to a statement from

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Canada expels Indian diplomats after tying government agents to ‘serious criminal activity’

By Hanna Ziady, Paula Newton and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Canada announced the expulsion of six Indian diplomats Monday, including the high commissioner, after the police accused agents of the Indian government of being linked to homicides, harassment and other “acts of violence” against Sikh separatists in the country. Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin visited North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un in June

North Korea sending citizens to help Russian military fight Ukraine, Zelensky says

By Rob Picheta, Victoria Butenko and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — North Korea is sending its citizens to help Russia’s military fight Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky has said, increasing concerns about the alliance between Moscow and the secretive state. In his daily video message on Sunday, the Ukrainian president said: “We see an increasing alliance between

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