Asia
Tornado kills at least 5, injures 33, in Chinese metropolis as region battles deadly floods
World
April 28, 2024
Tornado kills at least 5, injures 33, in Chinese metropolis as region battles deadly floods
CNN — At least five people were killed and 33 injured in a tornado Saturday that struck Guangzhou, a city…
Xi shakes up China’s military in rethink of how to ‘fight and win’ future wars
World
April 27, 2024
Xi shakes up China’s military in rethink of how to ‘fight and win’ future wars
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Banning TikTok would hit China’s tech ambitions and deepen the global digital divide
World
April 25, 2024
Banning TikTok would hit China’s tech ambitions and deepen the global digital divide
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North Korea claims it tested new command-and-control system in simulated nuclear counterstrike
World
April 23, 2024
North Korea claims it tested new command-and-control system in simulated nuclear counterstrike
Seoul, South Korea CNN — North Korea claims it tested a new nuclear weapons command-and-control system Monday, with the firing…
Massive floods threaten tens of millions as intense rains batter southern China
World
April 22, 2024
Massive floods threaten tens of millions as intense rains batter southern China
Hong Kong CNN — Heavy rains hammered southern China on the weekend, flooding homes, streets and farmland and threatening to upend…
Blinken will travel to China to bolster relations amid global turbulence
World
April 21, 2024
Blinken will travel to China to bolster relations amid global turbulence
CNN — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China in the coming week as the Biden administration tries…
Middle class wiped out: Half of Myanmar’s people forced into poverty by civil war, UN report finds
Middle East
April 14, 2024
Middle class wiped out: Half of Myanmar’s people forced into poverty by civil war, UN report finds
CNN — Once considered among the most promising economies in Southeast Asia with a growing middle class, Myanmar is now…
China’s Xi hosts former Taiwan president in Beijing, in rare meeting echoing bygone era of warmer ties
World
April 10, 2024
China’s Xi hosts former Taiwan president in Beijing, in rare meeting echoing bygone era of warmer ties
Hong Kong CNN — Chinese leader Xi Jinping held rare talks on Wednesday with a former president of Taiwan who…
China concerns bring new unity to once-turbulent US-Japan-Philippines relationship ahead of major White House summit
World
April 9, 2024
China concerns bring new unity to once-turbulent US-Japan-Philippines relationship ahead of major White House summit
Seoul, South Korea CNN — Colonization, bloodshed, war crimes, occupation, controversial military bases. These are all issues intertwined in the…
Japan’s Kishida warns world at ‘historic turning point’ as he touts US alliance ahead of Biden summit
World
April 8, 2024
Japan’s Kishida warns world at ‘historic turning point’ as he touts US alliance ahead of Biden summit
Tokyo CNN — Spiraling geopolitical tensions have pushed the world to a “historic turning point” and are forcing Japan to…