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Those who back Taiwan independence face ‘self-destruction,’ China’s new defense minister warns in combative summit speech
June 2, 2024
Those who back Taiwan independence face ‘self-destruction,’ China’s new defense minister warns in combative summit speech
Singapore CNN — Taiwan is pursuing independence incrementally and those who support it will “end up in self-destruction,” China’s new…
Trump and his allies braced for a guilty verdict. Then the bombshell arrived
June 1, 2024
Trump and his allies braced for a guilty verdict. Then the bombshell arrived
CNN — The next time former President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally will be his first as a convicted…
India’s scorching heat and lack of water leave Delhi’s poor to suffer worst of climate crisis
June 1, 2024
India’s scorching heat and lack of water leave Delhi’s poor to suffer worst of climate crisis
New Delhi CNN — There’s no fresh water in the slums of Delhi’s Chanakyapuri neighborhood. It’s 49.9 degrees Celsius, or 121…
Nelson Mandela’s party has been dealt a seismic election blow. Where does it leave South Africa?
June 1, 2024
Nelson Mandela’s party has been dealt a seismic election blow. Where does it leave South Africa?
Johannesburg, South Africa CNN — South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party is set to fall short of a majority…
The tense tick, tick, tick of jury deliberations at Trump’s first criminal trial
May 30, 2024
The tense tick, tick, tick of jury deliberations at Trump’s first criminal trial
CNN — The mood flips from torpor to high tension in a second on the high-security 15th floor of the…
Soldiers in Ukraine say US-supplied tanks have made them targets for Russian strikes
May 30, 2024
Soldiers in Ukraine say US-supplied tanks have made them targets for Russian strikes
Eastern Ukraine CNN — Ukrainian crews working on US-supplied Abrams tanks have told CNN of a series of the weaknesses…
Hong Kong democracy leaders convicted in most significant verdicts since Beijing’s national security crackdown
May 30, 2024
Hong Kong democracy leaders convicted in most significant verdicts since Beijing’s national security crackdown
Hong Kong CNN — More than a dozen of Hong Kong’s leading democracy figures were found guilty Thursday on subversion charges,…
China’s Xi Jinping calls for peace conference and ‘justice’ over war in Gaza as Arab leaders visit Beijing
May 30, 2024
China’s Xi Jinping calls for peace conference and ‘justice’ over war in Gaza as Arab leaders visit Beijing
Hong Kong CNN — Chinese leader Xi Jinping decried “tremendous sufferings” in the Middle East and called for an international…
Judgment day looms for Donald Trump in New York
May 29, 2024
Judgment day looms for Donald Trump in New York
CNN — Donald Trump, who built a mystique as the brash epitome of power, has never been more powerless to…
South Africans go to the polls in election seen as biggest test yet to ANC’s 30 years in power
May 29, 2024
South Africans go to the polls in election seen as biggest test yet to ANC’s 30 years in power
Johannesburg, South Africa CNN — Millions of South Africans are voting in what is expected to be the most pivotal…