Never 'insult Poles again,' Poland's prime minister tells Ukraine's Zelensky
Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has told Volodymyr Zelensky never to "insult Poles again" after the Ukrainian president suggested his neighbor was putting on a show over their disputes on grain exports.
2023-09-23 14:28
Ukrainian forces have broken through in Verbove, top general says
The general leading Ukraine's counteroffensive along the southern front line says his forces have broken through in Verbove -- and predicts an even bigger breakthrough to come.
2023-09-23 13:22
Israel strikes Gaza targets after incendiary balloons sent across border
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out strikes on what it called Hamas targets in Gaza on Friday, after militants in the enclave launched incendiary balloons towards Israel for the first time in over a year.
2023-09-23 13:19
News channel says Iranian official attacked its journalist in New York
A journalist was attacked on Wednesday evening in New York City by an official who was part of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's camp, a news channel has alleged.
2023-09-23 10:51
The Philippines accuses China's shadowy maritime militia of destroying coral reefs in South China Sea
Vibrant reefs filled with colorful fish and seaweed just two years ago have been turned into a wasteland of crushed corals in the South China Sea and the Philippines says it has identified a culprit -- China's shadowy maritime militia.
2023-09-23 08:17
Exclusive: Satellite images show increased activity at nuclear test sites in Russia, China and US
Russia, the United States and China have all built new facilities and dug new tunnels at their nuclear test sites in recent years, satellite images obtained exclusively by CNN show, at a time when tensions between the three major nuclear powers have risen to their highest in decades.
2023-09-22 12:50
China #MeToo journalist and labor activist expected to appear in secret trial as crackdown deepens
Two Chinese activists held without trial for the past two years are expected to appear before a judge in a closed doors hearing on Friday as the ruling Communist Party ramps up its effort to dismantle what remains of the country's civil society.
2023-09-22 10:52
Top Chinese university scraps English tests in move cheered by nationalists
A top university in northwest China has scrapped English tests as a prerequisite for graduation, rekindling a heated debate about the role of the world's lingua franca in the country's education system after years of rising nationalist sentiment under leader Xi Jinping.
2023-09-22 10:20
Indonesia jails woman who recited Muslim prayer before trying pork on TikTok
A Muslim woman has been sentenced to two years in prison under Indonesia's blasphemy law over a video she shared on TikTok which showed her reciting an Islamic prayer before trying out pork while visiting the tourist island of Bali.
2023-09-21 12:56
Poland will stop providing weapons to Ukraine as dispute over grain imports deepens
Poland said Wednesday it will stop providing weapons to Ukraine amid a growing dispute between the two allies over a temporary ban on Ukrainian grain imports.
2023-09-21 11:25
US soldiers face South Korea drug probe after police raid army bases
South Korean police have arrested two people and questioned more than a dozen American soldiers on suspicion of smuggling and distributing synthetic cannabis after raiding two US army bases.
2023-09-20 16:58
Indonesian indigenous islanders are rallying against plans to build a Chinese funded factory on their homes
A plan to build a multi-billion dollar Chinese glass factory in Indonesia's Riau Islands Archipelago has sparked fierce protests from indigenous islanders who are opposed to their villages being torn down.
2023-09-20 06:56