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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending personnel to Africa to help stop outbreaks of Marburg virus disease and urging travelers to certain countries to take precautions. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/qKDndTG

South Africa's parole board is hearing early release submissions Friday for disgraced Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, who was jailed for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/KhRZli0

Wimbledon will accept entries from Russian and Belarusian players for this year's tournament if they agree to compete as neutral athletes and comply with "appropriate conditions," organizers announced Friday in a statement. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/C1S3bBq

Just weeks after being named the 2022 CNN Hero of the Year, Nelly Cheboi traveled more than 7,000 miles to bring her award home. Far from the lights, cameras, and celebrities who surrounded her at the gala event in New York City, Cheboi was greeted by her own heroes: the students she serves in rural Mogotio, Kenya. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/PpKx65A

Japan will restrict the overseas sale of chip manufacturing equipment, joining the United States and the Netherlands in curbing the export of key technology to China. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/1I2CN43

Amsterdam is asking young British men to "stay away" if they plan to visit the city to cut loose and "go wild". from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/GZyXQNj

At least 35 people were killed Thursday after falling into a stepwell at a Hindu temple in central India after its floor covering collapsed, according to local officials. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/mXNZITO

Bangkok has long been considered a world capital when it comes to street food. But these days, its fine dining scene is proving to be just as alluring. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Ncdkjgl

Due to its remoteness and short summer season, Mongolia has long been a destination overlooked by travelers. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2ckdGyC

A Virginia man convicted of providing support to ISIS in 2015 was sentenced Thursday to serve an additional year in prison for breaking his release conditions after meeting multiple times with John Walker Lindh, the so-called "American Taliban" and sharing ISIS propaganda online in encrypted chats. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/oAKNhQ4

An amateur gold digger has found an enormous gold nugget worth 240,000 AUD ($160,000) in Australia. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/sdT9PtO

Brazil's former president Jair Bolsonaro on Wednesday claimed he would no longer lead the country's opposition as he boarded a flight home for the first time since his election defeat that culminated in thousands of his supporters rioting in protest at the result. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/cyzxTIl

Israel's embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu escalated a rare public dispute with US President Joe Biden on Tuesday, rejecting "pressure" from the White House after Biden criticized his controversial efforts to weaken the Israeli judiciary. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/RJ7kZYQ

Over the weekend, a peculiar image of Pope Francis set the internet alight. Widely circulated on social media, the picture shows the 86-year-old pontiff dressed in a chunky longline white puffer coat, cinched at the waist and seemingly layered with other winter weather streetwear. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/ahrFLbk

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Taiwan has every right to "connect with the world," its President Tsai Ing-wen declared Wednesday as she embarked on a diplomatic mission to Central America, which will include transit in the United States -- and has already been condemned by China. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Qs3p5Gn

King Charles III's first overseas state visit will finally get underway on Wednesday when the British monarch lands in Germany with the Queen Consort for a three-day trip. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/dSX5wGM

A prominent activist for girls' education in Afghanistan was arrested by the Taliban on Monday, according to an official, the latest step in its repressive clampdown on the rights of Afghan women. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/gKqfDvt

North Korea has been building up a ballistic missile arsenal on the stated premise that it needs to deter an attack on it by US and South Korean forces. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/fRlE4Ov

After a few difficult years of lockdowns and travel restrictions, people are finally winging their way across the globe again; families are being reunited and sights are being seen. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/ngMaFRj

In the Czech countryside, not far from Prague, a ghostly white train is speeding around and around a huge loop of track. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/iUEYotL

• Netanyahu says he will delay his judicial overhaul. But will that be enough for protesters? • Live Updates: Netanyahu not backing down over 'need for reform' • In Pictures: Protests erupt in Israel over judicial reform • Video: 'Never seen anything like this': CNN reporter on protests from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/A8ntkUq

He'd longed to go on a "crazy adventure" for years, and as Liam Garner's high school graduation day grew closer, the teenager was more determined than ever to make his escape. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/lwnSRdB

When Humza Yousaf took his oath of allegiance in Scottish parliament in 2016, he wore a gold embroidered sherwani -- a traditional South Asian jacket -- and a kilt. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/LOr3B78

With numbered tags around their neck, a small group of 80 demonstrators took part in Hong Kong's first authorized protest in three years on Sunday -- a carefully choreographed event that campaigners say offers a chilling insight into the future of protest in the city. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/XyBk8CL

Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian, Blake Lively. These are just some of the names Lorraine Schwartz reels off as she points out items of exquisite jewelry kept in a row of glass vitrines. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Ep2fYUj

More than two decades after he was found clinging to an inner tube in the Straits of Florida, Elián González is taking on his most high profile role since the bitter custody battle that returned him to Cuba. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/nGZkOhA

Scottish nationalists picked Humza Yousaf to be the country's next leader on Monday after a bitterly fought contest that exposed deep divisions in his party over policy and a stalled independence campaign. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/qTjF38C

Markets seesawed severely this week when two of the US economy's most prominent leaders gave seemingly contradictory statements on the health of the banking sector. Expect more turbulence ahead. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/FQ5cd2U

Fancy spending two months traveling overland from Istanbul to London without ever having to get behind the wheel? from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Yb2L6Wd

Myanmar's ruling military paraded an arsenal of weapons in the capital Naypyidaw on Monday, in a grand display of force days after the United States imposed fresh sanctions against the junta for inflicting "pain and suffering on the people of Burma." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/PBgEnkp

North Korea launched at least one unidentified ballistic missile into the waters off the east coast of the Korean peninsula on Monday morning local time, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/MIZh2eP

The sight of Ukrainian flags flying along Wembley Way -- the road approaching the iconic Wembley Stadium -- took on extra significance Sunday as Ukraine faced England in its Euro 2024 qualifier. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/9AyYKx5

The Argentina national team's training facility has been renamed after talismanic captain Lionel Messi in recognition of his World Cup heroics and star-studded career, the country's football association (AFA) said on Saturday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/TCrnX63

Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has become the first government minister to call for a halt in controversial plans to change the country's judicial system. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/j4OgeT6

At least 19 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died when their boat sank off the coast of Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a human rights group said on Sunday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/jbHpZPC

Pope Francis has updated a 2019 church law governing clerical sexual abuse and extended it to include accountability for Catholic lay leaders of Vatican-approved religious organizations. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/JC3zIvT

A suspect in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, who was killed in his bedroom in July of 2021, accepted a plea agreement from US federal prosecutors on Friday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/fCmgYZ7

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in German-occupied Poland. As part of our coverage, CNN would like to include personal stories about how families were impacted by the uprising. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/yaEd3JK

The Vatican has returned three fragments of the Parthenon sculptures kept by the Vatican for centuries to Greece. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/47ZLYCo

An extremist and until recently almost unheard-of network in Germany is back in the spotlight after police carried out nationwide raids against it. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/ZkgfFwA

For months hundreds of thousands of Israelis have been taking to the streets across the country to regularly protest far-reaching changes to the Israel's legal system some say threaten the country's democratic foundations. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/8pxKTBG

When the Honduran President announced last week her country planned to establish diplomatic ties with China, the ripples were felt far beyond this Central American country of population 10 million. To many, it was the latest confirmation of China's growing clout on the world stage. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/FACG0rf

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acted illegally by announcing Thursday that he would involve himself directly in his government's moves to change the country's judicial system, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara told him in an open letter Friday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Jb49rez

King Charles's state visit to France has been postponed amid planned protests planned next week over the French government's controversial pension reforms. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/CW1Da2T

Lewis Hamilton is putting a new spin on the term "fast fashion." In recent years, the world champion Formula One driver has slowly but surely steered into the world of high fashion — using the racetrack, and accompanying appearances, as his own makeshift runway. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Jp1UVvI

Before composer Ludwig van Beethoven died on March 27, 1827, it was his wish that his ailments be studied and shared so "as far as possible at least the world will be reconciled to me after my death." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/dYe13No

More than a million people took to the streets across France on Thursday with protests turning violent in some areas as demonstrators voiced their fury at proposed pension reforms. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/PLtsBj9

Interpol says a man arrested in Montenegro is Kwon Do-hyeong, also known as Do Kwon, the disgraced founder of a collapsed crypto company who is wanted in South Korea and the United States on fraud and other charges. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/JnFhC3j

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau laid out a three-pronged vision of engagement, competition and confrontation with China in a CNN interview on Thursday, ahead of a much-anticipated meeting with US President Joe Biden in which the two Western leaders are expected to cover a number of security issues. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/vTECBaP

Having faced some of the world's strictest travel restrictions and the prospect of attendees being sent to Covid-19 quarantine camps, Hong Kong's Art Basel has returned to near-normalcy after a succession of scaled-down or digital-only programs. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/M6uAkbV

Taiwan announced Thursday it will recall its ambassador to Honduras as ties between the two worsen, with the Central American nation preparing to switch diplomatic recognition from the self-governing island to China. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/AKEYUZn

Beijing, the sprawling Chinese capital and one of the world's biggest cities, saw its population drop last year for the first time in 19 years as the country grapples with a demographic crisis decades in the making. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Eu8V0y3

An investigative journalist who detailed allegations of sexual abuse and harassment against the former Haitian Football Federation (FHF) president is now facing a defamation lawsuit designed to gag him, his lawyer tells CNN Sport. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/WOhomjM

Australians have learned the question they'll be asked later this year in the country's first referendum in 24 years, a vote deemed so significant that the Prime Minister paused to gather his emotions Thursday as he announced the details. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/itW0jhG

A probe into whether UK soldiers stormed the houses of two innocent Afghan families and summarily executed their relatives began Wednesday, part of an effort by investigators looking into allegations of war crimes committed by the British Armed Forces in Afghanistan -- and the purported coverups that followed them. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/oaIPT4B

The United Nations and United States on Wednesday added to international outrage over a hardline bill passed by Ugandan lawmakers that criminalizes simply identifying as LGBTQ+, prescribes a life sentence for convicted homosexuals and a death penalty for "aggravated homosexuality." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Uy79LON

A surprise agreement by regional archenemies Saudi Arabia and Iran this month has raised hopes that the Saudi war in Yemen may come to an end, after more than seven years of hostilities that saw tens of thousands of civilians killed or injured and the country left in ruins. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/NxJzn0S

Situated in the Sonoran Desert near the Arizona-California border is the tiny rural town of Cibola -- home to roughly 300 people, depending on the season. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/d4oZkrp

Boris Johnson will on Wednesday hit back at claims he deliberately misled parliament while serving as British prime minister. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/vSzCQHq

Thailand will hold elections on May 14, the national poll body said on Tuesday, a day after parliament was dissolved. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/nyAM4dp

Saudi Arabia released US-Saudi dual national Saad Ibrahim Almadi from prison, more than a year after he was arrested for tweets critical of the kingdom, Almadi's son, Ibrahim, told CNN. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/kDUMo5h

Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich denied the existence of a Palestinian people or nationhood over the weekend, prompting a rebuke from the United States just weeks after calling for a Palestinian town to be "erased." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/oTIgxC7

Taiwan confirmed Tuesday that President Tsai Ing-wen will transit the United States en route to Central America at the end of the month, but there was no word on whether a highly anticipated meeting with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will take place. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/1C8Wcip

London's Metropolitan Police Service has allowed predatory behavior to flourish within its force and failed to adequately protect members of the public from abuse, as well as its own female staff, according to a review that accused the organization of perpetuating a misogynistic, sexist, racist and homophobic internal culture, according to PA news agency. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Q8yAp5K

When it comes to tourist attractions, a lot has happened in China over the last few years. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/1ywVAbj

Two no-confidence votes against French President Emmanuel Macron's government have failed in the country's parliament, clearing the way for his hugely unpopular pension reforms to be implemented and sparking new protests in Paris. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Y49CoKD

The government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a change Monday to a key part of its controversial plans to overhaul the country's judicial system, marking its first climbdown in the face of massive public protests and international pressure, including from US President Joe Biden. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/6AfwRpH

A former soldier has become the first serving Australian serviceman or veteran charged with the war crime of murder for allegedly killing a civilian while on deployment in Afghanistan. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/AZXeLsy

Taiwan's former president Ma Ying-jeou will visit mainland China next week, the first such trip by a former Taiwanese leader since the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/5YXTLfg

Gather round, some hot new travel inspo just dropped. TIME magazine has just released its annual list of the World's Greatest Places, and we're here to tell you the where, the why and the what behind its picks. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/p7mIlQ3

North Korea must be ready to launch nuclear counter strikes at any time to deter war, state media quoted leader Kim Jong Un as saying on Monday, as he accused the United States and South Korea of expanding joint military drills near the country's doorstep. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/N65OBjH

Britain's King Charles has remembered the late Queen on the first Mother's Day in the UK since her death. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/YdIS3Hq

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck near the southern town of Baláo in Ecuador Saturday afternoon, according to the United States Geological Survey. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Muf4jBi

Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan marked his presence at a much-awaited court appearance on Saturday in the capital city of Islamabad, leaving after the scheduled proceedings. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/aet3yUP

Impromptu protests broke out in Paris and across several French cities Thursday evening following a move by the government to force through reforms of the pension system that will push up the retirement age from 62 to 64. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/DO8WcQy

The chief of Russia's Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin announced on Saturday that he plans to recruit about 30,000 new fighters by mid-May, according to a voice message published on Telegram. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Fsqk4ED

• Video: New analysis suggests Covid-19 link to raccoon dogs at Wuhan market • Frozen strawberries sold at Costco, Trader Joe's and Aldi recalled after hepatitis A infections • Popular weight-loss drug Ozempic is easy to get online. That's a problem from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/zQrL6eN

British Home Secretary Suella Braverman arrived in Rwanda on Saturday to discuss a controversial agreement which will see the UK deport asylum seekers deemed to have arrived illegally to the African nation. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/NDORgps

It was shaping up to be a golden year for tourism in Turkey. With favorable exchange rates sweetening the deal for visitors, the country's beautiful beaches, historic cities and geological wonders were poised for a post-pandemic tourism revival. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Hvuo1fD

Two decades ago, on March 19, 2003, then-President George W. Bush ordered the US invasion of Iraq. A week later, near Najaf, a city in southern Iraq, then-US Major General David Petraeus turned to the American journalist Rick Atkinson and asked him a simple question: "Tell me how this ends." That remains an excellent question. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/g07MWOY

Nigerians will on Saturday vote in delayed governorship polls, weeks after a controversial and disputed presidential election. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Kr80iMa

The past two tax-filing seasons were fraught with aggravations, delays, last-minute changes and huge backlogs at the IRS. But by comparison, this year's tax-filing season has been going relatively smoothly, tax preparers say. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/aIeQL37

For more than five weeks, Turkey has grappled with the aftermath of a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the country's south-east. But further afield, in its biggest and most populous city, pressure is mounting on authorities to prepare for the possibility of another natural disaster of unthinkable proportions. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/pzVLqQl

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The US State Department has approved Australia's request to buy up to 220 long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to arm its navy ships and the US nuclear-powered submarines it agreed to buy this week. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/gZtVGxj

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At least four Palestinians were killed on Thursday and 23 others injured after an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) operation in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Authority Health Ministry. At least five of the injured are in critical condition, the health ministry added. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/iwgQRqe

"I'm willing, more than most people, to go through some discomfort." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/cumAx5F

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Efforts are underway to find more than two tons of natural uranium reported missing from supplies held in Libya, the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed Wednesday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/aFfsjuX

Violent clashes erupted in the Italian city of Naples on Wednesday as ticketless German soccer fans descended on the city for a key Champions League match which they had been banned from attending. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/lcSZqoT

Tropical Cyclone Freddy is losing strength after it ripped through southern Malawi, killing at least 225 people, but the resulting devastation has left survivors trapped and fighting for survival. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/VhLjGUO

World No.1 Iga Świątek has called for more support for Ukrainian players from the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), adding that "everything we discuss in tennis is about Belarusian and Russian players." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Rqk9U5d

From a cabin concept that completely eradicates the middle seat to a swanky design that takes single-aisle aircraft business class to a new level, this year's Crystal Cabin Awards shortlist offers an exciting glimpse at aviation's potential future. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/jPGtv34

With a grandiose diplomatic flourish China brokered a rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, in the process upending US calculus in the Gulf and beyond. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/5AdUIcG

Supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan clashed with police seeking to arrest him outside his home on Tuesday, even as the longtime politician told CNN that he was "mentally prepared to spend the night in a cell." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/4SFMDGH

The scene: The year was 2001 at the Academy Awards. Julia Roberts won Best Actress for her role as Erin Brockovich and celebrated with then-boyfriend Benjamin Bratt. "Gladiator," "Traffic" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" picked up multiple awards throughout the night. Björk, infamously, wore a dress with a white swan looped around her neck. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Lqh8Axc

The Ireland women's rugby team has made a permanent switch from white to navy shorts in response to players' concerns about period anxieties. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/zwtY8aI

The world's longest-serving death row convict was on Monday granted a retrial by a Japanese court in the latest twist in a legal saga dating back to the 1960s. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/0Af37z8

Michelle Yeoh's history-making Oscar win caused jubilation this week in her native Malaysia, but it also sparked false rumors that a national holiday had been declared -- something the country's government quickly dispelled. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/9mkX8hQ

Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco on Sunday reported a record annual net profit of $161.1 billion for 2022, up 46% from the year earlier, on higher energy prices, increased volumes sold and improved margins for refined products. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/mrjRJYN

Japanese Nobel Prize-winning author Kenzaburo Oe, a writer who was renowned for a strong pacifist stance that weaved its way into much of his work, has died of "old age", his publisher confirmed Monday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/glOuRqH

Gary Lineker will resume his duties on the BBC's flagship soccer show after an impartiality storm over his criticism of the government's asylum policy that plunged Britain's public broadcaster into scheduling chaos over the weekend. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/Qv2isjp

A Taiwanese soldier who went missing last week from an island near the Chinese coast has been found in mainland China, a Taiwan official said on Monday, raising the possibility of a highly unusual defection amid heightened tensions across the Taiwan Strait. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/R0pWGSj

China's leader Xi Jinping on Monday vowed to bolster national security and build the military into a "great wall of steel," in the first speech of his precedent-breaking third term as president. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/2KGiP1u

The United Kingdom will ramp up defense spending by $6 billion to "fortify" against growing threats from Russia and China, the country's leader announced on the eve of highly anticipated talks with AUKUS partners, the United States and Australia. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/ptzWFgl

North Korea launched two missiles from a submarine in waters off its east coast over the weekend, according to state media, and vowed to take "the toughest counteraction" against the largest joint military drills by the United States and South Korea in years that kick off Monday. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/mhVLPrz

The City of Lights has a garbage problem. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/ZuMBD8w

China on Sunday appointed a US-sanctioned general as its new defense minister. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/MTY8lG2

BTS agency HYBE says it has called off a takeover bid for SM Entertainment, ending weeks of corporate mudslinging that has dominated headlines in South Korea. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/khV8dzJ

The BBC's weekend soccer coverage has been plunged into chaos following its announcement Gary Lineker would "step back" from presenting, after he became embroiled in an impartiality row when he criticized British government policy on Twitter. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/014FWak

It was the handshake heard round the world. Indeed, the agreement between long-time foes Saudi Arabia and Iran to bury the hatchet and re-establish diplomatic relations after years of confrontation and religious hostility, must inevitably take a back seat to the venue and the peacemaker who brokered this landmark pact. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/SmQx5oK

Japanese authorities have vowed to take action following reports that visitors to a theme park showcasing scenes from beloved animated films have been taking indecent photographs of themselves with statues of the characters. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/oYM7lOz

Fourteen-year-old Philasande Dayimani carries a burden that no child should carry. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/wkXOuZG

A Chinese city has sparked a backlash on social media after saying it would consider the use of lockdowns in the event of an influenza outbreak. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/iBAKfxk

China's rubber-stamp legislature has appointed Li Qiang, a long-time aide of leader Xi Jinping, as premier, the man tasked with reviving the world's second-largest economy after three years of zero-Covid restrictions. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/oE6Zl2C

An Australian judge has been widely criticized for asking a breastfeeding mother to leave a public gallery in his courtroom and then defending his decision as "self-explanatory." from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/emDSM8v

The outgoing president of Micronesia has accused China of engaging in "political warfare" in the Pacific, in an explosive letter advocating for the the dissolution of diplomatic ties with Beijing. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/GucEtjx

A Taliban governor in northern Afghanistan has been killed by an explosion in his office, police officials have told CNN. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/WHIRnNk

If crowded airports are a sign, travelers are keen to get back into the skies. And if you're flying long haul, in a few years you could have an even longer option. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/qY4NCps

Xi Jinping's unprecedented third term as China's president was officially rubber stamped by the country's political elite on Friday, solidifying his control and making him the longest-serving head of state of Communist China since its founding in 1949. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/k7ATm8e

British high jump coach Fayaaz "Fuzz" Caan has been handed a three-year suspension following a UK Athletics (UKA) disciplinary investigation into his conduct, the sport's national governing body has announced. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/gIwCRB6

Credit Suisse can't catch a break. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/FgekEv2

There's a slight chill running through the US labor market, but the temperature is still too high for the Federal Reserve. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/zsxRUMo

Police in central Japan have arrested three people for taking part in pranks at a sushi conveyor belt restaurant. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/3G20vIl

Protesters blocked the road to one of the main terminals of Israel's central international airport on Thursday, intensifying a nationwide movement against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to weaken the country's judicial system. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/93CvicA

An Indonesian court on Thursday found a senior soccer official guilty of negligence for his role in the deaths of more than 130 people during a crowd crush at a match in the country's East Java province last year, one of the worst disasters in the sport's history. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/JVW7d9Z

The US transferred an alleged al Qaeda bomb maker from Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabia, the Defense Department announced Wednesday, part of the Biden administration's ongoing efforts to close the prison facility. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/dwuPphj

Tens of thousands of people gathered outside the Georgian parliament on Wednesday in the second day of protests in capital city Tbilisi over a draft "foreign agents" bill that critics fear could drive a wedge between the Caucasian nation and Europe. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/hzTXgGl

A political activist arrested in Thailand for selling satirical calendars featuring yellow ducks has been sentenced to two years in prison for insulting King Maha Vajiralongkorn, a legal assistance group has said. from CNN.com - RSS Channel - World https://ift.tt/fSIVet9