New Zealand scraps last of its Covid restrictions
CNN — New Zealand scrapped the last of its Covid restrictions Tuesday, bringing the final curtain down on one of the world’s strictest pandemic policies as the government said the…
Alexey Navalny given 19 years in jail on extremism charges
CNN — Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny is facing an even longer stint in jail after being sentenced to 19 years in prison on extremism charges, Russian media report, a…
South Korea knife and car attack: 14 people injured
CNN — At least 14 people were injured on Thursday after a man drove his car into pedestrians then went on a stabbing rampage near a subway station in Seongnam…
South Korea heat wave: At least 16 people dead as the country swelters under high temperatures
Seoul CNN — At least 16 people have died from heat-related illnesses in South Korea as the country swelters under a prolonged heat wave with temperatures above 38 degrees Celsius…
Typhoon Doksuri and Khanun: Thousands in China flee homes as one soaks Beijing and the second approaches
CNN — Tens of thousands of people fled their homes in Beijing after Typhoon Doksuri, one of the strongest storms in years, dumped torrential rain across China and left at…
9-year-old Canadian boy dies after suffering asthma attack worsened by wildfire smoke, parents say
CNN — A 9-year-old boy died last week in British Columbia after having an asthma attack during the ongoing wildfires in Canada. Carter Vigh had asthma his entire life and…
Highest-level Chinese delegation to visit North Korea since Covid restrictions
Seoul, South Korea CNN — A high-level Chinese government delegation is headed to North Korea this week, believed to be the highest-level representatives from Beijing to visit Pyongyang since the…
West Bank shooting: Three Israeli civilians wounded, one seriously
Jerusalem CNN — One Israeli man was seriously wounded and two young girls were hurt in a shooting in the West Bank, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israeli emergency…
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, undergoes surgery after breast cancer diagnosis
CNN — Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, has undergone surgery after being diagnosed with breast cancer, she revealed in an episode of her “Tea Talks” podcast released Monday. During the…
Analysis: From ‘brain death’ to innovator, the Ukraine war has transformed NATO
CNN — Ever since President Vladimir Putin gave the order for Russian troops to invade Ukraine, the international response has understandably focused on how best to end the land war.…