On Snake Island, the rocky Black Sea outcrop that became a Ukraine war legend
Snake Island, Ukraine CNN — Snake Island has a special place in Ukraine’s folklore, now more than ever. Its defiant defense – when a Russian warship was famously told to…
North Korea ready to prove ICBM progress by firing at normal trajectory, claims Kim’s sister Kim Yo Jong
Seoul, South Korea CNN — North Korea is ready to test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at a normal trajectory, leader Kim Jong Un’s sister said Tuesday in state media,…
Russia and China unite for live-fire naval exercises in waters near Japan
Seoul, South Korea CNN — China and Russia will begin a weeklong joint live-fire naval exercise in the East China Sea on Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a…
North Korea fires two more missiles in a record year for launches
Seoul, South Korea CNN — North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the waters off its east coast on Sunday, the latest in what has been a record year for…
Ukraine war: Water supply and metro services restored in Kyiv after missile attacks
Kyiv, Ukraine CNN — Water supply and metro services have been restored in Kyiv but officials continued to work Saturday to return heating to all the Ukrainian capital’s residents, a…
North Korea claims successful rocket test that could bolster its ICBM force
Seoul, South Korea CNN — North Korea on Friday said it has successfully tested a solid-fueled rocket motor, a development that could lead to Kim Jong Un’s regime being able…
Ukraine keeps patching up its power grid. But Russia’s barrage could force more Ukrainians to flee as winter bites
CNN — What Russia cannot win on the battlefield, it is seeking to win by casting Ukrainian cities into the dark and cold as a long winter sets in. The…
Putin floats possibility that Russia may abandon ‘no first use’ nuclear doctrine
CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin, for the second time this week, floated the possibility that Russia may formally change its military doctrine of not being the first to use…
Why Saudi Arabia is hosting one of the world’s biggest raves
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Sign up here. Abu Dhabi,…
How Ukraine is innovating Soviet-era weapons for a 21st century battleground
Bakhmut, Ukraine CNN — In a basement in eastern Ukraine, young men sit at a long table strewn with laptops, their eyes glued to a television screen an arm’s length…