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  • Fu Shuang, one of the two giant pandas bound for Zoo Atlanta from China
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    2 giant pandas arrive at Zoo Atlanta in a rare loan from China
  • An aerial view of the cityscape under rainy skies in Lalitpur, Nepal, on September 27, 2026. Rainfall disrupts daily activities as a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal influences weather conditions in the region.
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    Six missing in avalanche as severe weather batters Nepal
  • People wade through a flooded street during heavy rain in Bangkok, Thailand, on September 26, 2026.
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    Thai capital Bangkok declared disaster zone amid widespread flooding
  • Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks after his tour of the Boeing assembly line on September 23, 2015, in Seattle, Washington.
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    A lot’s changed since Xi Jinping’s last US state visit. Mostly in China’s favor
  • Takuya Tsutsumi carrying a surfboard made from bear-scarred tree trunk.
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    This Japanese artisan turns bear-scarred trees into surfboards and skateboards
  • Street style, Abby Choi arriving at Elie Saab Spring Summer 2023 Haute Couture show, held at Carreau du Temple, Paris, France, on January 25, 2023.
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    Ex-husband of Hong Kong socialite goes on trial for murder in case that shocked world
  • This photo from earlier in the month shows a TV screen of a North Korean missile launch during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, in September 2026.
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    North Korea fires two ballistic missiles off east coast in three hours
  • Shinya Sato grows grapes on his farm in Japan's Yamanashi prefecture, including original varieties like Shine Muscat, Kai King and Sunshine Red.
    Courtesy Shinya Sato
    Asia’s fruit wars: The secretive world of plant invention and seed smuggling
  • Emergency personnel walk at a site of a deadly shooting at a school in Banga, South Cotabato, Philippines.
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    Two students killed in Philippine school shooting and teen suspect dead, officials say

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  • <p>In the flood-hit town of Bidur, displaced families are living in makeshift shelters after fleeing the worst-hit area of Rasuwa. But they still don’t feel safe there, and fear more floods will come. CNN’s Will Ripley speaks to a girl who lost 17 members of her family...and to a 13-year-old survivor who nearly got washed away on her school bus when the floods came.</p>
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  • Xi Jinping, China's president, attends a tea ceremony with US First Lady Melania Trump and US President Donald Trump during a state visit in the Red Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on September 25, 2026.
    Shawn Thew/EPA/Bloomberg/Getty Images
    The Trump-Xi meeting was heavy on pomp, light on substance. China is just fine with that
  • People visit the Moonshot AI stand, featuring the Kimi K3 model, during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 18, 2026.
    Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images
    The US wants the world to pick a side on AI. But for many countries, China’s pitch may be more compelling
  • US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands alongside US first lady Melania Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping's wife Peng Liyuan, after visiting the National Archives Museum in Washington, DC, September 25
    Kylie Cooper/Reuters
    Trump’s disruption to TV coverage during Xi visit frustrates Chinese officials
  • A screengrab from an Iranian state TV video says to show an Iranian missile flying through the air at an unknown location, obtained by Reuters on July 8.
    Iranian State TV/Reuters
    Intelligence from Chinese groups aiding in Iran’s increasingly effective targeting of US sites, sources say
  • A visitor poses for a picture while attending the Chiikawa Artiverse exhibition at K11 MUSEA in Hong Kong on September 3, 2026.
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    What’s the obsession behind Chiikawa?

India

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    The rapid unraveling of a billionaire diamond dealer to the stars
  • Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the Cockroach Janta Party, speaks during a rally in New Delhi, India, on July 20, 2026.
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    A weeks-old Gen-Z protest group managed to get India’s Modi to blink. What’s next?
  • <p>Celebrations as India's Education Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan resigns after widespread protests. This was the main demand of the Cockroach Janta Party a satirical party turned national movement. CNN Producer Kunal Seghal is at the celebrations in New Delhi.</p>
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    India’s education minister resigns after days of ‘Cockroach’ youth protests over exam paper leaks
  • Security personnel use batons to disperse protesters during a march towards Parliament on July 20, 2026 in New Delhi, India.
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    Why political fury is boiling over on the streets of India’s capital
  • Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP), Trinamool Youth Congress supporters took out a protest rally against recent rape and murder of a 11 year old girl in Baruipur from Ballygung to Hazra on July 8, 2026 in Kolkata, India.
    Samir Jana/Hindustan Times/Getty Images
    Child’s rape and murder in India sparks mob and police killings
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    The ‘Tomb of Christ’ is in … Japan? Inside the remote village guarding one of history’s strangest legends
  • A financial monitor in Tokyo shows the yield on Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond hitting 3.030 percent on September 15, 2026, up 0.045 percentage point from the previous day's close.
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    Why Japan’s markets matter so much for America
  • Four F4U Corsair fighter airplanes return from a combat mission over North Korea and circle the aircraft carrier USS Boxer while waiting for the planes in the next strike force to launch from the deck, September 1951.
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    The lost Corsair: The search for a Korean War legend and its missing pilot
  • Elderly shoppers walking through the Tsurumibashi "shotengai", an old covered shopping street in the Nishinari ward of Osaka, Japan, on October 1, 2025.
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    For the first time, Japan has more than 100,000 centenarians
  • Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 7, 2026. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon
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    The bond market rout is global. Here’s what’s driving it

North Korea

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  • LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 29:  Newcastle United fans celebrate during the Premier League 2026/27 match between Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on August 29, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Atkins/Getty Images)
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    Britain has banned beer in soccer stands for over 40 years. Is that about to change?
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    North Korea’s nuclear tests may have reactivated seismic faults
  • A satellite image shows a nuclear material production factory, in Yongbyon, North Korea, May 17, 2026.
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    North Korea has built a new uranium enrichment facility, UN’s nuclear watchdog says
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the commissioning ceremony of the destroyer "Kang Kon", in North Korea, on September 6, 2026
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    Nuclear-capable warship that capsized when launched finally joins North Korea’s fleet
  • U.S. President Donald Trump walks as he attends to host a back-to-school-themed event to highlight his administration's education policies, in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 24, 2026.
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    Six months on, Trump’s Iran ‘excursion’ risks igniting crises far beyond the Middle East

Pakistan

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  • A man consoles a grieving father as his child's coffin is carried after a fire outside the Mother and Child Health (MCH) ward at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital in Islamabad, on August 26.
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    8 officials suspended after probe into Pakistan hospital fire that killed 14 newborns
  • Police officers move past an ambulance outside an intensive care unit after a fire broke out at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan, August 26, 2026.
    Akhtar Soomro/Reuters
    ‘No one can understand the pain:’ Fire in maternity ward kills at least 14 newborn babies in Pakistan’s capital
  • Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan gives a press conference at his home, in Lahore, Pakistan, on May 18, 2023.
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    Pakistan’s former leader Imran Khan taken back to prison after hospital check-up
  • Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif pose after signing a joint defense agreement in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 7, 2026.
    Murat Cetinmuhurdar/Turkish Presidential Press Office/Handout/Reuters
    Saudi Arabia turns to Muslim military heavyweights in landmark defense pact as Iran war closes in
  • Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan gestures during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad, Pakistan, June 4, 2021. REUTERS/Saiyna Bashir
    Saiyna Bashir/Reuters
    Sons of jailed Pakistani leader Imran Khan fear for his health

South Korea

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  • South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong, and SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won announcing the government's AI investment plan in Seoul, South Korea on June 29, 2026.
    Kim Min-Hee/Reuters
    South Korea to invest $576 billion in AI chip production with Samsung and SK Hynix
  • A passerby walks down the street with an air conditioner during a heat wave in Tours, France on June 21, 2026.
    Alexis Jumeau/Abaca Press/Sipa USA/AP
    European heat wave brings in cool cash for Asian air-conditioner makers as sales surge
  • Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup 2026 - Group D - United States v Australia - Seattle Stadium, Seattle, Washington, U.S. - June 19, 2026 Alex Freeman of the U.S. celebrates scoring their second goal with Cristian Roldan and Alex Zendejas (Albert Gea/Reuters)
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    Everything you need to know as the World Cup – including Team USA – sprints toward the knockout rounds
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the commissioning of the country's first 5,000-ton naval destroyer, the Choe Hyon, on Tuesday, after the vessel underwent 14 months of operations, North Korean state-run media outlet Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Wednesday.

Kim attended the commissioning ceremony, but his daughter, believed to be named Ju Ae, who has previously attended military and political events with her father, does not appear to have participated in this event, based on photos released by KCNA. The commissioning ceremony took place at Nampho Port on June 23, KCNA reported.
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    North Korea jump-starts naval buildup by commissioning its largest-ever warship
  • Currency dealers monitor exchange rates as a screen shows South Korea's benchmark stock index (KOSPI) in a foreign exchange dealing room at the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul on Tuesday.
    Jade Gao/AFP/Getty Images
    Wall Street is getting trampled by an AI sell-off. South Korean market plunges 10%

Southeast Asia

  • Rebels in Indonesia's Papua say they have killed an American pilot and burned his plane.
    TPNPB/Reuters
    American pilot killed by rebels in Papua, says Indonesian military
  • This photograph released by the Phu Manorom temple shows monks who were slightly injured from a crash in Mukdahan province taking rest at Phu Manorom temple in Mukdahan province, Thailand, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (Phu Manorom temple via AP)
    Phu Manorom Temple/AP
    11-year-old boy driving pickup truck crashes into group of Thai monks, killing 8
  • The remains of American pilot 1st Lt. Franklin McKinney, whose aircraft crashed in Lampang during a 1944 reconnaissance mission, were honoured in a ceremony before being repatriated to the United States.
    US Embassy Bangkok
    Downed by lightning eight decades ago, a US airman is finally coming home
  • Rescue workers recover a suitcase from a grassy area near a railway track, in which police later found the body of a 17-year-old Thai girl, in Pattaya City, Thailand, on June 27, 2026.
    Teerasak Suttativong/Reuters
    Australian man arrested after Thai teen girl found dead in suitcase
  • Two officers on the maritime safety administration watch boats sailing in a port in Qingdao in east China's Shandong province Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022.
    Yu Fangping/Feature China/Future Publishing/Getty Images
    ‘Salami slicing’: How China is trying to increase control in the Pacific

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