
The Australian state of Victoria has been hit by flash flooding after a severe storm on Thursday. Cars and caravans were seen floating, and authorities have issued an emergency warning for towns along the Great Ocean Road, a popular tourist spot.

The Australian state of Victoria has been hit by flash flooding after a severe storm on Thursday. Cars and caravans were seen floating, and authorities have issued an emergency warning for towns along the Great Ocean Road, a popular tourist spot.

A recent commentary published in a Chinese Communist Party journal has amplified Chinese leader Xi Jinping's desire to turn the Chinese currency into a global reserve currency. CNN anchor and correspondent Kristie Lu Stout explains why there are stills barriers to this.

Weeks of extreme cold temperatures have frozen Poland’s Vistula river and its estuary with the Baltic Sea.

Several mines in eastern Congo collapsed after landslides triggered by heavy rainfall, leaving more than 200 people dead, according to rebel authorities who control the area.

Iran is open to participate in a "fair and equitable" deal talks with the United States amid rising tensions between the two nations. CNN senior international correspondent Frederik Pleitgen sat down with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to discuss the topic.
Thousands of people were killed in the brutal crackdown on recent protests and tens of thousands are in prison. CNN operates in Iran only with government permission.

The Yamuna River, a holy site for millions and a source of about 40% of Delhi’s water supply, is now so polluted that it is often covered in toxic foam and cannot be treated, triggering widespread shortages.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi played a game of ping pong with his South Korean counterpart Ahn Gyu-back on Friday after a bilateral meeting to strengthen cooperation between the two countries.

Cuba used to depend on Venezuela for more than one third of its oil, according to energy industry analysts. But with the socialist country now under de facto American control, Havana has lost its biggest oil supplier. To make matters worse, President Trump is threatening to impose tariffs on any country that “directly or indirectly provides oil to Cuba.” CNN’s Patrick Oppmann reports.


