
CNN’s Ivan Watson reports from Macao, where there’s a great deal of enthusiasm at the return of the NBA, with two pre-season games between the Phoenix Suns and the Brooklyn Nets this weekend.

CNN’s Ivan Watson reports from Macao, where there’s a great deal of enthusiasm at the return of the NBA, with two pre-season games between the Phoenix Suns and the Brooklyn Nets this weekend.

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.

As President Donald Trump threatens to launch military strikes on Iran, CNN’s Mostafa Salem looks at how it could retaliate.



