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  • A China Immigration inspection vessel travels along the Yalu river past a North Korean customs building at the end of the newly opened New Yalu River Bridge, which connects North Korea's Sinuiju from China's Dandong New Zone, as seen from Dandong, Liaoning province, China October 15, 2026.
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    North Korea’s Kim crosses new bridge into China as trade ties warm
  • A photo of Runa three days before her arrest after allegations she assaulted a resident of her mother's care home, where she worked.
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    A teenager starved to death months after being detained. Her mom’s taking police to court
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    7-magnitude earthquake hits Tibet, killing 16 and injuring dozens, Chinese state media reports
  • A North Korean flag flies above North Korea's Gijungdong village, from the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in Paju, South Korea, on Friday, March 3, 2023. The US and South Korea plan to hold large-scale military drills in a move set anger Pyongyang, which has promised an unprecedented response to the exercises and threatened to turn the Pacific Ocean into its "firing range." Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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    North Korea tells border troops to take ‘resolute action’ if South threatens their safety
  • White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia joins US President Donald Trump as he departs on the South Lawn of the White House on October 13 in Washington, DC.
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    China invites Katie Zacharia to visit again after she claims nation lacks ‘proper toilets’
  • Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, center, addresses media during a press conference in New Delhi, India, on Thursday.
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    Indian police again detain ‘cockroach’ movement founder ahead of protest
  • Rescue workers and volunteers take part in the rescue operation at the site of a roof collapse at a private school, in Peshawar, Pakistan, on Thursday.
    Maaz Awan/AP
    Pakistan school roof collapse kills at least 32 children and one teacher
  • Photo taken from the northeastern Chinese city of Dandong shows the New Yalu River Bridge between China and North Korea on its opening day, Oct. 15, 2026.
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    New North Korea-China bridge finally opens. But will it help Pyongyang evade sanctions?
  • Five baby orangutans were found in Odisha, in eastern India, in September 2026.
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    How did five baby orangutans end up abandoned in India?

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    Video Hope dwindles for Nepali families still looking for missing loved ones as search for flood victims continues 3:01
  • <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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    Video Nepal’s first female helicopter captain speaks to CNN 4:45
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    Video Dramatic video shows young girl rescued from Nepal days after flood 2:27
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  • These artist’s concepts show Blue Origin's Blue Moon landing system on the Moon. NASA is working with Blue Origin to develop the lander to carry astronauts from lunar orbit to the Moon’s surface and back for Artemis III and Artemis IV as part of the agency’s Artemis campaign.
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    ‘The most complicated launch campaign ever’: NASA lays out mad dash to test lunar landers
  • Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva launches his re-election campaign at Primeiro de Maio Stadium in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, August 16, 2026. The stadium, formerly known as Vila Euclides, was the site of the mass metalworkers' assemblies led by Lula during the landmark 1979 and 1980 strikes. REUTERS/Adriano Machado
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    Lula has defined Brazil’s left for decades. Can his movement survive another Bolsonaro?
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    ‘There’s a hunger to express yourself’: A dispatch from China’s most fashionable city
  • President Donald Trump at the White House on October 19, 2026. Trump ignited bipartisan uproar over the weekend by signing an executive order that waives Russia-related sanctions before they kicked in.
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    ‘Tariff Man’ finally found tariffs he doesn’t like

India

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    India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement founder and leaders released from detention after Delhi protest crackdown
  • Indian pilot Smit Machchhar has been hailed as a hero for saving passengers after he was stabbed by his colleague in an alleged attempt to crash a Flydubai plane on Wednesday.
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    Captain Smit Machchhar: The ‘jovial’ pilot and father who thwarted the Flydubai attacker
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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
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  • A view of the Japanese embassy in Moscow, Russia, on March 4, 2025.
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    Russia detains Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying
  • CLEVELAND, OH - OCTOBER 03: Miguel Vargas #20 of the Chicago White Sox celebrates with teammate Munetaka Murakami #5 during Game One of the American League Division Series presented by Booking.com between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on Saturday, October 3, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
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    From bidets to baseball magic: How Munetaka Murakami and his teammates revived the Chicago White Sox
  • Photo taken in 2023, shows US military MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft parked at US Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa.
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    US Marine arrested on suspicion of murder in Okinawa, sparking outrage in Japan

North Korea

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  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 28: Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Kim Son Gyong speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly at U.N. Headquarters on September 28, 2026 in New York City. World leaders have gathered in New York for the annual session of the United Nations General Assembly, with this year's global issues ranging from the threat of artificial intelligence to the continued wars in Ukraine and Gaza. (Photo by Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)
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    Someone may have hacked the North Korean UN mission’s voicemail
  • South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung arrives to address the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York, on September 22.
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    South Korea demands apology from Ukraine over disclosure of North Korean POW transfer
  • 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?
  • 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
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    North Korea’s nuclear tests may have reactivated seismic faults

Pakistan

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  • King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on September 19, 2026.
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    Pakistan confirms it has troops in Saudi as conflict with Yemen’s Houthi rebels escalates
  • 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.
    K.M. Chaudary/AP/File
    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

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.
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    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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