Exclusive: Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko rejects abuse reports as ‘fake and fantasy’
Watch CNN's exclusive interview on "The Lead with Jake Tapper," Friday at 4 p.m. ET.CNN cited evidence from Human Rights...
Month: September 2021
It’s official. China’s manufacturing industry is in trouble
A government survey of manufacturing activity released Thursday fell to 49.6 in September, down from 50.1 in August. Any reading...
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy guilty of illegal campaign financing, receives 1-year sentence
It is unlikely that Sarkozy will serve his sentence behind bars: The judge said he could serve the sentence by...
Beijing Winter Olympics will be open to fans — if they live in China
The bubble -- in place from January 23 until the end of the Winter Paralympics on March 13 -- will...
Evergrande sells partial bank stake as another debt payment looms
The Chinese real estate developer has agreed to sell off part of its stake in a local bank for nearly...
Brazil hospital chain secretly gave Covid-19 patients unproven drugs, whistleblowers’ lawyer claims
At least nine patients at hospitals operated by Prevent Senior died of Covid-19 while they were unwittingly receiving the experimental...
Tunisia’s president appoints woman as prime minister in first for Arab world
"This is the first time in the history of Tunisia that a woman has led a government," Saied said as...
Fumio Kishida expected to become Japan’s next Prime Minister after ruling party vote
Kishida is widely expected to take the reins of the world's third largest economy once parliament convenes in October, succeeding...
Man pulls knife after driver skips gas line in London – CNN Video
A shortage of tanker drivers in the UK has caused gas stations to run out of fuel and long lines...
Dutch police arrest and release former far-right party member amid reports of possible plan to attack Prime Minister
Arnoud Van Doorn, who once served as a senior political adviser for populist Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders, was arrested...
Exclusive: Haiti’s Ariel Henry says he understands US migrant deportations and says elections will be pushed back
In an exclusive interview with CNN from the prime minister's residence in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, Henry -- who took...
Internet goes dark for millions in Indian state’s bid to stop exam cheats
Hundreds of thousands of candidates sat the Rajasthan Teacher Eligibility Test (REET), an exam that paves the way to employment...
North Korea launches projectile presumed to be short-range missile, South Korea says
The presumed missile was fired around 6:40 a.m. local time Tuesday, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said in...
Afghanistan will not speak at UN after credentials dispute
Afghanistan's UN representative Ghulam Isaczai -- an appointee of the country's former democratic government, which crumbled under the Taliban's advance...
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou hailed as hero upon return to China
Meng, who was wanted by US federal prosecutors for fraud charges related to alleged Iran sanction violations, was arrested in...
North Korea says hope is alive for peace summit with South Korea
South Korea welcomed the prospect on Sunday, with the Unification Ministry saying it expected to swiftly engage in talks with...
Barbers banned from shaving beards and playing music in Afghanistan’s Helmand province
The new regulations mark the latest in a series of restrictions placed on the people of Afghanistan based on the...
Vanuatu will seek International Court of Justice opinion on climate protection
During a speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Saturday, Vanuatu's Prime Minister Bob Loughman called on the international...
Germans vote in tight general election race that will lead to new chancellor
Polling predictions on Saturday suggested the race was too close to call, with the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) holding a...
German national election too close to call, polls suggest, as key candidates hold final rallies
Poll predictions on Saturday point to the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) holding a small but narrowing lead over Merkel's party,...
