China has shattered the assumption of US dominance in the Middle East | CNN
CNN — With a grandiose diplomatic flourish China brokered a rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, in the process upending...
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Norfolk Southern balks at compensating homeowners in East Palestine | CNN Business
Washington, DC CNN — Jim Stewart was getting ready to sell his home in East Palestine, Ohio, and retire. Then...
Australia, the UK and US are joining forces in the Pacific, but will nuclear subs arrive quick enough to counter China? | CNN
Canberra, Australia CNN — More than a year after the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia dropped the tightly...
China looms large as Biden makes submarine moves with UK, Australia | CNN Politics
San Diego CNN — President Joe Biden will be flanked on Monday by a 377-foot submarine – the USS Missouri...
UK ramps up defense spending by $6 billion ahead of key AUKUS submarine announcement | CNN
CNN — The United Kingdom will ramp up defense spending by $6 billion to “fortify” against growing threats from Russia...
After a tragic shipwreck, no peace for the dead or living | CNN
CNN — Two weeks after a boat packed with migrants sank off the coast of southern Italy, there is still...
Opinion: China’s new role: relationship coach on the world stage | CNN
Editor’s Note: David A. Andelman, a contributor to CNN, twice winner of the Deadline Club Award, is a chevalier of...
Iran and Saudi Arabia signal the start of a new era, with China front and center | CNN
London CNN — When Saudi Arabia and Iran buried the hatchet in Beijing on Friday, it was a game-changing moment...
Georgia’s parliament formally revokes ‘foreign influence’ bill that sparked major protests | CNN
CNN — Georgia’s parliament on Friday formally revoked a “foreign influence” bill that sparked major protests this week and an...
Bank of Japan keeps low rates as Kuroda sticks to script at swan song meeting | CNN Business
Tokyo Reuters — The Bank of Japan (BOJ) maintained ultra-low interest rates on Friday and held off making changes to...
Blast kills Taliban governor in his office in Afghanistan | CNN
CNN — A Taliban governor in northern Afghanistan has been killed by an explosion in his office, police officials have...
Four Americans kidnapped in Mexico were found in days. More than 100,000 people in the country remain missing | CNN
New York CNN — As the American survivors of last week’s bloody kidnapping in Matamoros receive medical treatment, and the...
US transfers alleged al Qaeda bomb maker from Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabia | CNN Politics
CNN — The US transferred an alleged al Qaeda bomb maker from Guantanamo Bay to Saudi Arabia, the Defense Department...
Georgia protests over foreign agents bill continue into second day | CNN
CNN — Tens of thousands of people gathered outside the Georgian parliament on Wednesday in the second day of protests...
US intel chiefs say China likely to press Taiwan and seek to undercut US | CNN Politics
CNN — US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told Congress Wednesday that Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to...
TikTok could be a valuable tool for China if it invades Taiwan, FBI director says | CNN Business
New York CNN — The Chinese government could use TikTok to control data on millions of people and harness the...
US sanctions top Iranian officials over “serious” human rights abuses against women and girls in prisons | CNN Politics
Washington CNN — The Biden administration took action Wednesday against several Iranian officials and entities for committing human rights abuses...
Countries agree on historic oceans treaty to protect the high seas | CNN
CNN — Nearly 200 countries have agreed to a legally-binding “high seas treaty” to protect marine life in international waters,...
Turkey’s earthquake caused $34 billion in damage. It could cost Erdogan the election | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look...
China to increase defense spending 7.2%, sets economic growth target of ‘around 5%’ for 2023 | CNN Business
Hong Kong CNN — China has set an official economic growth target of “around 5%” for 2023, as it seeks...
