At least 4 Palestinians killed in IDF operation in Jenin | CNN
CNN — At least four Palestinians were killed on Thursday and 23 others injured after an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)...
National security
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...
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...
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...
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...
Chinese city claims to have destroyed 1 billion pieces of personal data collected for Covid control | CNN
Hong Kong CNN — A Chinese city says it has destroyed a billion pieces of personal data collected during the...
US agency assessment backing Covid lab leak theory raises more questions than answers — and backlash from China | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you...
Blinken says US has ‘no doubt’ China was conducting surveillance with balloon | CNN Politics
Washington CNN — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has made clear that the US has no doubt China was seeking...
Uncontacted tribes and an Indian military base. Did a ‘spy’ balloon snoop on the Andaman and Nicobar islands? | CNN
CNN — When a strange white sphere appeared in the skies above the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in January 2022,...
Former guard at British embassy in Berlin jailed for spying for Russia | CNN
London CNN — A former security guard at the British embassy in Berlin was sentenced to more than 13 years...
China sanctions Lockheed, Raytheon after vowing to retaliate against US restrictions | CNN Business
Hong Kong CNN — China has imposed sanctions on two American defense manufacturers over arms sales to Taiwan, a day...
A 10-year effort to officially end the Iraq War | CNN Politics
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for...
US restricts 6 Chinese companies tied to airships and balloons | CNN Business
CNN — The US Commerce Department is restricting six Chinese companies tied to the Chinese army’s aerospace programs from obtaining...
Traumatized and afraid, Jenin residents are still reeling from Israeli raid | CNN
Jenin, West Bank CNN — Mohammed Abu al-Hayja was sleeping alongside his wife and two young daughters last month when...
Israel and Sudan finalize text of peace agreement, says Israeli foreign minister | CNN
CNN — Israel and Sudan have finalized the text of a peace agreement to be signed “later this year,” Israeli...
Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro applies for six-month US tourist visa | CNN
CNN — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is seeking a six-month tourist visa to remain in the United States, the...
Blinken visit reaches new urgency as Israeli, Palestinian tensions boil | CNN
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in today’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, CNN’s three-times-a-week look inside...
Settlements to be ‘strengthened’ in wake of Jerusalem attacks, Israeli PM says | CNN
CNN — Israel will “take steps to strengthen settlement” in response to shooting attacks in Jerusalem Friday and Saturday, Prime...
Two wounded in shooting in Jerusalem, police say, after synagogue attack leaves seven dead | CNN
CNN — Two people were wounded in a shooting attack in Jerusalem on Saturday, emergency services say, the day after...
