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Former Rep. Lee Zeldin speaks on stage on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Shanghai's financial district of Pudong is seen in the background on January 16, 2025.

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China’s economy grows more than expected. But fears of Trump tariffs loom

A growing number of US users have been creating new accounts on Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, or RedNote, amid a looming ban on TikTok.

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As US TikTok users move to RedNote, some are encountering Chinese-style censorship for the first time

President Joe Biden walking up to the podium to speak in the Cross Hall of the White House on the announcement of a ceasefire deal in Gaza and the release of dozens of hostages after more than 15 months of war, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden makes last big move to protect US networks from hackers from China and elsewhere

Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra talks to a reporter during a news conference at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand, on January 13, 2025.

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Even world leaders receive scam calls. Just ask Thailand’s prime minister

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India’s Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan out of danger after stabbing at Mumbai home

PIA, Pakistan’s national airline, in trouble over disturbing social media ad

The bodybuilders defying feminine norms in South India

TikTok needs a US buyer so bad it might seek out Elon Musk

A Chinese actor was abducted from Thailand. His swift return has sparked hopes – and fears – back home

The great social media migration: Sudden influx of US users to RedNote connects Chinese and Americans like never before

One of the world’s greatest religious spectacles is underway and the numbers are staggering

Hotel policy change highlights struggles faced by unmarried couples looking for privacy in India

Why China may be OK with TikTok selling to Elon Musk

59 degrees Fahrenheit might not sound that chilly. In Thailand’s capital, it’s a shock to the system

Dramatic showdown looms in South Korea as Yoon faces impeachment trial and possible arrest

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Video ‘Stop the Steal’ signs and USA flags: CNN reports from protest in South Korea after second attempt to arrest president 1:26

Video ‘A highly likely choice’: Analyst on why Elon Musk could buy TikTok 2:01

A model of the lander in HAKUTO-R lunar exploration program by "ispace" is pictured at a venue to monitor its landing on the Moon, in Tokyo, Japan, April 26, 2023.

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Video Lunar landers seek to bring tech and art to the moon 1:13

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Video World’s largest religious festival kicks off in India 0:51

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Video Ukraine releases footage of alleged North Korean soldiers captured in Kursk 2:02

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Video On GPS: The dangers of social media without fact-checking 5:37

China

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TORONTO, ON - January 17 - Chris Thompson moves lumber using a forklift at Lakeshore Lumber in Etobicoke. Lance McMillan/Toronto Star January-17-2023.

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With tariffs and trade in the spotlight, what Trump means when he says America is ‘losing’ billions to Canada, others

TikTok will be banned without a savior. Here are the alternative apps users are flocking to

Chinese citizens stand trial for fentanyl-related charges in landmark US case

This 300-year-old farming village was abandoned in the 1960s. Now residents are moving back

Fact check: Debunking Trump’s false claims about Canada

India

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India launched its first space docking mission on December 30, 2024

India achieves first space docking, becoming fourth country to achieve major milestone

Man with crocodile skull in luggage arrested at Delhi airport

One body recovered from flooded Indian mine as rescuers search for trapped men

Seattle police officer who struck and killed graduate student from India fired

India launches its first space docking mission

Japan

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Kisui Tech has developed a robot, called Adam, to help Japan's ageing farmers. It can to carry produce up hills, cut grass, and spray fields with pesticides. <strong>Scroll through the gallery to see more innovations that are changing farming.</strong>

Moon rover-inspired robot could be a game-changer for Japan’s aging farmers

With wildfire ‘three blocks away’ from her LA home, Naomi Osaka says she sent someone to get her daughter’s birth certificate

Tsunami advisory lifted after 6.9 magnitude earthquake rattles southwest Japan

Japanese Prime Minister raises concerns with Biden over his move to block Nippon Steel deal for US Steel

‘Sea women’ and sacred waterfalls: Exploring one of Japan’s most stunning secrets

North Korea

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A still from a video shared by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, January 12, purportedly shows a North Korean POW being interrogated. CNN has blurred part of the image.

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Zelensky offers to release captured North Korean soldiers in exchange for Ukrainian soldiers held in Russia

Zelensky says two North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia were captured in Kursk region

Presidents club convening to honor Jimmy Carter at contentious moment for the exclusive group

‘Stop the Steal’ in South Korea? Why MAGA-like hats and slogans are part of President Yoon’s impeachment drama

Russia ‘getting what it deserves,’ Ukraine says, after launching counterattack in border region

Pakistan

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai speaks during an international summit on 'Girls' Education in Muslim Communities', in Islamabad on January 12, 2025.

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Malala Yousafzai urges Muslim leaders to back gender apartheid legal push

Afghan Taliban forces target ‘several points’ in Pakistan in retaliation for airstrikes, Afghan defense ministry says

Pakistani airstrikes on Afghanistan kill 46 people, Taliban official says

Pakistan denounces US sanctions on its missile program as ‘discriminatory’

Death toll rises to 130 in northwest Pakistan sectarian violence, officials say

South Korea

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Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials in Gwacheon, South Korea, on January 15, 2025.

South Korean court rejects petition to release impeached president detained over martial law

South Korean president arrested by anti-corruption investigators after weekslong showdown

What relaxation looks like in one of the world’s hardest working countries

‘Black boxes’ from crashed South Korean plane stopped recording about four minutes before disaster, officials say

South Korean authorities extend arrest warrant for embattled President Yoon Suk Yeol

Southeast Asia

<strong>1. Cape Town:</strong> The South African coastal metropolis has been named the best city in the world for 2025 by publishing giant Time Out.

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Time Out reveals world’s 50 best cities for 2025

Philippines’ Black Nazarene procession draws hundreds of thousands of devotees

Spanish woman killed by elephant in Thailand while bathing animal, police say

British woman and South African man found dead at Vietnam tourist villa

2025 TV preview: A hotel stay in Thailand, along with the requisite monsters and aliens