By Eric Cheung and Nectar Gan, CNN A Taiwanese soldier who went missing last week from an island near the Chinese coast has been found in mainland China, a Taiwan official said on Monday, raising the possibility of a highly unusual defection amid heightened tensions across the Taiwan Strait. Speaking to reporters, Chiu Tai-san, minister
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan and CNN’s Beijing bureau China’s leader Xi Jinping on Monday vowed to bolster national security and build the military into a “great wall of steel,” in the first speech of his precedent-breaking third term as president. Speaking at the closing of the annual meeting of China’s rubber-stamp parliament, Xi underscored the need
Continue Reading By Kathleen Magramo and Hilary Whiteman, CNN The United Kingdom will ramp up defense spending by $6 billion to “fortify” against growing threats from Russia and China, the country’s leader announced on the eve of highly anticipated talks with AUKUS partners, the United States and Australia. In a statement released Sunday, British Prime Minister Rishi
Continue Reading By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN London’s Metropolitan Police has allowed predatory behavior to flourish within its force and failed to adequately protect members of the public from abuse, as well as its own female staff, according to a review that accused the organization of perpetuating a misogynistic, sexist, racist and homophobic internal culture. “The Met has
Continue Reading By Katie Polglase and Livvy Doherty, CNN David Carrick, a serial sex offender, served in one of Britain’s most elite armed police units for years. He is now behind bars, but his ability to evade justice has only fueled a growing distrust and anger toward police in the United Kingdom. CNN has investigated how failures
Continue Reading By Nouran Salahieh and Holly Yan, CNN Californians pummeled by an onslaught of dangerous storms will get deluged again as another atmospheric river threatens more deadly flooding. More than 30 million people in California were under flood watches Monday that cover much of the state, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Fresno and Sacramento. The brunt
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe and Michelle Watson, CNN The US Coast Guard in San Diego has ended its search for missing migrants after two smuggling boats were found capsized along the California shoreline over the weekend, leaving eight people dead in what officials called “one of the worst maritime smuggling tragedies” the city has seen amid
Continue Reading By Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo and Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea launched two missiles from a submarine in waters off its east coast over the weekend, according to state media, and vowed to take “the toughest counteraction” against the largest joint military drills by the United States and South Korea in years that kick off
Continue Reading By Rosa Flores and Joe Sutton, CNN A large group of people in Mexico approached a US border entry point in El Paso, Texas, Sunday in an attempt at mass entry into the country, causing disruptions along the border and authorities to erect barricades, US Customs and Border Protection said. The group made a formation
Continue Reading By Gawon Bae, Yoonjung Seo and Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea launched two missiles from a submarine in the waters of the Sea of Japan Sunday morning local time, according to the state-run news agency KCNA. The “strategic cruise missiles” were launched from a “8.24 Yongung” submarine, according to KCNA — the same vessel used
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe and Michelle Watson, CNN The US Coast Guard in San Diego has ended its search for missing migrants after two smuggling boats were found capsized along the California shoreline over the weekend, leaving eight people dead in what officials called “one of the worst maritime smuggling tragedies” the city has seen amid
Continue Reading By Raja Razek and Theresa Waldrop, CNN A man was crushed to death while allegedly attempting to steal a catalytic converter from a vehicle at a Savannah, Georgia, car lot, police said. Officers were called on March 7 after the man, Matthew Eric Smith, 32, was found dead under a car, the Chatham County Police
Continue Reading By Raja Razek, CNN A Mississippi man has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for burning a cross in his front yard to intimidate a Black family, according to a news release from the US Justice Department. Axel Cox, 24, was sentenced to 42 months in connection to the cross burning, which happened
Continue Reading By Celina Tebor and Holly Yan, CNN A 6-month-old baby who survived an alleged kidnapping alongside his twin brother died one month later in a “sudden unexplained infant death,” an Ohio coroner’s office said Friday. An autopsy following Ky’air Thomas’ January 28 death revealed “the infant was placed face down (prone) on an adult bed
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker, CNN At least eight people have died after two smuggling boats capsized near the shore of Black’s Beach in San Diego County, California, officials said. Authorities responded Saturday around 11:30 p.m. local time after someone on one of the panga boats, a type of small fishing boat powered by an outboard motor,
Continue Reading By Nouran Salahieh and Holly Yan, CNN Californians pummeled by an onslaught of dangerous storms will get deluged again as another atmospheric river threatens more deadly flooding. More than 30 million people in California were under flood watches Monday that cover much of the state, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Fresno and Sacramento. The brunt
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN Where does the time go? No, seriously … where? While many of you were sleeping, the Time Fairy paid a visit and snatched an hour away. If you’ve ever wondered how the whole “spring forward” and “fall back” situation came about, here’s your answer. And here’s what else
Continue Reading By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN Where does the time go? No, seriously … where? While many of you were sleeping, the Time Fairy paid a visit and snatched an hour away. If you’ve ever wondered how the whole “spring forward” and “fall back” situation came about, here’s your answer. And here’s what else
Continue Reading By Larry Madowo and Stephanie Halasz, CNN South African rapper Costa Titch died suddenly this weekend, his family said on Instagram, hours after performing at a music festival. The musician, whose real name is Constantinos Tsobanoglou, was 28. Footage circulating on social media appeared to show Tsobanoglou fall over on stage before being lifted up
Continue Reading By Hadas Gold and Amir Tal, CNN Half a million Israelis took to the streets in the tenth consecutive week of protests against plans by the government of Benjamin Netanyahu to overhaul the country’s judicial system, organizers claimed. Israel has a population of just over 9 million, so if organizers’ estimates are correct, about 5%
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