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By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s famed Shaolin Temple announced on Sunday that its abbot is under investigation for suspected embezzlement and “improper relationships” with women, reviving decade-old allegations against the controversial, high-profile monk. Shi Yongxin, known as “CEO monk” for his entrepreneurial endeavors that transformed the Buddhist monastery into a commercial

By Associated Press (Associated Press) — A regional passenger train derailed in southern Germany, killing at least three people and seriously injuring others on Sunday, authorities said. Federal and local police said the cause of the crash near Riedlingen, roughly 158 kilometers (98 miles) west of Munich, remains under investigation. Photos from the scene showed

By Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Israel has announced a daily “tactical pause in military activity” in three areas of Gaza to enable more aid to reach people, amid growing international outrage over starvation in the territory. The Israeli military said the move would “refute the false claim of deliberate starvation in the Gaza Strip.”

Len Leng, Kocha Olarn, Helen Regan, Lex Harvey and Jonny Hallam, CNN Phnom Penh, Cambodia / Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — Ceasefire talks between Cambodia and Thailand were underway in Malaysia on Monday after days of deadly clashes on their disputed border sent civilians scrambling for safety and relations between the two neighbors cratering. Cambodian Prime

By Chris Lau and Joyce Jiang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — With her short hair and unshowy clothing, Fan Chunli looks every bit the middle-aged woman from rural China. Among a crowd of youngsters vying to become the next breakout star in one of China’s most popular stand-up comedy contests, she stands out. But when

By CNN’s Joseph Ataman, Tareq Al Hilou and Abeer Salman (CNN) — Walls, tall and deadly, line three sides of Gaza. On the fourth lies the sea, stretching out to the horizon. Its waters, and the fish within them, have long nourished Gazans isolated from the outside world. Today, its beaches offer no respite and

By Max Saltman and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Israeli forces intercepted the Handala, a Gaza-bound ship carrying aid and activists, within 70 nautical miles of its intended destination on Saturday night. “The occupation has disabled our cameras and all communication has been lost,” a spokesperson for the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) told CNN in

By Jonny Hallam, CNN (CNN) — The leaders of Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to meet for ceasefire talks after days of cross-border violence, according to statements on Saturday from both sides as well as US President Donald Trump. Trump said earlier in the weekend that he had spoken with both Cambodian Prime Minister Hun

By Abeer Salman, Ibrahim Dahman, Eugenia Yosef and Tim Lister (CNN) — A 5-month-old Palestinian baby suffering from severe malnutrition died in her mother’s arms in Gaza Friday, one of the latest victims of a starvation crisis that has generated international outrage but continues to deepen. The girl – Zeinab Abu Halib – died Friday

By Rhea Mogul and Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — When British traders landed on India’s shores in the 1600s, they arrived in search of spices and silk but stayed for centuries – leaving behind a legacy that would shape the nation long after their colonial exploitation ended: the English language. Over the