News

By Wayne Chang, Will Ripley, John Mees, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — As Washington pressures Taiwan to spend big on defenses against a potential Chinese attack, one of the island’s most outspoken politicians is arguing the opposite approach: less confrontation and more dialogue. Fresh from holding talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, and

By Laura Sharman, Caitlin Danaher, Lex Harvey, CNN (CNN) — All of the passengers of the MV Hondius and some of its crew have been evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship, as authorities continue to test people and monitor symptoms of the rare virus that has triggered an international health response. Passengers were seen being

By Brad Lendon, Sylvie Zhuang, Wayne Chang, CNN (CNN) — As the war in Iran enters its third month, it’s providing a window for China into how US military capabilities work under fire, and a useful reminder that, on any battlefield, the adversary always has a big say in the outcome. CNN spoke with a

By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — It’s an age-old question: are you a cat person or a dog person? In East Asia, it seems more and more people these days are Team Cat. Take Taiwan, the self-ruled island where pet cats outnumbered dogs for the first time in 2025, according to a government

By Zahra Ullah, CNN Moscow (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin presided over his most pared-back Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square, after a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine took effect. Russia’s annual May 9 parade commemorates the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Under Putin, it has come

By Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — A US fighter jet disabled two Iran-flagged tankers on Friday by firing precision munitions into their funnels, the US military said, demonstrating the precision of the weapons in use. US Central Command, which oversees Middle East military operations, released a video it says shows the tankers – the Sea

By Jeremy Diamond and Abeer Salman Jenin, West Bank (CNN) — Ali al-Samoudi gingerly walks down the steps toward his home. The 59-year-old Palestinian journalist is gaunt, with closely cropped gray hair and a matching beard. Each cautious step he takes reveals the physical toll of all he has endured that has aged him beyond

By Anabella Gonzalez, Gonzalo Zegarra, Caitlin Danaher, Charlotte Reck, CNN Buenos Aires, Argentina (CNN) — Hantavirus cases in Argentina have almost doubled in the past year, with the country recording 32 deaths alongside its highest number of infections since 2018. The rise comes as Argentine authorities race to trace the footsteps of a couple who

By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Barranquilla, Colombia (CNN) — Surrounded by rows of costumes, reggaeton superstar J Balvin fuels up in his dressing room as thousands of people in the coastal Colombian city of Barranquilla wait outside for his raucous five-hour live performance to begin. The moment of calm belies what is turning out to be