China will not send its defense minister to this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue, shunning a chance to meet his US and Asian counterparts as tensions simmer with Washington. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/4NvHBeK
Beijing has intervened significantly in Myanmar’s civil war to protect its substantial investments in the country, handing a setback to resistance forces. from World News https://ift.tt/vFqw5Ad
A burgeoning new sporting trend inspired by the biggest full contact hits in American football and rugby has proved deadly, and there’s now calls for it to be banned. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/HBfSiPY
A one-two punch from the United States risks shattering the already fragile trade war truce between Washington and Beijing, with Chinese tech companies and students both dealt shock blows by the Trump administration Wednesday night. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/PJ2G7ya
If you go to Japan, there’s a chance you might meet someone with an unusual name – such as “Nike,” “Pikachu” or “Pudding.” from World | CNN https://ift.tt/W56cbKm
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the students who will have their visas canceled include people with ties to the Chinese Communist Party and those studying in “critical fields.” from World News https://ift.tt/HMuxFi0
Athens is scrambling to mitigate perilously extreme summer temperatures as it juggles the needs of locals with the millions of tourists who descend on the city ever year. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/OF9cut8
The WNBA announced on Tuesday that its investigation could not substantiate allegations of “racist fan behavior” during a recent game between the Chicago Sky and Indiana Fever in Indianapolis earlier this month that featured Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/UA2j7eh
Germany and other Ukrainian allies have lifted restrictions on Kyiv firing long-range missiles into Russia for the first time, the German chancellor said Monday, after days of Russia bombarding the capital and other regions with massive aerial attacks. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/3XvGnwI
During a subdued red carpet for the American Music Awards’ first year back since 2022, the singer had fun with campy Sin City dress codes. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/xHwOrbC
Third-grader Stanislav Martynyuk looks extremely proud in his school photograph. Hands folded on his desk; his eyes framed with spectacles that make him look like a serious – and adorable – 8-year-old scholar. from World | CNN https://ift.tt/7tMd3aJ