Why the Syrian drone strikes and US retaliation may yet be a big deal | CNN

CNN  —  The US has conducted an airstrike in Syria against what it said were Iranian-affiliated facilities after a suspected

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Torture, forced abortions and insects for food: Life inside North Korean jails, says this NGO | CNN

Seoul, South Korea CNN  —  Extrajudicial executions, rape, forced abortions, jail without trial, torture, starvation rations that leave prisoners so

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Independent probe into alleged extrajudicial killings in Afghanistan by British military begins | CNN

London CNN  —  A probe into whether UK soldiers stormed the houses of two innocent Afghan families and summarily executed

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A Saudi-Iran reconciliation may not end the war in Yemen just yet | CNN

Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look

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China’s Xi arrives in Moscow for first visit since Russia invaded Ukraine | CNN

CNN  —  Xi Jinping has landed in Moscow for meetings with Vladimir Putin, the first time China’s leader has visited

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Kim Jong Un talks up North Korea’s nuclear capability as daughter watches latest missile test | CNN

CNN  —  North Korea must be ready to launch nuclear counter strikes at any time to deter war, state media

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NATO fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft near Estonian airspace | CNN

CNN  —  British and German fighter jets intercepted a Russian aircraft flying close to Estonian airspace Friday, according to a

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Russian mercenary chief announces plans to recruit 30,000 more fighters | CNN

CNN  —  The chief of Russia’s Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin announced on Saturday that he plans to recruit

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Putin may be about to find his ‘Chinese wish list’ is wishful thinking | CNN

CNN  —  Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited his international “best friend”, China’s leader Xi Jinping, to Moscow for a

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North Korea claims almost 800,000 people have signed up for its military to fight US | CNN

Story by Reuters  —  North Korea has claimed that about 800,000 of its citizens have volunteered to join or reenlist

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