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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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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Russia scoffs but Putin could stand trial for alleged war crimes, ICC chief prosecutor says | CNN

CNN  —  The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor believes Russian President Vladimir Putin could stand trial for alleged crimes committed

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Poland becomes first to pledge fighter jets to Ukraine | CNN

CNN  —  Poland on Thursday pledged it would send four MiG-29 fighter jets to Ukraine, the first NATO member to

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US has seen ‘significant spike’ in aggressive Russian military flights in Syria this month, commander says | CNN Politics

CNN  —  The US has seen a “significant spike” in aggressive Russian military flights in Syria this month, the commander

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At least 4 Palestinians killed in IDF operation in Jenin | CNN

CNN  —  At least four Palestinians were killed on Thursday and 23 others injured after an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF)

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China has shattered the assumption of US dominance in the Middle East | CNN

CNN  —  With a grandiose diplomatic flourish China brokered a rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran, in the process upending

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Taiwan unveils its new combat and surveillance drones as China threat grows | CNN

Taichung, Taiwan CNN  —  A Taiwanese state-owned military weapons developer unveiled five new types of indigenous military drones on Tuesday,

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North Korea fires submarine missiles ahead of largest US-South Korea military drills in years | CNN

Seoul, South Korea CNN  —  North Korea launched two missiles from a submarine in waters off its east coast over

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