Beijing warns of ‘severe impact’ on US-China relations as Taiwan’s leader lands in New York | CNN

CNN  —  Taiwan’s relationship with the United States has “never been closer,” its President Tsai Ing-wen said after arriving in

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Taiwan’s defiant leader departs for New York to start Central American trip | CNN

Hong Kong CNN  —  Taiwan has every right to “connect with the world,” its President Tsai Ing-wen declared Wednesday as

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Hundreds of fencers urge the IOC to uphold Russia and Belarus sanctions | CNN

CNN  —  More than 300 active and former fencers have written to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) urging the organization

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Biden officially notifies Congress of Syria airstrike | CNN Politics

CNN  —  President Joe Biden on Saturday notified Congress of his decision to authorize an airstrike in Syria this week

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A threat to democracy or much-needed reform? Israel’s judicial overhaul explained | CNN

Jerusalem CNN  —  For months hundreds of thousands of Israelis have been taking to the streets across the country to

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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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King Charles state visit to France postponed amid violent pension protests | CNN

CNN  —  King Charles’s state visit to France has been postponed in light of protests planned next week over the

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Taiwan recalls ambassador from Honduras, prepares to lose another diplomatic ally to China | CNN

Hong Kong CNN  —  Taiwan announced Thursday it will recall its ambassador to Honduras as ties between the two worsen,

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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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Israeli minister says there’s ‘no such thing as a Palestinian people,’ inviting US rebuke | CNN

Jerusalem CNN  —  Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich denied the existence of a Palestinian people or nationhood over the

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