Mattis: US-South Korea cooperation urgent in face of 'accelerated' North Korea threat
(CNN)Secretary of Defense James Mattis said Saturday that the increasing nuclear threat from North Korea has brought "a new urgency" to military and diplomatic collaboration with South Korea.
Powder keg on Manus Island as refugees refuse to leave immigration center
(CNN)A confrontation is looming in Papua New Guinea (PNG) between local authorities and more than 700 men who are refusing to leave an Australian-run immigration processing center.
Trump campaign analytics company contacted WikiLeaks about Clinton emails
(CNN)The head of a data analytics company linked to the Trump campaign contacted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in 2016 regarding thousands of Hillary Clinton's emails kept on a private server while she was secretary of state
White House facing scrutiny for Russia sanctions delay
Washington (CNN)Top Senate Republicans are pledging to find out if the White House is intentionally delaying new sanctions on Moscow as the Trump administration is several weeks past a congressionally-imposed deadline to identify top Russian officials involved in political cybermeddling.
What an all-powerful Xi Jinping means for the rest of the world
Hong Kong (CNN)When US President Donald Trump visits China next month, he won't be the most powerful person in the room.Chinese President Xi Jinping further shored up his grip on power Wednesday, revealing a new leadership without an obvious successor and setting the stage for him to dominate politics in the country for decades to come.
George H.W. Bush responds after actress accuses him of sexual assault
(CNN)Former president George H.W. Bush has responded after an actress alleged that he touched her inappropriately while he was sitting in his wheelchair during a photo op that took place a few years ago.
North Korean official: Take hydrogen bomb threat 'literally'
Pyongyang (CNN)A senior North Korean official has issued a stern warning to the world that it should take "literally" his country's threat to test a nuclear weapon above ground. The official, Ri Yong Pil, told CNN in an exclusive conversation in Pyongyang that the threat made by North Korea's foreign minister last month should not be dismissed
Ivanka Trump Japan-bound for speech
(CNN)Ivanka Trump is heading to Japan next week, where she will deliver a speech at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.On Friday, November 3, the first daughter and adviser to President Donald Trump will discuss women's
China's Xi reveals new leadership team but no obvious successor
Beijing (CNN)China's President Xi Jinping is here to stay.The new lineup for the Chinese Communist Party's all-powerful Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) was unveiled Wednesday, without a heir apparent to Xi, who analysts predict will continue dominate the country's politics for decades to come.
Flake's speech burning Trump gets standing ovation from some Republicans
Washington (CNN)Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona, who has sparred frequently with President Donald Trump, will not run for re-election, he said Tuesday in a blistering floor speech bemoaning the changing tenor of politics in the United States.
