Will Ripley
@willripleyCNN • 87,982 subscribers
CNN Senior International Correspondent. 19 trips to NK. Instagram: @willripleycnn https://t.co/XSX9zdgD9y
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North Korean flight attendants laugh and pose for selfies before a flight in Wonsan. It’s an ordinary moment in a place we rarely see as ordinary. I look back at what my own encounters with Air Koryo crews taught me about one of North Korea’s most coveted jobs. Bryan Wood
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A Russian student sent to summer camp in North Korea says he played video games where hamsters driving tanks had to destroy the White House. NK uses propaganda to influence young minds, a strategy I observed firsthand during my reporting trips. Sara Sidner CNN News Central
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More than 300 foreign tourists are unaccounted for after catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border, including at least 47 Americans. A landslide blocked a river, unleashing a torrent downstream. Scientists investigating whether a glacier collapse contributed Erin Burnett OutFront
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We are live from Bangkok for #CNNNYE and soon I'll be interviewing iconic (or perhaps THAIconic) pop superstar #LISA of BLACKPINKOFFICIAL here solo to perform at ICONSIAM for tens of thousands of fans -- including two superfans Vivi and Sasa who tell me what they want me to ask Lisa!
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A new Chinese cancer drug is making waves—showing nearly double the effectiveness of Merck’s $130B blockbuster Keytruda in clinical trials. Some call it a game-changer, just like DeepSeek in AI. But in China, skepticism runs deep. Erin Burnett OutFront Brianna Keilar Eric Cheung Wayne Chang John Mees
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BREAKING Many feared dead as catastrophic flash flooding hit China and Nepal, with more than 150 people confirmed killed and the toll likely to rise ‘dramatically.’ Hundreds of people, including at least 47 Americans, are reported missing. The Lead CNN Bianna Golodryga
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Indian Prime Minister Modi understood the assignment in his 8th meeting with President Trump. It could've been bad. Modi was in DC on the same day Trump announced dreaded reciprocal tariffs. Despite trade friction, both sides walked away with deliverables on a potential trade deal, energy, military etc. 'MIGA' (Make India Great Again) + MAGA = MEGA is very clever branding that resonates with Trump. Other leaders, take note.
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BREAKING: New hantavirus case tied to the MV Hondius outbreak confirmed in Switzerland. 3 people dead. Ship sailing toward Spain’s Canary Islands, where some officials oppose letting it dock. Growing concern Andes strain could be airborne. Wayne Chang John Mees Erin Burnett OutFront
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I met a girl who lost 17 members of her family and a 13-year-old survivor who nearly got washed away on her school bus. Displaced families are living in makeshift shelters after fleeing the worst-hit area of Rasuwa, Nepal. But they still don’t feel safe and fear more floods.
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Trump says Kim Jong Un responded “very positively” to his outreach, won’t say how/if they spoke directly. Kim is nuclear-armed, Moscow-backed & his troops are returning from Russia w/ battle experience. But Trump is scaling back US drills w/ South Korea. Jake Tapper 🦅 The Lead CNN
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#breaking #southkorea #martiallaw South Korean parliament overturns President Yoon's martial law declaration. BUT Yoon's cabinet still needs to rubber stamp the vote. If they don't, it's a stalemate. President Yoon is a former prosecutor. He knows the rules. Pamela Brown
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A Canadian engineer was just scanning for sports channels on his backyard satellite when he stumbled upon North Korean state TV. Now, his pirate YouTube broadcasts have developed a cult following. And Kim Jong Un is the star. Erin Burnett OutFront Sara Sidner John Mees Eric Cheung
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BREAKING Tsunami warnings have been issued for parts of Russia, Japan and US Pacific coasts after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Wednesday off Russia’s remote and sparsely populated far eastern coast. This quake is the strongest since 2011, when a 9+ megaquake struck northeastern Japan. Kaitlan Collins TheSourceCNN
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Tens of thousands of Chinese college students turned a late-night bike ride into a viral craze, cycling 30 miles for soup dumplings. But what started as youthful fun now has the government on edge, with crackdowns on spontaneous gatherings. Erin Burnett OutFront
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CNN’s signal was just censored in China as we reported on Beijing celebrating cuts to U.S. state-funded media like VOA and RFA—longtime counters to China’s narratives. Their future is now uncertain, while China expands its global state-run media influence. Erin Burnett OutFront Erin Burnett Eric Cheung John Mees Nectar Gan
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