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The deployment of three 100,000-ton US Navy aircraft carriers to the Pacific Ocean for the first time in years has drawn swift reaction from China, with state-sponsored media saying Beijing will not back down to defend its interests in the region.

Dozens of scantily dressed Filipina croupiers stand in booths shuffling cards in front of a webcam, their faces softly illuminated by professional lighting.

There was another milestone for Lionel Messi in his first game back for Barcelona while another forward also had a night to remember.

Anti-government protesters rage against government inaction and a deepening economic crisis. CNN's Jomana Karadsheh reports.

Far-right groups bombarded police with bottles and occasionally scuffled violently with officers as they staged a counter-protest to anti-racism Black Lives Matter (BLM) demonstrations in central London.

Coronavirus rages on the edges of Rio de Janeiro -- in the hills and slums run by drug gangs, where police dare not go unless on an armed raid.

Lesotho's ex-prime minister Thomas Thabane and his wife paid a local criminal gang to kill his estranged wife three years ago, according to recently released court documents.

After months of shutdown, Athens International Airport is gearing up to "welcome the world" once again as Greece moves ahead with plans to gradually lift coronavirus restrictions in a bid to revive its key tourism industry.

The sharp sell-off on Wall Street spread to Asia on Friday, signaling that fears of a resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States are growing.

CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports from Rio de Janeiro where coronavirus is overwhelming the hospitals and healthcare workers as Brazil nears the peak of its curve.

The death of a single mother in the Philippines who died after trying to get a bus home during the country's coronavirus lockdown has led to widespread anger online, and prompted the government to look into how it treats stranded workers during the pandemic.

One of many ripple effects of the Covid-19 pandemic has been the growing number of people facing food insecurity.

A video showing an incident in which two London police officers were allegedly assaulted sparked condemnation from the UK's Home Secretary and the city's mayor.

Italian police have found a Banksy artwork that was stolen from outside the Bataclan theater in Paris last year.

The Maldives is reopening to all visitors next month with no restrictions.

The race relations crisis is changing how the world sees America, according to Japan's richest man.

Kimberly and Paul Fradale were living in Tokyo, working at international schools, when they took the leap many an American expat dreams of: buying a large country house for a song and restoring it to its former glory.

Chinese shoppers are finally starting to snap up high-end handbags, shoes and jewelry again, giving the luxury goods industry hope that a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is on the way.