The next winter storm will not only impact an area that stretches 1,750 miles with damaging winds, but also has a severe component that has the potential for tornadoes. CNN Meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the forecast.
Hospitals in Hong Kong have been overwhelmed by the worst wave of Covid-19 outbreak the city has faced yet. The number of cases reported since January 1, 2022 makes up more than 50% of all Hong Kong's Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, according to CNN analysis.
The visiting UN Special Envoy to Syria Geir Pedersen said in Damascus on Wednesday that he is optimistic about rebooting the seventh round of discussion by Syria's Constitutional Committee in March.
The US military and NATO are increasing their presence at the border of Ukraine and Poland amid the potential threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. CNN's Nick Paton Walsh reports.
Russia is likely to continue to play hardball in negotiations despite the partial withdrawal of troops from the Ukrainian border, while President Vladimir Putin has succeeded in exposing fissures among Western allies over the issue, according to analysts.
The recent tension between Russian and Ukraine is the result of a U.S. strategy designed to put Russia on the defensive and unite Western countries, according to Peter Zalmayev, director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative.
In the Central African Republic's countryside, Russian mercenaries from the controversial Wagner Group are backing government forces in the fight against rebels. In the capital Bangui, they're fronting a Russian film campaign produced in the CAR backing Wagner's role in combating insurgents in Mozambique.
CNN's John Berman speaks with 40-year-old Olympian Nick Baumgartner, the oldest athlete to compete for the United States at the Beijing Olympics. Baumgartner won a gold medal in the mixed team snowboard cross event with fellow "'80s baby" Lindsey Jacobellis.
U.S. lawmakers struggled to agree this week on sanctions to deter Russia's Vladimir Putin from a possible Ukraine invasion. VOA Congressional Correspondent Katherine Gypson says that despite the snag, there is still pressure to mount a unified U.S. response.
At least 94 people have died in landslides and flooding caused by heavy rains in Petropolis, a town in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro state, according to Brazil's Civil Defense Secretariat, CNN affiliate CNN Brasil reports.
CNN's Nick Watt reports on how the entertainment industry, sports and politicians are cashing in on the cryptocurrency craze.
A video showing police officers breaking up a fight between a Black teenager and a White teenager at a New Jersey mall has prompted outrage over the police response. CNN's Athena Jones reports.
