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London CNN  —  The UK may have been blanketed with snow this week, but you wouldn’t know it from the image on the Prince and Princess of Wales’ official Christmas card. The photograph, posted on the royal couple’s official social media accounts, shows them on a sunny family walk with their three beaming and bare-legged… Continue reading William and Kate release summery family photo for official Christmas card

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Sign up here. Beijing CNN  —  Empty streets, deserted shopping centers, and residents staying away from one another are the new normal… Continue reading China’s zero-Covid easing: Cases explode in Beijing leaving streets empty and daily life disrupted

Osan Air Base, South Korea CNN  —  The US military activated its first Space Force command on foreign soil on Wednesday in South Korea, with the unit’s new commander saying he is ready to face any threat in the region. The creation of the US Space Forces Korea gives the newest branch of the US… Continue reading US Space Force establishes first foreign command in South Korea

Hong Kong CNN  —  Video of what appears to be a previously unreported violent clash between Indian and Chinese troops at their disputed Himalayan border has emerged online, offering a rare window into the long-simmering territorial tensions between the two Asian powers. The video, according to a serving Indian military officer with knowledge of the… Continue reading India-China border clash video shows troops fighting with sticks and bricks

London CNN  —  Former England cricket captain Andrew “Freddie” Flintoff has been hospitalized after an accident during filming of the popular motoring show “Top Gear.” The incident occurred at the Dunsfold Aerodrome track in Surrey, southern England, which features regularly in the BBC show. “Freddie was injured in an accident at the Top Gear test… Continue reading Andrew Flintoff hospitalized after accident during ‘Top Gear’ filming

A child on a swing outside a residential building damaged by a missile on February 25, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Pierre Crom/Getty Images) Russian strikes on critical infrastructure in Ukraine have put the physical and mental health of “almost every child” in the country “at desperate risk,” UNICEF warned Wednesday. As the war approaches the ten-month… Continue reading Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine

A child on a swing outside a residential building damaged by a missile on February 25, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (Pierre Crom/Getty Images) Russian strikes on critical infrastructure in Ukraine have put the physical and mental health of “almost every child” in the country “at desperate risk,” UNICEF warned Wednesday. As the war approaches the ten-month… Continue reading Live updates: Russia’s war in Ukraine