There's never been a better time to learn Korean.

Vietnam President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has resigned after the ruling Communist Party blamed him for "violations and wrongdoing" by officials under his control, the government said Tuesday, in a major escalation of the country's anti-graft campaign.

A Philippine court on Wednesday acquitted Nobel laureate Maria Ressa of tax evasion charges, according to her Rappler news website -- ending years of legal hearings against the veteran journalist.

A police sniper peeked out of a helicopter as it performed a low flyby just a few meters above the Ministries Promenade in Brasilia. He was one of hundreds of officers deployed to secure the enormous grass patch -- which sits in front of the Brazilian Senate and Congress and is surrounded by most of the country's ministries -- where protestors were expected to gather last week.

First it was pigeons, in the form of a Carrie Bradshaw-approved clutch bag. Then came a red carpet-worthy goldfish dress. Now, Northern Irish designer Jonathan Anderson has selected a new animal to elevate in the name of fashion: frogs.

London's Metropolitan Police force has dismissed officer David Carrick after he admitted to a litany of sexual attacks on women in a case that has sparked calls for an inquiry into the United Kingdom's largest police service.

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CNN obtains audio from Amir Nasr-Azadani, a high-profile Iranian soccer player who is facing 26 years in prison in connection to protests that swept the country following the death of Mahsa Amini. Nasr-Azadani is not the only Iranian athlete arrested as a result of the protests. CNN's Don Riddell reports.

Retired Air Force Col. Cedric Leighton weighs in on the battle for Soledar and Putin's perspective amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.

A study has found that dolphins are unable to communicate as effectively when exposed to human-generated noises, forcing them to change their sounds much like people do when shouting.