When US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi touched down in Taiwan on Tuesday night, China was ready with its response.

Candidate Joe Biden promised in 2019 to make Saudi Arabia a "pariah" over the kingdom's human rights record. President Biden, confronted by economic reality, reversed himself.

The first shipment of grain to leave Ukraine since Russia's invasion has passed though a high-stakes inspection in Istanbul. The shipment was inspected to ensure the sole transportation of goods approved under the Black Sea Grain Initiative. CNN's Nada Bashir reports.

The world's oil-exporting countries have agreed to a tiny increase in output next month amid fears that a global recession will crimp demand.

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Clocks stopped when one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history ripped through Beirut. Inside wrecked homes and shops, the force of the shockwaves froze the dials of timepieces, some vintage, others sleek and modern.

The latest image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the Cartwheel galaxy, a ring galaxy located 500 million light-years away that formed when a large spiral galaxy and a small galaxy violently collided. CNN's Kristin Fisher reports.

Stories of buried treasure and ancient shipwrecks have captivated for centuries, from pirate tales to Hollywood blockbusters. For one team of explorers, however, legend became reality when they uncovered a trove of artifacts from a 350-year-old sunken Spanish galleon -- including coins, gemstones and priceless jewels once belonging to seafaring knights.

Beach volleyball against the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower, equestrian disciplines in the magnificent Versailles Palace garden, and the Opening Ceremony on the Seine -- France plans to charm visitors from around the world with everything that Paris has to offer during the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Pakistan's election commission ruled on Tuesday that former Prime Minister Imran Khan's political party received millions of dollars in illegal funds from foreign countries, including the United States, the United Arab Emirates, the UK, and Australia.