US investigating possible mysterious directed energy attack near White House


Top US military intelligence official says Russian military poses an 'existential threat' to the US

The top US military intelligence official said during a congressional hearing on Thursday that the Russian military is an "existential threat" to the United States.


Overwhelmed cemetery shows toll of India's Covid-19 crisis

CNN's Sam Kiley reports from a cemetery in Delhi, India, amid one of the world's worst outbreaks of Covid-19. India's total number of cases has surpassed 18 million, with 379,257 new cases on Thursday, another global record, according to figures released by the country's health ministry.


The UK has been extra frosty lately, thanks to historic dry weather

If the old adage "April showers bring May flowers" stands true, much of the UK will be in for a disappointment when the calendar turns to May 1 on Saturday.


Hong Kong has fined a journalist for ticking a box. That shows the city's media freedoms are in jeopardy

Last Wednesday, Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy was honored for her investigative work. The following day, she was convicted for it.


Google CEO on India's Covid crisis: The worst is yet to come

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, tells CNN's Poppy Harlow what the company is doing to support India. He says, getting "the right information on the ground has been a big focus for us."


Boris Johnson will face formal investigation into apartment renovation costs

Britain's political spending watchdog will launch a formal investigation into the funding of renovations to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's apartment in Downing Street.


CNN's Brianna Keilar speaks with Rana Ayyub, an investigative journalist and Washington Post columnist in India, about the unfolding coronavirus crisis in the country and the government's response under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.


China offered Covid aid to India while US dragged its feet, but Delhi isn't that keen

When India asked the United States this month to lift a ban on exporting vaccine raw materials to help with the South Asian country's Covid crisis, Washington appeared to drag its feet, citing the need to "vaccinate the American people" first.


Covid mutations from India may have crossed borders

India's devastating second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has spilled over to neighboring countries such as Nepal. Experts say thousands in Nepal may have caught the highly infectious variants from India. CNN's Lynda Kinkade reports.