October 10 marks World Mental Health Day. This year, the U.N. is shining the spotlight on suicide prevention. Here in the United States, suicide rates are rising, a trend reflected in the military community.
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Turkish forces pushed deeper into northeastern Syria on Friday, the third day of Ankara’s offensive against U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish fighters, as casualties mounted, international criticism of the campaign intensified and thousands of civilians fled the violence.
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Turkey launched attacks against Kurds in Northern Syria – only days after U.S. President Trump withdrew troops protecting the former ally in the war against ISIS. To help us understand the larger impact, we are joined by Middle East scholar Edmund Ghareeb.
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Protest leaders in Ecuador vow to continue their demonstrations until fuel subsidies are restored.
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At San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art – SFMOMA-one of the most popular works is neither a painting nor a sculpture.
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Northern California is going through one of its largest forced power shutdowns ever. With high winds forecast, the power cuts are part of a plan to reduce the risk of dangerous wildfires.
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High-lever trade talks between the US and China lasted more than eight hours on Thursday and will extend into another day. US President Donald Trump told reporters the negotiations were going very, very well and that he would meet with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at the Wg=hite House on Friday afternoon.
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While there is no law, Iranian women have effectively been banned from stadiums when men are playing Since the 1979 Islamic revolution.
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Turkey launches an air and ground offensive against Kurdish militias in Syria.
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China is backing a project, which plans to make the world’s mightiest river – the Amazon – a hub for permanent, faster and more-modern transportation.
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This is a farm but not your usual kind. Everything here happens indoors and since the plants don’t have sunlight inside to grow.
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President Donald Trump is defending his decision to pull U.S. troops from northern Syria – despite growing backlash here in Washington.
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The cost of imported aluminum which is used to can beer, was slapped with a 10 percent tariff by the U.S. in March of last year.
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Trade talks between China and the U.S. are set to resume in Washington on Thursday. There are media reports suggesting China may seek a partial deal – that would include increased purchases of U.S. agricultural products.
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Explosions roared across the Turkish-Syrian border, creating clouds of smoke as Turkey officially launched the so-called “Operation Peace Spring,” which was announced by Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday.
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Ecuadorians continue to vent their anger with the government over the fuel subsidies that were ended as part of austerity measures agreed to for an IMF loan for the economically depressed nation. A general strike began on the sixth day of nationwide protests and threaten to spread.
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Frustration in Iraq over high unemployment and corruption triggers mass protests in the streets of Baghdad.
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At a time when the trade war between Beijing and Washington is rippling across the world economy, China has been working to strengthen its economic ties with Latin America.
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Waters has called Libra “a new Swiss-based financial system” that potentially is too big to fail and could require a taxpayer bailout.
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Turkey launched a military operation Wednesday against Kurdish fighters in northeastern Syria after U.S. forces pulled back from the area, with a series of airstrikes hitting a town on Syria’s northern border.
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At least 2,300 people in Egypt were imprisoned this month after protests against President el-Sissi’s government. Will there be a tipping point? To help us understand the unrest, we were joined by Ahmed Fathi, who covered the Egypt’s Arab Spring, and Islamic reformer and author Dr. Tawfik Hamid.
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Uribe sat in court, his supporters took to the streets across the country. In Bogota’s national park, these Colombian citizens insisted on Uribe’s innocence.
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Robots are increasingly moving into the workplace. But they’ve still got a long way to go before being able to perform many jobs as well as humans CGTN’s Mark Niu reports. Someday, a police officer could pull you over and hand you a ticket in a very […]
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The new head of the International Monetary Fund said the fallout of current trade battles could last a generation.
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Venezuela’s political and economic crisis. How bad is it and can it be resolved?
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The Trump administration said “NO.”
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Ecuador’s President Lenín Moreno has moved his government out of the capital Quito—as anti-austerity demonstrations rage for a sixth day. The protesters are angry over Moreno’s decision to end fuel subsidies, but he accuses them of staging a coup.
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More than a million solar panels located some 4,000 meters above sea level in Argentina. This is Latin America’s largest solar park – helped in large part by Chinese funding and technology.
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The general manager of the NBA team Houston Rockets has apologized for his recent comments on Hong Kong. The comments sparked huge controversy in China over the weekend. CGTN’s Wang Guan explains.
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Los Angeles is the second-most-populous city in the United States… and is notorious for its traffic jams. CicLAvia is promoting greener modes of transportation to help connect different communities and create healthy habits.
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Amid suspicions of fraud in the Afghanistan presidential election, both sides claim victory. Are we going to see a shared government again?
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A new port, constructed with China’s help in one of Brazil’s poorest states, will benefit the regional economy, while also speeding shipments of badly-needed goods to China.
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The Goalkeepers event kicked off in New York with an award show highlighting people who are working to tackle issues contributing to global inequity.
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An estimated 25,000 families, whose livelihoods depend on coffee cultivation, have opted to leave the industry or use their land for something else as the price of coffee drops.
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The Trump Administration is withdrawing U.S. troops from Northern Syria, effectively abandoning its Kurdish allies, who were instrumental in the fight against Islamic State. The move paves the way for long threatened Turkish military operation into the region.
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Two men opened fire inside a bar in Kansas City, Kansas, early Sunday, killing four people and wounding five others in a shooting believed to have stemmed from an earlier dispute, police said.
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A second whistleblower has come forward with information about President Donald Trump’s dealings with Ukraine.
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As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to seek Mexico’s help to crackdown on migration at the country’s southern border, Canada is seeking U.S. assistance to stem the flow of migrants at its southern border.
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Peru holds first high-level conference aimed at curbing the multi-billion dollar industry of illegal wildlife trafficking.
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Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov is in Caracas. He’s there meeting with top Venezuelan officials, including President Nicholas Maduro. Borisov is responsible for Russia’s military-industrial complex.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Saturday teams from DPRK and the United States have arrived in the Swedish capital to resume discussions on Pyongyang’s nuclear program.
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A judge ruled this week that Harvard University does not discriminate against Asian Americans in admissions.
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Tech news site TechCrunch is wrapping up its annual Disrupt event, where leaders in innovation and culture come to inspire and reveal their latest projects. One theme emerging is transforming transportation. Mark Niu has more from the event.
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Increasing trade with China is prompting increasing numbers of Mexicans to sign up for Mandarin classes.
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House committee releases texts displaying Trump administration pressuring Ukraine’s government. U.S. president’s diplomats discussed efforts to force probe against political rival.
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Uber has launched a new app designed to connect workers with employers looking for temporary staff. Uber Works is being offered first in Chicago, before expanding to other cities. But as CGTN’s Dan Williams reports, the move comes with new challenges.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping joined thousands in Tiananmen Square for a massive celebration. It included a large military parade with 15,000 personnel taking part. On display were some of China’s new and advanced weapons including the Dongfeng-41 nuclear missile.
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Under the terms of her bail arrangement, Meng must keep wearing an ankle monitor and must remain in the Vancouver area, who knows for how long.
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Trump acknowledged that Democrats in the House “have the votes” to begin a formal impeachment inquiry, but said he is confident they don’t have the votes to convict in the GOP-controlled Senate.
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This week, Afghanistan’s presidential election was marred by violence and charges of fraud, and the Taliban proposed new peace talks with the U.S.. We’re joined by CGTN’s Sean Callebs, who was there last Spring talking to everyday citizens about life in the war torn nation.
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