A visit to what used to be a secret CIA airbase during the Vietnam War On Meanwhile In Asia, we talk to @isaacyeephoto about the CIA's covert war [We also ask why the world's 2 most populous countries China & India can't qualify for the World Cup] youtu.be/ZjiH7vvw2Ck?si=0HHZ… #Laos

Why haven't China & India, the 2 most populous countries in the world, qualified for this year's World Cup? We try to answer that question & more [visit a secret CIA airbase!] on this week's episode of Meanwhile in Asia: youtu.be/ZjiH7vvw2Ck?si=iB19… @KunalSehgal92 @isaacyeephoto

Trump cancels US strikes in Iran and suggests an agreement is close despite both sides recently exchanging fire cnn.it/4fGjeZ6

Three Indian seafarers found dead after US strike on tanker off Oman, Indian minister says cnn.com/2026/06/11/world/liv…

The Taliban commander who abducted @RohdeD is sentenced to 42 years in prison after pleading guilty to hostage taking and providing material support for terrorism. @ColinRMoynihan nytimes.com/2026/06/09/nyreg…

I was on the phone with Trump as CENTCOM announced US retaliatory strikes against Iran. Here's what he said: "I think it's very important to respond. They shot down a helicopter, and we are responding as we speak." He added: "This is a response to what they did they did with our helicopter last night, and I believe the response should be very strong, very powerful, and that's what this one is."

Despite its defeats on the battlefield, the U.S. opted to test our determination. Our Powerful Armed Forces will leave no attack or threat unanswered. Leave our region if you want to be safe. History of the Persian Gulf has many chapters on dire fates of intruding outsiders.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces began launching self-defense strikes against Iran at 5 p.m. ET today at the Commander in Chief’s direction, in response to yesterday’s downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter. The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression.

President Trump has claimed an Iran deal is around the corner at least 37 times over the last 2 months, writes @AaronBlake cnn.com/2026/06/09/politics/…

Iran halts strikes on Israel after two sides exchange fire, but warns of "more severe" consequences if attacks on Lebanon continue. Follow live updates. cnn.it/3RQwmkw

The full interview with @ScottPelley . youtu.be/ePqdmbgQ4BI?si=ybfY…

Powerful earthquake strikes off the coast of Mindanao in the Philippines Authorities have issued a tsunami warning cnn.com/2026/06/07/asia/sout…

Just intv’d Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei: His points: - “The main problem of negotiating with this administration is that you have to face so many changing positions, moving the goal posts, different statements, contradictory remarks by different officials, so it makes the whole process very cumbersome,” Baghaei said. - “Americans must understand that they have to recognize Iran’s rights,” including its right to peaceful nuclear enrichment under the international non-proliferation treaty.” - The US must “simply must stop their sanctions,” Baghaei told CNN. “As far as the sanctions and blocked assets are concerned, they simply need to let Iranian assets be released and be available for the Iranians.” @CNN

"Purchasing" Mount Everest. The business of scaling the world's highest mountain employs nearly 1 million people...and Nepalis now dominate that business, reports @SugamCNN But is Mount Everest being over-commercialized? Watch the show: youtu.be/kdAyl2yURII?si=6c5g… #nepal

Tomorrow, my exclusive interview with @ScottPelley on his firing and his last days at @60Minutes instagram.com/reel/DZQzzOrmr…

“Entire families have been wiped out.” Lebanese President Joseph Aoun recounts the devastating toll of Israel’s war in his country against Hezbollah. “This is a 3-month-old baby,” he says, holding up a heartbreaking picture. “Is this an imminent threat?” @LBpresidency

In an exclusive interview with CNN, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun tells CNN's Christiane Amanpour his message to the IRGC and Iran. cnn.it/43M4QHs

What do artists for Marvel & DC Comics think about AI? A serious question, among the cosplay and joyous fandom of Hong Kong's 1st ComicCon. Watch the latest episode of Meanwhile in Asia: youtu.be/kdAyl2yURII?si=5ddt… @AlkiraReinfrank @KunalSehgal92 @gus_watson #HongKong

CNN’s @clarissaward goes to the epicenter of the deadly Ebola crisis: “Everybody who goes in there sick, they don’t leave, they come out dead.”

In the latest episode of #MeanwhileinAsia, hosts @IvanCNN and Kunal Sehgal explore how #Everest went from a sacred symbol of exploration to a lucrative business, before reporting on #HongKong’s first #ComicCon and #AI’s impact on the industry. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=kdAyl2yU…