The Biden administration is demanding that the Chinese owners of TikTok either divest their stakes in the app or face a potential ban in the U.S., the company told Reuters on March 15. The move adds drama to tensions that have been brewing for years. What’s all the fuss about?

Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations after seven years of hostility. The deal was reached with the help of China.

In a key diplomatic victory, a deal was struck between Iran and Saudi Arabia in Beijing. The deal was brokered between the two powers after four day...

Iran is closer than ever to a nuclear weapon.

The latest International Atomic Energy Agency report suggests that Iran has enriched a small amount of Uranium to 83.7%, very close to weapons grade.

Iran says “unintended fluctuations” may have happened in the enrichment levels.

The ninth Palestine Marathon was held Friday, March 10, with a route that must be run twice, all because of a 30-foot wall that obstructs the path of the runners.

The wall is part of a 700-kilometer (435 miles) barrier that cuts deep into traditional Palestinian lands that Israel began building ...

Nearly seven million deaths. Three quarters of a billion infections. Countless lives upended. In the three years since the World Health Organization classified COVID-19 as a pandemic the whole world has been impacted.

Skijoring is an exciting mix between skiing, horseback riding, and an obstacle course. Check it out.

It's been 12 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami triggered triple nuclear meltdowns in Japan, but the country is still sitting on over 1 million tonnes of treated nuclear wastewater. Is dumping it into the ocean the best solution?

One of Venezuela’s top female football stars found out she was pregnant at the end of a very prosperous season. Take a look at how she’s able to balance being a mother and getting back on the pitch.

New York City has seen a massive spike in e-bike battery fires in recent years. The latest incident on March 5 has injured at least seven people in the Bronx neighborhood.

Marine life in the 'high seas' is under threat, and now something can be done to save it. A new UN treaty aims to protect marine biodiversity in the 'high seas' - a term used for oceans that don't fall under any country's governance. Plant and animal life in these waters face pollution, overfishi...

The popularity of electric cars is surging around the world. But along with the demand, there are questions. What happens to all the old EV batteries as the first generation of electric car batteries reach the end of their lives and are no longer enough to power a car?

Iran once vowed to wipe Israel off the “face of the earth” and said that the Holocaust was a "myth."

Israel has periodically attacked Iran in an attempt to halt its threatening nuclear capabilities.

It might come as a surprise to know that these two warring nations were once… friends.

So, what...

The U.S. power grid has become the primary target for white supremacist and neo-Nazi groups in the United States.

The FBI announced on Feb. 6 that they thwarted an attack on Baltimore's power grid by a Sarah Beth Clendaniel of Maryland conspiring with Brandon Russell, the head of a small neo-Naz...

The rapid spread of cholera in Haiti comes as the nation is paralyzed by a gang blockade that has triggered shortages of fuel and clean drinking water.

Fiammetta Cappellini talks about the urgent need of medical care in the nation.

The U.S. has a shortage of doctors, and it's expected to get worse over the next decade.

According to the Association of American Medical Colleges, the U.S. could see an estimated shortage of between nearly 38,000 to 124,000 doctors by the year 2034.

One of the biggest challenges is finding doc...

Inflation has begun to cool in the U.S. One area that remains red-hot in terms of cost is that basic consumer staple, eggs. Egg prices were 70 percent higher in January than they were the year before. A big reason: the avian flu which doesn’t seem to be going away. CGTN’s Hendrik Sybrandy reports...

The impact of climate change is being studied around the world and perhaps one of the most challenging environments is Antarctica. Researchers from San Jose State University are studying the issue with a unique subject – emperor penguins.

Researchers call this a rare opportunity to study the pen...

Rescue operations are continuing in full swing to find survivors in the deadly earthquake that ravaged parts of Türkiye and Syria.

More than 20,000 people have died and the WHO has warned the number of dead could rise to more than four times this figure in the coming days.

Brazilian soccer icon and three-time World Cup champion, Pelé, has died on Thursday at the age of 82 from colon cancer in a Sao Paulo hospital.

Paulo Cabral reports on his legacy.

13-year-old rape survivor filmed in India instead of helped.

The most important climate summit of the year gets underway in Egypt next week.

COP27 will bring together governments from around the globe to discuss ways to tackle climate change.

But many of these leaders will be coming from countries sitting on massive ‘carbon bombs’ - oil, gas, and coal mi...

While last year company executives pushed for a mass return to the office that never really materialized amid what was dubbed the Great Resignation, 2023 might usher in a new era of concessions, despite signs of a labor market that is starting to cool, highlighted by large scale layoffs in the te...

There’s always been fear over robots taking over human jobs. Some of that anxiety dissipated during the COVID-19 pandemic, as businesses found themselves understaffed and needing robot help.

See how robotic technology advanced during the pandemic as CGTN’s Mark Niu checks out the ROBObusiness co...

The devastating floods in eastern Kentucky have killed at least 28 people. James Preston Hays, Fire Chief of the Hindman Volunteer Fire Department, talks about how they are trying to help victims and what main challenges they are facing in the rescue efforts.