China fires missiles over Taiwan for first time as Beijing retaliates against Pelosi visit - CNN

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","descriptionText":"CNN's Sam Kiley repor ts from \u003ca href=\"https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/02/africa/kenya-drought-insecurity-intl-cmd/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ileret, Kenya, \u003c/a>where thousands are dealing with one of the most severe droughts in decades as millions of children face starvation. 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","descriptionText":"The US has proposed a swap of convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout for detained Americans Paul Whelan and WNBA star Brittney Griner to Russian government officials. CNN's John Avlon speaks to Bout's attorney on the likelihood of Russia making the trade. "},{"title":"CNN report: Pelosi to be highest-ranking official to visit Taiwan in 25 years","duration":"02:55","sourceName":"CNN","sourceLink":"https://www.cnn.com","videoCMSUrl":"/video/data/3.0/video/world/2022/08/01/exp-pelosi-taiwan-visit-confirmed-ripley-vpx.cnn/index.xml","videoId":"world/2022/08/01/exp-pelosi-taiwan-visit-confirmed-ripley-vpx.cnn","videoImage":"//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/220731024014-02-china-pelosi-taiwan-twitter-file-large-169.jpg","videoUrl":"/videos/world/2022/08/01/exp-pelosi-taiwan-visit-confirmed-ripley-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/","description":"Senior Taiwanese and US government officials confirm to CNN that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will visit Taiwan after her stop in Malaysia. CNN's Will Ripley has more.","descriptionText":"Senior Taiwanese and US government officials confirm to CNN that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will visit Taiwan after her stop in Malaysia. 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"},{"title":"Brittney Griner's Russian counsel speaks to CNN","duration":"02:51","sourceName":"CNN","sourceLink":"https://www.cnn.com","videoCMSUrl":"/video/data/3.0/video/world/2022/07/30/russia-prisoner-swap-griner-whelan-nr-vpx.cnn/index.xml","videoId":"world/2022/07/30/russia-prisoner-swap-griner-whelan-nr-vpx.cnn","videoImage":"//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/220728000902-01-brittney-griner-trial-russia-thursday-large-169.jpg","videoUrl":"/videos/world/2022/07/30/russi a-prisoner-swap-griner-whelan-nr-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/","description":"CNN's Fred Pleitgen speaks with Brittney Griner's Russian counsel Maria Blagovolina about Griner's well-being and their trial strategy.","descriptionText":"CNN's Fred Pleitgen speaks with Brittney Griner's Russian counsel Maria Blagovolina about Griner's well-being and their trial strategy."},{"title":"Biden and Xi's lengthy call spotlights tension over Taiwan","duration":"03:48","sourceName":"CNN","sourceLink":"https://cnn.com","videoCMSUrl":"/video/data/3.0/video/world/2022/07/29/us-china-biden-xi-call-taiwan-reaction-ripley-pkg-newday-vpx.cnn/index.xml","videoId":"world/2022/07/29/us-china-biden-xi-call-taiwan-reaction-ripley-pkg-newday-vpx.cnn","videoImage":"//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/220729095639-pm-digital-llamada-large-169.jpg","videoUrl":"/videos/world/2022/07/29/us-china-biden-xi-call-taiwan-reaction-ripley-pkg-newday-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/","description":"Ten sions rise as President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping participated in a lengthy call that focused heavily on Taiwan and Speaker Nancy Pelosi's proposed visit to the self-governing island. CNN's Will Ripley reports from Taiwan on the local reaction to the call.","descriptionText":"Tensions rise as President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping participated in a lengthy call that focused heavily on Taiwan and Speaker Nancy Pelosi's proposed visit to the self-governing island. 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Multiple interviews with high-level Sudanese and US officials and troves of documents reviewed by CNN paint a picture of an elaborate Russian scheme to plunder Sudan's riches in a bid to fortify Russia against increasingly robust Western sanctions and to buttress Moscow's war effort in Ukraine. CNN's Nima Elbagir reports.","descriptionText":"CNN has uncovered evidence suggesting that Russia has colluded with Sudan's beleaguered military leadership to enable billions of dollars in gold to bypass the Sudan ese state and to deprive the poverty-stricken country of hundreds of millions in state revenue. Multiple interviews with high-level Sudanese and US officials and troves of documents reviewed by CNN paint a picture of an elaborate Russian scheme to plunder Sudan's riches in a bid to fortify Russia against increasingly robust Western sanctions and to buttress Moscow's war effort in Ukraine. CNN's Nima Elbagir reports."},{"title":"Kim Jong Un's wife appears to cry during national anthem","duration":"01:02","sourceName":"CNN","sourceLink":"https://www.cnn.com","videoCMSUrl":"/video/data/3.0/video/world/2022/07/28/kim-jong-un-wife-crying-armistice-anniversary-lon-orig-na.cnn/index.xml","videoId":"world/2022/07/28/kim-jong-un-wife-crying-armistice-anniversary-lon-orig-na.cnn","videoImage":"//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/220728144905-kim-jong-un-wife-crying-armistice-event-thumbnail-lon-orig-na-large-169.jpg","videoUrl":"/videos/world/2022/07/28/kim-jong-un-wife-crying-armistice-annivers ary-lon-orig-na.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/","description":"Ri Sol Ju appeared to tear up while singing North Korea's anthem at the 69th anniversary event to commemorate the Korean War armistice.","descriptionText":"Ri Sol Ju appeared to tear up while singing North Korea's anthem at the 69th anniversary event to commemorate the Korean War armistice."},{"title":"See the moment protestors storm Iraq's heavily fortified parliament building","duration":"01:51","sourceName":"CNN","sourceLink":"https://www.cnn.com","videoCMSUrl":"/video/data/3.0/video/world/2022/07/28/iraq-protests-parliament-live-bashir-ovn-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn/index.xml","videoId":"world/2022/07/28/iraq-protests-parliament-live-bashir-ovn-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn","videoImage":"//cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/220728043901-video-thumbnail-iraq-protests-1-large-169.jpeg","videoUrl":"/videos/world/2022/07/28/iraq-protests-parliament-live-bashir-ovn-intl-ldn-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/around-the-world/","description":"Hundreds of angry protesters, loyal to nationalist cleric \u003ca href=\"https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/13/middleeast/iraq-sadr-parliament-resignation-mime-intl/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Moqtada al-Sadr\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/27/middleeast/iraq-protests-baghdad-green-zone-intl/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">broke into the heavily protected parliament in Baghdad\u003c/a>, Iraq, denouncing the nomination of Mohammed Shiya al-Sudani for the position of prime minister. 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