Ivan Watson
@ivancnn.bsky.social
CNN Senior International Correspondent based in Hong Kong
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Ghazala Hashmi will win Virginia lieutenant governor's race, becoming the nation's first Muslim woman elected to a statewide office, CNN projects. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4qILgGn
November 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Ghazala Hashmi will win Virginia lieutenant governor's race, becoming the nation's first Muslim woman elected to a statewide office, CNN projects. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/4qILgGn
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Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill will win New Jersey governor's race over Jack Ciattarelli, CNN projects, succeeding term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/3WBApQT
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill will win New Jersey governor's race over Jack Ciattarelli, CNN projects, succeeding term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/3WBApQT
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Zohran Mamdani will become New York City's next mayor, CNN projects, after a meteoric rise in Democratic politics. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/43gCYeJ
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Zohran Mamdani will become New York City's next mayor, CNN projects, after a meteoric rise in Democratic politics. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/43gCYeJ
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Democrat Jay Jones will become Virginia's next attorney general, overcoming the disclosure of his violent text messages, CNN projects. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/493LzVR
November 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Democrat Jay Jones will become Virginia's next attorney general, overcoming the disclosure of his violent text messages, CNN projects. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/493LzVR
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Democrats defend the liberal majority on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in a race with 2028 implications, CNN projects. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/3JESDxJ
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Democrats defend the liberal majority on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in a race with 2028 implications, CNN projects. Follow live updates. https://cnn.it/3JESDxJ
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Dick Cheney, the influential GOP vice president to George W. Bush and chief architect of the "war on terror," has died. He was 84.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Dick Cheney, the influential GOP vice president to George W. Bush and chief architect of the "war on terror," has died. He was 84.
https://cnn.it/4qIm8zy
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Happy Halloween from Hong Kong!
November 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Happy Halloween from Hong Kong!
Is the Trump Administration's crackdown on immigration and the new $100,000 price tag on H1B visas killing the American Dream for Indian students?
Preliminary statistics show Indian student visa arrivals to the US plunged 45% this summer...
#India
Preliminary statistics show Indian student visa arrivals to the US plunged 45% this summer...
#India
October 22, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Is the Trump Administration's crackdown on immigration and the new $100,000 price tag on H1B visas killing the American Dream for Indian students?
Preliminary statistics show Indian student visa arrivals to the US plunged 45% this summer...
#India
Preliminary statistics show Indian student visa arrivals to the US plunged 45% this summer...
#India
Most of them got away.
NYT investigation reveals how top commanders from the former regime of Bashar al Assad escaped Syria [most apparently fleeing to Russia] as rebels took over Damascus.
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NYT investigation reveals how top commanders from the former regime of Bashar al Assad escaped Syria [most apparently fleeing to Russia] as rebels took over Damascus.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/w... www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/w...
The Vanishing Act: How Assad’s Top Henchmen Fled Syria, and Justice
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Most of them got away.
NYT investigation reveals how top commanders from the former regime of Bashar al Assad escaped Syria [most apparently fleeing to Russia] as rebels took over Damascus.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/w... www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/w...
NYT investigation reveals how top commanders from the former regime of Bashar al Assad escaped Syria [most apparently fleeing to Russia] as rebels took over Damascus.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/w... www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/w...
A cargo plane slid off course at Hong Kong International Airport and crashed into the sea, killing at least 2 airport ground staff members
by CNN's Chris Lau and Heather Law
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by CNN's Chris Lau and Heather Law
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At least two dead after cargo plane slides off runway at Hong Kong airport | CNN
At least two people were killed after a cargo plane veered off the runway at Hong Kong International Airport and landed in the sea, according to Hong Kong’s Civil Aviation Department (CAD).
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October 20, 2025 at 12:51 AM
A cargo plane slid off course at Hong Kong International Airport and crashed into the sea, killing at least 2 airport ground staff members
by CNN's Chris Lau and Heather Law
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by CNN's Chris Lau and Heather Law
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President Trump commutes George Santos' prison sentence.
The disgraced former Republican congressman pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and wire fraud and served less than 3 months of his 7.25 year prison sentence
Santos is now a free man.
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The disgraced former Republican congressman pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and wire fraud and served less than 3 months of his 7.25 year prison sentence
Santos is now a free man.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/17/p...
Trump says he has commuted sentence of former Rep. George Santos | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump said on social media Friday that he is commuting the sentence of disgraced former Rep. George Santos, who had been serving a seven-year sentence for the fraud charges that got h...
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October 18, 2025 at 5:45 AM
President Trump commutes George Santos' prison sentence.
The disgraced former Republican congressman pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and wire fraud and served less than 3 months of his 7.25 year prison sentence
Santos is now a free man.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/17/p...
The disgraced former Republican congressman pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and wire fraud and served less than 3 months of his 7.25 year prison sentence
Santos is now a free man.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/17/p...
Reports of deadly score-settling after the ceasefire in Gaza.
Video shows public execution of 8 blindfolded people by masked gunmen in a Gaza City square
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Video shows public execution of 8 blindfolded people by masked gunmen in a Gaza City square
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Masked fighters seen executing men in Gaza City as Hamas fights with rival groups | CNN
Violent clashes have erupted between Hamas and rival groups in several areas across Gaza, including an incident that culminated in an apparent public execution, as worries grow about the security situ...
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October 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Reports of deadly score-settling after the ceasefire in Gaza.
Video shows public execution of 8 blindfolded people by masked gunmen in a Gaza City square
www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/m...
Video shows public execution of 8 blindfolded people by masked gunmen in a Gaza City square
www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/m...
Major stocks markets across the Asia Pacific sank Monday amid mounting fears of a renewed trade war between the world’s 2 largest economies, after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose new triple-digit tariffs on Chinese imports
By @johnliunn.bsky.social
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By @johnliunn.bsky.social
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Fears of renewed US-China trade tensions send Asian stocks tumbling | CNN Business
Major stocks markets across Asia Pacific region sank Monday amid mounting fears of a renewed trade war between the world’s two largest economies, after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose n...
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October 13, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Major stocks markets across the Asia Pacific sank Monday amid mounting fears of a renewed trade war between the world’s 2 largest economies, after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose new triple-digit tariffs on Chinese imports
By @johnliunn.bsky.social
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By @johnliunn.bsky.social
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The NBA is back in China.
Giddy Chinese fans flock to see sold-out pre-season Phoenix Suns vs Brooklyn Nets games in Macau.
The Matrix tells me "they love [basketball] in China & I love coming here"
Team: Bex Wright, Chris Lau & Dan Hodge
#NBA
Giddy Chinese fans flock to see sold-out pre-season Phoenix Suns vs Brooklyn Nets games in Macau.
The Matrix tells me "they love [basketball] in China & I love coming here"
Team: Bex Wright, Chris Lau & Dan Hodge
#NBA
October 11, 2025 at 8:11 AM
The NBA is back in China.
Giddy Chinese fans flock to see sold-out pre-season Phoenix Suns vs Brooklyn Nets games in Macau.
The Matrix tells me "they love [basketball] in China & I love coming here"
Team: Bex Wright, Chris Lau & Dan Hodge
#NBA
Giddy Chinese fans flock to see sold-out pre-season Phoenix Suns vs Brooklyn Nets games in Macau.
The Matrix tells me "they love [basketball] in China & I love coming here"
Team: Bex Wright, Chris Lau & Dan Hodge
#NBA
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In an interview with @nytimes.com, John Williams of @newyorkfed.bsky.social backs further cuts given his concerns about the labor market. We also discussed inflation, the shutdown, why Fed independence is important and more
thread below/gift link to the transcript: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
thread below/gift link to the transcript: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
New York Fed President Backs Interest Rate Cuts to Protect Labor Market
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October 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
In an interview with @nytimes.com, John Williams of @newyorkfed.bsky.social backs further cuts given his concerns about the labor market. We also discussed inflation, the shutdown, why Fed independence is important and more
thread below/gift link to the transcript: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
thread below/gift link to the transcript: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/u...
Russian President Vladimir Putin finally admits 2 Russian air defense missiles accidentally shot down an Azerbaijan Airlines plane 10 months ago, killing 67 passengers and crew
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10 Months Later, Russia Admits Deadly Downing of Azerbaijani Plane
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October 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Russian President Vladimir Putin finally admits 2 Russian air defense missiles accidentally shot down an Azerbaijan Airlines plane 10 months ago, killing 67 passengers and crew
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/w...
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There will not be enough air traffic controllers in the tower at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, the FAA is warning.
Now on the seventh day of the government shutdown, the same scenario is playing out at FAA offices across the country, with ripple effects hitting flights almost everywhere.
Now on the seventh day of the government shutdown, the same scenario is playing out at FAA offices across the country, with ripple effects hitting flights almost everywhere.
Delays spread to major airports across the country, as the seventh day of government shutdown impacts travelers | CNN
There are not going to be enough air traffic controllers in the tower at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport Tuesday night, the Federal Aviation Administratoin is warning. In Nashville, so many are...
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October 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
There will not be enough air traffic controllers in the tower at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, the FAA is warning.
Now on the seventh day of the government shutdown, the same scenario is playing out at FAA offices across the country, with ripple effects hitting flights almost everywhere.
Now on the seventh day of the government shutdown, the same scenario is playing out at FAA offices across the country, with ripple effects hitting flights almost everywhere.
What it looks like in the world's data center capital
Virginia has around 600 data centers, with more planned or under construction
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Virginia has around 600 data centers, with more planned or under construction
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Opinion | What it looks like in the world’s data center capital
Among cemeteries, baseball fields and homes, these Northern Virginia buildings power the internet.
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October 7, 2025 at 9:35 AM
What it looks like in the world's data center capital
Virginia has around 600 data centers, with more planned or under construction
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Virginia has around 600 data centers, with more planned or under construction
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Famed primatologist Jane Goodall gave an interview on Netflix's show "Famous Last Words" that would only be released after her death. Goodall shared some candid words about world leaders.
October 7, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Famed primatologist Jane Goodall gave an interview on Netflix's show "Famous Last Words" that would only be released after her death. Goodall shared some candid words about world leaders.
China's new K-visa, which is aimed at attracting foreign tech talent, sparks an online backlash in China, where youth unemployment stands around 19%
by CNN's Simone McCarthy
#China
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by CNN's Simone McCarthy
#China
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China’s jobless youth aren’t happy with a plan to attract foreign professionals with a new ‘K visa’ | CNN
A new visa category launched by the Chinese government to attract young science and technology professionals is causing fervent backlash in China, where well-educated young people are already struggli...
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October 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
China's new K-visa, which is aimed at attracting foreign tech talent, sparks an online backlash in China, where youth unemployment stands around 19%
by CNN's Simone McCarthy
#China
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by CNN's Simone McCarthy
#China
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At least one journalist appeared to be injured after one reporter was grabbed and another was shoved by masked ICE agents at a New York City immigration court Tuesday morning, video of the encounter showed.
Journalists grabbed, shoved by ICE agents in New York immigration court, video shows | CNN
At least one journalist appeared to be injured after one reporter was grabbed and another was shoved by masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at a New York City immigration court Tuesday m...
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October 1, 2025 at 6:02 AM
At least one journalist appeared to be injured after one reporter was grabbed and another was shoved by masked ICE agents at a New York City immigration court Tuesday morning, video of the encounter showed.
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Jimmy Kimmel is back on his late-night stage — and full of emotion. https://cnn.it/4nKQHCe
Jimmy Kimmel received massive standing ovation during return taping, attendees say | CNN Business
The ABC star taped a new episode on Tuesday evening, and he spoke at length about the controversy that enveloped the show, according to attendees who spoke with CNN afterward.
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September 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Jimmy Kimmel is back on his late-night stage — and full of emotion. https://cnn.it/4nKQHCe
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"President Donald Trump wants the world to understand that Charlie Kirk’s killing will not temper him or induce him to mend the country’s divides," Stephen Collinson | Analysis https://cnn.it/4gACl5g
Trump will never change, but Kirk’s death shines a path to MAGA’s future | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump wants the world to understand that Charlie Kirk’s killing will not temper him or induce him to mend the country’s divides.
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September 22, 2025 at 10:00 AM
"President Donald Trump wants the world to understand that Charlie Kirk’s killing will not temper him or induce him to mend the country’s divides," Stephen Collinson | Analysis https://cnn.it/4gACl5g
"It’s as if MAGA has gone Maoist"
Nation’s top economic statistician fired. Central bank independence undermined. Federal gov't buying chunks of private companies & demanding cuts of revenue streams. Unprecedented presidential power to lob tariffs...
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Nation’s top economic statistician fired. Central bank independence undermined. Federal gov't buying chunks of private companies & demanding cuts of revenue streams. Unprecedented presidential power to lob tariffs...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/22/b...
The US economy has a new problem: Democracy is under siege | CNN Business
Some political scientists see a pattern that suggests American democracy is being undermined in real time. The stakes are massive for the US economy and the business world.
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September 22, 2025 at 9:27 AM
"It’s as if MAGA has gone Maoist"
Nation’s top economic statistician fired. Central bank independence undermined. Federal gov't buying chunks of private companies & demanding cuts of revenue streams. Unprecedented presidential power to lob tariffs...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/22/b...
Nation’s top economic statistician fired. Central bank independence undermined. Federal gov't buying chunks of private companies & demanding cuts of revenue streams. Unprecedented presidential power to lob tariffs...
www.cnn.com/2025/09/22/b...
Van Jones writes about the intense debate he was having with Charlie Kirk, followed by Kirk's invitation for Jones to speak on his show.
Before he could respond, an assassin shot and killed Kirk.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/19/p...
Before he could respond, an assassin shot and killed Kirk.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/19/p...
Charlie Kirk DM’d me before he was murdered. Here’s what he said. | CNN Politics
The day before he was horrifically murdered, Charlie Kirk sent me a direct message on X.
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September 20, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Van Jones writes about the intense debate he was having with Charlie Kirk, followed by Kirk's invitation for Jones to speak on his show.
Before he could respond, an assassin shot and killed Kirk.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/19/p...
Before he could respond, an assassin shot and killed Kirk.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/19/p...