Will Ripley
@willripleycnn.bsky.social
CNN Senior International Correspondent. Cat Dad. Based in Taiwan.
“Guard Your Green Space” on November 6th 🌳 CNN’s Call To Earth Day 🌎 Sign up at CNN.com/calltoearthday
November 5, 2025 at 10:40 AM
“Guard Your Green Space” on November 6th 🌳 CNN’s Call To Earth Day 🌎 Sign up at CNN.com/calltoearthday
BREAKING Trump on AF1 just now after meeting China’s Xi: “We have a deal. Now, every year we’ll renegotiate the deal, but I think the deal will go on for a long time.” Trump says rare earths issue “settled” & China will buy soybeans. Now we await the fine print.
October 30, 2025 at 5:56 AM
BREAKING Trump on AF1 just now after meeting China’s Xi: “We have a deal. Now, every year we’ll renegotiate the deal, but I think the deal will go on for a long time.” Trump says rare earths issue “settled” & China will buy soybeans. Now we await the fine print.
Will Donald Trump actually meet with Kim Jong Un during his Asia trip?
October 26, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Will Donald Trump actually meet with Kim Jong Un during his Asia trip?
Yes, even South Korea's president is a fan of KPop Demon Hunters. President Lee Jae Myung talks to me about the power of K-culture.
October 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Yes, even South Korea's president is a fan of KPop Demon Hunters. President Lee Jae Myung talks to me about the power of K-culture.
With stakes high for APEC, South Korea’s new president Lee Jae Myung hails the US alliance and welcomes Trump as a ‘peacemaker’ even as the US demands $350 billion in upfront investment in exchange for lower import tariffs.
October 23, 2025 at 2:37 AM
With stakes high for APEC, South Korea’s new president Lee Jae Myung hails the US alliance and welcomes Trump as a ‘peacemaker’ even as the US demands $350 billion in upfront investment in exchange for lower import tariffs.
Among the hundreds of thousands of precious artifacts housed in Taiwan's National Palace Museum, perhaps the most famous is a small cabbage, made out of jade. People line up to marvel at its uncanny resemblance to the real thing.
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October 10, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Among the hundreds of thousands of precious artifacts housed in Taiwan's National Palace Museum, perhaps the most famous is a small cabbage, made out of jade. People line up to marvel at its uncanny resemblance to the real thing.
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How did Taiwan quietly become the world's top buyer of a Russian oil product, despite Taiwan’s opposition to Russia’s war in Ukraine?
October 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
How did Taiwan quietly become the world's top buyer of a Russian oil product, despite Taiwan’s opposition to Russia’s war in Ukraine?
Why would Russia be teaching China how to drop tanks and troops from a plane? A former Ukrainian intelligence officer who helped to verify 800 pages of leaked documents calls it “a critical component, which is needed for China being ready to invade Taiwan.”
October 7, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Why would Russia be teaching China how to drop tanks and troops from a plane? A former Ukrainian intelligence officer who helped to verify 800 pages of leaked documents calls it “a critical component, which is needed for China being ready to invade Taiwan.”
October is usually the best time to trek Everest. Clear skies, cool air & low risk of storms. But not this year! A nasty blizzard buried trails in the remote Karma Valley on the Tibetan side, stranding hundreds of hikers in freezing conditions during China’s National Day holiday.
October 6, 2025 at 6:51 AM
October is usually the best time to trek Everest. Clear skies, cool air & low risk of storms. But not this year! A nasty blizzard buried trails in the remote Karma Valley on the Tibetan side, stranding hundreds of hikers in freezing conditions during China’s National Day holiday.
I tried rock climbing for the first time on CNN’s Next Big Trip Angola. (I’m afraid of heights. And clumsy.)
September 28, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I tried rock climbing for the first time on CNN’s Next Big Trip Angola. (I’m afraid of heights. And clumsy.)
For the second time, a rally for popular Indian actor-politician Vijay turned deadly. At least 39 people died, including children, when 25-30K ppl packed an area approved for 10K. Last year, at least six people died during Vijay’s first political rally.
September 28, 2025 at 7:53 AM
For the second time, a rally for popular Indian actor-politician Vijay turned deadly. At least 39 people died, including children, when 25-30K ppl packed an area approved for 10K. Last year, at least six people died during Vijay’s first political rally.
This weekend on CNN!
September 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
This weekend on CNN!
For the first time: Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un will share a stage together at China’s huge military parade in a defiant show of unity. I’d love to be a fly on the wall to hear their conversations behind closed doors about Donald Trump!
August 30, 2025 at 12:42 AM
For the first time: Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un will share a stage together at China’s huge military parade in a defiant show of unity. I’d love to be a fly on the wall to hear their conversations behind closed doors about Donald Trump!
A fake Starbucks, Ikea lookalike store & gleaming new seaside resort with miles of white sand — and almost no foreign tourists. We speak with some of the first international travellers to visit North Korea since the Covid-19 pandemic.
August 30, 2025 at 12:21 AM
A fake Starbucks, Ikea lookalike store & gleaming new seaside resort with miles of white sand — and almost no foreign tourists. We speak with some of the first international travellers to visit North Korea since the Covid-19 pandemic.
Ukrainian and Western intelligence believe as many as 30,000 more North Korean troops could soon be sent to Russia.
Analysts say Pyongyang’s new narrative of honoring soldier deaths (after denying them) could be laying the groundwork for a surge of reinforcements.
Analysts say Pyongyang’s new narrative of honoring soldier deaths (after denying them) could be laying the groundwork for a surge of reinforcements.
August 23, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Ukrainian and Western intelligence believe as many as 30,000 more North Korean troops could soon be sent to Russia.
Analysts say Pyongyang’s new narrative of honoring soldier deaths (after denying them) could be laying the groundwork for a surge of reinforcements.
Analysts say Pyongyang’s new narrative of honoring soldier deaths (after denying them) could be laying the groundwork for a surge of reinforcements.
A new CSIS report + satellite images show a top secret North Korean missile base near China’s border, hiding nuclear-capable ICBMs that could strike the US. Pyongyang is also now openly acknowledging its own soldiers died fighting in Russia’s war on Ukraine.
August 22, 2025 at 12:39 AM
A new CSIS report + satellite images show a top secret North Korean missile base near China’s border, hiding nuclear-capable ICBMs that could strike the US. Pyongyang is also now openly acknowledging its own soldiers died fighting in Russia’s war on Ukraine.
Does China see an opportunity to shake up the world order as it watches Trump and Putin? Some here in Taiwan fear this island democracy could eventually be “traded away.”
August 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Does China see an opportunity to shake up the world order as it watches Trump and Putin? Some here in Taiwan fear this island democracy could eventually be “traded away.”
August 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Hawaii breathes a massive sigh of relief after tsunami scare shakes island. Residents and tourists were forced to scramble to safety during a major tsunami scare after Russia's massive 8.8 earthquake.
July 31, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Hawaii breathes a massive sigh of relief after tsunami scare shakes island. Residents and tourists were forced to scramble to safety during a major tsunami scare after Russia's massive 8.8 earthquake.
Part of our livestream from Hawaii w/ Captain Nicholas Worst / Commander, Coast Guard Sector Honolulu & Captain, Port of Honolulu
July 31, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Part of our livestream from Hawaii w/ Captain Nicholas Worst / Commander, Coast Guard Sector Honolulu & Captain, Port of Honolulu
We’re on the ground in Hawaii and go inside the Coast Guard’s efforts to secure harbors, alert mariners, and move vessels to safer waters during those tense hours under a tsunami warning, which is now over.
July 31, 2025 at 1:45 AM
We’re on the ground in Hawaii and go inside the Coast Guard’s efforts to secure harbors, alert mariners, and move vessels to safer waters during those tense hours under a tsunami warning, which is now over.
Heading to Hawaii
July 30, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Heading to Hawaii
BREAKING Tsunami warnings have been issued for parts of Russia, Japan and US Pacific coasts after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Wednesday off Russia’s remote and sparsely populated far eastern coast. This quake is the strongest since Japan in 2011.
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July 30, 2025 at 2:58 AM
BREAKING Tsunami warnings have been issued for parts of Russia, Japan and US Pacific coasts after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Wednesday off Russia’s remote and sparsely populated far eastern coast. This quake is the strongest since Japan in 2011.
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President Trump is heading to South Korea in October for APEC. He’s set to meet with China’s Xi Jinping & South Korean President Lee Jae-myung. Could a surprise Kim Jong Un meeting also happen? KJU’s sister just signaled talks are possible IF the U.S. drops demands for denuclearization…
July 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
President Trump is heading to South Korea in October for APEC. He’s set to meet with China’s Xi Jinping & South Korean President Lee Jae-myung. Could a surprise Kim Jong Un meeting also happen? KJU’s sister just signaled talks are possible IF the U.S. drops demands for denuclearization…
Russia opens new direct flights from Moscow to North Korea (4,000 miles) — a journey still impossible from Seoul, South Korea (120 miles). Kim Jong Un’s sister just slammed the door on any talks with south.
July 28, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Russia opens new direct flights from Moscow to North Korea (4,000 miles) — a journey still impossible from Seoul, South Korea (120 miles). Kim Jong Un’s sister just slammed the door on any talks with south.