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Will Ripley @willripleycnn.bsky.social · 2d

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.”

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Will Ripley @willripleycnn.bsky.social · 2d

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.”

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Will Ripley @willripleycnn.bsky.social · 2d

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.

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Will Ripley @willripleycnn.bsky.social · 2d

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.

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Will Ripley @willripleycnn.bsky.social · 10d

I tried rock climbing for the first time on CNN’s Next Big Trip Angola. (I’m afraid of heights. And clumsy.)

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Will Ripley @willripleycnn.bsky.social · 10d

I tried rock climbing for the first time on CNN’s Next Big Trip Angola. (I’m afraid of heights. And clumsy.)

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Will Ripley @willripleycnn.bsky.social · 10d

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.

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Will Ripley @willripleycnn.bsky.social · 10d

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.

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Will Ripley @willripleycnn.bsky.social · 13d

This weekend on CNN!

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Will Ripley @willripleycnn.bsky.social · Aug 30

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!

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Will Ripley @willripleycnn.bsky.social · Aug 30

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!

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Will Ripley @willripleycnn.bsky.social · Aug 30

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.

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Will Ripley @willripleycnn.bsky.social · Aug 30

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.

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Will Ripley @willripleycnn.bsky.social · Aug 23

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.

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Will Ripley @willripleycnn.bsky.social · Aug 23

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.

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Will Ripley @willripleycnn.bsky.social · Aug 22

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.

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Will Ripley @willripleycnn.bsky.social · Aug 22

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.

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Will Ripley @willripleycnn.bsky.social · Aug 20

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.”

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Will Ripley @willripleycnn.bsky.social · Aug 20

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.”

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Will Ripley @willripleycnn.bsky.social · Aug 15

Excited to share this adventure with you! #CNN #NextBigTrip #Angola

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Will Ripley @willripleycnn.bsky.social · Aug 15

Excited to share this adventure with you! #CNN #NextBigTrip #Angola

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Will Ripley @willripleycnn.bsky.social · Jul 31

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.

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Will Ripley @willripleycnn.bsky.social · Jul 31

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.

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Will Ripley @willripleycnn.bsky.social · Jul 31

Part of our livestream from Hawaii w/ Captain Nicholas Worst / Commander, Coast Guard Sector Honolulu & Captain, Port of Honolulu

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Will Ripley @willripleycnn.bsky.social · Jul 31

Part of our livestream from Hawaii w/ Captain Nicholas Worst / Commander, Coast Guard Sector Honolulu & Captain, Port of Honolulu

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