Helen Regan - Senior News Desk Reporter, CNN International
Helen Regan
Senior News Desk Reporter, CNN International
Helen Regan is a Senior News Desk Reporter for CNN Digital Worldwide based in Hong Kong.
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Australian backpacker dies as countries warn of suspected methanol poisonings in Laos
Nov 21, 2024
An Australian teenager has died and another is fighting for her life after drinking suspected tainted alcohol in Laos, as a growing list of countries warned of multiple poisonings linked to a tourist town in the Southeast Asian country.
‘It’s impossible to breathe’: Life in the world’s most polluted city
Nov 21, 2024
Inside Delhi’s first ever clinic dedicated to pollution-related illnesses, Deepak Rajak struggles to catch his breath.
Massive crowds march on New Zealand parliament protesting Māori bill. Here’s what to know
Nov 19, 2024
Tens of thousands of people have marched on the New Zealand parliament in Wellington to protest against a bill that critics say strikes at the core of the country’s founding principles and dilutes the rights of Māori people.
North Korea to mass produce self-detonating explosive drones, state media reports
Nov 15, 2024
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his country to quickly start mass producing self-detonating explosive drones, calling their development an “essential requirement,” after overseeing a test of the deadly aerial weapon, state media reported Friday.
Explosives and timer found on suspect’s body after attack on Brazil’s top court
Nov 14, 2024
A man killed himself while detonating explosives after trying to enter Brazil’s Supreme Court, authorities said Wednesday, in an attack on the political heart of the country that prompted the evacuation of court staff and legislators in the capital Brasilia.
Four storms churning the West Pacific at the same time mean more bad news for the Philippines
Nov 13, 2024
Four separate storm systems are churning their way through the West Pacific simultaneously, a rare occurrence resulting from warmer oceans that threatens to bring more misery to the storm-weary Philippines.
Indonesia’s new leader posted video of his congratulatory call with Trump. Both lavished each other with praise
Nov 12, 2024
Indonesia’s new President Prabowo Subianto posted a video of his phone call congratulating Donald Trump on his reelection, during which the former special forces commander referenced his American “training” and called the US-president elect “sir” multiple times.
Toxic smog in Pakistan is so bad you can see it from space
Nov 11, 2024
Record-breaking levels of thick, toxic smog that have shrouded eastern Pakistan and northern India since last month can be seen in striking satellite imagery.
Zelensky confirms deadly clashes with North Korean troops as Putin says he’s willing to talk with Trump
Nov 8, 2024
North Korean troops deployed to Russia’s Kursk region have fought Kyiv’s forces on the battlefield, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday, adding that the clashes resulted in fatalities.
North Korea says it conducted new ICBM test, days ahead of US election
Nov 1, 2024
North Korea said it tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday morning, a launch believed to have achieved the longest flight time yet for a North Korean missile.
Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji has yet to see snow this season, breaking a 130-year record
Oct 29, 2024
November is just a few days away, but Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji remains snowless, marking the latest date without a snowcap since records began 130 years ago.
Japan plunged into political uncertainty after voters deliver dramatic defeat to longtime ruling party
Oct 28, 2024
Japanese voters delivered a stinging rebuke to the country’s longtime ruling party in elections Sunday, plunging the world’s fourth largest economy into a rare period of political uncertainty.
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October 27, 2024 Middle East war news
Oct 28, 2024
Israel’s military operations in northern Gaza killed dozens of Palestinians this weekend, according to officials in the enclave, while ceasefire talks resumed in Qatar. Follow for live news updates.
Israel launched strikes on Iran in a retaliatory attack. Here’s what we know
Oct 27, 2024
Israel said on Saturday it had struck military targets inside Iran in response to earlier Iranian attacks, again raising fears that the long-running confrontation between the two powerful militaries could escalate into an all-out regional war that draws in the United States.
About
Helen Regan is a Senior Desk Reporter for CNN International based in Hong Kong. She is responsible for covering breaking news, human rights and the climate crisis in the Asia-Pacific region.
Since joining CNN in 2018 Regan has covered the Myanmar coup, Thailand’s pro-democracy protests and the Indian election, as well as Hong Kong’s protest movement, the coronavirus pandemic and how the climate crisis is impacting the region.
Prior to CNN, Regan was an editor, writer and video producer for TIME in Hong Kong and before that worked as a video producer for the Democratic Voice of Burma in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Regan studied English at Exeter University and Broadcast Journalism at City University in the UK.
