The World Today on December 22nd, 2023
The World Today on February 25th, 2023
Breaking News on the death of Congressman John Lewis on July 17th, 2020
Breaking News on the death of US Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg on September 19th, 2020
UK House of Commons Brexit Vote, October 19th 2019
Fergal’s last show on CNN International, “Newsroom with Michael Holmes”, September 27th 2020
August 30th, 2021 the last U.S. troops leave Afghanistan. CGTN was planning 24 hour coverage for the following day, but when news of the large-scale withdrawal comes through just ahead of our 6pm show, we have an hour of breaking news.
Breaking news again on October 15th, 2021. We extend our normal 30 minute show as China’s Shenzhou-13 spacecraft docks with China’s Tiangong space station. The spacecraft carries three taikonauts, who are expected to spend six months on the space station.
November 28th, 2021. It’s not always breaking news at CGTN. Here’s an example of a typical 30 minute weekend version of “The World Today”.