When the Honduran President announced last week her country planned to establish diplomatic ties with China, the ripples were felt far beyond this Central American country of population 10 million. To many, it was the latest confirmation of China's growing clout on the world stage.

North Korea claimed to have tested an underwater drone capable of carrying a nuclear warhead that could create a "radioactive tsunami," however, analysts urged skepticism noting a lack of proof. CNN's Brian Todd reports.

CNN's Fareed Zakaria says the latest attack on facilities housing US troops by suspected Iran-backed drones in Syria makes him very concerned about escalating tensions with Tehran.

The US has conducted an airstrike in Syria against what it said were Iranian-affiliated facilities after a suspected Iranian drone struck a facility housing US personnel in the country, killing an American contractor and wounding five US service members.