Zain Asher covers the top global and national issues of the day.
New York, NY
Joined May 2021
- Tweets547
- Following77
- Followers12.1K
- Likes177
One World CNN retweeted
After nine wonderful years at CNN, I’ve decided to leave for an opportunity that I couldn’t pass up. I’m grateful for the experiences, friendships and support from fabulous colleagues during my CNN years. Exciting news to share very soon!
One World CNN retweeted
“People underestimate his commitment to anyone and everyone who was in difficulty” Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy, on the passing of his dear friend Rev. Jesse Jackson.
One World CNN retweeted
In an exclusive interview with CNN's @biannagolodryga and @ZainAsher, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke out against President Trump’s trade policy, calling his recent tariffs “the worst self-inflicted wound that I have ever seen an administration impose."
One World CNN retweeted
What could possibly have caused a cargo ship to crash into a major bridge in #Baltimore, leading to its collapse?
Maritime expert David McFarlane joins me to discuss.
@OneWorldCNN | #BaltimoreBridge
One World CNN retweeted
"We're really concerned that people are going to be increasingly dying from starvation and other preventable diseases that just simply cannot be treated because of the lack of medicine."
Shaina Low of @NRC_Norway joins me as the @WFP pauses food deliveries to northern Gaza.
One World CNN retweeted
"My mother had a band-aid on her arm hiding her number from Auschwitz. I don't want our survivors to be with band-aids. I want the world to understand that these atrocities are not human."
@OritSulitzeanu of @ARCCIsrael on its new report of sexual violence on and after Oct. 7.
One World CNN retweeted
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues to deteriorate, as lifesaving aid remains at a standstill.
@clarissaward accompanied UN Secretary General on his visit to the Rafah border crossing earlier today.
She joins now from Cairo to share what she saw and heard there:
One World CNN retweeted
CNN International announces new lineup
State of the Race returns with @kasie Hunt in the anchor chair at 5pm CET
@biannagolodryga joins @OneWorldCNN as co-anchor with @ZainAsher at 6pm CET
@CNNConnect with @BeckyCNN moves forward an hour to 3pm CET
cnn.it/3PAOCJA
One World CNN retweeted
As the #UNGA wraps up, I asked @SamanthaJPower Administrator @USAID whether the world was adequately addressing the needs of the global south.
@PowerUSAID | @OneWorldCNN
One World CNN retweeted
Nigerian-American chef Kwame Onwuachi describes his journey from humble beginnings to one of the world's most elite kitchens.
Read more about food and drink at CNN Travel. cnn.it/3rjTkUa
One World CNN retweeted
"People remember a restaurant because of the food but they come back b/c of the way it made them feel. That's what I focus on."
Chef Kwame Onwuachi on his restaurant Tatiana at @LincolnCenter
Hear his humble beginnings & how he brings Nigerian + Afro-Caribbean flavors to NYC
One World CNN retweeted
"We're becoming tolerant of bigotry again. That leads to division, lack of progress, and an unhealthy society."
Bryan Stevenson, Founder & Executive Director @eji_org says we still have more work to do, 60 years on from the #MarchOnWashington.
One World CNN retweeted
"There is simply no bigger issue right now than saving the planet for boys and girls."
James Elder, Global Spokesperson @UNICEF on how children bear the brunt of the global climate crisis.
One World CNN retweeted
Protesters in #Niger, burn French flags in support of a military coup —
@abernard director @stratstability discusses the historic ties between the two countries and why they're a factor in today's political crisis.
One World CNN retweeted
“It’s wonderful to tell stories through your perspective and through characters that look like you.”
#Netflix debuts its first African animation series — Supa Team 4.
Zambian animator, Malenga Mulendema, joins us to discuss.
One World CNN retweeted
"Unfortunately, we’re on the verge of a new nuclear arms race, exactly the kind of arms race Robert Oppenheimer feared at the end of World War II."
National security expert @Cirincione on why #Oppenheimer biopic is particularly relevant today.
One World CNN retweeted
There were no major street protests in Kenya today but the opposition shut down a large part of the economy with the threat of 3 days of protests. The Kenyan government called them "economic saboteurs."
Our latest on CNN from Kibera with @mufabs @bethlehemfel
One World CNN retweeted
"What actors and writers are telling us is that this is a vital fight. If they don’t act now, they’ll have no careers."
Comedian @adamconover joins me to discuss the #ActorsStrike
One World CNN retweeted
“What a girl is able to do when she gets the opportunity to complete her education… it gives me a lot of hope.”
Part 1 of my conversation with @Malala on the future of girls’ education in #Nigeria.
@MalalaFund | @OneWorldCNN
One World CNN retweeted
“I think #Afghanistan will collapse if half the population is denied the right to work and the right to an education.”
Girls' education activist @Malala on the Taliban's treatment of women.
Part 2 | @OneWorldCNN