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Cold War ghosts loom over Yoon’s impeachment

April 5, 2025

Fired investigator Michael Proctor to loom over retrial as jury selection begins

April 1, 2025

Duterte’s ICC detention, disinformation loom large in Philippine midterms

March 29, 2025

Waymo dominated U.S. robotaxi market in 2024, but Tesla and Amazon’s Zoox loom

December 26, 2024

Southeast Asia’s IPOs poised for rebound in 2025, but clouds loom

December 23, 2024

China army top official disappears for month, feared purged by Xi Jinping
BEIJING — China’s top army official has been missing for a month. He Weidong, vice chairman of the Central Milit Commission, the highest leadership body of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, is the No. 2 in uniform after Zhang Youxia, and is close to President Xi Jinping. It has also been reported that He was…
Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and Nobel literature laureate, dies at 89
LIMA — Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of Latin American letters, died Sunday. He was 89. He was a prolific author and essayist with such celebrated novels as “The Time of the Hero” (La Ciudad y los Perros) and “Feast of the Goat,” and won myriad prizes, including the…
Apple ramps up India, Vietnam production as tariff safe harbors
TAIPEI — Apple is ramping up production of key products in India and Vietnam to take advantage of a 90-day grace period on U.S. tariffs, but China’s continued tightening of customs screenings is slowing such efforts, Nikkei Asia has learned. The American tech giant began asking key suppliers to ramp up iPhone production in India…
The story of Trump’s second term so far
WASHINGTON — As he prepared to take office for a second time, Donald Trump made it clear to his economic team that his tariffs needed to be imposed quickly. One candidate for a top position suggested to him during the transition that it might be a better idea to move more deliberately. He didn’t get…
Australian opposition’s pivot to China tested as May poll nears
MELBOURNE — Australian opposition leader Peter Dutton’s adoption of a friendlier stance toward China has drawn a skeptical response from Chinese-Australians, who are expected to play a critical role in deciding the May 3 federal election. Peter Dutton, leader of the Liberal-National Coalition and prime ministerial hopeful, last year said he was “pro-China and the…
Ex-LSU receiver Kyren Lacy died in an apparent suicide during a police chase, authorities say
Former LSU receiver Kyren Lacy has died at age 24 in an apparent suicide in his car while being pursued by authorities in Houston, according to a Harrison County sheriff’s report released Sunday. Lacy already was facing criminal charges stemming from a fatal car accident in Louisiana last December that had clouded his NFL prospects.…
Thousands of Sikh pilgrims visit Pakistan to celebrate Vaisakhi festival
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Thousands of Sikhs were in Pakistan on Monday to celebrate Vaisakhi, a harvest festival that marks the start of the…
China turning Taiwan drills into invasion ‘not possible’: KMT ex-navy chief
TAIPEI — A prominent Taiwanese opposition lawmaker and former navy chief has brushed off fears that Chinese milit drills could suddenly morph into an invasion, while making a case that Taipei needs a broad national security strategy law with oversight by the legislature. China’s recent milit drills surrounding Taiwan are “propaganda,” Chen Yeong-kang, a retired…
New York helicopter company shutting down following crash that killed 6
The company that operated the helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River in New York last week, killing all six people on board, will shut down immediately, the Federal Aviation Administration said late Sunday. New York Helicopter Tours is “shutting down their operations immediately,” the FAA said in a statement on X, adding that it…