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June 4, 2025

US finishes deportation of eight men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling
WASHINGTON — Eight men deported from the United States in May and held under guard for weeks at an American milit base in the African nation of Djibouti while their legal challenges played out in court have now reached the Trump administration’s intended destination, war-torn South Sudan, a country the State Department advises against travel…
Asian University for Women founder envisions Afghan ‘brain bank’
TOKYO — The United Nations has identified Afghanistan as having the second-largest gender gap in the world. But undaunted young females in the country are enthusiastically seeking educational opportunities, the founder of the Asian University for Women told Nikkei Asia. The gender gap for outcomes in health, education, financial inclusion and decision-making in Afghanistan stands…
Australian wineries face headwinds from tariffs, heat and changing tastes
POKOLBIN, Australia — As Australian wine power couple Liz and Jerome Scarborough gaze out on their eponymous wine estate, a decision made decades earlier is leaving an increasingly pleasant aftertaste. Fluctuations in the Australian dollar and the whims of overseas markets in the 1990s left them feeling vulnerable, and so the family decided in the…
Dozens dead from Texas floods as campers remain unaccounted for
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China's 'blind box' craze fuels appetite for mystery meals, surprise trips
China's 'blind box' craze fuels appetite for mystery meals, surprise trips
Idaho firefighters reeling after ambush attack that left two colleagues dead
Joshua Hoston, an 18-year veteran of Idaho’s Coeur d’Alene Fire Department, remembers the moment a routine wildfire call turned into a deadly ambush that killed two fellow firefighters and wounded a third. “We dropped everything we had, hopped back in the truck, and went racing back up to the mountain,” Hoston said. What initially seemed…
The Dalai Lama’s succession struggle could shake Asia and the world
Brahma Chellaney, a professor of strategic studies at the independent New Delhi-based Centre for Policy Research and fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy in Berlin, is the author of nine books, including “Water: Asia’s New Battleground,” which won the Bernard Schwartz Book Award. With the Dalai Lama turning 90 on July 6, anxiety over his…
Japan’s Lawson to start car camping business on store parking lots
TOKYO — Japanese convenience store group Lawson will launch a car camping business that utilizes parking lots in its nationwide network of thousands of stores, Nikkei has learned. The service provides an option for guests who are attending events in rural and suburban areas, where hotel accommodation fees remain high as more tourists flood the…
Texas expands disaster declaration as flood death toll rises
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Texas expands disaster declaration as flood death toll rises 01:36 UP NEXT Drone video shows deadly flooding in Kerrville, Texas 00:33 Deadly flooding catastrophe devastates Texas towns 03:02 Madre Fire grows to become biggest in California this year…