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Rodrigo Duterte, who retired in 2022 after a six-year term as president, filed papers to run for mayor of Davao, his family’s political stronghold. Before Rodrigo Duterte became president of…
The two women, one American and one British, became stranded on a Himalayan mountain when their food and equipment fell into a ravine, Indian officials said. Two climbers, one American…
Two Chinese nationals were killed and another was injured after a convoy was attacked in Karachi on Sunday. A separatist group claimed responsibility. Video Two Chinese nationals were killed and…
Ying Lao has called out the pro-democracy movement for its frequent “manels,” arguing that the exclusion of women from such discussions is hurting the cause. A panel discussion in Myanmar…
The push by Pinduoduo to lower prices has helped it become one of China’s fastest-growing e-commerce apps, and epitomizes a broader force plaguing the economy. When Lin Yunyun started selling…
Analysts say the military is expanding its efforts to squash opposition. The Pakistani government on Sunday banned an ethnic Pashtun rights movement that has long criticized the country’s powerful military,…
Plus, Paris Fashion Week’s closing fantasia. Since the Oct. 7 attacks, a year of war It’s been a year since the Hamas-led attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, when officials…
times insider Sui-Lee Wee, the Southeast Asia bureau chief, reported on women who had fled Myanmar and found refuge — and the delight of soccer — in Thailand. Times Insider…
China has strategic reserves and alternatives like electric cars, should oil imports ever be interrupted. Iran’s oil infrastructure has been pushed to the center of the escalating conflict in the…
Beijing’s investigation of the parent of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, which stopped buying goods from Xinjiang, has put global firms in a difficult position. An investigation by China of…