Man Arrested in Japan After Attack on Governing Party Headquarters
An assailant tried to breach security at the office of the new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, a public broadcaster reported. A man was arrested in Tokyo on Saturday and accused…
ASIA PACIFIC
ASIA PACIFIC NEWS
India Aids U.S., but Is Stern With Canada, Amid Murder Plot Accusations
In both cases of plans targeting Sikh separatists, suspicions of New Delhi’s involvement have arisen. That has put India in a tight diplomatic position. In a week of geopolitical intrigue,…
American Man Is Kidnapped and Taken Away on a Boat in the Philippines, Police Say
Four armed men shot and kidnapped a 26-year-old from Vermont from western Mindanao, the police said. He had been living in the area since May. An American man living in…
U.S. Charges Indian Official in New York Assassination Plot
The United States and Canada have worked together to investigate what they say is the Indian government’s campaign against Sikh separatists. Federal prosecutors have charged a man they identified as…
China’s Lackluster Growth Continues, Signaling Why Beijing Acted on Economy
Falling prices, weak consumer spending and a housing market crash help to explain why the Chinese government is taking steps to stimulate the economy. The Chinese economy continued to grow…
David Lammy, U.K. Foreign Secretary, Visits China in Bid to Reset Relations
David Lammy is set to meet China’s foreign minister in Beijing on Friday, in a trip the British government said would acknowledge “areas of contention as well as areas for…
Friday Briefing: The Leader of Hamas is Dead
Plus, an interview with Hugh Grant. Israel said it killed the leader of Hamas Yahya Sinwar, the powerful leader of Hamas and an architect of the Oct. 7 attack on…
Fan Bingbing, Once China’s Top Actress, Returns to Film Years After Tax Scandal
Fan was a megastar until 2018, when she was fined tens of millions of dollars over unpaid taxes and her career tanked. “Green Night” is her first film since the…
U.S. Wrestles With Aiding Allies and Maintaining Its Own Weapons Supply
Pentagon officials discuss whether the flow of assistance could be hurting the military’s ability to respond to a new conflict. Nearly every week for months, the Biden administration has announced…
Indian Doctors Go on Hunger Strike to Protest Killing of Colleague
Six were subsisting only on water and were admitted into the hospital after a multiday fast to demand justice for the brutal rape and killing of a medical resident. More…