Monday Briefing: The U.S. to Deploy Troops to Israel
Plus, 200,000 stories of Modern Love. The U.S. will deploy about 100 troops to Israel for missile defense The Pentagon said that it was sending an advanced missile defense system…
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Ladakh’s Local Hero Wants India to Pay Attention to His People
The activist Sonam Wangchuk is leading protests to demand more autonomy for India’s remote Ladakh region, which shares borders with China and Pakistan. Sonam Wangchuk has worn many hats: as…
Boot Found at Everest Could Be From Climber Who Vanished 100 Years Ago
When Sandy Irvine went on a pioneering expedition to Mount Everest’s summit in 1924, he and his partner vanished. The recent discovery may shed light on the ill-fated adventure. A…
Lee Minho Needs His Notes App
My Ten “Whenever I get inspiration or feel something,” the “Pachinko” star said, “I go to my Notes app and write it down.” Four years ago, the actor and singer…
China Vows to Unleash More Borrowing to Spur Economy and Strengthen Banks
The finance minister said Beijing would sell bonds to supplement spending and help banks but did not detail how much. China’s powerful Ministry of Finance said on Saturday that it…
One of the World’s Loneliest Countries Finds Companionship in Dogs
They have become pampered family members in South Korea, which has the world’s lowest birthrate and where much of the population lives alone. By Choe Sang-Hun Photographs and Video by…
For Atomic Bomb Survivors, a Nobel Prize and a Reckoning, 80 Years Later
Toshiyuki Mimaki, the chairman of Nihon Hidankyo, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, said his foremost wish was to “please abolish nuclear weapons while we are alive.” Cities blasted…
For Atomic Bomb Survivors, Nobel Peace Prize Is a Bittersweet Victory
Many survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki attacks have dedicated their lives to campaigning for nuclear disarmament. Their mission has grown more urgent as the number of living witnesses to…
North Korea Accuses the South of Sending Leaflet-Scattering Drones
Pyongyang threatened military action if the provocations continued, while the South advised its angry neighbor not to act “rashly.” North Korea on Friday accused South Korea of sending unmanned drones…
What Is Nihon Hidankyo, the Japanese Group Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
Those who lived through the nuclear attacks of 1945 have dedicated their lives to recounting their experiences of loss and the physical and emotional toll. Some 200,000 people were killed…