The opposition hopes to secure enough support from the ruling party to suspend President Yoon Suk Yeol after his short-lived martial law decree. South Korean lawmakers began voting Saturday on whether to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, who plunged the…
Baek Jae Gil, whose viral anthem calls for the ouster of President Yoon Suk Yeol, has a long history with the country’s pro-democracy movement. While calling for President Yoon Suk Yeol’s removal, tens of thousands of South Korean protesters have…
Mech Dara spent three weeks in detention after he was charged for posts he made online. He still faces a charge of “incitement to provoke social chaos.” A prominent Cambodian journalist known for his work exposing compounds in which people…
Taliban officials have scored a series of diplomatic victories this year that have started a subtle shift toward normalizing their government. For most of the three years since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, their erasure of women’s rights…
Sirajuddin Haqqani, who has a $10 million American bounty on his head, is now positioning himself as a figure of relative moderation. For three years, there was one powerful, elusive figure I wanted to speak with in Afghanistan: Sirajuddin Haqqani.…
European carriers are enduring higher costs because they have to avoid Russian airspace, while a sluggish economy and geopolitical tensions are hurting business travel to China. For American and European travelers, the options of flights in and out of China…
“Black Box Diaries,” a documentary about Shiori Ito’s fight against Japan’s patriarchal justice system, opens on Friday in the United States. If there’s one question Shiori Ito hates, it’s “What’s next for you?” Ms. Ito, 36, is a journalist who…
Plus, the dark side of A.I. companionship apps. What the U.S. election means for the world People around the world are closely following the U.S. campaign as it heads into its final stretch. The outcome of the election on Nov.…
North Korea’s decision to dispatch troops to help Russia subdue Ukraine may put another Kremlin ally, China, in a tough spot diplomatically. Earlier this month, China and North Korea hailed their 75 years of diplomatic relations by reaffirming ties that…
The refugees, after weeks on a boat, will be able to disembark temporarily in a town in Indonesia, but residents have refused to let them stay. Video A boat carrying about 140 Rohingya refugees has been stranded miles off the…
A meeting between the two leaders comes just two days after they settled a tense border dispute in the Himalayas. China’s top leader, Xi Jinping, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India met officially for the first time in more…
Kyushu, often passed over by international visitors, is rich in crafts, history and culture. Here are four destinations to consider. If I stared too long, the glossy, petrified tree trunk seemed to pulsate energy through the roof, down into the…