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China's ban on K-drama seemed to be easing - until Jun Ji-hyun's Tempest came along.
Published on: September 23, 2025 | Source:After the September 10, 2025, assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk, President Donald Trump claimed that radical leftist groups foment political violence in the US, and βthey should be put in jail.β βThe radical left causes tremendous violence,β he said, asserting that βthey seem to do it in a bigger wayβ than groups on [β¦] The post Is the left or right more violent in America? appeared first on...
Published on: September 23, 2025 | Source:Han Hak-ja, who leads the controversial Unification Church, allegedly bribed Kim Keon Hee with luxury gifts.
Published on: September 23, 2025 | Source:The bloc, which includes around a third of global GDP, has assumed greater significance following Washington's sharp protectionist turn.
Published on: September 23, 2025 | Source:A Pakistan-Saudi defence agreement pledging a mutual response to any aggression raises concerns in India.
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:The anti-corruption protests, which took place across Manila and other cities, are the largest to take place since the βMillion People Marchβ in 2013.
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:The former president of the Philippines is accused of being involved in the deaths of dozens of people.
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:Semey, the center of Kazakhstanβs Abai Region, will hold its first ever direct election for akim on October 12.
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:Judges say India's aviation body was irresponsible to suggest through leaks to the media that pilot error had caused the disaster.
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:The top contenders, including Koizumi Shinjiro and Takaichi Sanae, have moderated their positions since the 2024 race.
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:An analysis of 20 years of congressional speeches shows that support for Taiwan is increasingly a central pillar in the U.S. competition with China.
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:Ragasa has hit northern Philippines and is barrelling towards southern China.
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:New high-altitude drones could revolutionize India's ability to supply troops along its contested northern borders with China and Pakistan.
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:The academic debate over the history of the Asia-Pacific War and Japanβs colonial era has been largely resolved. So why does that history remain so politicized?
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:A scheduling issue is one reason, but there are other factors that underscore why the defense treaty has yet to be signed.
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:Despite existing challenges, a recent Iranian delegationβs visit to Afghanistan indicates a growing relationship between the Taliban and Iran.
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:For China, turning clean energy dominance into a geopolitical weapon would be extremely difficult, likely unwise, and perhaps self-defeating.
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:During a speech at the Supreme Peopleβs Assembly, the North Korean leader again ruled out the possibility of using his nuclear weapons as bargaining chips.
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:As the C5+1 format marks is 10th anniversary, volatility in U.S. foreign policy poses challenges to its future.
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:India was preparing to host Prime Minister Oli on September 16 for a long-overdue visit. But the Oli government imploded suddenly, catching Delhi off guard.
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:Riyadh may not want to get entangled in Pakistanβs disputes with India. But the pact should worry New Delhi.
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:Vietnam and Russia have secretly used a back-door payment mechanism for arms deals that funnels profits from a joint oil and gas venture in Siberia to avoid the global banking system and thus elude possible US and Western sanctions, an exclusive AP report citing Vietnamese internal documents said. With the scheme now publicly exposed, Hanoi [β¦] The post Trump wrath looms over secret Vietnam-Russia arms-oil deal...
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:Insulation from accountability is a thing of the past; there is no going back to politics as usual.
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuβs recent admission that Israel faces βincreasing isolation on the world stageβ and his suggestion that the country must become a βsuper-Spartaβ represent not strategic wisdom but dangerous political theater that could lead Israel down a path of self-imposed siege mentality and economic ruin. Netanyahuβs invocation of ancient Spartaβsuggesting Israel must be [β¦] The post Netanyahuβs β...
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:President Trumpβs decision to impose a US$100,000 annual fee on new H-1B visa applicants represents more than immigration policyβitβs a strategic miscalculation that risks accelerating Americaβs decline in the global competition for talent while inadvertently strengthening Chinaβs hand in the very contest the US seeks to win. Asian professionals, particularly from India, constitute the overwhelming [β¦] The post America...
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:Bangkok also says that it will apply Thai domestic law over Cambodians living in disputed villages.
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:Lee Jae Myung tells the BBC he wants to restore trust with North Korea.
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:This month, multiple media outlets reported that Taiwan unveiled its first missile jointly developed with a US defense firm, underscoring deepening military cooperation with America as China ramps up pressure on the self-governing island. The government-owned National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) displayed a prototype of the land-mobile cruise missile, adapted from Anduril [β¦] The post...
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:India may adapt, but the US risks losing skilled workers who have helped build the Silicon Valley and hospitals.
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:In the past, if you asserted that the Republican Party is anti-immigration, someone would always pop up to angrily retort that the GOP is only againstillegalimmigration. Occasionally, someone would say that what conservatives really want is to shift our immigration mix fromlow-skilled to high-skilled. If this were 1995 or 2005, perhaps conservatives reallywouldbe satisfied with [β¦] The post Trumpβs immigration war...
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:Officials are investigating the firm after the display drew backlash for its potential environmental impact.
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:The change is a telling concession to the challenges that the military faces in holding a βnationwideβ election in the midst of the country's ongoing conflict.
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:The outage left hundreds of people unable to contact emergency services and has been linked to multiple deaths.
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:Last week, a Reuters report turned a spotlight on the alleged role of Thai officials in facilitating the trafficking of foreign workers to scam centers in eastern Myanmar.
Published on: September 22, 2025 | Source:Lower consumer taxes are expected to ease some of the impact of Trump's 50% tariffs on India.
Published on: September 21, 2025 | Source: