North Korea’s new own-brand phone is sleek, colourful – and possibly watching you
North Korea welcomed foreign visitors and firms to a trade fair this week, showcasing home-grown products including the latest model of its sleek Jindallae...
An Asian alternative to Nato? How Cica is rethinking Middle East security
As ceasefires fail, peace talks stall and the Strait of Hormuz remains under a blockade, the deepening Middle East crisis has exposed the structural...
DOJ Adds Assault Charge in Case Against DC Gala Shooting Suspect
A federal grand jury in Washington indicted the suspected shooter at last month’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on four federal charges May 5,...
State Treasurer Wins GOP Nomination for Ohio’s Secretary of State
Ohio State Treasurer and former state representative Robert Sprague held off a grassroots bid from combat veteran and political outsider Marcell Strbich to win...
Why Japanese politician’s goal to reset ties with Russia is ‘a long shot’
A pro-Kremlin Japanese politician has said Russia is trying to arrange a meeting of the two nations’ foreign ministers in July, although analysts suggest...
The domestic dynamics driving Japan’s remilitarisation
Global attention is fixated on Japan’s strategic shift under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. From the strengthened US-Japan alliance to the tense stand-off with China,...
Aung San Suu Kyi’s son asks France to help him locate mother in Myanmar
The son of Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi demanded France’s help in seeking independently verified proof of his mother’s life after she...
US Army fires Typhon for first time in Philippines during Balikatan drills
The US Army on Tuesday shot a Tomahawk missile from its Typhon Mid-Range Capability launcher system in the Philippines during a military exercise, marking...
Joyous reunion of Iranian boy with China classmates after family visit to Iran moves many
An eight-year-old Iranian boy who left his primary school in China for his mother country in January and later lost contact with his teachers...