Fire Burning in Southwestern Japan Damages 170 Homes and Forces Evacuations
TOKYO—Firefighters and army helicopters battled a fire Wednesday that burned through a neighborhood of old wooden houses in a fishing town in southwestern Japan,...
New Zealand Bans New Puberty Blocker Prescriptions for Kids With Gender Dysphoria
New Zealand has announced a ban on new prescriptions of puberty-blocking medication for young people with gender dysphoria, aligning the country with similar policy...
Hundreds Evacuated as Indonesia Raises Mount Semeru to Highest Alert
The status of volcanic activity on Mount Semeru in East Java has been raised to a level four alert—the highest danger category—shortly after it...
US Confirms Sale of Air Defense Missile System to Taiwan
The Pentagon has confirmed the sale of an advanced surface-to-air missile system to Taiwan, marking the second U.S. weapons package in a week and...
US Largest Recipient of Chinese Loans, New Report Shows
Beijing is known for lending to low-income countries through its $1 trillion geopolitical program, known as the Belt and Road Initiative, but a new...
Chinese AI Models Spearhead Annexing of Taiwan: Experts
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) models are actively driving Beijing’s “unrestricted warfare” in the form of a cognitive campaign designed to systematically dismantle Taiwan’s social...
Taiwan Sees Fivefold Surge in CCP’s Infiltration Cases
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has ramped up efforts to infiltrate Taiwan, targeting individuals across various sectors ranging from military and government officers to...
Japan Issues Safety Warning to Its Citizens in China Amid Escalating Tensions
The Japanese government warned its citizens in China on Nov. 18 to take enhanced safety precautions and avoid crowds, amid a deepening dispute between...
He Wants to Build the Outernet in Space. Beijing Wants to Steal It.
Some 600 miles from Earth, a satellite constellation circles, ferrying data at the speed of light. This is Declan Ganley’s vision for Outernet, a...