Senior Chinese Military Leaders Absent From Key Party Seminar, Raising Questions
Several senior Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and military officials were notably absent on Monday from the opening of a high-level political seminar tied to...
Philippines to End Ban on X’s AI Chatbot Grok
The Philippines announced on Jan. 21 that it would lift its ban on Grok after xAI’s developers said they would modify the artificial intelligence...
Former South Korean Prime Minister Jailed for 23 Years in Martial Law Case
A South Korean court on Jan. 21 sentenced former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to 23 years in prison for insurrection for his involvement in...
Man Who Assassinated Japanese Former PM Shinzo Abe Sentenced to Life in Prison
A Japanese court on Jan. 21 sentenced Tetsuya Yamagami to life in prison for the 2022 assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Yamagami,...
April-October US Trade Deficit Shrinks 25 Percent—How Did This Happen?
Since President Donald Trump unveiled the contours of his global tariff plans, the U.S. trade deficit has registered a sharp turnaround after years of...
New Zealand Minister Blames ‘Ethnic Vacuum Cleaner’ for Stripping Beaches of Sea Life
Growing concern over people stripping beaches of sea life has motivated New Zealand’s government to look at ways of preventing the practice, but since...
Karachi Mall Fire Death Toll Rises to 23 as Rescuers Search for Dozens Missing
KARACHI, Pakistan—The death toll from a massive fire at a shopping plaza in Karachi rose to 23 on Monday as rescuers recovered more bodies...
China Reports 5 Percent GDP Growth, Prompting Accusations of Data Manipulation
Despite the ongoing trade confrontation with the United States, Beijing says China’s economy grew by 5 percent in 2025. The figure precisely matches the...
China’s Official Birth Rate Falls to Lowest in Decades
China recorded its lowest birth rate ever in 2025, underscoring the challenges Beijing faces in averting a demographic crisis of its own making. Only...