Speculation about Kim Ju-ae has moved from rumor to serious geopolitical discussion. South Korea’s intelligence agency now believes the teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be entering what it calls a...

Bangladesh’s latest parliamentary election marks a turning point in the country’s post-Hasina political era. With the Awami League no longer in the race, the spotlight has shifted to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and its...

Watching a hit TV show or listening to a pop song is a harmless pastime in most parts of the world. In North Korea, it can be a death sentence. According to new testimony collected...

In the decade since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami triggered a nuclear disaster in Japan, the waters beneath have become radioactive and a symbol of everything hostile to life. High radiation. Toxic sludge. Metal debris....

China has executed 11 members of the notorious Ming family, a Myanmar-based crime syndicate accused of running one of Southeast Asia’s largest online scam operations. The executions, confirmed by Chinese state media, mark one of...

Taliban rule in Afghanistan has taken a darker legal turn with the introduction of a new Criminal Procedure Code that formally embeds social hierarchy or slavery into the justice system. The law, signed by Taliban...

Fresh video evidence has reignited concerns over a growing nexus between Pakistan-based terror groups and Hamas after a senior commander linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) publicly acknowledged meeting top Hamas leaders in Qatar. The disclosure comes...

Just hours after restarting operations at the world’s biggest nuclear power plant, Japan halted the process following an alarm during startup procedures. While the pause raised fresh questions about nuclear safety and public trust, the...

More than three years after the assassination of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe stunned the world, a court in Nara has delivered its verdict. Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, was sentenced to life in prison on...

Before the handshakes, briefing books, and closed-door diplomacy, the cameras captured something unusual: push-ups, rowing machines, and weights. In Washington this week, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and visiting Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi kicked...