Associated Press

Allies can be expected to “extract their pound of flesh, both in terms of policymaking and government formation,” in exchange for their support.

South Korean officials said the suspension of the 2018 deal would allow it to stage frontline military drills but didn’t publicly elaborate on other steps.

The former PM had been convicted in January of treason and sentenced to 10 years over the “cipher case.”

Democratic President Joe Biden signed legislation in April that could ban TikTok in the U.S., even as his campaign joined in February and has tried to work with influencers.

Modi’s challengers hope to benefit from economic issues including high unemployment, persistent poverty, and inequality.

A closed-door meeting Friday was the first in person contact between the top Chinese and U.S. defense officials since 2022.

Prosecutors had accused them of attempting to paralyze Hong Kong’s government by securing the legislative majority necessary to veto budgets.

Besides China's expansive trade ties in the Middle East, it has increasingly sought to play a diplomatic role in the region.

The balloons, laden with trash and manure, were characterized by North Korean officials as a response to South Korean leafleting campaigns. 

In 2021, 47 pro-democracy activists were charged under the Beijing-imposed national security law for their involvement in an unofficial primary election. The first verdicts are due this week.

An estimated 670 people died in the first landslide in Yambali village. Now there is a “serious risk” of a second that could impact up to 8,000 people.

Rescue efforts are underway after a landslide hit a village in Enga province in the middle of the night.