Associated Press

North Korea’s fourth round of cruise missile tests in 2024 came hours after state media reported that Kim had inspected unspecified naval projects at a shipyard in Nampho.

With elections due by May, there were expectations of populist giveaways. But the short-term budget is mostly free of big-spending new programs.

A new report from Human Rights Watch links some of the world's largest car manufacturers to aluminum allegedly produced with forced labor by Uyghurs.

The Constitutional Court deemed it unconstitutional to advocate a change in the country’s lese majeste law. That is a central plank of Move Forward’s platform.

The conviction of the popular former prime minister -- the third since 2022 -- comes a week ahead of parliamentary elections.

The Western-educated sultan is the 17th person to serve as king under the country's unique rotational monarchy.

Critics worry authorities will use a local national security law as another tool to crack down on dissidents, building on the law imposed by Beijing in 2020.

Six Sri Lankan and 23 Iranian fishermen were rescued in the two operations.

The rivalry between the two leaders has broken into the open amid mutual accusations of drug abuse.

China Evergrande Group is among dozens of Chinese developers that have collapsed since 2020 under official pressure to rein in surging debt.

The two men have shepherded China-U.S. climate cooperation since 2009. Can progress continue without their personal bond?

The attack Thursday on Bae Hyunjin, a member of the conservative ruling party, came just weeks after a man stabbed opposition leader Lee Jae-myung in the neck.