While strolling down the red carpet at China’s massive World War 2 victory parade on Wednesday, Chinese dictator Xi Jinping and Russian warlord Vladimir Putin were caught on a hot microphone discussing the use of organ transplants to dramatically extend their lifespans.
A suicide bomber attacked outside a stadium in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan’s province of Balochistan, on Tuesday night. The nearby stadium had been rented out by a nationalist group called the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) to hold a memorial rally for its founder, who was killed in 2021.
On Friday night in the Chinese city of Chongqing, an activist named Qi Hong staged a remarkable protest by projecting anti-Communist slogans on the side of a tall building.
The headlines have lately been filled with stories of rising tension between the U.S. and India, sparked by President Donald Trump’s tariffs and his insistence on India cutting back its purchases of Russian oil, but Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal was upbeat on Tuesday about the prospects of signing a trade deal by November.
Zetro Leonardo Purba, a 40-year-old Indonesian diplomat stationed in Peru, was assassinated on Monday right outside his apartment in Lima.
Communist China staged an expensive demonstration of its military power at a parade on Wednesday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War 2. Beijing also used the event to push its false version of WW2 history and showcase its tyrant allies, prominently including Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.
Student groups in Indonesia complained of a “brutal attack” by police against two universities in Bandung on Monday, where students were demonstrating against government corruption as part of a growing nationwide movement.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday criticized the China-hosted Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit for failing to criticize the Russian invasion. Russian President Vladimir Putin was an honored guest at the event.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Chinese dictator Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China on Monday. Xi and Putin used the event to tout their vision of a new post-American, post-European world order, and seemed intent on fitting India into that vision.
President Donald Trump remained highly critical of trade with India on Monday, calling it a “one-sided disaster” that has not benefited the United States.
One of the worst earthquakes in Afghanistan’s history struck the border region with Pakistan on Sunday, killing over 800 people and injuring at least 2,800 more.
Three Scottish brothers set a world record Saturday for completing the fastest unsupported row across the full Pacific Ocean.
South Korea’s central bank, the Bank of Korea (BOK), estimated on Friday that North Korea’s economy grew by 3.7 percent in 2024, its fastest rate of growth in eight years.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Friday condemned France, Germany, and the United Kingdom for invoking the “snapback” provision of the Iran nuclear deal, beginning a 30-day countdown for United Nations sanctions to resume against Iran.
Economic analysts predicted this week that the money India saved by importing huge amounts of discounted Russian oil will be more than wiped out by President Donald Trump’s punitive tariff increase, which took effect on Wednesday.
The Japanese government struggled this week to convince a public nervous about demographic decline that its “African Hometown” program is not a backdoor scheme to set up mass migration from Africa to Japan.
Police in Seoul confirmed on Thursday that they are investigating pop star Psy, best known in the United States for the 2012 hit “Gangnam Style,” for potential violations of prescription drug laws.
Defense ministers hailed their “deep strategic alignment” on Thursday as a Royal Navy aircraft carrier made a historic port call in Tokyo.
North Korean and Chinese officials confirmed on Thursday that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un will make his first visit to China in six years next week, where he will attend China’s World War II victory parade and meet with his opposite numbers in the axis of tyranny, Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China.
President Donald Trump said on Monday that he hopes to loop China into a new round of arms control negotiations with Russia.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB) is investigating 16 Chinese firms for “illegal poaching of high-tech talent.” Taiwan’s semiconductor industry is reportedly of particular interest to China.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday inaugurated a factory in the town of Hansalpur that will manufacture an electric vehicle (EV) called the Maruti Suzuki e-Vitara.
A Japanese man was expelled from Taiwan after he filmed himself proclaiming “Taiwan belongs to China” at a shopping district in Taipei.
The Chinese government-run Global Times newspaper published a report on Wednesday highlighting effusive celebration on regime-controlled Chinese social media over the engagement of singer Taylor Swift to athlete Travis Kelce, emphasizing the love “Chinese netizens” have for the celebrity.
A report published by the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) on Monday found that China is burning record-high amounts of coal at its power plants this year, generating roughly 21 gigawatts of coal power in the first six months of 2025.
Dmitry Peskov, a top spokesman for Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, declined to comment on Wednesday regarding the potential for President Donald Trump to be in China at the same time as Putin – and perhaps meet for the second time this month.
Texas authorities charged a Chinese scientist this week with trying to smuggle federally funded cancer research back to his home country.
The tariff rate on India doubled overnight in a bid to discourage the country from continuing to buy cheap Russian oil.
Two Dozen Republican state financial officers called on the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to ban any foreign company that’s based in a country designated a U.S. adversary, namely China, from receiving Foreign Private Issuer status.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said his staff was worried that his meeting with President Donald Trump might result in a “Zelensky moment,” adding that he studied Trump’s book, The Art of the Deal, before the pair met Monday in Washington, DC.
President Donald Trump said he wants to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un again during his second term.
According to shipping data, the top buyers of Russian seaborne fuel in July were Saudi Arabia and India, although India has backed off Russian oil imports slightly.
Leftist South Korean President Lee Jae-myung finally obtained a long-sought-after meeting with President Donald Trump in the White House on Monday – one giving him the opportunity to reinforce the bilateral relationship even as Lee has expressed interest in bringing Seoul closer to China.
Google reports that a “complex, multifaceted campaign” by hackers linked to the Chinese government is targeting diplomats in Asia.
Australia gave Iran’s ambassador seven days notice to leave the country on Tuesday, accusing the diplomatic envoy of directing two antisemitic arson attacks in the cities of Sydney and Melbourne.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Monday that his government has no intention of deploying troops to help secure the borders of Ukraine.
Nigerian police announced Sunday they have extradited Chinese gang leader Dai Qisheng, who was arrested on August 8 in a joint operation with Interpol.
The Kremlin said Russian President Vladimir Putin briefed Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the “significant outcomes” of his Alaska summit with President Donald Trump during a telephone call on Monday.
President Donald Trump said Monday that his bilateral meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung would center around trade and shipbuilding.
President Donald Trump’s nomination of Sergio Gor as U.S. Ambassador to India and Special Envoy for South and Central Asia has received widespread acclaim from senior officials across the administration, with figures from the FBI director to cabinet secretaries hailing Gor as an “outstanding” and “loyal” choice.
