Your Sunday Asia Briefing: Feeling the Heat
My goodness it’s warm around here. Temperatures are soaring, both physically and politically. Sadly, the only thing that
2023-05-21 11:45
Yoon, Kishida Show Unity at Memorial for Korean A-Bomb Victims
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida together laid flowers at a memorial
2023-05-21 09:24
A transgender girl will not attend her high school graduation after Mississippi judge denies emergency plea to permit her to go dressed as a girl
A Mississippi federal judge denied a motion Friday, filed by the family of a transgender high school student requesting she be allowed to wear a dress and heels under her robe at her Gulfport high school graduation.
2023-05-21 09:22
Crippling Heat Waves Deepen Asia’s Reliance on Russian Energy
The extreme heat that’s been scorching Asia in recent weeks has produced one clear beneficiary — Russia. As
2023-05-21 08:45
British author Martin Amis dead at 73, his publisher says
British author Martin Amis, best known for the 1984 novel, "Money," and 1989's "London Fields," has died, his publisher Penguin Books UK announced Saturday. He was 73.
2023-05-21 08:26
South Korea's Yoon thanks Japan's Kishida for his efforts to mend ties
SEOUL South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Sunday that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's words resonated
2023-05-21 07:57
Starbucks: What a coffee ad reveals about transphobia in India
A viral ad has sparked conversations about how transgender people are treated in India.
2023-05-21 07:53
Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari leaves legacy of kidnapping, inflation and debt
President Muhammadu Buhari was elected in 2015 on promises to make the country safer and tackle corruption.
2023-05-21 07:52
New York lawmaker connected to nonprofit accused of lying about homeless vets being pushed out of hotel for migrants says he's no longer affiliated with foundation
A New York state assemblyman and former volunteer spokesperson for the nonprofit accused of lying about homeless veterans being pushed out of a hotel to make room for migrants is no longer affiliated with the foundation, he told CNN.
2023-05-21 07:26
Arizona student arrested and accused of bringing AR-15 and ammunition to high school
A student in Phoenix faces "a number of serious felony charges" after police accused him of bringing an AR-15 weapon and ammunition to a high school, authorities said.
2023-05-21 07:26
G7 talks culminate Sunday with in-person appeal from Zelensky
Group of Seven talks were set to culminate Sunday with a dramatic, in-person appeal from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is pressing leaders gathered here to remain united against Russian aggression.
2023-05-21 07:21
Ukraine war: ICC 'undeterred' by arrest warrant for chief prosecutor
Russia placed ICC boss Karim Khan on a wanted list, after he issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin.
2023-05-21 06:58