Asia Pacific

How Chinese Embassies Sabotaged France’s Rafale Fighter Jet Sales: Insights from French Intelligence

How Chinese Embassies Sabotaged France’s Rafale Fighter Jet Sales: Insights from French Intelligence

PARIS (AP) — Recently, Chinese embassies have been actively questioning the performance of French-made Rafale jets after they engaged in ... Read more

A Daring Escape: North Korean Defector Crosses Heavily Fortified Border into South Korea

A Daring Escape: North Korean Defector Crosses Heavily Fortified Border into South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea — A North Korean man was taken into custody after crossing the border into South Korea. The ... Read more

Search Efforts Intensify: Dozens Unaccounted for After Ferry Capsizes Off Bali, Indonesia

Search Efforts Intensify: Dozens Unaccounted for After Ferry Capsizes Off Bali, Indonesia

At least four people have died, and 32 are missing after a ferry sank near Bali, Indonesia. The ferry, KMP ... Read more

Dalai Lama Reveals Plans for Reincarnation: What It Means for the Future of the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition

Dalai Lama Reveals Plans for Reincarnation: What It Means for the Future of the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition

Dalai Lama Assures Continuity of Tibetan Buddhism The Dalai Lama recently addressed concerns about the future of Tibetan Buddhism. He ... Read more

Senate Removes Controversial AI Provision from GOP Bill Following State Outcry

Senate Removes Controversial AI Provision from GOP Bill Following State Outcry

A recent proposal to halt state regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) for ten years was decisively rejected in the U.S. ... Read more

Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra Temporarily Suspended Amid Investigation of Leaked Phone Call

Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra Temporarily Suspended Amid Investigation of Leaked Phone Call

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Prime Minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, has been suspended from her duties. This decision comes from the Constitutional ... Read more

How the Senate GOP Tax Bill Threatens the Future of Wind and Solar Energy, Say Advocates

How the Senate GOP Tax Bill Threatens the Future of Wind and Solar Energy, Say Advocates

Clean energy advocates are concerned. A Republican-led bill is on the table that threatens tax credits for wind, solar, and ... Read more

Trump Confirms No Extension on Global Tariff Pause Beyond July 9: What This Means for Businesses and Consumers

Trump Confirms No Extension on Global Tariff Pause Beyond July 9: What This Means for Businesses and Consumers

Trump on Tariffs and Trade Deals President Trump recently stated he won’t extend the current 90-day pause on tariffs after ... Read more