North Korea Tests Missiles with Cluster-Munition Warheads
A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
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Guatemalan Pleads Guilty in Deadly 2021 Mexico Truck Crash
Bodies in bags sit on the side of the road after a deadly semi-trailer truck crash in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas state, Mexico, Dec. 9, 2021.
U.S. Teen Birth Rate Falls to Historic Low in 2025
A woman at an abortion-rights protest in New York in 2023 holds a pregnancy test. The U.S. teen pregnancy rate in 2025 was 11.7 births per 1,000 females ages 15 to 19, according to provisional data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday.
Former Australian Soldier to Face Trial Over Alleged War Crimes
Once seen as a war hero, Australian ex-soldier will stand trial for alleged war crimes Until a few years ago, Ben Roberts-Smith was one of Australia's most celebrated war heroes. But now, he will stand trial for alleged war crimes committed in Afghanistan.
India’s First Fully Digital Census Raises Trust Concerns
India has been conducting a fully digital census since April 1, deploying over 3 million enumerators while also providing people with an opportunity to enter their data into a self-enumeration portal. In the first phase, the officials will focus on house listing and housing conditions.
KMT Leader Cheng Li-wun's Symbolic Visit to Nanjing
The leader of Taiwan's Kuomintang (KMT) opposition party Cheng Li-wun was in China's eastern city of Nanjing on Wednesday in a visit heavy with historical symbolism.
Should Western Influencers Promote Taliban‑Run Afghanistan?
With sensational headlines packed with superlatives and often written in all caps, travel influencers battle for our attention on social media platforms — the more exotic the destination, the better. As a result, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and similar platforms are increasingly filled with travel videos from countries that are far from conventional tourist destinations.
Sixty Years On: Is a New Cold War Returning?
Jakarta, October 1965. After a failed coup attempt, the Indonesian army and its allies killed, tortured and imprisoned hundreds of thousands of Indonesians they suspected to be communists, many of them of Chinese descent.