A corporate compliance dispute between South Korea’s government and the online retailer Coupang is testing the resilience of U.S.-South Korean ties.
Thailand car production falls to lowest level in five years in April
Car production in Thailand dropped to its lowest level in five years in April, the Federation of Thai Industries said on Monday, due to export disruptions from the war in the Middle East and higher ...
Japan’s stock market is back — for real this time — and AI is only part of the story
Foreign investors are piling into Japan as Warren Buffett and the AI boom fuel the market's comeback after decades of stagnation.
Trump’s Abraham Accords invite to Asim Munir sparks embarrassment for Pakistan PM
In a lengthy Truth Social post about expanding the Abraham Accords after the Iran peace deal, Trump listed the world leaders he had spoken to over the weekend. But when it came to Pakistan, he did not ...
A suicide bombing near a railway track in southwest Pakistan kills at least 23 people
A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a railway track as a passenger train passed through the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 23 people and wounding ...
Bomb attack near railway station in southwest Pakistan kills at least 23
A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a railway track as a passenger train passed through the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Sunday, killing at least 19 people and ...
‘Iron brothers’: Xi Jinping meets Shehbaz Sharif, backs Pakistan’s role in Middle East mediation
During his visit to China, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with President Xi Jinping, who praised the enduring friendship between the two nations and acknowledged Pakistan's efforts in mediating ...
Indonesia just sounded the alarm on one of its deadliest volcanoes — Awu is stirring again with fresh tremors, and tens of thousands live inside the blast zone
Sangihe Island sits at the northern tip of Indonesia’s Sulawesi chain, closer to the Philippines than to Jakarta, and nearly everything on it exists in the shadow of Mount Awu. On May 19, 2026, at ...
Indonesia’s Mount Semeru just blasted a wall of ash more than a mile into the sky — one of the country’s most restless volcanoes roaring through another violent stretch
Mount Semeru, the tallest volcano on the island of Java, fired a thick column of volcanic ash more than a mile above its summit in late May 2026, triggering aviation warnings across eastern Indonesian ...
Dow Jones futures rise, oil prices dive on Iran deal hopes; Trump says no ‘rush’
Futures jumped and oil prices plunged Monday on hopes for an Iran deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump said there's no rush..