U.S. Vice President JD Vance is heading to Pakistan for high-level talks with Iranian officials, as Israel and Hezbollah traded fire and Tehran maintained its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz
April 10, 2026
The messaging from China’s Communist government may once have been rigid, but not anymore
April 11, 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi took a short and happy break as she hosted legendary British rock band Deep Purple in Tokyo as a longtime admirer
April 10, 2026
Taiwan's opposition leader has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, marking the first such encounter in over a decade
April 10, 2026
South Korean Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho vowed to expand access to judicial remedies for victims of state-led abuses, including foreign adoptees whose adoptions were marred by widespread fraud under previous military governments
April 10, 2026
China’s Xi touts peace - and points to global conflicts - in rare meeting with Taiwan opposition leader
April 10, 2026
BTS is back after a three-and-a-half year break, but their world tour is skipping China
April 10, 2026
U.S. stocks rose, even though oil prices did too, as financial markets moved more modestly a day after surging on optimism about a ceasefire in the war with Iran
April 09, 2026
BTS has kicked off their long-awaited world tour with a concert in South Korea
April 09, 2026
Australia has agreed to underwrite two companies buying fuel at inflated prices, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese warning of extended supply disruptions even if the Iran ceasefire holds
April 09, 2026
North Korea says its weapons tests this week involved various new systems, including ballistic missiles armed with cluster-bomb warheads
April 09, 2026
A ceasefire deal to pause the war in Iran appears to be hanging by a thread after the Islamic Republic closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon
April 08, 2026
Oil prices plunged below $95 per barrel, and stock markets surged worldwide after President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat of devastating attacks against Iran
April 08, 2026
Over the course of a single day, President Donald Trump went from threatening Iran with “annihilation” to proclaiming that Iran's leadership had presented a “workable” plan that led him to agree to a two-week ceasefire
April 08, 2026
China’s government says Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed not to escalate their conflict and to “explore a comprehensive solution” after several weeks of cross-border fighting that has killed hundreds of people
April 08, 2026
The Diamond League track meet in Qatar has been postponed from next month to June 19 if conditions allow amid ongoing uncertainty caused by the conflict in the Middle East
April 08, 2026
Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun has arrived in China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, in what she's calling a “journey for peace” as Beijing pushes for the self-governed island to come under its control
April 07, 2026
South Korea’s military says it detected North Korea firing several short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea
April 08, 2026
A subsidiary of a Hong Kong-based conglomerate started arbitration proceedings against Danish logistics and port group Maersk, accusing the company of aligning with Panama and scheming to replace its port operation on the Central American country’s critical canal
April 08, 2026
Scam compounds have mushroomed across Southeast Asia since the pandemic
April 07, 2026
Vietnam has unanimously elected Communist Party leader To Lam as president, consolidating his control over both party and state
April 07, 2026
The U.S. stock market drifted higher in tentative trading ahead of a deadline President Donald Trump has set to bomb Iranian power plants
April 06, 2026
Authorities in Bangladesh say five people have died in a fire that broke out at a factory manufacturing gas lighters near Bangladesh’s capital
April 04, 2026
Peace talks between Afghanistan’s Taliban government and Pakistan are advancing, China’s government said, two days after those countries resumed conversations after weeks of fighting that have killed hundreds
April 03, 2026
Olympic gold medalist Lin Yu-ting has won her quarterfinal bout at the Asian boxing championships in her first event since World Boxing said she passed a gene test to confirm her gender
April 03, 2026
Shocked by gas at $4 in America? Try $15 in this city
April 03, 2026
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has accused China of “bullying” by detaining or holding up dozens of Panama-flagged ships
April 03, 2026
Pakistan confirms it is holding peace talks with Afghanistan's Taliban government in China
April 02, 2026
An undersea magnitude 7.4 earthquake toppled buildings in parts of northern Indonesia, sent people fleeing from their homes, killed at least one person and generated a small tsunami
April 02, 2026
Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban governments have resumed talks in China, which is mediating between the two sides to broker a durable ceasefire after weeks of fighting
April 01, 2026
A quarterly survey by the Bank of Japan shows business sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers improved slightly
April 01, 2026
President Donald Trump lashed out at allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the U.S. war effort against Iran
March 31, 2026
Lin Yu-ting, a boxing gold medalist at the center of a gender controversy at the 2024 Paris Olympics, has won her first international bout since then at the Asian championships in Mongolia
March 31, 2026
Cambodia has drafted its first law to crack down on online scam centers that fuel fraud and forced labor
March 13, 2026
For nearly two weeks, Chinese fighter jets stopped buzzing Taiwan. No one seems to know why.
March 12, 2026
Cambodia says it is close to shutting down all online scam centers operating in the Southeast Asian country
March 11, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter have observed tests of strategic cruise missiles fired from a warship as North Korea threatened responses to U.S.-South Korean military drills
March 11, 2026
Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano say their meeting on May 16 is the biggest fight that can be made in mixed martial arts, and they’re both thrilled to end their lengthy retirements for the long-awaited showdown
March 11, 2026
Australia has granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who were in the country for a tournament when the Iran war began
March 10, 2026
Asian shares have rebounded from their sharp declines a day before
March 10, 2026
China has reported its exports rose nearly 22% in the first two months of the year, while trade with the United States contracted
March 10, 2026
North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and China are watching warily as war spreads across the Middle East
March 10, 2026
The United States and Iran have offered sharply different accounts of the sinking of an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean
March 09, 2026
Iraq coach Graham Arnold has urged soccer’s international governing body to postpone his team’s intercontinental World Cup qualifier later this month because of disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East
March 09, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump warned in a Truth Social post that more Iranian officials will be targets, saying, “Today Iran will be hit very hard
March 07, 2026
Preliminary and partial results show that a new political party led by an ex-rapper is leading Nepal’s parliamentary election, the country’s first since last year’s revolt
March 07, 2026
Russia is aiding Iran’s war effort by providing intel on US military targets, sources say
March 07, 2026
Pakistani and Afghan officials say their forces have launched multiple strikes at each other in cross-border clashes, with each side claiming to have killed dozens more enemy troops in what has been the deadliest fighting yet between the two neighbors
March 06, 2026
Sri Lanka has taken custody of an Iranian ship after it asked for help near its coast
March 06, 2026
The legal team for Hong Kong pro-democracy ex-publisher Jimmy Lai says he will not appeal the national security conviction for which he was sentenced to 20 years in prison
March 06, 2026
The U.S. stock market rebounded after oil prices stopped spiking and reports gave encouraging updates on the economy
March 04, 2026
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he supports the strikes on Iran “with some regret” as they represent an extreme example of a rupturing world order
March 04, 2026
Azerbaijan has accused Iran of a drone attack on its territory, a development that signaled the war in the Middle East was spreading
March 05, 2026
Officials in New Delhi say that an Iranian warship that was sunk by a U.S. submarine near Sri Lanka had participated in naval exercises hosted by India before heading out into international waters in the Indian Ocean on its way home
March 05, 2026
Australia opened the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo by beating Taiwan 3-0 on Robbie Perkins' two-run homer in the fifth inning and Travis Bazzana’s homer in the seventh at the Tokyo Dome
March 05, 2026
Polls are open across Nepal in the first nationwide election since last year’s violent, youth-led uprising forced the government from power
March 05, 2026
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has offered to mediate for a new ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan
March 04, 2026
China says its factory activity contracted for a second straight month in February
March 04, 2026
A covert US campaign in the mid-20th century helped steer Iran toward the intense anti-American sentiment that has distinguished its government policy for decades.
March 04, 2026
Pakistan says that Afghan forces have attacked Pakistani military positions along the border, triggering intense clashes that left 67 Afghan troops and one Pakistani soldier dead
March 03, 2026
Iran has opened its Women’s Asian Cup soccer tournament under the shadow of war
March 02, 2026
Israel launched strikes on Iran while Tehran responded by firing drones and missiles at Jerusalem and U.S. military installations
March 01, 2026
Some of the jubilation was open and even raucous
March 02, 2026
The Qatar soccer federation has postponed all tournaments and matches until further notice amid global tensions following the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran
March 01, 2026
Taliban allows men to beat their wives as long as they don’t break bones or leave open wounds
March 01, 2026
With sniper rifle photos, Kim Jong Un intensifies spotlight on his daughter, a potential successor
February 28, 2026
Australians Hannah Green and Minjee Lee have moved to the top of the leaderboard to lead by one stroke after three rounds of the HSBC Women’s World Championship
February 28, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has gifted top government and military officials new sniper rifles following a weeklong ruling party congress celebrating his leadership
February 28, 2026
A prominent Hong Kong activist in exile in the U.S. says a court ruling back in Hong Kong to imprison her father for eight months has only made her more determined to fight for the territory and its people
February 28, 2026
Pakistan and Afghanistan have traded attacks in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the countries
February 27, 2026
Cambodia has welcomed home 74 ancient artifacts that officials say looters stole during decades of war and unrest
February 27, 2026
Pakistan has carried out airstrikes in Kabul and two other Afghan provinces, Afghanistan’s government spokesperson says
February 27, 2026
Afghanistan and Pakistan exchange cross-border strikes in escalating retaliatory attacks
February 27, 2026
Top-ranked Jeeno Thitikul has struggled during the first round of the HSBC Women’s World Championship
February 26, 2026
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pledged to stand with Israel “shoulder-to-shoulder, opposing terrorism and its supporters.”
February 26, 2026
U.N. World Food Program Executive Director Cindy McCain has announced she will step down as the head of the humanitarian organization in three months to focus on her health
February 26, 2026
A Hong Kong court has sentenced the father of a U.S.-based activist to eight months in prison in the first case brought against the relative of a pro-democracy activist wanted by the city's authorities under a national security law
February 26, 2026
Indonesia has freed and deported an American man after 11 years in prison for killing his girlfriend’s mother, in a case that became known as the Bali “suitcase murder.”
February 25, 2026
Japan says Iran has detained a Japanese citizen in Tehran since January and it is demanding the person's quick release
February 25, 2026
Officials say the deaths of 72 tigers at two tourist parks in northern Thailand are a result of canine distemper and not bird flu
February 24, 2026
Seventeen international aid groups have petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court to allow them to keep working in the Gaza Strip and other Palestinian areas as Israel is set to bar them for refusing to comply with new rules
February 24, 2026
Hong Kong protests after Panama takes control of two key ports on the Panama Canal once run by a Hong Kong company
February 24, 2026
A Hong Kong-based company that has operated key ports at the ends of the Panama Canal for decades says the government has seized them
February 23, 2026
South Korea’s jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol has appealed his life sentence for rebellion over his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024
February 24, 2026
A crowded bus in Nepal has crashed off a mountain highway, killing 19 people including a British national
February 23, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been reelected to the top post of the ruling Workers’ Party, with delegates crediting him for bolstering the country’s nuclear arsenal and strengthening its regional standing
February 23, 2026
Jeeno Thitikul wins the LPGA Thailand by one shot and earns her first victory at her home event
February 22, 2026
Pakistan launches airstrikes against Afghan-based ‘militants’ it blames for cross-border attacks
February 22, 2026
World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul has birdied her final three holes for a 6-under 66 and a two-stroke lead going into the final round of her home LPGA Thailand tournament
February 21, 2026
Wall Street kept calm after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, and stocks ticked higher
February 20, 2026
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will make his first visit to China next week since taking the helm of Europe’s biggest economy
February 20, 2026
Osaka has received an anonymous gift of gold bars to repair the Japanese city’s aging water pipes
February 20, 2026
The White House has announced a trade agreement with Indonesia
February 19, 2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has lauded his nation’s improving economy and regional standing as he opened the country’s most important political event
February 20, 2026
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to life in prison for his brief imposition of martial law to suppress the opposition
February 19, 2026
Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol handed life sentence for leading insurrection
February 19, 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says she hopes to deepen her relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump
February 18, 2026
The hole-in-the-wall chicken shop Chinese tourists are traveling thousands of miles to visit
February 18, 2026
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte says she will seek the presidency in the 2028 elections
February 18, 2026
Japan has reported its exports surged nearly 17% in January from a year earlier, on strong shipments to China and other Asian markets
February 18, 2026
A quiet finish for U.S. stocks masked big swings underneath the surface
February 17, 2026
Bangladesh’s new prime minister has been sworn in after his party’s landslide win in parliamentary elections last week, the country’s first since the massive 2024 uprising
February 17, 2026
Why the Adidas ‘Chinese New Year’ jacket has gone viral
February 17, 2026
The United States is planning to deploy more high-tech missile systems in the Philippines to help deter aggression in the South China Sea, where the treaty allies again condemned China’s “illegal, coercive, aggressive, and deceptive activities.”
February 17, 2026
The house always wins: How the establishment finally came out on top in Thailand
February 17, 2026
North Korea says it completed a housing district in Pyongyang for families of soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine
February 15, 2026
Indonesia is training troops for a new peacekeeping force in Gaza, backing a key part of President Donald Trump’s postwar plan
February 13, 2026
Could this teenage girl be North Korea’s next leader?
February 13, 2026
New Zealand's Court of Appeal has finished hearing an appeal from the Christchurch mosque gunman, in proceedings that were quiet and tightly controlled
February 13, 2026
The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says it was “sensible” for a South Korean official to express regret for alleged civilian drone flights over North Korea but warned of counterattacks if they recur
February 13, 2026
The Trump administration is ending Operation Metro Surge, a sweeping immigration crackdown in Minnesota that sparked weeks of protests and left two U.S. citizens dead
February 12, 2026
U.S. stocks fell sharply as the market punished companies seen as potential losers from artificial-intelligence technology
February 12, 2026
India’s defense ministry says a government panel has cleared a major step toward buying more Rafale fighter jets and P-8I maritime patrol aircraft
February 12, 2026
A broad coalition of unions and farmers in India has held a one-day national strike against an interim trade deal with the United States
February 12, 2026
A shelter in Cambodia, the only one of its kind, is overwhelmed as workers flee scam compounds
February 11, 2026
A 17-year-old has killed one person and injured two others after he stole a gun from police and stormed a public high school in southern Thailand
February 11, 2026
Stocks drifted to a mixed finish after flirting with record highs
February 10, 2026
Hundreds of millions of people in China are heading to their hometowns this week for the Lunar New Year festival
February 10, 2026
Pakistan has reversed its decision to boycott playing India at the T20 World Cup
February 09, 2026
Pakistan’s president warns that the Taliban's government in Afghanistan has created conditions “similar to or worse than” those before the 9/11 attacks in 2001
February 09, 2026
Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in one of the most prominent cases prosecuted under a China-imposed national security law
February 08, 2026
The sentencing of Hong Kong’s onetime media magnate and democracy advocate Jimmy Lai is raising an outcry from international governments and rights groups
February 09, 2026
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison after landmark national security trial
February 09, 2026
The Bhumjaithai Party of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is on track to win the most seats in Thailand’s general election, according to unofficial results
February 09, 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party has secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election
February 07, 2026
North Korean state media says the country's leadership will convene a major political conference later this month
February 08, 2026
Suicide bomber kills dozens in Pakistan mosque
February 06, 2026
Pakistani officials say a suicide bomber targeted a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad during Friday prayers, killing 31 people and wounding at least 169 others
February 06, 2026
Japan’s conservative leader bets big on Takaichi mania with snap election. Will her gamble pay off?
February 06, 2026
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy former media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced Monday following his conviction in December under a Beijing-imposed national security law
February 06, 2026
Taiwan’s ties with the United States are “rock solid,” the island’s president said Thursday, hours after President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke on the phone, including about the self-ruled island’s future
February 05, 2026
Guan Heng, a Chinese asylum seeker who exposed human rights abuses in his homeland, has been released after more than five months in federal detention
February 05, 2026
Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed the burgeoning economic cooperation between Moscow and Beijing and their relations with the United States in a video call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping
February 04, 2026
Attacks on Bangladesh’s Hindu minority have surged since the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in an uprising in 2024
February 04, 2026
A Harry Potter villain is now an unlikely new-year mascot in China
February 04, 2026
Aspiring 16-year-old K-pop artist Seoyoung Yun talks about considering plastic surgery as a teenager. CNN’s Kyung Lah reports from Seoul, South Korea for “The Whole Story: K-Pop: A Star is Made,” airing Sunday January 5 at 8pm ET.
January 05, 2025
An internal document reveals Vietnam's military is preparing for a possible American war of aggression, viewing the U.S. as a "belligerent" power
February 03, 2026
Pakistani police and military forces have killed over 100 "Indian-backed terrorists" in Balochistan, according to government officials
February 01, 2026
Pakistan’s military says multiple suicide and gun attacks across the restive southwestern province of Balochistan have killed 33 people, including civilians, while security forces responding to the violence killed 92 assailants
January 31, 2026
Panama’s president has vowed that critical ports at both ends of the Panama Canal will continue to operate without interruption
January 30, 2026
Thailand’s top diplomat says that a 5-year-old plan by Southeast Asian leaders to end Myanmar’s civil war has failed but could still help restore peace
January 30, 2026
How a love of luxury brought down South Korea’s former first lady
January 28, 2026
A U.S. immigration judge has granted asylum to Guan Heng, who exposed human rights abuses in China and fears persecution if sent back
January 28, 2026
The leaders of Britain and China have called for a “comprehensive strategic partnership” to deepen ties at a time of global uncertainty
January 29, 2026
A day of dramatic swings on Wall Street, including Microsoft's worst drop in nearly six years, finished with only relatively modest moves
January 29, 2026
Bangladesh’s ousted leader Sheikh Hasina has slammed the country’s upcoming election after her party was barred from the polls, remarks that could deepen tensions ahead of the pivotal vote next month
January 29, 2026
The Philippine foreign secretary says the Association of Southeast Asian Nations does not recognize the recently held elections in Myanmar, the first since the army seized power in 2021
January 29, 2026
Vietnam and the European Union have upgraded their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership, Vietnam’s highest diplomatic level
January 29, 2026
China has executed 11 people it found guilty of killing 14 Chinese citizens and running scam and gambling operations worth more than $1 billion
January 29, 2026
Patrick Reed is going to spend a full month in the Middle East on the European tour
January 29, 2026
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is heading to China, aiming to improve relations with Beijing amid tensions with the United States
January 27, 2026
Snow leopard mauls skier in China’s Xinjiang region
January 27, 2026
U.S. stock indexes ticked higher, while other markets made louder moves, including another record-breaking rush for the price of gold
January 26, 2026
Nineteen Indonesian marines are among 42 people missing after a landslide in West Java province
January 26, 2026
Judges at the International Criminal Court have ruled that former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial
January 26, 2026
A Japanese court has held North Korea responsible for human rights violations against four plaintiffs lured to the country by false promises of a "paradise on Earth."
January 26, 2026
Improved weather has helped rescuers in Java, Indonesia, recover more bodies after a landslide killed over two dozen villagers
January 25, 2026
Crowds bid farewell to Japan’s last pandas before return to China amid souring ties
January 25, 2026
Free solo climber Alex Honnold conquers one of the world’s tallest buildings
January 25, 2026
Police say a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest among guests at a wedding ceremony in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least seven people and wounding 25
January 23, 2026
China's Defense Ministry says the military's top general is under investigation for serious violations of discipline and law
January 24, 2026
Gorgeous islands that tourism hasn’t swallowed whole
January 24, 2026
The Pentagon has released a National Defense Strategy that chastises U.S. allies to take control of their own security and reasserts the Trump administration’s focus on dominance in the Western Hemisphere over a longtime goal of countering China
January 24, 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the lower house of parliament to pave the way for an early election on Feb. 8
January 23, 2026
Vietnam’s Communist Party has re-elected To Lam as general secretary, putting the former security chief on track to become the country’s most powerful leader in decades
January 23, 2026
A prominent activist who organized Hong Kong’s decades-old vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown has defended their demand for ending "one-party rule” in court
January 23, 2026
Dozens of South Koreans detained in Cambodia for alleged involvement in online scams have been returned home to face criminal investigation
January 22, 2026
U.S. stocks rose and regained more of their losses for the week
January 22, 2026
Two Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have pleaded not guilty in a landmark national security trial
January 21, 2026
Japan has reported it posted a trade deficit for the fifth straight year in 2025 as exports were hit by President Donald Trump’s tariffs and a diplomatic rift with neighboring China
January 22, 2026
Handprints on the walls of Indonesian caves may be the oldest rock art studied so far, dating back at least 67,800 years
January 21, 2026
A South Korean court has ruled that the failed imposition of martial law by former President Yoon Suk Yeol constituted an act of rebellion
January 21, 2026
Man who assassinated former Japan leader Abe with homemade gun sentenced to life in prison
January 21, 2026
A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment
January 21, 2026
Air Canada to cut four NY-bound flights as fuel prices soar due to Iran conflict
EU to push for jet fuel diversification as Iran war threatens supply
Traders place $760 million bet on falling oil ahead of Hormuz announcement
San Diego Padres are nearing a whopping sale, AP source says
Prosecutors say makeup, wigs helped former Alabama tackle impersonate NFL players in $20M fraud