North Korea on Monday fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, South Korea’s military said, adding to a recent streak of weapons demonstrations that has heightened tensions during a prolonged freeze in diplomacy.
Chinese court sentenced former mayor of Wuhan city to 14 years in prison for bribery
A former mayor of a Chinese city hit by the coronavirus outbreak more than six years ago was sentenced Saturday to 14 years in prison after being convicted of bribery.
South African-born jurist Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for her work in international justice
Navi Pillay, a South African-born jurist of Indian-Tamil origin, and former U.N. human rights chief whose career has spanned from defending the rights of an imprisoned Nelson Mandela to leading a panel that found that Israel committed genocide in Gaza, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her efforts to promote international law as it comes under attack.
Laotian man deported by US to South Sudan leaves for Laos after year in detention
A Laotian man deported by the United States to South Sudan left for Laos on Thursday after spending more than a year in detention in Africa, an ordeal his attorney said could have been avoided.
Kenso Soai shares 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Kenso Soai, a chemist at Tokyo University of Science, has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for helping solve a strange mystery about the building blocks of life.
The FBI has seized tools used by Chinese hackers for cyber operations, officials say
The FBI has seized scanning and phishing tools used by a group of hackers that officials say is associated with the Chinese government and responsible for disruptive cyber operations in the United States and abroad, including against the power industry, academia and critical infrastructure.
South Korea signals military exemption cuts for athletes after Asian Games backlash
South Korea’s sports minister says the government will review the military service exemption for gold-medal winning athletes after public backlash to some controversial comments from winners at the Asian Games.
China nominates health official to lead WHO
China has nominated health official Song Li to lead the World Health Organization, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Thursday, as Beijing seeks to expand its presence in international governing bodies.
Anger in Japan grows after US Marine is arrested over the killing of a woman on Okinawa
The arrest of a U.S. Marine on suspicion of robbing and killing a local woman on Okinawa has drawn condemnation from Japan’s leaders and renewed protests against the heavy American military presence on the southern island.
Tokyo court grants legal protection to human voices in AI clone case
A Tokyo court has awarded legal protection to the human voice in a landmark case in which a popular Japanese anime voice actor demanded that TikTok close an account over its unauthorized use of an artificial intelligence clone of his trademark baritone.