The leader of one of Thailand’s best-known property empires has been selected prime minister just nine months after joining a political party that champions the poor.
A rice shortage is sending prices soaring across the world. And things could get worse
Francis Ndege isn’t sure if his customers in Africa’s largest slum can afford to keep buying rice from him.
India lands a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole, a first for the world as it joins elite club
India became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole on Wednesday—a historic voyage to uncharted territory that scientists believe could hold vital reserves of frozen water, and a technological triumph for the world’s most populous nation.
Accounts of ‘body checks’ at Miss Universe Indonesia shock the nation as contestants speak out
Their dreams of representing Indonesia in the 2023 Miss Universe pageant turned to nightmares when they were forced to undergo “body checks” in front of local organizers.
Barbie’s Japanese distributor apologizes for its parent company`s reaction to Barbenheimer memes
The Japanese distributor of the Warner Bros. movie “Barbie” has apologized for its U.S. parent company’s reaction to social media posts about the “Barbenheimer” blitz that combined images of Barbie and a mushroom cloud.
Our bears are real, a Chinese zoo says, denying they are ‘humans in disguise’
A zoo in eastern China is denying suggestions that some of its bears might be people in costumes after photos of the animals standing like humans circulated online.
S. Korea unveils Truman statue
The truce that stopped the bloodshed in the Korean War turned 70 years old on Thursday and the two Koreas marked the anniversary in starkly different ways, underscoring their deepening nuclear tensions.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen says he will step down in 3 weeks and his son will succeed him
Longtime Cambodian leader Hun Sen said Wednesday he will step down in three weeks as prime minister and hand the position to his oldest son, who won his first seat in Parliament in Sunday’s election.
Singapore hangs a man for drug trafficking. It will hang a woman on Friday __ the first in 19 years
Singapore executed a man Wednesday for drug trafficking and is set to hang a woman Friday—the first in 19 years—prompting renewed calls for a halt to capital punishment.
Philippines shocks co-host New Zealand 1-0 for its first win at the Women’s World Cup
Philippines made history at its first Women’s World Cup with its first goal and first win Tuesday, holding on under pressure to upset co-host New Zealand.
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