North Korea’s Kim Jong-un Arrives in Russia for Meeting With Putin
Wearing a black fedora and black peacoat, a smiling Kim Jong-un, North Korea’s leader, stepped off an armored train that had taken him on a...
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Tesla to Investigate Car That Appeared to Burst Into Flames in Shanghai
SHANGHAI — The electric-car maker Tesla said on Monday that it had sent a team to investigate why one of its cars appeared to spontaneously...
Sri Lanka Photos: Destruction and Despair on a Christian Day of Worship
After the bombings in Sri Lanka that killed more than 200 people on Sunday, images of the Roman Catholic churches that had been targeted showed...
India’s Chief Justice Is Accused of Sexual Harassment
NEW DELHI — The chief justice of India’s Supreme Court has been accused of sexually harassing a female assistant, and a special panel of judges...
Pop Star’s Illicit Kiss Becomes Fodder for Government Ads in Hong Kong
HONG KONG — The Hong Kong government does not usually weigh in when the tabloids catch a pop star cheating. But this week, after the...
Terry Gou Made Your iPhone. Now He Wants to Run Taiwan.
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The billionaire Terry Gou, whose company is best known for manufacturing iPhones, announced Wednesday he would run for Taiwan’s presidency, saying his...
Aung San Suu Kyi Has a New Target: Political Satire
YANGON, Myanmar — Poets were holding court on the street this week in Myanmar’s largest city, laying down satire as thick as the tropical humidity....
South Korean President, Called ‘Officious’ by Kim Jong-un, Still Wants to Meet
SEOUL, South Korea — President Moon Jae-in of South Korea said on Monday that he wanted to meet again with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un,...
U.S. Navy Sailor and Japanese Woman Are Found Dead in Okinawa
TOKYO — A United States Navy sailor and a Japanese woman have been found dead on the Japanese island of Okinawa in what the police...
100 Years Later, India Awaits an Apology for a Massacre
NEW DELHI — Winston Churchill called the 1919 massacre of Indian protesters “monstrous.” Queen Elizabeth said it was “distressing.” Prime Minister David Cameron went with...