Gotabaya Rajapaksa Wins Sri Lanka Presidential Election
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared victory on Sunday in Sri Lanka’s presidential election, signaling the return to power of a divisive family credited...
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5 Takeaways From the Leaked Files on China’s Mass Detention of Muslims
HONG KONG — Internal Chinese government documents obtained by The New York Times have revealed new details on the origins and execution of China’s mass detention...
South Korea Resists U.S. Pressure to Improve Ties With Japan
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Friday adamantly rejected an American request to continue sharing military intelligence with Japan, as the two American allies...
‘We’re Just So Angry’: Australians Protest Police Killing of Aboriginal Teenager
SYDNEY, Australia — Thousands of Australians have taken to the streets this week to protest the police killing of an Aboriginal teenager in a remote...
South Korea Stops Stream of Blood From Culled Pigs
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea said on Wednesday that it had successfully stopped a stream of red blood from tens of thousands of pigs...
On an Art Scavenger Hunt in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea
The 52 Places Traveler On an Art Scavenger Hunt in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea The 52 Places Traveler visits the Setouchi Islands, where a triennial...
Myanmar Genocide Lawsuit Is Filed at United Nations Court
PARIS — An arsenal of international laws has failed to confront the impunity of Myanmar’s government and security forces for their deadly purge of the...
The Hidden Cost of Gold: Birth Defects and Brain Damage
CIDAHU, Indonesia — Thousands of children with crippling birth defects. Half a million people poisoned. A toxic chemical found in the food supply. Accusations of...
Spyware Maker NSO Promises Reform but Keeps Snooping
MUMBAI, India — Bela Bhatia, a human rights lawyer in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, is accustomed to surveillance. She works in a region prone...
Plácido Domingo Withdraws From Tokyo Olympics Performances
The opera star Plácido Domingo announced on Friday that he was withdrawing from a scheduled theatrical event for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, the latest...