Climate Summit, Iran, Thailand: Your Tuesday Briefing
(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning. We’re covering the U.N. climate summit and Greta Thunberg’s biting remarks. We’re also...
Category: Asia Pacific News
‘I Was Begging for Mercy’: How Undercover Officers in Hong Kong Launched a Bloody Crackdown
Officers seriously injured protesters while making arrests in Hong Kong on the night of Aug. 11. Now, the men they targeted are telling their stories,...
A Young Life Ends After 4 Steps on Video, and Afghans Can’t Stop Watching
KABUL, Afghanistan — At first, the man was just walking across the street. Then he was running for his life. He managed four steps before...
From Underwear to Cars, India’s Economy Is Fraying
TIRUPUR, India — When Alan Greenspan ran a consulting firm and wanted to know where the economy was headed, he would often look at sales...
How Rugby Became a Touchstone for a Reporter Abroad
The Australia Letter is a weekly newsletter from our Australia bureau. Sign up to get it by email. This week’s issue is written by Jamie...
The Everest Climber Whose Traffic Jam Photo Went Viral
The photograph of a traffic jam of climbers leading to the summit of Mount Everest in May went viral, evidence of the mountain’s surging appeal...
Nobel Peace Laureate Could Face Prosecution Over Myanmar Military’s Actions
GENEVA — Myanmar’s civilian leader, a Nobel laureate once extolled as a champion of democracy, could face prosecution for crimes against humanity because of the...
Saudi Arabia, Hong Kong, Banksy: Your Tuesday Briefing
(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning. Developments in the Saudi Arabia attack remain front and center of the news...
Kashmir, Notre-Dame, Saudi Aramco: Your Monday Briefing
(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning. We’re covering at the latest threat in Kashmir, the toxic fallout from the...
U.S. Defeats Poland at Basketball World Cup. But for 7th Place.
BEIJING — As he trudged back to the locker room in the bowels of Cadillac Arena, needing to deliver one last post-game address to his...