‘I’m Sorry to Everyone’: In Death, South Korean Mayor Is Tainted by Scandal
SEOUL, South Korea — Mayor Park Won-soon of Seoul spoke passionately at a news conference on Wednesday about his vision to create jobs and fight...
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Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon Is Found Dead
SEOUL, South Korea — The mayor of Seoul, the country’s second-most powerful official and a potential presidential candidate, was found dead just days after a...
Japan’s Deadly Combination: Climate Change and an Aging Society
TOKYO — The forecast was dire: close to nine inches of rain in a single day. Officials in Kuma, a village on the banks of...
In Russia, They Tore Down Lots of Statues, but Little Changed
MOSCOW — Elated by the defeat of a hard-line Communist coup in August 1991, thousands of mostly young Muscovites gathered in front of the K.G.B....
China Detains Xu Zhangrun, Law Professor Who Criticized Xi Jinping
The Chinese law professor had stored a few pairs of underwear and a toothbrush in a small bag, close at hand for the day when...
As Neo-Nazis Seed Military Ranks, Germany Confronts ‘an Enemy Within’
CALW, Germany — As Germany emerged from its coronavirus lockdown in May, police commandos pulled up outside a rural property owned by a sergeant major...
Boris Johnson’s ‘Global Britain’: Inspired Vision or Wishful Thinking?
LONDON — Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his pro-Brexit allies have long promised that once Britain broke free of the European Union, it could play...
Russia Bounty on Americans: Afghan Acted as Middleman
KABUL, Afghanistan — He was a lowly drug smuggler, neighbors and relatives say, then ventured into contracting, seeking a slice of the billions of dollars...
China’s National Security Law for Hong Kong, Explained
The sweeping new national security law that China imposed on Hong Kong, aimed at stamping out opposition to the ruling Communist Party in the former...
Live Coronavirus Updates: Global Death Toll Surpasses Half a Million
Here’s what you need to know: Half a million people are dead as confirmed virus cases top 10 million. Paranoid hallucinations plague many virus patients...