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M60A3 tanks fire during a live-fire drill as part of the Han Kuang military exercise in Penghu, Taiwan, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Taiwan ¡®throttles¡¯ mobile internet for first time during annual war games
By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee
The island simulated communication disruption in the event of a Chinese attack or ?natural disaster.
A woman pays her respect outside Debsirin Nonthaburi School following a deadly shooting at the school, in Bang Kruai district in Nonthaburi province, on the outskirts of Bangkok on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
¡®Mom, don¡¯t call me¡¯: Inside Thailand¡¯s deadly school shooting
Nine people were killed and an additional 23 ?wounded in the country¡¯s worst mass shooting since 2022, reigniting debate over firearms control.
A North Korean flag flutters at the North Korea consular office in Dandong, Liaoning province, China on June 8.
ASIA PACIFIC
North Korean hacking group builds AI tools for cyberattacks, report says
The group reportedly collected software that could help automate cyberattacks, analyze stolen material and produce better phishing campaigns.
ASIA PACIFIC
Indonesia closes national park as wildfire spreads
ASIA PACIFIC
Taiwan¡¯s 2027 defense spending to rise 16%, official media reports
ASIA PACIFIC
Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall in China after evacuations, flight cancellations
ASIA PACIFIC
Ukraine seeking air defense systems from South Korea
By Jesse Johnson

Politics

A demonstrator holds up an image of Aung San Suu Kyi during a protest outside the Embassy of Myanmar in Bangkok in February 2021.
Politics
Myanmar says ASEAN¡¯s call for Suu Kyi release is interference
By Khine Lin Kyaw
Myanmar¡¯s military-backed government says demands to release ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi are interfering with the country¡¯s judicial process.
Politics
U.S. says China¡¯s Scarborough Shoal claim ¡®destabilizing¡¯ region
Politics
India¡¯s ¡®cockroach¡¯ protest movement keeps heat on Modi
Politics
Anguish and hope: why a Tibetan set himself on fire in New York
By Matthew Pennington
Politics
Xi flexes growing legal arsenal to warn Trump before summit
Politics
Myanmar¡¯s Min Aung Hlaing in Thailand on legitimacy quest as Bangkok backs engagement
Politics
Exiled Bangladesh leader says she¡¯ll return despite threats
By Sudhi Ranjan Sen

Crime & Legal

Officers from various Indonesian agencies lay out sacks containing the drug ketamine during a news conference in Batam, Riau Islands, on Sunday.
Crime & Legal
Indonesia seizes 1.3 tons of ketamine worth millions in major bust
Authorities received intelligence in February that the MV King Sun was sailing east from Thailand towards Indonesia with ¡°suspicious¡± cargo, prompting months of surveillance.
Crime & Legal
Accused Thai school shooter had watched violent content online, police say
Crime & Legal
Eight dead, including teen suspect¡¯s grandparents, in Thailand shooting
Crime & Legal
Police raid Starbucks Korea¡¯s headquarters in Seoul over ¡®Tank Day¡¯ event
Crime & Legal
Diamond buyers in Vietnam are freaking out after gem scandal
Crime & Legal
South Korea¡¯s women web sleuths fight AI deepfake porn
By Hawon Jung
Crime & Legal
Malaysia arrests 335 in online scam raids at Johor¡¯s Forest City
By Kok Leong Chan

Society

A surveillance camera is seen near a Chinese flag in Shanghai on Aug. 2, 2022.
Society
How China keeps tabs on foreigners
By Lily Kuo and Pei-Lin Wu
A futuristic dashboard ¡ª like something from the movie ¡°Minority Report¡± ¡ª that appeared to track foreigners in a city was uncovered by an Amsterdam-based cybersecurity researcher.
Society
Heat wave divides rich and poor of upmarket Seoul
By Jihye SHIN
Society
Millions of Thais banish the booze for Buddhist Lent
Society
As youth protests dominate India, one state is grappling with an aging problem
Society
¡®Betrayal¡¯: The young victims of India¡¯s exam leak scandal
By Arunabh SAIKIA
Society
¡®No rest¡¯: Indonesians overworked and abused on foreign fishing vessels
By Marchio Gorbiano and Becca MILFELD
Society
Faith vs. therapy: Inside the Philippine school for exorcists
By Pam Castro

Science & Health

India's Skyroot Aerospace orbital rocket Vikram-1 blasts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota on Saturday.
Science & Health
India successfully launches first private orbital rocket
The takeoff marks a significant step for the South Asian giant as it eyes a bigger slice of the global space economy.
Science & Health
India¡¯s space sector takes off as private rocket readies launch
Science & Health
Australia detects first case of contagious H5 bird flu
Science & Health
In aging South Korea, AI dolls are caring for the elderly
By Claire Lee
Science & Health
Australian researchers teach brain cells to play Doom video game
Science & Health
¡®Spreading like wildfire¡¯: Fiji grapples with soaring HIV cases
Science & Health
Blood clots and burning eyes as pollution chokes north Thailand
By Chayanit ITTHIPONGMAETEE
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America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
How Â鶹´«Ã½ racehorses find second careers away from the track
TCC Therapy Park is supported financially by racing organizations as well as donations from members of the public.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Disaster relief workers Taichi Kato (left) and Seiji Yoshimura enter the collapsed living quarters at Kyuganji temple in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture.
What Kumamoto revealed about Â鶹´«Ã½ earthquake readiness
By Alex K.T. Martin

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