When Henry Kissinger Became an Opera Character
[ad_1] Henry Kissinger, the polarizing diplomat who died on Wednesday at 100, received copious distinctions over his long career. But one of the most unusual — an honor that was...
A Timeline of Plots Against Sikh Activists, According to Canada and the U.S.
[ad_1] Federal prosecutors in the United States announced this week that they had charged an Indian national in a murder-for-hire scheme that targeted a Sikh activist in New York. The...
Plaids, Corduroy, Kogal: Autumn Arrives in Tokyo
[ad_1] Spend enough time in Tokyo and you can start to notice certain paradoxes, like how a city that feels so busy can sound so quiet. You may also find...
Kissinger’s Death Ends an Era of Engagement in U.S.-China Relations
[ad_1] State media outlets hailed him as “China’s old friend.” On Chinese social media, people said his death marked the end of an era. They recalled his last visit to...
5 Takeaways From U.S. Charges of Failed Plot to Kill Sikh Activist
[ad_1] Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged an Indian national in a murder-for-hire scheme targeting a Sikh separatist and activist in New York who is a U.S. citizen and has been...
India Ignored Repeated Warnings Before Tunnel Trapped 41 Men
[ad_1] As the trapped workers came out of the under-construction road tunnel after 17 days, the happy end to a rescue effort that had riveted India set off celebrations across...
At Least One Dead as U.S. Osprey Crashes in Japan With 8 Onboard
[ad_1] A U.S. military aircraft crashed near a small island off the coast of southern Japan on Wednesday with eight people onboard. Japan’s Coast Guard said that at least one...
U.S. Debates How Much to Sever Electric Car Industry’s Ties to China
[ad_1] The Biden administration has been trying to jump-start the domestic supply chain for electric vehicles so cleaner cars can be made in the United States. But the experience of...
Gold Bars and Tokyo Apartments: How Money Is Flowing Out of China.
[ad_1] Affluent Chinese have moved hundreds of billions of dollars out of the country this year, seizing on the end of Covid precautions that had almost completely sealed China’s borders...
New Zealand’s New Government Says It Will Scrap Smoking Ban
[ad_1] New Zealand’s new right-wing government has said it will repeal a law that would have gradually banned all cigarette sales in the country over the course of several decades.The...