Fire at Lithium Battery Plant in South Korea Kills at Least 16
A fire at a lithium battery factory near Seoul on Monday killed at least 16 workers and left six others missing, officials said.
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China's spilling of Filipino blood shows more U.S. support needed
Richard Heydarian is a senior lecturer at the Asian Center of the University of the Philippines and author of "The Indo-Pacific: Trump, China and the New Struggle for Global Mastery."
Philippines ‘leader of the opposition’ Sara Duterte emerges in ex-Marcos ally’s pivot
Former Duterte spokesman Harry Roque welcomed Duterte-Carpio’s resignation as education secretary, proclaiming in a Facebook post on Wednesday she had “just become the leader of the opposition” and declaring that the Duterte-Marcos Uniteam had “formally been dissolved”.
North Korea warns US of ‘new world war’ over Ukraine after pact with Putin
Analysts say that pact would lay the framework for arms trade between the two countries and facilitate their anti-US and anti-West coalition.
Monday Briefing: Among Some Israelis, Muted Sympathy for Gaza
Some Israelis are struggling to show concern for the people suffering in Gaza, according to interviews conducted in right-wing and liberal strongholds in southern Israel, and with residents from across the country.
Fumio Kishida, Japan’s unpopular PM, has support of just 10% of public: poll
Only 10.4 per cent of the Japanese public want Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to win the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership race slated for September and continue serving as premier, the latest Kyodo News poll showed on Sunday.
US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as a show of force against nuclear-armed North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier arrived Saturday in South Korea for a three-way exercise involving Japan as they step up military training to cope with North Korean threats, which have escalated following a security pact with Russia.