Modi, Striking a Modest Tone, to Be Sworn In for a Third Term
As a humbled Narendra Modi prepared to take the oath for a third term as India’s prime minister on Sunday, the political air in New Delhi appeared transformed.
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South Korea to resume loudspeaker propaganda in response to the North’s balloon barrage
North Korea sent more than 300 trash-filled balloons across the border in a fresh blitz starting Saturday, Seoul’s military said, with the president’s office saying this had forced it to take “corresponding measures”.
India election: Modi to be sworn in for third term as PM on June 9
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Israeli military rescues four hostages alive from Gaza, including Noa Argamani
Israeli security forces rescued four hostages during a daytime raid in central Gaza Saturday, including Noa Agramani, who became the face of the hostages taken on Oct. 7 after harrowing video of her abduction was seen around the world.
U.S. adds a much-better-than-expected 272,000 jobs in May, but unemployment rate edges up to 4%
The U.S. economy added far more jobs than expected in May, countering fears of a slowdown in the labor market and likely reducing the Federal Reserve's impetus to lower interest rates.
Hong Kong needs ‘honest brokers’ to tell its story
The paradox is that this restoration cannot necessarily rely on “retail” communication through mainstream international media, but instead on “wholesale” communications, most of which occurs out of the public eye, beyond the immediate reach of hothouse politics.
Beyoncé tickets, book advances, Bali trip revealed in new Supreme Court financial disclosures
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson disclosed receiving concert tickets from pop superstar Beyoncé, one of several notable items revealed Friday in the high court's latest financial disclosure reports.
Microsoft says AI feature that captures screenshots on new PCs will be off by default after backlash
Microsoft said an artificial intelligence feature on new PCs that captures screenshots and enables searching of user activity will be off by default after security researchers determined that attackers could access the underlying data.