The U.S. military has announced it will begin a blockade of Iranian ports, aiming to pressure Tehran into reopening the Strait of Hormuz
April 13, 2026
A dangerous super typhoon in the Pacific Ocean is barreling toward a group of remote U.S. islands
April 13, 2026
A humanoid robot called X2 Ultra from China's leading humanoid robot manufacturer AGIBOT has been impressing visitors in Hong Kong
April 13, 2026
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has dismissed rumors about his health by doing jumping jacks and jogging outside his office
April 13, 2026
South Korea’s president draws Israeli anger by using old video to make point about human suffering
April 13, 2026
China has announced it will resume some ties with Taiwan, including direct flights and imports of Taiwanese aquaculture products
April 12, 2026
President Barack Obama in 2011 declared it was time to leave behind the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and “pivot” to Asia to counter China's rise
April 12, 2026
U.S. Vice President JD Vance is heading to Pakistan for high-level talks with Iranian officials, as Israel and Hezbollah traded fire and Tehran maintained its stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz
April 10, 2026
The messaging from China’s Communist government may once have been rigid, but not anymore
April 11, 2026
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi took a short and happy break as she hosted legendary British rock band Deep Purple in Tokyo as a longtime admirer
April 10, 2026
Taiwan's opposition leader has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, marking the first such encounter in over a decade
April 10, 2026
South Korean Justice Minister Jung Sung-ho vowed to expand access to judicial remedies for victims of state-led abuses, including foreign adoptees whose adoptions were marred by widespread fraud under previous military governments
April 10, 2026
China’s Xi touts peace - and points to global conflicts - in rare meeting with Taiwan opposition leader
April 10, 2026
BTS is back after a three-and-a-half year break, but their world tour is skipping China
April 10, 2026
U.S. stocks rose, even though oil prices did too, as financial markets moved more modestly a day after surging on optimism about a ceasefire in the war with Iran
April 09, 2026
BTS has kicked off their long-awaited world tour with a concert in South Korea
April 09, 2026
Australia has agreed to underwrite two companies buying fuel at inflated prices, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese warning of extended supply disruptions even if the Iran ceasefire holds
April 09, 2026
North Korea says its weapons tests this week involved various new systems, including ballistic missiles armed with cluster-bomb warheads
April 09, 2026
A ceasefire deal to pause the war in Iran appears to be hanging by a thread after the Islamic Republic closed the Strait of Hormuz again in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon
April 08, 2026
Oil prices plunged below $95 per barrel, and stock markets surged worldwide after President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat of devastating attacks against Iran
April 08, 2026
Over the course of a single day, President Donald Trump went from threatening Iran with “annihilation” to proclaiming that Iran's leadership had presented a “workable” plan that led him to agree to a two-week ceasefire
April 08, 2026
China’s government says Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed not to escalate their conflict and to “explore a comprehensive solution” after several weeks of cross-border fighting that has killed hundreds of people
April 08, 2026
The Diamond League track meet in Qatar has been postponed from next month to June 19 if conditions allow amid ongoing uncertainty caused by the conflict in the Middle East
April 08, 2026
Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun has arrived in China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, in what she's calling a “journey for peace” as Beijing pushes for the self-governed island to come under its control
April 07, 2026
Camp Mystic official says he didn't see flood warnings issued the day before storm hit
Ex-Army contractor, accused of leaking classified information, to be released to home detention
Man accused in Molotov cocktail attack of OpenAI CEO's home opposed AI, court documents say
Many US Catholics are dismayed by Trump's unprecedented broadside at the first American pope
'It's been tough': Farmers concerned about low snowpack
Woman sues Uber after alleged violent, terrifying ride with her children
The Thunder top NBA playoff odds, the Spurs own the season series and the Celtics hover close
Ty Gibbs is having fun as a new NASCAR Cup winner while trying to maintain his low profile