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Today: April 14, 2026
Today: April 14, 2026

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North Korea fires missiles toward sea after ridiculing South's hopes for better ties

South Korea’s military says it detected North Korea firing several short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea

North Korea fires missiles toward sea after ridiculing South's hopes for better ties
Asia|Business|Economy|World

Hong Kong firm files arbitration against Maersk, claiming it schemed with Panama over port takeover

A subsidiary of a Hong Kong-based conglomerate started arbitration proceedings against Danish logistics and port group Maersk, accusing the company of aligning with Panama and scheming to replace its port operation on the Central American country’s critical canal

Hong Kong firm files arbitration against Maersk, claiming it schemed with Panama over port takeover
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Inside a huge compound on Thailand-Cambodia border where 10,000 workers scammed people globally

Scam compounds have mushroomed across Southeast Asia since the pandemic

Inside a huge compound on Thailand-Cambodia border where 10,000 workers scammed people globally
Asia|Business|Economy|Environment|Political|World

Vietnam elects Communist Party chief as president, echoing China's power structure

Vietnam has unanimously elected Communist Party leader To Lam as president, consolidating his control over both party and state

Vietnam elects Communist Party chief as president, echoing China's power structure
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|MidEast|Political|Stock Markets|World

US stocks drift higher ahead of Trump's deadline to bomb Iranian power plants

The U.S. stock market drifted higher in tentative trading ahead of a deadline President Donald Trump has set to bomb Iranian power plants

US stocks drift higher ahead of Trump's deadline to bomb Iranian power plants
Asia|Business|Crime|World

A fire at a gas lighter factory near Bangladesh's capital kills 5 people

Authorities in Bangladesh say five people have died in a fire that broke out at a factory manufacturing gas lighters near Bangladesh’s capital

A fire at a gas lighter factory near Bangladesh's capital kills 5 people
Asia|Crime|Political|World

China says peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan are advancing

Peace talks between Afghanistan’s Taliban government and Pakistan are advancing, China’s government said, two days after those countries resumed conversations after weeks of fighting that have killed hundreds

China says peace talks between Afghanistan and Pakistan are advancing
Asia|Sports|World

Olympic gold medalist boxer at center of gender controversy advances to Asian semifinals

Olympic gold medalist Lin Yu-ting has won her quarterfinal bout at the Asian boxing championships in her first event since World Boxing said she passed a gene test to confirm her gender

Olympic gold medalist boxer at center of gender controversy advances to Asian semifinals
Asia|Business|Economy|World

Shocked by gas at $4 in America? Try $15 in this city

Shocked by gas at $4 in America? Try $15 in this city

Shocked by gas at $4 in America? Try $15 in this city
Americas|Asia|Business|Economy|Political|World

Rubio accuses China of 'bullying' for holding up Panama-flagged ships after canal clash

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has accused China of “bullying” by detaining or holding up dozens of Panama-flagged ships

Rubio accuses China of 'bullying' for holding up Panama-flagged ships after canal clash
Asia|Political|World

Pakistan says a new round of peace talks with Afghanistan is underway in China

Pakistan confirms it is holding peace talks with Afghanistan's Taliban government in China

Pakistan says a new round of peace talks with Afghanistan is underway in China
Asia|Environment|Science|World

Earthquake off Indonesia topples buildings, kills 1 person and sets off small tsunami

An undersea magnitude 7.4 earthquake toppled buildings in parts of northern Indonesia, sent people fleeing from their homes, killed at least one person and generated a small tsunami

Earthquake off Indonesia topples buildings, kills 1 person and sets off small tsunami
Asia|Political|World

Pakistan and Afghan Taliban officials meet in China for ceasefire talks

Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban governments have resumed talks in China, which is mediating between the two sides to broker a durable ceasefire after weeks of fighting

Pakistan and Afghan Taliban officials meet in China for ceasefire talks
Asia|Business|Economy|World

Business sentiments in Japan improving despite Iran worries

A quarterly survey by the Bank of Japan shows business sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers improved slightly

Business sentiments in Japan improving despite Iran worries
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|MidEast|Political|Stock Markets|US|World

Trump lashes out at allies, says securing the Strait of Hormuz is 'not for us'

President Donald Trump lashed out at allies who have been unwilling to do more to support the U.S. war effort against Iran

Trump lashes out at allies, says securing the Strait of Hormuz is 'not for us'
Asia|Sports|World

Taiwan Olympic boxing champ involved in gender debate wins first bout at Asian titles

Lin Yu-ting, a boxing gold medalist at the center of a gender controversy at the 2024 Paris Olympics, has won her first international bout since then at the Asian championships in Mongolia

Taiwan Olympic boxing champ involved in gender debate wins first bout at Asian titles
Asia|Business|Crime|Economy|World

Cambodia drafts its first law targeting online scam centers

Cambodia has drafted its first law to crack down on online scam centers that fuel fraud and forced labor

Cambodia drafts its first law targeting online scam centers
Asia|Economy|Political|World

For nearly two weeks, Chinese fighter jets stopped buzzing Taiwan. No one seems to know why.

For nearly two weeks, Chinese fighter jets stopped buzzing Taiwan. No one seems to know why.

For nearly two weeks, Chinese fighter jets stopped buzzing Taiwan. No one seems to know why.
Asia|Business|Crime|Economy|World

Cambodia aims to shut down all online scam centers within weeks

Cambodia says it is close to shutting down all online scam centers operating in the Southeast Asian country

Cambodia aims to shut down all online scam centers within weeks
Asia|Political|Science|Technology|World

North Korean leader Kim watches cruise missile tests with his daughter

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his teenage daughter have observed tests of strategic cruise missiles fired from a warship as North Korea threatened responses to U.S.-South Korean military drills

North Korean leader Kim watches cruise missile tests with his daughter
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Ronda Rousey says her double-comeback bout with Gina Carano is the biggest fight in MMA right now

Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano say their meeting on May 16 is the biggest fight that can be made in mixed martial arts, and they’re both thrilled to end their lengthy retirements for the long-awaited showdown

Ronda Rousey says her double-comeback bout with Gina Carano is the biggest fight in MMA right now
Asia|Political|Sports|World

Australia grants asylum to 5 members of the Iranian women's soccer team

Australia has granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who were in the country for a tournament when the Iran war began

Australia grants asylum to 5 members of the Iranian women's soccer team
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|MidEast|Stock Markets|World

Asian shares surge, echoing a rally on Wall Street as oil prices sank back to about $90

Asian shares have rebounded from their sharp declines a day before

Asian shares surge, echoing a rally on Wall Street as oil prices sank back to about $90
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|World

China's exports surge in Jan-Feb despite waning trade with the US

China has reported its exports rose nearly 22% in the first two months of the year, while trade with the United States contracted

China's exports surge in Jan-Feb despite waning trade with the US
Asia|Economy|Political|World

US allies and rivals in Asia gauge fallout from war in the Middle East

North Korea, South Korea, Japan, and China are watching warily as war spreads across the Middle East

US allies and rivals in Asia gauge fallout from war in the Middle East
Asia|MidEast|Political|World

Armed or unarmed? US and Iran spar over status of Iranian warship sunk by a submarine

The United States and Iran have offered sharply different accounts of the sinking of an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean

Armed or unarmed? US and Iran spar over status of Iranian warship sunk by a submarine
Africa|Asia|MidEast|Political|Sports|World

Iraq coach Graham Arnold urges FIFA to postpone his team's World Cup playoff because of Iran war

Iraq coach Graham Arnold has urged soccer’s international governing body to postpone his team’s intercontinental World Cup qualifier later this month because of disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East

Iraq coach Graham Arnold urges FIFA to postpone his team's World Cup playoff because of Iran war
Asia|Crime|Political|US|World

The Latest: Trump says he’ll hit Iran harder as Iranian president apologizes to neighbors

U.S. President Donald Trump warned in a Truth Social post that more Iranian officials will be targets, saying, “Today Iran will be hit very hard

The Latest: Trump says he’ll hit Iran harder as Iranian president apologizes to neighbors
Asia|Election|Political|World

Ex-rapper's political party leads early results in Nepal's first election since 2025 youth revolt

Preliminary and partial results show that a new political party led by an ex-rapper is leading Nepal’s parliamentary election, the country’s first since last year’s revolt

Ex-rapper's political party leads early results in Nepal's first election since 2025 youth revolt
Asia|Economy|Europe|MidEast|Political|World

Russia is aiding Iran’s war effort by providing intel on US military targets, sources say

Russia is aiding Iran’s war effort by providing intel on US military targets, sources say

Russia is aiding Iran’s war effort by providing intel on US military targets, sources say
Africa|Asia|Crime|Political|World

Pakistan and Afghanistan claim killing dozens of the other side's troops in relentless fighting

Pakistani and Afghan officials say their forces have launched multiple strikes at each other in cross-border clashes, with each side claiming to have killed dozens more enemy troops in what has been the deadliest fighting yet between the two neighbors

Pakistan and Afghanistan claim killing dozens of the other side's troops in relentless fighting
Asia|World

Sri Lanka takes custody of an Iranian vessel off its coast after US sank an Iranian warship

Sri Lanka has taken custody of an Iranian ship after it asked for help near its coast

Sri Lanka takes custody of an Iranian vessel off its coast after US sank an Iranian warship
Asia|Crime|Political|World

Hong Kong ex-media mogul Jimmy Lai will not appeal national security conviction, legal team says

The legal team for Hong Kong pro-democracy ex-publisher Jimmy Lai says he will not appeal the national security conviction for which he was sentenced to 20 years in prison

Hong Kong ex-media mogul Jimmy Lai will not appeal national security conviction, legal team says
Asia|Business|Economy|Environment|Finance|MidEast|Stock Markets|World

US stocks rebound after strong economic updates and as oil prices stop spiking

The U.S. stock market rebounded after oil prices stopped spiking and reports gave encouraging updates on the economy

US stocks rebound after strong economic updates and as oil prices stop spiking
Asia|Australia|Business|Economy|Finance|Political|World

Carney says he backs strikes on Iran 'with some regret' as world order frays

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says he supports the strikes on Iran “with some regret” as they represent an extreme example of a rupturing world order

Carney says he backs strikes on Iran 'with some regret' as world order frays
Asia|MidEast|Political|World

Azerbaijan accuses neighbor Iran of a drone attack and vows to retaliate

Azerbaijan has accused Iran of a drone attack on its territory, a development that signaled the war in the Middle East was spreading

Azerbaijan accuses neighbor Iran of a drone attack and vows to retaliate
Asia|Political|World

Iranian warship sunk by the US was sailing home after taking part in an exhibition hosted by India

Officials in New Delhi say that an Iranian warship that was sunk by a U.S. submarine near Sri Lanka had participated in naval exercises hosted by India before heading out into international waters in the Indian Ocean on its way home

Iranian warship sunk by the US was sailing home after taking part in an exhibition hosted by India
Asia|Sports|World

Australia opens the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo with a 3-0 victory over Taiwan

Australia opened the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo by beating Taiwan 3-0 on Robbie Perkins' two-run homer in the fifth inning and Travis Bazzana’s homer in the seventh at the Tokyo Dome

Australia opens the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo with a 3-0 victory over Taiwan
Asia|Election|Political|World

Polls open in Nepal’s first election after last year's youth-led protests toppled the government

Polls are open across Nepal in the first nationwide election since last year’s violent, youth-led uprising forced the government from power

Polls open in Nepal’s first election after last year's youth-led protests toppled the government
Asia|World

Turkey's Erdogan offers to try to revive a truce as Pakistan-Afghan border clashes enter sixth day

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has offered to mediate for a new ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan

Turkey's Erdogan offers to try to revive a truce as Pakistan-Afghan border clashes enter sixth day
Asia|Business|Economy|World

China's factory activity contracts for a second month

China says its factory activity contracted for a second straight month in February

China's factory activity contracts for a second month
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CIA agents successfully executed a plan for regime change in Iran in 1953 – but Trump hasn’t revealed any signs of a plan

A covert US campaign in the mid-20th century helped steer Iran toward the intense anti-American sentiment that has distinguished its government policy for decades.

CIA agents successfully executed a plan for regime change in Iran in 1953 – but Trump hasn’t revealed any signs of a plan
Asia|Crime|Political|World

Pakistan says its forces killed 67 Afghan troops in cross-border clashes. Kabul rejects the claim

Pakistan says that Afghan forces have attacked Pakistani military positions along the border, triggering intense clashes that left 67 Afghan troops and one Pakistani soldier dead

Pakistan says its forces killed 67 Afghan troops in cross-border clashes. Kabul rejects the claim
Asia|Sports|World

A long way from the war, Iran loses its opening Women’s Asian Cup game to South Korea

Iran has opened its Women’s Asian Cup soccer tournament under the shadow of war

A long way from the war, Iran loses its opening Women’s Asian Cup game to South Korea
Asia|Crime|World

The Latest: US, Israel pound Iran as Trump signals willingness to talk to new leadership

Israel launched strikes on Iran while Tehran responded by firing drones and missiles at Jerusalem and U.S. military installations

The Latest: US, Israel pound Iran as Trump signals willingness to talk to new leadership
Africa|Asia|Political|World

Some celebrate in Iran after supreme leader's death, but deep fear and uncertainty remain

Some of the jubilation was open and even raucous

Some celebrate in Iran after supreme leader's death, but deep fear and uncertainty remain
Asia|Sports|World

Qatar soccer federation postpones all matches amid global tensions following the strikes on Iran

The Qatar soccer federation has postponed all tournaments and matches until further notice amid global tensions following the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran

Qatar soccer federation postpones all matches amid global tensions following the strikes on Iran
Asia|Crime|Political|World

Taliban allows men to beat their wives as long as they don’t break bones or leave open wounds

Taliban allows men to beat their wives as long as they don’t break bones or leave open wounds

Taliban allows men to beat their wives as long as they don’t break bones or leave open wounds
Asia|Political|World

With sniper rifle photos, Kim Jong Un intensifies spotlight on his daughter, a potential successor

With sniper rifle photos, Kim Jong Un intensifies spotlight on his daughter, a potential successor

With sniper rifle photos, Kim Jong Un intensifies spotlight on his daughter, a potential successor