How a Dior bag shook South Korean politics
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol is months out from a crucial election seen as a barometer of his mid-term popularity, but surveys show he has a big problem –…
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In shock result, allies of jailed ex-leader Khan win most seats in Pakistan election
Independent candidates affiliated with jailed Pakistani political leader Imran Khan’s party won the most National Assembly seats in Pakistan’s general election, delivering a surprise victory in a vote marred by…
In shock result, allies of jailed ex-leader Khan win most seats in Pakistan election
Independent candidates affiliated with jailed Pakistani political leader Imran Khan’s party won the most National Assembly seats in Pakistan’s general election, delivering a surprise victory in a vote marred by…
China gears up to ring in Year of the Dragon with expected record 9 billion trips
Travel across China ramped up in recent days as millions boarded trains and planes and braved heavily trafficked roads in what officials have estimated will be a record 9 billion trips…
Messi’s ‘miracle’ return stirs Chinese anger and conspiracy theories
For Lionel Messi, it should have been a few minutes of easy work. But the Argentine soccer idol’s failure to leave the substitutes’ bench in a routine preseason exhibition match has…
Israel’s repudiation of a deal with Hamas draws fury from hostages’ families
The deadly Hamas attacks of October 7 united a shocked, grieving Israel behind its leaders, burying at a stroke the divisions that had riven the country for years. Four months into…
What King Charles’ diagnosis means for Prince William
There is never a good time to find out a parent has cancer. It’s a particularly difficult moment for Prince William. His father’s cancer diagnosis comes as the heir to…
What King Charles’ diagnosis means for Prince William
There is never a good time to find out a parent has cancer. It’s a particularly difficult moment for Prince William. His father’s cancer diagnosis comes as the heir to…
Potentially habitable ‘super-Earth’ spotted 137 light-years away
Astronomers have discovered a “super-Earth,” or a world larger than our planet, orbiting a star about 137 light-years away. A second planet, thought to be the size of Earth, may…
A fugitive suspected of killing a nurse in Boston was captured last month in Kenya. Now he’s escaped from police
A man accused of killing his girlfriend in Boston before fleeing to Kenya has escaped from a Nairobi jail, where he was awaiting extradition after his capture last week. Kevin…