Brazil on the brink: Why Lula is down against Bolsonaro Jr

With the Brazilian presidential election headed to a runoff, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is down 47% to 45% and faces a massive fight ahead.…

Logistics test: sustaining Northeast Asia trilateral deterrence

Originally published by Pacific Forum, this article is republished with permission. While operational planners in the United States, the Republic of Korea and Japan have…

They just admitted the truth on camera

For rare earth leverage, US caps aircraft parts licenses to China

Washington is limiting the parts it licenses to the Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (Comac), the maker of the C919 passenger jet, triggering fears among…

Indian Supreme Court demands government answers on voter purge

As one advocate warned India’s Supreme Court on Monday that “this country will burn” unless action is taken to stop what thousands of protesters have…

Exclusive: In 2010 letter, Trump pleaded with Macau leader to correct ‘outrageous’ trademark defeat, attaching TV ratings

In 2006, the same year that Macau overtook Las Vegas to become the world’s biggest gambling hub, Donald J. Trump was trying to make inroads…

They’re in full retreat

Russia courts the Taliban without dropping Pakistan

I have watched Pakistan-Afghanistan relations long enough to distrust easy headlines, and last week’s news produced a few of them. At the Center-2026 (Tsentr-2026) war…

China says Philippine plane ‘intruded’ airspace over disputed waters

Beijing warned Manila on Monday against “provocative acts” in the disputed South China Sea, accusing a Philippine aircraft of an airspace violation over the weekend.…

What the AI boom is actually doing for Americans

Paul Krugman is the greatest econ writer in the world, and also a legendary economist. But I sometimes feel that he has a blind spot…

World just erupted over this

Cardinal Zen, singer Denise Ho and 3 other trustees take 2019 protest fund convictions to top court

Five pro-democracy figures convicted of failing to register a fund linked to the 2019 protests and unrest have taken their case to Hong Kong’s top…

Behind in EVs, Toyota powering ahead with hydrogen vehicles

Hydrogen-powered passenger cars have been left far behind by electric vehicles and hybrids, but the hydrogen truck market is growing and new technology developed for…

HK privacy watchdog probes 24/7 Fitness after pinhole cameras found in changing room

Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has launched a probe into commercial gym chain 24/7 Fitness after pinhole cameras were discovered in the changing room of a…

Tom Cruise film Digger pulled from Hong Kong cinemas ahead of National Day release, censors tight-lipped

A satirical black comedy starring Tom Cruise has been withdrawn from Hong Kong and Macau cinemas at the last minute. Digger was set to open…

Indonesia’s arms spree only the start of a modern military

Indonesia is buying the weapons of a modern military at a pace rarely seen in its recent history. Rafale fighter jets are entering service, and…

HK activists stage protest, reading names of Palestinians killed since US-brokered ceasefire

A group of Hong Kong anti-war activists has staged a protest, reading from a list of 1,400 names of Palestinians said to have been killed…

US arrests woman accused of spying for China on Taiwan leader’s family

A woman accused of spying for China on Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te’s son and his family was arrested Sunday in the United States, US and…

Hong Kong’s largest hospital opens in Kai Tak with launch of general outpatient services

Kai Tak Hospital, Hong Kong’s largest public hospital, has begun operations, with general and specialist outpatient services offered in its first phase. Bookings at the…

China buys time for its young scientists as US rations it

On September 19, Dou Xiankang, who heads the National Natural Science Foundation of China, described a grant that most young scientists anywhere would envy. Researchers…