Scrapped intelligence pact draws United States into deepening South Korea-Japan dispute
South Korea’s decision to scrap a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan has led to an increasingly public split with the United States, just when the allies face rising tensions with North Korea and new competition from China and Russia.
South Korea’s top court returns Samsung heir Lee’s bribery case for review
South Korea’s Supreme court on Thursday overturned part of an appeals court ruling in the bribery case of Samsung Group’s de facto chief Jay Y. Lee, who had been given a two-and-a-half-year suspended sentence for seeking favor from the country’s ex-lea…
Indonesia pledges $40 billion to modernize Jakarta ahead of new capital: minister
The Indonesian government is not abandoning Jakarta after announcing plans to move the country’s capital, its planning minister said, pledging to spend $40 billion to save the slowly sinking city in the next decade.
South Korea’s top court orders review of ex-president Park’s graft case
South Korea’s Supreme Court on Thursday overturned part of a ruling that sent former President Park Geun-hye to prison on corruption charges, citing procedural problems.
Explainer: Deepening unrest in Indonesia’s Papua
Indonesia’s easternmost provinces of Papua and West Papua on the island of New Guinea – collectively known as Papua – have been racked by civil unrest for almost two weeks.
Death toll in Ukraine building collapse rises to eight: emergency services
The number of people killed in the collapse of an apartment building in western Ukraine rose sharply to eight, including one child, the Ukrainian state emergencies service said on Thursday.
U.S. should honor nuclear deal if it wants talks: Iran foreign minister
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday the United States must observe the 2015 nuclear deal and stop engaging in “economic terrorism” against the Iranian people if Washington wants to meet for talks.
Thai court to rule on Myanmar workers’ appeal in British tourist murders
Thailand’s Supreme Court was set to rule on Thursday in the final appeal of two Myanmar migrant workers sentenced to death for the murder of two British backpackers on a popular Thai holiday island.
China rotates Hong Kong troops as protesters call for democracy
China rotated troops in its People’s Liberation Army garrison in Hong Kong on Thursday, days before protesters planned to hold a march calling for full democracy for the Chinese-ruled city after three months of sometimes violent demonstrations.
Visiting El Salvador, U.S. Homeland Security chief applauds drop in migration
Acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan signed a pact on Wednesday to collaborate more closely with El Salvador on migration and security, applauding a drop in migration since new Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele took office.
