Videos in India show that sloth bears seem unaware of being stalked by the ferocious felines. When the tigers try to strike, the bears often get the better of them.
By Andrew Chapman
Charges include vandalism, arson, theft, trespassing and damage to state property. A rights group called it a witch hunt, following an initial crackdown during which more than 200 people were killed.
By Mujib Mashal and Saif Hasnat
After a fencer from Hong Kong beat an Italian for a gold medal, Pizza Hut’s offer of free pineapple toppings in Hong Kong was the city’s second jab at Italy.
By John Yoon
China claims most of the strategic waterway and is trying to push out neighbors like the Philippines. Any deadly mistake could risk war.
By Mike Ives
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III warned Beijing against engaging in hostilities with U.S. allies in the South and East China Seas.
By Edward Wong
In 1974, a radioactive cloud from a French nuclear test drifted over Teahupo’o, Tahiti, now the surfing venue for the Paris Games. Villagers still feel the effects.
By Hannah Beech and Adam Ferguson
China’s electric vehicle companies are making inroads in Thailand, a key industry hub, as Europe and the United States wield tariffs to keep them out.
By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu
After dominating sales in Thailand for decades, Mazda, Nissan and other Japanese companies are losing their grip on a market long viewed as a regional hub.
By Daisuke Wakabayashi, River Akira Davis and Claire Fu
Much of what consumers buy is marked “sustainable,” “humane” or “green.” In the sugar cane fields of India, that papered over the worst abuses.
By Megha Rajagopalan
The landslides left behind destruction in Kerala, where some people worked to clear a pile of uprooted trees as muddy waters flowed around a village.
By Reuters and Associated Press
Mr. Wang is on trial this week in Brooklyn federal court. He vigorously disputes the charges against him.
By Karen Zraick
Rescue workers struggled to reach isolated villages in the state of Kerala, where torrential rains have washed away terrain. The death toll was expected to rise.
By Sameer Yasir and Anupreeta Das
Two Chinese athletes, one of whom was named to the Olympic team in Paris, tested positive in 2022 for a banned steroid. China blamed contaminated food, as it had after previous positive tests.
By Tariq Panja and Michael S. Schmidt
Hundreds of Vietnamese civilians died at the hands of American soldiers, but Lieutenant Calley was the only one found guilty.
By Robert D. McFadden
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Plus, results in Venezuela’s tainted election and the new math of swimming.
By Whet Moser
Plus, Venezuela’s election and the Olympics’ first weekend
By Whet Moser
The two governments said the moves were a response to growing aggression by China, whose rapid military buildup has many leaders worried.
By Edward Wong
The partial lifting of a communications blackout is providing a picture of the young victims of a brutal crackdown on protesters. Thousands of others have been swept into jails.
By Mujib Mashal and Saif Hasnat
The U.S. secretary of state pressed China’s top foreign policy official on Beijing’s support for Russia’s efforts to rebuild its military industries during the Ukraine war.
By Edward Wong
It’s highly unusual for the nation’s authorities to publicly acknowledge a leak from the command, which is one of South Korea’s top two spy agencies.
By Choe Sang-Hun
Zhang Yufei, one of 23 athletes who tested positive for a banned substance before the last Olympics, said China did not allow doping, and offered a window into the stress the accusations have caused.
By Jenny Vrentas
Here is what we know about the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s views on issues like migration and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
By Eve Sampson
The former president met with the Israeli leader in Florida, a day after his main opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, and he both criticized Israel’s conduct of the war.
By Michael Gold and Matthew Mpoke Bigg
In Paris, Chinese swimmers have been under extra scrutiny by doping watchdogs, but that hasn’t satisfied competitors like American star Caeleb Dressel.
By Jenny Vrentas and Tariq Panja
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Asian officials will press Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken about the former president and about Kamala Harris as he visits the region.
By Edward Wong
The use of artificial intelligence is exploding around the world, but the technology’s language models are primarily trained in English, leaving many speakers of other languages behind.
By Sara Ruberg
The storm has already left a trail of destruction in Taiwan and the Philippines, where it killed at least 15 people.
By Tiffany May and Amy Chang Chien
The country is famous for its hospitality. But businesses have had enough of people screaming at workers or tormenting them on social media.
By Motoko Rich and Hisako Ueno
Plus, a new poll shows Kamala Harris closing in on Donald Trump.
By Daniel E. Slotnik
Each new disaster, including a crash that killed 18 people on Wednesday, leads to another investigation. A serious conflict of interest is always left unaddressed.
By Bhadra Sharma and Mujib Mashal
Two Russian and two Chinese bombers patrolled the airspace near American territory and were intercepted by U.S. and Canadian jets.
By Paul Sonne
The solar sector shows how China conducts industrial policy: It chooses industries to dominate, floods them with loans and lets companies fight it out.
By Keith Bradsher
ShadowCam, a NASA instrument aboard a South Korean spacecraft, is taking pictures of the moon where the sun doesn’t shine.
By Kenneth Chang
The birthplace of anime, manga and, of course, Pokémon, has child-friendly attractions at every turn. Here, six spots your children will thank you for visiting.
By David LaHuta
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The coast guard rescued 16 of the vessel’s 17 crew members, but Typhoon Gaemi’s remnants were complicating efforts to contain the oil spill in Manila Bay.
By Camille Elemia
The storm, weaker but still dangerous, made landfall just before 8 p.m. local time. Six sailors were still missing after a cargo ship sank near Taiwan.
By Tiffany May, Amy Chang Chien and Zixu Wang
A top Chinese university described the conduct of a professor accused of sexual harassment as a moral failing, language feminists say downplays harm to women.
By Tiffany May and Zixu Wang
Defying sanctions, Russia has obtained nearly $4 billion in restricted chips since the war began in Ukraine. Many were shipped through a cluster of shell companies in Hong Kong.
By Aaron Krolik and Paul Mozur
The central bank lowered a key rate in its latest effort to steady China’s economy, as Asian stock markets followed Wall Street down.
By Keith Bradsher
Plus, disinformation floods the internet during the U.S. presidential race.
By Daniel E. Slotnik
Many Indian Americans see Kamala Harris as another example of the diaspora’s success and influence.
By Anupreeta Das
The typhoon, which caused severe flooding in the Philippines, landed on Taiwan with Category 3 winds.
By Reuters
The head of a six-year investigation into mistreatment in orphanages, mental health institutions and elsewhere said it found an “unthinkable national catastrophe” unfolding over decades.
By Pete McKenzie
The pilot of the Saurya Airlines flight, which was departing from Kathmandu, was the only survivor, officials said.
By Bhadra Sharma and Yan Zhuang
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Officials found nothing hazardous in the balloons’ payloads, as the North’s slow barrage of airborne garbage showed few signs of letting up.
By Choe Sang-Hun
Typhoon Gaemi made landfall on the island with Category 3 winds Wednesday night after killing at least six people in the region.
By Amy Chang Chien
People in Manila used makeshift floats to ferry others across flooded streets, while Taiwan braced for the impact of the typhoon.
By The New York Times
Singapore, which subsists on imported food, is looking to secure its future with new ways of feeding its people.
By Sui-Lee Wee
Plus, the head of the Secret Service resigns.
By Daniel E. Slotnik
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s response to protests has left at least 150 people dead and created the biggest challenge yet to her grip on power.
By Mujib Mashal
See the likely path for Gaemi.
A contestant on the reality show “Race to Survive: New Zealand” killed and ate a weka during filming. The contestant, who said he was hungry, has apologized for “disrespecting New Zealand.”
By Isabella Kwai
She starred in “Doraemon” and other animated shows watched by nearly every child in Japan, and her voice became widely recognized.
By John Yoon and Hisako Ueno
Neeraj Chopra’s triumph in Tokyo inspired athletes across the world’s most populous nation. Now his country is chasing a bigger prize: a chance to host the Games for the first time.
By Jeré Longman, Suhasini Raj and Atul Loke
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Traders in Chaman have done business in Afghanistan for generations, but that stopped when officials made it much harder to cross.
By Zia ur-Rehman and Christina Goldbaum
Plus, the head of the Secret Service testified before Congress about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
By Daniel E. Slotnik
More than any election in decades, this one will be marked by starkly different approaches to an era of simultaneous confrontations, from China to Russia to the Middle East.
By David E. Sanger
Foreign leaders did not wade into the turmoil of U.S. politics. Many opted instead for statements of empathy that lauded the president’s record.
By Sarah Maslin Nir
The president endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to continue the race against Donald Trump.
By Daniel E. Slotnik
The Communist Party rebuffed calls from economists to shift away from investment-led growth and toward consumer spending.
By Keith Bradsher and Chris Buckley
A court ruling has sharply reduced a quota system for filling government jobs, after protests over the issue turned violent and were brutally suppressed.
By Anupreeta Das and Saif Hasnat
Behind the scenes, China’s most celebrated and its most notorious billionaires were linked through investments worth at least $1 billion.
By Michael Forsythe, Katrina Northrop and Eliot Chen
Inflatable replicas of famous monuments popped up in a park, raising questions about art and Hong Kong’s changing place in the world.
By Tiffany May
Confidential documents show that Xiao Jianhua, a corrupt investor tied to China’s political elite, backed the country’s most successful and revered entrepreneur.
By Michael Forsythe, Katrina Northrop and Eliot Chen
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Demonstrations set off by the reinstatement of a quota system for government jobs revealed broader resentment about the uneven distribution of wealth and opportunity.
By Anupreeta Das
It was the second such rain-related disaster in less than three months, as extreme weather challenges the country’s extensive network of newly built expressways.
By Keith Bradsher
For weeks, university students have been protesting a quota system for government jobs. Suppression led to a cycle of violence and now a paralyzing curfew.
By Saif Hasnat and Anupreeta Das
The country’s political workings are notably opaque, but for now the president, who was until recently minister of public security, is carrying out the duties of general secretary.
By Richard C. Paddock
Known for his “blazing furnace” anticorruption campaign, Mr. Trong consolidated power in one of the world’s few remaining Communist dictatorships.
By Sui-Lee Wee
Whoever you are, we appreciate it.
By Mike Ives and Jun Michael Park
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