Asia Pacific

Plus, Israel urges Gaza City to evacuate.

The specter of a second Donald J. Trump presidency injects new urgency into the NATO summit this week. President Biden and other leaders agree Ukraine should have an “irreversible” path to membership.

The measure aims to close a loophole that officials said allowed metals made partly in China to come into the United States duty free.

Five questions for the director Nikhil Nagesh Bhat about his Indian action film, which takes an ultraviolent step away from Bollywood conventions.

China has invested billions in megaprojects across Pakistan. But a resurgence in militant violence is threatening to derail badly needed investment.

Lee Saedol was one of the world’s top Go players, and his shocking loss to an A.I. opponent was a harbinger of a new, unsettling era. “It may not be a happy ending,” he says.

Unionized workers at Samsung Electronics protested outside its foundry and semiconductor factory in Hwaseong, South Korea, on Monday.

The tech giant’s largest union escalated its dispute with management after failing to reach an agreement over pay and working policies.

Plus, the U.S. says Russia is struggling in Ukraine.

A special prosecutor said the decision not to pursue punishments against a group of Olympic swimmers was “indisputably reasonable,” even though agency scientists had expressed doubts.

The ex-regent had been accused of imprisoning hundreds of people under the guise of drug treatment and forcing them to work at his plantation and factory.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India made his first visit to Russia in five years, even as Ukraine reeled from an attack on a children’s hospital.

Plus, President Biden’s crucial week.

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States proposed a rule that would make it harder for foreigners to buy land near military bases.

The Biden administration is trying to get foreign companies to invest in chip-making in the United States and more countries to set up factories to do final assembly and packaging.

India is determined to keep its close ties to Russia despite pressure from the West. Russia sees the meeting as a chance to show it still has influential friends.

Japan is struggling to fund plans that would significantly bolster its military readiness amid rising regional threats.

Mr. Orban said his meeting with President Xi Jinping was part of a “peace mission” for Ukraine. But both leaders want to offset Western power.

Plus, a reformist will be Iran’s next president.

In this monsoon season, so far there have been more than 60 weather-related fatalities. With roads cut off and more rain expected, the toll could rise.