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China Executes Two Convicted for Mass Killings

TikTok Restores US Access After Trump's Assurance

'Stargate' Joint Venture to Invest in U.S. AI Infrastructure

TikTok Goes Dark in US as Federal Ban Takes Effect

South Korea to shrink biomass energy subsidies after criticism over link to deforestation

Associated Press2 hrs

China

China's Population Falls for Third Year

US Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Divest-Or-Ban Law

What Leaving the WHO Means for the U.S and the World

Report: TikTok Plans US Shutdown If Ban Takes Effect

Trump Says He Will Impose 10% Tariffs on Chinese Imports on Feb. 1

New York Times4 hrs

Japan

Japanese Crime Syndicate Boss Pleads Guilty to Nuclear Material Trafficking

Nippon Steel, US Steel File Lawsuits Over Biden Decision

Ichiro Suzuki becomes first Asian player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

Japan Airlines Hit by Cyberattack

Ichiro Suzuki’s near-unanimous Hall of Fame vote leaves sports media wondering: ‘Who was the numbskull?’

New York Post4 hrs

South Korea

South Korea's Impeached Pres. Yoon Arrested

Black Box Failed 4 Minutes Before Fatal Korean Plane Crash

Facing 4 More Years of Trump, Democrats Can’t Agree on a Plan

NKorea Claims New Intermediate-Range Hypersonic Missile Will Deter Rivals

How Does Dark Leadership Affect Creativity?

Psychology Today2 days

North Korea

Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Prepared to Exchange North Korean Prisoners of War

Ukraine Launches Renewed Offensive in Russia's Kursk Region

WATCH LIVE: Elise Stefanik testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for ambassador to the UN

PBS NewsHour19 hrs

S. Korea's Yoon Faces Treason Probe Over Martial Law Crisis

Trump vowed to end the war in Ukraine quickly but Moscow and Kyiv are digging in before any talks

Associated Press3 days

Taiwan

China's Xi Says 'National Reunification' With Taiwan Will Happen

China Holds Large-Scale Maritime Drill Near Taiwan

What’s happening on RedNote? A media scholar explains the app TikTok users are fleeing to – and the cultural moment unfolding there

The Conversation2 days

Taiwan on High Alert With 90 Chinese Ships Nearby

Taiwan Quake Spurs TSMC Plant Evacuations in Island’s South

Mongolia

Putin Travels to Mongolia Amid ICC Arrest Warrant

ICC, Ukraine Call on Mongolia to Arrest Vladimir Putin

China’s economic need and soft diplomacy spur about-face on visa-free entry

Report: China Has Renamed Hundreds of Uyghur Villages, Towns

In 'A Real Pain,' Jesse Eisenberg asks: What is the purpose of 'tragedy tourism'?

NPR Online News13 hrs