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Trump Picks Fracking CEO as Energy Secretary

Brazil: Keir Starmer Meets Xi Jinping at G20 Summit

Trump Taps Carr to Chair FCC

Biden Allows Ukraine to Strike Deeper Into Russian Territory

Hundreds More Nazca Lines Emerge in Peru’s Desert

New York Times1 hr

Trump picks ex-N. Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser

Korea Herald13 hrs

Trump raced to pick many Cabinet posts. He took more time to settle on a treasury secretary

Associated Press6 hrs

The Rise of 4B in the Wake of Donald Trump’s Reëlection

New Yorker5 hrs

China, Russia Oppose New UN Peacekeeping Mission in Haiti

Chinese Ship Suspected of Severing Cables in Baltic Sea

Hong Kong Jails 45 Pro-Democracy Activists for Subversion

China Opens $3.5B Megaport in Peru

Trump’s Trade Agenda Could Benefit Friends and Punish Rivals

New York Times1 hr

They're here to finance climate action. But COP29 is more about bickering

London's historic art scene is getting a tech upgrade

US scrambles as drones shape the landscape of war: 'the future is here'

Cop29 live: talks into overtime as Greta Thunberg says people in power ‘about to agree to death sentence’

Princess Yuriko, Japan's Oldest Royal, Dies at 101

Ishiba Re-Elected as Japan's Prime Minister

Japan Launches World's First Wooden Satellite into Space

NKorea Launches Ballistic Missiles Towards Sea of Japan

Cold plunge or a hot bath: Which has more benefits?

S. Korea not to attend Sado mine memorial: foreign ministry

Korea Herald9 hrs

Bacteria found in asteroid sample – but they're not from space

New Scientist20 hrs

Voltaire, International Newsletter N°109

Voltaire Network21 hrs

Japan Job Market Points to Shift on Immigration

North Korea: Kim Jong Un Orders 'Mass Production' of Kamikaze Drones

Prosecutors Seek 17-Year Sentence for Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira

Banned N. Korean ICBM Takes Longest Flight Yet

Seoul: N.Korean Troops Arrive in Russia to Fight Ukraine

Oasis confirms first Korean concert in 16 years

Korea Herald1 day

Ukraine war briefing: US expects thousands of North Korean troops to enter Ukraine combat ‘soon’

What Ukraine can now do with longer-range US missiles − and how that could affect the course of the war

The Conversation3 days

Can AI Speak Culture?

Psychology Today10 hrs

South Korean military plans to launch new division for future warfare

Korea Herald1 day

Ukraine Alleges Russia Fired Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

Report: Ukraine's EU Allies Quietly Discuss Prospect of Negotiations

Ukrainian Intelligence Source Claims Responsibility for Crimea Car Bomb

50K Russian, North Korean Troops Prepare to Mount Offensive in Kursk Region

The week that upped the stakes of the Ukraine war

Associated Press1 hr

North Korean leader ‘convinced’ dialogue won’t change US hostility

Korea Herald1 day

From CDC to labor secretary: See Trump's top picks for Cabinet roles

Trump picks Scott Bessent for treasury as he announces flurry of cabinet picks

Independent6 hrs

What Putin plans next for Ukraine, nuclear threats explained

USA Today20 hrs

US Finalizes $6.6B CHIPS Award to Taiwan

Palau President Criticizes China as Re-election Confirmed

Taiwan: China Sends Warships After US Approves Arms Sale

China Holds Military Drills Around Taiwan

Chinese Marines are becoming more like US Marines, while the USMC returns to its roots

Business Insider3 hrs

EU says T'way Air's commitments in Korean Air-Asiana merger fulfilled; final approval yet pending

Korea Herald2 days

Trump Has the Chance to Make a New Monroe Doctrine

American Conservative6 hrs

Drone manufacturer Skydio raises $170 million extension round

TechCrunch7 days

Meet 21 DC power players who shape federal policy for chip companies like Intel, Nvidia, and TSMC

Business Insider3 hrs

Putin Travels to Mongolia Amid ICC Arrest Warrant

ICC, Ukraine Call on Mongolia to Arrest Vladimir Putin

Report: China Has Renamed Hundreds of Uyghur Villages, Towns

China: Restaurant Explosion Kills Dozens

Housing scam counseling services to be provided in 7 languages

Korea Herald5 days

International Criminal Court Issues Arrest Warrant For Israel’s Netanyahu And Gallant Over Alleged War Crimes

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials

Associated Press1 day

Horse Domestication Story Gets a Surprising Rewrite

Scientific AmericanNov 02

Korea, Mongolia target clean energy, health care in deeper collaboration efforts

Korea Herald5 days