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Taliban Makes First Appearance at UN Climate Summit

Pakistan: Schools Close in Lahore as Air Pollution Hits Record Level

Quincy Jones Dies Aged 91

Serbia Roof Collapse Kills At Least 14

Islamic State is primed to be thorn in the side of incoming Trump administration

Segregation Academies in Mississippi Are Benefiting From Public Dollars, as They Did in the 1960s

ProPublica1 day

Florida health official advises communities to stop adding fluoride to drinking water

NPR Online News14 hrs

Daewoo E&C chair honored in India for boosting bilateral economic ties

Korea Herald1 day

US Dept. of Justice Charges Indian Billionaire in $265M Bribery Scandal

India: New Delhi Pollution Hits 50 Times WHO Limit

India: New Delhi Shuts Primary Schools as Air Quality Worsens

Canada Accuses India of Targeting Sikh Separatists

Huge election year worldwide sees weakening commitment to act on climate crisis

Ohio State, Texas A&M on upset alert? College football bold predictions for Week 13

Climate change plays a role in global rise of dengue fever

NPR Online News5 hrs

What you need to know about Adani's US bribery indictment

Korea Herald1 day

Starship live: Watch Musk launch sixth Starship test as Trump attends

New Scientist3 days

Afghanistan: Taliban Bans Women from Hearing Each Other While Praying

China Grants Tariff-Free Access to Taliban-Led Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Taliban Ban Photos of Living Things

UK to Resettle Hundreds of Afghan Soldiers Following Review

What Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Get About Women in Combat

Atlantic39 mins

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

Vijay Prashad: Swimming in Mud in 5th Circle of Hell

Consortium News6 hrs

[Kim Seong-kon] Farewell to the vanishing John Wayne era

Korea Herald4 days

Donald Trump’s Most Dangerous Cabinet Pick

India: 4 Killed in Attack on Army Convoy in Kashmir

Pakistan: Gunmen Kill At Least 21 Miners in Balochistan

India Elections: BJP Wins Haryana, NC-Congress Takes J&K

Pakistan: Karachi Blast Kills 2 Chinese Nationals

Mishal Husain believed to be stepping down from Radio 4 Today programme

Melting Glaciers Are Causing Billions of Dollars of Damage

Scientific AmericanNov 14

US announces charges in alleged Iranian plot to assassinate Trump

Korea HeraldNov 09

Musk Did Not Ban Stephen King from X, Contrary to Online Claims

Factcheck5 mins

‘Protect the climate for whom?’: Palestinians highlight Gaza at Cop29

Bangladesh Seeks Sheikh Hasina's Extradition from India

UAE Pardons 57 Bangladeshis Imprisoned for Staging Protests

Bangladesh's Ousted PM Charged With Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity

Myanmar: Rohingya Children Among Hundreds Reportedly Killed in Drone Attack

[Herald Interview] Korea Expressway CEO leads push to export Korean road expertise globally

Korea Herald2 days

Voltaire, International Newsletter N°109

Voltaire Network21 hrs

Billionaire Adani’s Conglomerate Faces Scrutiny And Setbacks Around The World Amid U.S. Indictment

Google launches Gemini app for iOS worldwide

TechCrunchNov 15

K-pop motivated us to study Hangeul, contestants say

Korea HeraldOct 26

Myanmar: Typhoon Yagi Kills Over 100, Displaces 320K

Myanmar: Rebel Groups Allege Government Forces Using Chemical, Incendiary Weapons

Myanmar Junta Recaptures Key Trade Hub on Thai Border

Myanmar: Ethnic Karen Rebels Capture Key Town on Thai Border

Andrew Tate’s ‘Educational Platform’ Was Hacked

Defense chiefs of S. Korea, U.S., Japan, Philippines, Australia discuss cooperation on sidelines of ASEAN meeting

Korea Herald2 days

Voltaire, International Newsletter N°108

Voltaire Network13 hrs

If you think grocery prices take a big bite out of your paycheck in the US, check out the rest of the world

The ConversationOct 26

Meta Finally Breaks Its Silence on Pig Butchering

Sri Lanka: President Appoints New Cabinet

Sri Lanka: Pres. Dissanayake's Coalition Wins Snap Polls

Anura Kumara Dissanayake Sworn in as Sri Lanka's President

Sri Lanka to End Free Visas for Russians, Ukrainians

IMF approves third review of Sri Lanka’s $2.9bn bailout, but warns of risks

Al Jazeera4 hrs

New maps show high-risk zones for whale-ship collisions − vessel speed limits and rerouting can reduce the toll

The Conversation1 day

Has ‘SNL Korea’ satire devolved into mere insults?

Korea HeraldNov 02

Iranian asset charged in plot to assassinate Trump, DOJ says

Justice Department files charges in murder-for-hire scheme targeting Trump

Nepal: At Least 193 Killed in Floods and Landslides

Nepal: Plane Crash Kills 18, Pilot Lone Survivor

Nepal: Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli Named New Prime Minister

Thai Parliament Passes Same-Sex Marriage Bill

Young CEO gave up $10 million dollar bonus to launch technology company: 'Wouldn't trade it for the world'

Elon Musk Said 'I Just Officially Bought Amazon'?

[Antara Haldar] Why do countries prosper?

Korea HeraldNov 09

How to Prevent the Worst From Happening

Speaking Freely: Tanka Aryal

Electronic Frontier Foundation3 days

Missing India Soldier’s Body Found on Glacier After 38 Years

High stakes - Military tensions mount on the India-China border

EconomistSep 30, 2023

Unrest feared after India revokes Kashmir’s special status

Associated PressNov 24, 2020

Project Force: Is India a military superpower or a Paper Tiger?

Al JazeeraMar 28

The Uncertain Fate of an Alpine Mountain Lodge

New YorkerNov 14

Body of missing Indian soldier found on glacier 38 years after going missing, officials say

USA TodayJun 02, 2023

Up to 150 feared dead & more stranded as glacier burst sparks massive flood in northern India (VIDEOS)

19th round of China, India talks on Ladakh standoff fail

Opinion | Climate change is a bigger threat to Pakistan than terrorism

Washington PostNov 24, 2022

Maldives Foreign Minister Visits Washington

Maldives: Pres. Muizzu's Party Wins Parliamentary Polls

Maldives Presidential Election Heads for Runoff

Hong Kong Won't Act on Sanctioned Russian Superyacht

Pregnant Charlotte Crosby rushed to hospital amid fiancé's alarming revelation of 'serious stomach pains'

Daily Mail2 hrs

Yes, Trump Said About Rising Sea Levels: 'You'll Have More Oceanfront Property, Right?'

Artificial urban islands could supply homes in Maldives as waters rise

New ScientistSep 24

Largest text-to-speech AI model yet shows ’emergent abilities’

TechCrunchJul 26

Chinese Rocket Will Crash to Earth on November 5: Here’s What We Know

Scientific American1 day

Study: Climate Change to Cost Germany $960B by 2050

Study: 15M People Threatened Globally by Glacial Flooding

Study: Earth Risks Losing Significant Glacier Mass By 2100

Countries are cheating their way to net zero by overrelying on forests

New Scientist4 days

[Eye Interview] Charting remarkable year, Anton Hur's journey in literature continues

Korea HeraldOct 19

No Country for Young Politicians

Trump’s Pennsylvania Fraud Claims Debunked: Overseas Voter Challenges Latest Claims Spreading In Battleground State

What Makes a Country Happy? It’s Complicated

Scientific AmericanOct 12

IWIK head attends ESG forum in Bhutan

Korea HeraldOct 19