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Singapore executes man for coordinating the delivery of cannabis
Singapore on Wednesday executed a man accused of coordinating a cannabis delivery, despite pleas for clemency from his family and protests from activists that he was convicted on weak evidence.
A tobacco giant will pay $629 million for violating U.S. sanctions against North Korea
British American Tobacco, one of the largest tobacco companies in the world, agreed to settle allegations that it did illegal business with Pyongyang in violation of U.S. sanctions.
In Pakistan, political and economic problems have many fearful of history repeating
Some in Pakistan say conditions are ripe for a coup amid multiple crises. There's visceral fear in the country, where the military has long ruled. But how likely will history repeat itself?
Contact is lost with a Japanese spacecraft attempting to land on the moon
A Japanese company lost contact with its unmanned Hakuto spacecraft moments before touchdown on the moon Wednesday, saying the mission had apparently failed.
North Korean defectors may face deportation by China as COVID border controls ease
China usually sends defectors back to North Korea, but Pyongyang wouldn't let them in during the pandemic. That may soon change, and has led to concern among human rights advocates.
Latest on Ukraine: Russia runs U.N. Security Council as China runs damage control
Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
A Chinese envoy's false claim about ex-Soviet countries sparks criticism
China's envoy to France, Lu Shaye, caused a diplomatic uproar over the weekend as he falsely claimed some ex-Soviet Union countries do not have effective status under international law.
Indian police have arrested a Sikh separatist leader who had been on the run
Indian police have arrested a separatist leader who has revived calls for an independent Sikh homeland and the secession of India's northern Punjab state, which has a history of violent insurgency.
Inside the Taiwan chip incubator the U.S. is trying to emulate
A visit to a technology incubator in Taiwan that's helped create companies behind the world's most advanced semiconductor chips.