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Supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party celebrate unofficial news of Tarique Rahman's win in his constituency in the 13th general election near the party's Gulshan office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Bangladesh's BNP wins historic parliamentary election
The election held on Thursday was Bangladesh's first vote since the 2024 Gen Z-driven uprising that toppled longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Taiwan leader warns countries in region are ¡®next¡¯ in case of China attack
By Allison JACKSON and Phil CHETWYND
President Lai Ching-te warned in an exclusive interview that countries in the region would be China's next targets should Beijing seize Taiwan.
Pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, after his conviction on charges of of ¡°conspiracy to collude with foreign forces,¡± at the Apple Daily newsroom in Hong Kong on Aug. 12, 2020.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Hong Kong journalists face ¡®precarious¡¯ future after Jimmy Lai jailed
By Holmes Chan
Media bosses "increasingly see themselves as an extension of the government propaganda arm," said Selina Cheng, chair of the Hong Kong Journalists Association.
ASIA PACIFIC
Hong Kong activist¡¯s father convicted under national security law over insurance policy
By Jessie Pang
ASIA PACIFIC
Leader of Myanmar armed group says world is ignoring junta's deadly airstrikes
By Poppy McPherson
ASIA PACIFIC
Thousands mourn Islamabad suicide bombing victims as four arrests made
By Asif Shahzad
ASIA PACIFIC
U.N. to give sanction exemptions on North Korea aid projects

Politics

Election campaign posters hang over a street a day ahead of the national election in Dhaka on Wednesday.
Politics
Bangladesh votes in landmark election after Gen Z revolution
By Krishna N. Das, Ruma Paul and Tora Agarwala
It marks a return to democracy after the 2024 ouster of long-time premier Sheikh Hasina in a Gen Z-driven uprising, in an election seen as pivotal for the country¡¯s stability.
Politics
U.S. plans to pitch defense alternatives in Bangladesh to counter China
By Krishna N. Das
Politics
Taiwan says defense budget delay jeopardizes collective deterrence against China
By Jesse Johnson
Politics
Thailand¡¯s progressive party moves backward in polls
By Matt Surrusco and Montira Rungjirajittranon
Politics
China to support 'pro-unification forces' in Taiwan and strike 'separatists'
Politics
China to deepen Hong Kong security focus as Jimmy Lai case stirs outcry
By Nectar Gan
Politics
China set to widen footprint in Bangladesh as India¡¯s ties decline
By Tora Agarwala

Crime & Legal

Counterfeit U.S. currency is strewn across the floor inside a compound in O'Smach used for scam operations in Samraong, Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia, on Feb. 2.
Crime & Legal
Cambodia says it has closed almost 200 scam centers in fraud crackdown
Thousands of scam workers, ?some of them trafficking victims confined in ?brutal conditions, have fled compounds in recent weeks seeking to return home.
Crime & Legal
AI helps scam centers evade crackdown in Asia and dupe more victims
By Rosalind Mathieson
Crime & Legal
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai given 20 years¡¯ prison after national security trial
By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang
Crime & Legal
After years of legal battles, Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai faces sentencing
By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang
Crime & Legal
Scammers' abandoned Cambodia compound exposes brutality and banality of fraud
By Poppy McPherson and Tim Kelly
Crime & Legal
Philippines convicts journalist on terror charge called ¡®absurd¡¯
By Cecil Morella
Crime & Legal
Australian government says firearms hit a record high in 2025

Society

People fly kites during the Basant festival in Lahore on Sunday. Brightly colored kites soared through the skies over Pakistan's eastern city this weekend, marking the return of a festival that had been banned for nearly two decades over safety concerns.
Society
Kites and victory cries fill Lahore skies as festival returns after long ban
By Mubasher Bukhari
The Basant, a festival marking the ?onset of spring, was banned in 2008 after deaths and injuries resulting from stray kite ?strings sometimes coated with metal.
Society
Pakistan¡¯s capital picks concrete over trees, angering residents
By Shrouq TARIQ
Society
Chinese families ache for sons stolen in one-child era
By Isabel Kua
Society
India's wealthy embrace a new luxury symbol: water
By Aditya Kalra and Rishika Sadam
Society
Weed backlash grows in Thailand as kids turn to cannabis
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Pathom Sangwongwanich
Society
China's birth rate falls to lowest on record
Society
China revs up fiscal support to boost number of births

Science & Health

Airport health authorities wearing protective masks monitor passengers from international flights arriving at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on Sunday.
Science & Health
Nipah virus fears trigger airport checks across Asia after India confirms two cases
By Rishika Sadam and Jatindra Dash
The virus, which is carried by fruit bats and animals such as pigs, can cause fever and brain inflammation ?and has a fatality rate of between 40% and 75%.
Science & Health
Delhi¡¯s worst air in years fuels anger in test for Modi¡¯s party
Science & Health
In China, the dream of outrunning time
By Andrew Higgins
Science & Health
China sends youngest astronaut and mice to space station
Science & Health
China closing in on U.S. as leader in global science, study shows
By Jason Gale
Science & Health
In protein-deficient India, McDonald's, Bollywood and cricket fuel wellness craze
By Dhwani Pandya and Praveen Paramasivam
Science & Health
Hong Kong sees first mosquito-borne illness from China outbreak
By Karoline Kan
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Germany considers joining GCAP fighter project with Japan, U.K. and Italy
A concept model of the Global Air Combat Program fighter jet on display at the Defense and Security Equipment International Japan conference in Chiba last May
Struggling Nissan forecasts $4.2 billion full-year net loss
Nissan intends to reduce the number of its vehicle production plants from 17 to 10 by March 2028, and is targeting 20,000 job cuts worldwide by that date.
Why Asia can¡¯t undo decades of falling fertility rates
Singapore¡¯s stalled birthrate reflects a broader pattern across wealthy Asian economies where higher living standards, shifting values and gender imbalances have made low fertility persistent and resistant to quick policy fixes.
Why we¡¯ll never see a yokozuna in the Super Bowl
Wrestlers from Onoe stable with Fujitsu Frontiers cornerback Al-Rilwan Adeyemi (front) at the Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome on Jan. 3, 2017
Yen strengthens decisively after strong showing by LDP boosts confidence
The yen has strengthened decisively since the Liberal Democratic Party gained a supermajority in the Lower House.
Japanese skier hits back at trolls and brings attention to online abuse at Olympics
Freestyle skier Kokone Kondo skis during a training session in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 4.
Inside Yokohama¡¯s ¡®quit your job¡¯ bar, where drinks and advice are free
At the new Tenshoku Sodan Bar, owner Shota Umemoto (right) and recruiting staff from Yokohama-based LIA Group serve up cocktails and career advice in equal measure.
Landslide election victory lets Takaichi confront China on her terms
The resounding victory by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party in Sunday's general election has sent a strong signal that Takaichi is likely to be around for some time, giving her the bandwidth to adhere to her strategy of putting the onus on Chinese President Xi Jinping to reengage with Japan.
Is Takaichi on course for a long-term reign?
Sanae Takaichi, prime minister and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, at the party¡¯s headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday
Against the grain: Japanese wine aged in local barrels
At Buryu Winery, owner Keiji Yamaguchi (left) and assistant winemaker Kaede Narita created a cedar-infused red wine by fermenting it in a 1,000 liter "kioke" cedar tub.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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