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Police personnel use batons to disperse demonstrators during a protest march in Patna on July 22.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 4, 2026
Most Indians fault Modi¡¯s handling of exam scandals, poll says
The student protests escalated rapidly with demonstrators accusing authorities of using excessive force.
Myanmar's detained former civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets with Arnaude de Baecque, resident representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross to Myanmar, in Naypyidaw.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 3, 2026
Myanmar¡¯s Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official, government says
The Nobel Peace ?Prize winner has been in detention since February 2021, when an elected civilian government she led was ousted by Myanmar¡¯s military in a dawn coup.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's Pakatan Harapan coalition has lost another key state election, raising fresh doubts about his political standing.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 3, 2026
Anwar¡¯s bloc loses control of another Malaysian state
Pakatan Harapan¡¯s loss to the once-dominant Barisan Nasional coalition raises fresh doubts about the prime minister¡¯s standing ahead of the country¡¯s next general election.
A Chinese Luyang III class warship sails near the U.S. destroyer USS Chung-Hoon, as seen from the deck of U.S. destroyer, in the Taiwan Strait on June 3, 2023. China has stepped up military pressure around the island.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 3, 2026
Taiwan minister says close ties with U.S. Pacific Command boost defense readiness
The United States is Taiwan¡¯s most important international backer and arms supplier, ?despite a lack ?of formal diplomatic ties.
Zhang Yabo, a former police officer tasked with enforcing China¡¯s campaign to surveil, detain and indoctrinate the Uyghur population, shows a photo of his baptism as a Roman Catholic in April 2025 on his laptop, in southern Germany on June 24.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 30, 2026
He helped China repress Uyghurs. He says he¡¯s a victim, too.
Former police officer Zhang Yabo described Xinjiang as a giant prison that imprisoned not only countless innocent Uyghurs ¡°but also the souls of those ordered to enforce it.¡±
Protesters demand the resignation of India¡¯s education minister in New Delhi on July 24.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 30, 2026
¡®We are not learning anything¡¯: India¡¯s Gen Z rage is a test for Modi
India has the world¡¯s largest youth population, with most in school. But millions graduate ill prepared for university and work, even as families pay more than ever for education.
Rohingya refugees gather in front of the office of the U.N. refugee agency after being evicted from their homes, in Kuala Lumpur on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 30, 2026
Malaysian PM says Myanmar agrees to take 5,000 Rohingya refugees from Malaysia
?There has recently been tension between the refugees and local Malaysian communities.

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For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon

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