Trade war escalates as China hits back with 34% tariffs on all U.S. goods
The U.S. and China are engaged in an escalating trade war again. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP…
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South Korea’s president removed from office over ill-fated declaration of martial law
People react after hearing the news that President Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office, in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 4, 2025. Lee Jin-man/AP…
Myanmar’s military declares a ceasefire as earthquake deaths pass 3,000
A damaged pagoda is seen in the aftermath of Friday’s earthquake in Amarapura township, Mandalay, Myanmar on Wednesday. AP/AP hide caption toggle caption AP/AP BANGKOK…
What U.S. tariffs look like from a Chinese trade city
People walk through a building in Yiwu International Trade City, a massive wholesale market in Yiwu, China, where millions of Chinese-made items are sold. Reena…
China practices attacks and blockades in fresh military exercises around Taiwan
This image released by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense shows China’s Shandong aircraft carrier sailing near Taiwan on Monday, March 31, 2025. AP/Taiwan Ministry…
Rescuers sift through Myanmar earthquake debris as window to find survivors closes
Rescuers work with the help of heavy machinery at the Sky Villa Condo that collapsed In Friday’s earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar on Sunday. Thein Zaw/AP…
An adoptee was lied to about her identity. South Korea admits she’s not alone
Among Deann Borshay Liem’s adoption paperwork were two childhood photographs from 1964 and 1965, both labeled with the name Cha Jung Hee. But the images…
‘Am I going to survive?’: Myanmar’s quake death toll jumps to more than 1,600
Buddhist monks walk past a collapsed building after a powerful earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Saturday. Aung Shine Oo/AP hide caption toggle caption Aung Shine…
A major earthquake kills over 1,000 in Myanmar. Here’s what we know
Rescuers work at the site of a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Bangkok on Friday. Sakchai Lalit/AP hide…
Climate change and overfishing threaten Vietnam’s tradition of making fish sauce
Phan Cong Quang makes fish sauce in his home in Nam O fishing village on March 4. Yannick Peterhans/AP hide caption toggle caption Yannick Peterhans/AP…