Asia

Local officials advised residents last week to move to safe places and avoid skin exposure, saying white phosphorus had leaked at the Osan Air Base just south of Seoul.

North Korea has been focusing on enlarging its nuclear arsenal since its high-stakes diplomacy with Trump collapsed in 2019.

Hong Myung-bo’s appointment came under scrutiny after the KFA abandoned a months-long search and appointed him after a brief meeting.

Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was convicted on charges of crimes against humanity over a bloody crackdown on protesters in 2024, said it was her duty to return.

China emphasized it was acting with restraint and urged the U.S. to scrap its measures against Beijing.

An Antarctic polar blast brought snow to sea level and icy temperatures that closed roads and disrupted schools on the country’s South Island.

Held annually since 1984, the drills will include for the first time the deliberate slowing of mobile internet speeds to test how civilians would communicate if bandwidth became scarce.

Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister accused Japan of turning its armed forces into a force capable of pre-emptive attacks and overseas military operations.

“We must act now to stem the rise in child deaths, which this crisis is provoking,” said the U.N. World Food Program country director in Afghanistan.

A deadly heat wave is setting temperature records in South Korea and complicating earthquake recovery efforts in Japan.