Every year, thousands of South Koreans – mostly middle-aged men – die quietly and alone, cut off from their family and friends. It sometimes takes days or even weeks before their bodies are found. These are the country’s “lonely deaths,” known as godoksa in Korean. It’s part of a larger…
The Israeli military has forced Palestinians to enter potentially booby-trapped houses and tunnels in Gaza to avoid putting its…
India and China have reached an agreement on military disengagement along their disputed border, New Delhi said, a step…
A real Chinese blockade of Taiwan would be an act of war and have far-reaching consequences for international trade,…
Growing unease over the United States’ inability to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East is prompting some of Washington’s…
The sun blisters the arid ground in Karnal, a district in India’s northern Haryana state, where empty houses stand…
There is growing intelligence that North Korea has been readying itself for a more direct role in Russia’s war…
A massive fire is ripping through a protected wetland in New Zealand, threatening its delicate ecosystem and the rare…
Moldova’s crucial referendum on joining the European Union is too close to call, partial results showed Monday, as President…