Marxist Dissanayake Wins Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election as Voters Reject Old Guard
Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday, after voters rejected the old political guard
Hezbollah Hits Back with More Than 100 Rockets Across a Wider and Deeper Area...
Hezbollah launched more than 100 rockets early Sunday across a wider and deeper area of northern Israel, with some landing near the city of Haifa,
Heavy Rain Pounds Northcentral Japan which Is Still Recovering from Deadly Quake
Heavy rain pounded Japan’s northcentral region of Noto on Saturday which triggered landslides and swollen rivers to overflow, flooding homes and stranding some residents
New Genetic Analysis of Wuhan Market Animals May Reveal Covid-19 Origin
Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people, an effort they hope could allow them to trace the outbreak back to its source.
Japanese Student Dies After Stabbing in China, Straining Bilateral Relations
A Japanese boy stabbed by a man while on his way to school in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen died of his wounds early Thursday morning
Asian Markets Forge Higher after Fed’s First Rate Cut in Over 4 Years
Asian markets forged higher on Thursday after the Federal Reserve kicked off its efforts to prevent a recession in the U.S. with a bigger-than-usual cut to interest rates.
A Second Wave of Device Explosions Is Reported in Lebanon after Pager Attack
Explosions went off in Beirut and multiple parts of Lebanon in an apparent second wave of detonations of electronic devices, Hezbollah officials and state media said Wednesday
North Korea Launches Multiple Ballistic Missiles into Sea
North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles Wednesday that are believed to have fallen outside of Japan's exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan
Democracy Declined for 8th Straight Year Around the Globe
Last year had the worst decline in credible elections and parliamentary oversight in almost a half-century, driven by government intimidation, foreign interference, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, or International IDEA, said
Strongest Typhoon Since 1949 Hits Shanghai, the Financial Hub
The strongest typhoon to hit Shanghai since at least 1949 flooded roads with water and broken tree branches, knocked out power to some homes and injured at least one person
