The King of Norway was hospitalized in Malaysia due to an infection during a private trip to this Southeast Asian country.
Last year, a record 5,750 Russians sought asylum in South Korea, more than five times as many as in 2022.
A major data leak revealed that China may have hired a private company to spy on foreign governments and monitor its own citizens.
Western defense companies are seizing the opportunity to win Asian customers, as russia is not participating in Asia's largest air show in Singapore due to sanctions.
American ambassadors from nine Pacific Rim countries signed a letter calling on Congress to pass a bill to provide assistance to Ukraine and other allies in order to maintain trust with strategic partners.
Most of the prisoners recruited by russia to fight against Ukraine have not been granted legal military status, so they do not receive salaries, benefits, or the promised expungement of their criminal records.
