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The cyclone hit near the border with Bangladesh, close to the world’s largest refugee camp. Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated.

He's hard-charging and sweary even by Washington standards, but super-polite Japan has taken a surprising shine to Ambassador Rahm Emanuel.

The storm had sustained winds of 150 mph late Saturday, or just shy of Category 5. Massive storm surge is likely near landfall in northern Myanmar.

Bail could calm the protesters in Pakistan, but the opposition leader and former prime minister could still be rearrested on other charges.

Relations between Washington and Beijing hit new lows with the balloon incident, but there are signs that Chinese officials might be interested in talking again.

The junta has been beheading and dismembering suspected resistance members, according to Myanmar Witness, which investigates possible rights violations.

After a cafe turned away her family, a South Korean lawmaker vowed to ban "no-kid zones," which have generated heated debate around the world.

Ruling military led by Prayuth faces challenge from Paetongtarn's Pheu Thai party and Pita's Move Forward party.

While Imran Khan could still face more legal scrutiny in the days ahead, the court decision constituted a major success for the opposition leader.

The storm should become equivalent to a major hurricane, and maybe stronger than that, given favorable conditions for rapid intensification.

THE DISCORD LEAKS | An incursion late last year exposed extensive weaknesses and shortcomings in South Korea’s air defense, U.S. intelligence indicates.

Indonesia is richly endowed with nickel, but refining it for electric vehicle batteries poses a daunting environmental challenge.

At least three regions requested military mobilization against Imran Khan supporters, and several protesters were reported killed.

Polling suggests Thai voters want change after a decade of military rule. But key institutions, from the senate to the election commission, could stand in the way.

“If [President Recep Tayyip Erdogan] loses power via elections, that will give a lot of people hope that the autocratic surge can be reversed,” Turkish politics expert Gonul Tol said.

Pakistan’s main opposition leader was arrested Tuesday, raising the stakes of the country’s political crisis and sparking clashes between supporters and police.

Capvision offices in four Chinese cities were raided by spy agencies and regulators. Experts say the crackdown is the result of worsening U.S.-China relations.

Lillian Ip took a wrong turn and was stranded in the Australian wilderness. A teetotaler, she survived on a bottle of wine intended as a gift for her mother.