The Country Where 76% of Cars Sold Are ElectricJustin M. LarsonJuly 28, 20250 Subsidies, hydroelectricity and a manufacturing powerhouse neighbor are moving the cars into Nepal faster than almost anywhere else. Source link
Thai-Cambodian Conflict Tears at Remnants of a Once-Proud EmpireJustin M. LarsonJuly 28, 20250 People on both sides of the border share a cultural heritage much older than modern nation-states, dating back to the…
Last Soldiers of an Imperial Army Have a Warning for Young GenerationsJustin M. LarsonJuly 28, 20250 As the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II approaches, only a few veterans of Japan’s brutal war…
Monday Briefing: Ukraine’s Other WarJustin M. LarsonJuly 27, 20250 Also, a U.S.-E.U. trade deal. Source link
Thailand-Cambodia Fighting Forces Thousands to FleeJustin M. LarsonJuly 27, 20250 The conflict is one of the deadliest clashes ever between the two countries. Thirty-four people have died, and over 165,000…
Thailand and Cambodia Trade Fire Despite Cease-Fire PromisesJustin M. LarsonJuly 26, 20250 President Trump said on Saturday that both countries had agreed to a halt in the fighting. But on Sunday morning,…
Military Clash Between Thailand and Cambodia Expands Along Shared BorderJustin M. LarsonJuly 26, 20250 The deadliest conflict between the two nations in 14 years, now in its third day, extended to provinces about 200…
Taiwan’s Mass Recall Vote Tests Its Democracy, and China’s NervesJustin M. LarsonJuly 25, 20250 An unprecedented recall vote could hand President Lai Ching-te more power by ousting legislative opponents. It could also prompt a…
UN urges restraint as Thailand-Cambodia clashes displace thousands; Security Council meetsJustin M. LarsonJuly 25, 20250 The clashes, which began on 24 July, reportedly involved exchanges of gunfire, artillery shelling and rocket fire, with Thailand having…
7 Children Are Killed in School Roof Collapse in IndiaJustin M. LarsonJuly 25, 20250 An official in the northwestern state of Rajasthan said that heavy rain had pooled on the roof before it fell…
Shunsaku Tamiya, Who Brought Perfection to Plastic Replica Models, Dies at 90Justin M. LarsonJuly 25, 20250 He turned his family’s lumber business into a manufacturer of model kits that won global popularity for their quality and…
Spat Between Thai and Cambodian Leaders Fuels Deadly Border WarJustin M. LarsonJuly 25, 20250 A personal feud between two of Southeast Asia’s political titans is inflaming the worst violence on the border in more…
Cambodia’s economy has more to loseJustin M. LarsonJuly 25, 20250 A Cambodian BM-21 multiple rocket launcher returns from the Cambodia-Thai border as Cambodian and Thai troops exchanged fire in a…
Documenting the Effects of Extreme Heat in PakistanJustin M. LarsonJuly 25, 20250 A reporter followed a ride-hailing motorcycle driver in Karachi, where temperatures regularly exceed 104 degrees Fahrenheit. Source link
U.K.–India deal set to boost bilateral trade by over $34 billion a yearJustin M. LarsonJuly 25, 20250 AYLESBURY, ENGLAND – JULY 24: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India walk in the…
At Least 16 People Dead as Thailand’s Clashes With Cambodia Enter Second DayJustin M. LarsonJuly 25, 20250 The conflict along the border is the deadliest between the two nations in 14 years. Source link
The World Has Too Much Steel, but No One Wants to Stop Making ItJustin M. LarsonJuly 25, 20250 A global plunge in prices, led by increased production from China, and U.S. tariffs threaten steel manufacturing, which has long…
The Kakapo, Its Parasites and a Shared Struggle to Escape ExtinctionJustin M. LarsonJuly 25, 20250 The endangered kakapo is a flightless bird native to New Zealand. Its population is growing, but its parasites have dwindled.…
For One Man, It Didn’t Take Much to Make an Embassy in IndiaJustin M. LarsonJuly 24, 20250 For almost eight years, an Indian man hid a range of criminal activities behind fake diplomatic missions before finally being…
Friday Briefing: France to Recognize Palestinian StatehoodJustin M. LarsonJuly 24, 20250 Plus, the global craze for matcha. Source link
Thailand and Cambodia Clash in Deadly Border DisputeJustin M. LarsonJuly 24, 20250 At least a dozen people were killed after the two countries exchanged fire after simmering tensions over a border dispute…
Torture, threats and arbitrary arrests: UN warns of ‘serious abuses’ against Afghans forced to returnJustin M. LarsonJuly 24, 20250 These abuses include threats, cases of torture, mistreatment and arbitrary arrest and detention, according to the UN Assistance Mission in…
Ancient Temples Have Long Been a Flashpoint Between Cambodia and ThailandJustin M. LarsonJuly 24, 20250 Both countries lay claim to centuries-old worship sites perched on the mountains that divide the two nations, sometimes stoking nationalistic…
Many Thai civilians fled after gunfire and explosions rocked the region.Justin M. LarsonJuly 24, 20250 Many Thai civilians fled after gunfire and explosions rocked the region. Source link
