Japan to resume funding to UNRWA, following Sweden, Finland and Canada Japan is planning to resume funding to the United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees after suspending assistance over Israeli claims that some of its staff parti... (photo: AP / Mohammed Zaatari) Al Jazeera Japan Palestinians Photos UNRWA ‘Soul of the king’: Can India’s coming election be rigged? New Delhi, India – As he launched the main Indian opposition alliance’s election campaign in the middle of March, Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at two ta... (photo: AP / Rajanish Kakade) Al Jazeera Elections India Photos Politics Russia vetoes renewal of North Korea sanction monitors UNITED NATIONS: Russia vetoed on Thursday the annual renewal of a panel of experts monitoring enforcement of United Nations sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear... (photo: UN / Loey Felipe) Dawn North Korea Photos Russia United Nations China turns to AI in propaganda mocking the ‘American Dream’ Taipei, Taiwan – “The American Dream. They say it’s for all, but is it really?” | So begins a 65-second, AI-generated animated video that touches on hot-but... (photo: AP / Mark Schiefelbein) Al Jazeera Artificial intelligence China Photos US States A glut of cheap Chinese goods is flooding the world and stoking trade tensions China’s factories are churning out more steel, cars and solar panels than its slowing economy can use, forcing a flood of cheap exports into foreign markets. The oversu... (photo: AP / Stephen B. Morton) CNN China Economy Global Trading Photos Philippines’s Marcos promises measures after China’s ‘dangerous attacks’ President Ferdinand Marcos says the Philippines will take countermeasures against China after confrontations in the South China Sea last week injured Filipino soldiers an... (photo: AP / Aaron Favila) Al Jazeera China Philippines Photos Politics Climate change is messing with how we measure time: study A polar bear is seen on ice floes in the British Channel in the Franz Josef Land archipelago, Aug. 16, 2021. AFP-Yonhap | Struggle to wrap your head around daylight savin... (photo: NSIDC / Twila Moon) Korea Times Climate change Environment Nature Photos China lifts steep Australian wine tariffs as relations improve China says it will lift steep tariffs on Australian wine imposed more than three years ago in the latest sign of improving relations between the two countries. | The anti... (photo: Creative Commons / Maksym Kozlenko https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Maxim75) Al Jazeera Australia China Global Trading Photos Organized crime gangs are netting up to $3 trillion annually as Southeast Asia human trafficking ... Human trafficking-fueled fraud is exploding in Southeast Asia with organized crime rings raking in close to $3 trillion in illicit revenue annually, the head of Interpol ... (photo: AP / Apichart Weerawong) CNN Human Rights Human trafficking Photos United Nations Myanmar’s widening war headed for junta’s heartland Even before the end of a dry season that has dramatically upended the military balance in Myanmar, the broad and profoundly sobering contours of conflict over the remaind... (photo: AP / Thein Zaw) Asiatimes Asia Myanmar Photos Politics TikTok: The Clock Is Running Out By Mel Gurtov | March 27, 2024 | Mel Gurtov | A National Security Threat? | The Chinese-owned TikTok has been under attack throughout the last two US administrations, on ... (photo: AP / Michael Dwyer) Knoxville Daily Sun China Photos Social Media US States Elon Musk got special favors and access from China that could leave him exposed, report says Tesla boss Elon Musk during a trip to Shanghai. | STR via Getty ImagesElon Musk was granted special favors to set up Tesla plants in China, a report said.But it leaves hi... (photo: AP / Jae C. Hong) Business Insider China Elon Musk Photos United States Wikipedia: Elon Musk Extreme heat is the silent assassin of climate change Twenty million people dead in a heatwave, some poached alive in a lake they hoped to cool off in. | It is, for now, science fiction.Keep reading | list of 4 itemslist 1 o... (photo: AP / Martin Meissner) Al Jazeera Climate change Environment Photos Weather Early Reports Hint at Apple’s Baidu AI Integration in the iPhone 16 Apple has been holding off on committing to AI for a while now but with the recent reports of the Baidu AI integration in the iPhone 16, we won’t have to wait too much ... (photo: AP / Ng Han Guan) Technowize Magazine Artificial intelligence China Photos Technology US TikTok Ban Aims to Weaken China & Protect Big Tech Monopolies By Ben Norton / Geopolitical Economy Report | The US government has for years threatened to ban TikTok, one of the most popular social media apps in the country. | It’s... (photo: Creative Commons) Scheerpost Ben Norton China Photos TikTok Wikipedia: TikTok Thailand’s lower house passes bill to legalize same-sex marriage Thailand’s House of Representatives voted to legalize same-sex marriage on Wednesday, bringing the Southeast Asian nation a step closer to becoming the third territory ... (photo: AP / Sakchai Lalit, File) CNN Civil Rights LGBTQ Photos Thailand Curfew announced for under-18s in Australia’s Alice Springs after unrest Alice Springs has announced an overnight curfew for all residents under the age of 18, after violent brawls in the remote central Australian town. | Northern Territory Ch... (photo: Creative Commons / Jpueller) Al Jazeera Alice Springs Australia Photos Hyundai aiming to enter the EV top three as it boosts investment Hyundai on Wednesday revealed plans to invest more than $50 billion (R947 billion) in South Korea by 2026, with a huge chunk dedicated to boosting the development and pro... (photo: Creative Commons / DennisM2) Independent online Hyundai Photos South Korea United States Wikipedia: Hyundai Chinese workers killed in suicide bomb blast as Pakistan grapples with attacks on Beijing’s interests Five Chinese workers and their local driver were killed in a suicide bomb blast in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, authorities said, the latest in a string of terror atta... (photo: AP) CNN China Pakistan Photos Terrorism Democratic dawn in Cambodia’s autocratic darkness We left Cambodia either during the Vietnam War or after the fall of the Khmer Rouge –a regime that killed over two million citizens between 1975 and 1979. The plight of... (photo: AP / Heng Sinith) Asiatimes Cambodia Democracy Photos Politics