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A special presidential election campaign is featuring blistering attacks on the status quo by conservatives and the lone reformer alike.A special presidential election campaign is featuring blistering attacks on the status quo by conservatives and the lone reformer alike. Read More

Na Kyung Taek’s photos bore witness — and helped bring international attention — to the military junta’s brutal suppression of a pro-democracy uprising in Gwangju, South Korea, in 1980.Na Kyung Taek’s photos bore witness — and helped bring international attention — to the military junta’s brutal suppression of a pro-democracy uprising in Gwangju, South Korea,

The Russian leader issued the warning at the end of a trip to Asia, during which he signed a mutual defense pact with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un.The Russian leader issued the warning at the end of a trip to Asia, during which he signed a mutual defense pact with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un. Read

In less than five years, the opposition Labour Party has gone from massive defeat to the favorite to win next month’s election. How did they do it?In less than five years, the opposition Labour Party has gone from massive defeat to the favorite to win next month’s election. How did they do it? Read More

The state visit by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to Vietnam had a very different backdrop than his trip to North Korea, as Hanoi has deepened ties with Washington.The state visit by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to Vietnam had a very different backdrop than his trip to North Korea, as Hanoi has

The alleged rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl is inflaming an already tense and divisive situation.The alleged rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl is inflaming an already tense and divisive situation. Read More

The chief spokesman of the armed forces said that unless the government advanced a postwar plan for governing Gaza, “We will get Hamas again.”The chief spokesman of the armed forces said that unless the government advanced a postwar plan for governing Gaza, “We will get Hamas again.” Read More

A pair of whales were extricated from the besieged city of Kharkiv and taken to an aquarium in Spain with help from experts around the world.A pair of whales were extricated from the besieged city of Kharkiv and taken to an aquarium in Spain with help from experts around the world. Read More

The treaty raises the risk of confrontation in the region and could prompt the United States and its allies to bolster their military presence on China’s periphery.The treaty raises the risk of confrontation in the region and could prompt the United States and its allies to bolster their military presence on China’s periphery. Read More

While the agreement rattled officials in South Korea and Japan, the two U.S. allies in recent years have been expecting growing security challenges from North Korea.While the agreement rattled officials in South Korea and Japan, the two U.S. allies in recent years have been expecting growing security challenges from North Korea. Read More