List of Asia articles
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A massive mushroom cloud of smoke and debris rises around a giant plume of flames. Huge waves ripple out in a circle from the point of impact. Trump’s Vagueness Over Nuclear Testing Could Fuel an Arms Race
It’s unclear whether his statement refers to warhead detonations.
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A woman with a scarf on her head sits on the ground holding a black sheep. Behind her white sheep are scattered on a grassy, rocky mountainside. The Women Carrying Water—and the World
The complicated life of women struggling with climate change—and cultural change—in Kashmir’s mountains.
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Trump's silhouette is shown as he stands on a platform above a group of people. U.S. Gunboat Diplomacy Will Only Embolden China
Trump’s aggression in Latin America has given a powerful boost to Beijing in the Pacific.
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Trump and Takaichi, both smiling, hold up signed documents while standing in front of U.S. and Japanese flags. The Countries Courting Trump With Critical Minerals
From Japan to Pakistan, the deals keep coming.
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Four camouflage military vehicles with missiles perched on their surfaces are seen from above on a lined concrete lot. Is the U.S. Ready for War With China?
U.S. military planners are caught in an impossible dilemma.
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A tight shot of a a Labubu character's face. Plush Power
How Labubu dolls became China’s first contemporary cultural export.
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A woman is seen in mid-thigh deep water on a flooded street. Other people are behind her with buses on either side. Even Doomsday Will Divide Us
Megha Majumdar’s “A Guardian and a Thief” interrogates how the have-nots get by in a climate catastrophe.
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A farmer looks at a field of paddy crops that are submerged in water. Indian Farmers Struggle as Climate Change Warps Landscape
Once-thriving crops are poorly adapting to new temperatures.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping at the beginning of a bilateral meeting with the President of Congo in the Great Hall of People in Beijing, China, on Sept. 4. Xi May Have Miscalculated on Rare Earths
China’s complex new rules take on the entire world at once—and give Trump an opportunity.
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U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the prime minister’s office in Jerusalem on Oct. 22. The Difficult Art of Bibi-Sitting
The Trump administration is working to uphold the fragile Gaza cease-fire.
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Putin and Trump stand close beside each other. Putin, left, is wearing a black suit and a burgundy necktie. Trump is wearing a dark blue suit with a bright red tie and an American flag pin on his left lapel. His mouth is open wide, as if shouting or speaking emphatically. Will Trump’s Russia Oil Sanctions Finally Sway Putin?
The threat to Moscow’s oil earnings is huge. But will it be enough?
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Ahmad, a middle aged man in a gray suit, speaks into a microphone while sitting at a long desk. A placard on the desk in front of him says "PAKISTAN" in all caps. Pakistan’s Year of Diplomatic Miracles
Islamabad has pulled off repeated coups—but can they last?
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Muttaqi is framed by an open doorway as he steps through it. He wears a long white tunic and a black turban. Another man, dressed in a collared short sleeve shirt in slacks, waits for him on the other side. India Warily Welcomes the Taliban
A diplomatic visit highlights the cautious engagement between New Delhi and Kabul.
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A sign warning against illegal work online is pictured in Thailand's Mae Sot district near the Myanmar border on Feb. 11. China Can’t Keep Its Hands Clean in Myanmar’s Scam Cities
Ties between organized crime syndicates and Chinese intelligence run deep.
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A man in a hat is seen in profile, the shadow of the brim covering his face, as he stands in a field next to cattle. Trump Faces MAGA Backlash for Argentina Bailout
Billions for Buenos Aires, and support for Argentine farmers, is not sitting well in the U.S. heartland.