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  • A television shows the meeting between Kuomintang (KMT) chairwoman Cheng Li-wun and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, at a restaurant in Taipei on April 10, 2026.
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    China’s Xi touts peace - and points to global conflicts - in rare meeting with Taiwan opposition leader
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Kim Ju Ae ride a tank during what North Korean state news agency KCNA reports is an offensive tactical drill involving a new type of tank, at a training base in Pyongyang, North Korea, March 19, 2026, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.
    KCNA/Reuters
    North Korea says its latest tests included missiles armed with cluster-bomb warheads
  • People wait for transport at a road in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, April 8, 2026.
    Anjum Naveed/AP
    How Pakistan became an unlikely bridge between the United States and Iran
  • Employees work in front of supercomputers at The National Supercomputer Center in Jinan, China, on 17 October 2018.
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    A hacker has allegedly breached one of China’s supercomputers and is attempting to sell a trove of stolen data
  • A man speaks on a mobile phone as he walks across a crowded market in Varanasi, India, on October 25, 2025.
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    How India plans to count 1.4 billion people
  • US and Taiwan flags fly outside the National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) in Taoyuan on March 30.
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    US weapons or China’s friendship? Trump’s Iran war volatility reignites debate for Taiwan
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    As arms agreements fray, China secretly expands its nuclear weapons infrastructure
  • An Apollo Go robotaxi that stopped in the middle of traffic due to a system failure, according to local police, is seen through the windscreen of a car, in Wuhan, China, March 31, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video.
    Reuters
    ‘System failure’ sparked robotaxi outage in central China, police say
  • Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi holds the Seventh Round of China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Beijing, China, on January 4, 2026.
    Jin Liangkuai/Xinhua/Getty Images
    Is China positioning itself to become a US-Iran peace broker?

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  • North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un said he's willing to get along with US fi Washington accepts North Korea's nuclear weapons state and drops hostile policy. Kim Jong Un's daughter and his wife attended the military parade which did not display any weapons.
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  • Bulk carriers anchored at Muscat Anchorage in Muscat, Oman, on March 25. Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, which conveys about 20% of the world's oil and gas, remains highly restricted during the ongoing ceasefire.
    Elke Scholiers/Getty Images/File
    Desperate for fuel, US allies in Asia are turning to its adversaries instead
  • BUTTE, MT - JULY 19: Fortune cookies in the kitchen of Pekin Noodle Parlor photographed on July 19, 2025 in Butte, MT. (Photo by Scott Suchman/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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    The secret history of the fortune cookies you’ve been eating all your life
  • The Haootia-like fossil (an early cnidarian – the phylum that includes jellyfish, sea anemones and
corals) from the Jiangchuan Biota (~554-539 million years old)
    Gaorong Li
    Fossils from China show complex life evolved millions of years earlier than once thought
  • Soldiers march along a street during the Han Kuang military exercise in Taoyuan, Taiwan, on July 26, 2023.
    I-Hwa Cheng/Bloomberg/Getty Images
    As Taiwan steels its defenses against China, some are hatching escape plans
  • Pedestrians walk through a zebra crossing in front of the gas stations logos from the energy and petrochemical company, Shell Oil Company, and Asian-Pacific gas and oil company Caltex  in Hong Kong, on March 9, 2026
    Sebastian Ng/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images
    Shocked by gas at $4 in America? Try $15 in this city

India

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  • The streets of Loni are dusty from nearby construction sites and broken pavements and roads.
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    This small city has the world’s worst air
  • A couple who've opted for a group wedding pose on their happy day.
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    The happiest day of an Indian bride’s life can lead to years of debt
  • A Samosa Or Singadas Is A Fried South Asian Pastry With A Savory Filling, Including Ingredients Such As Spiced Potatoes, Onions, Peas, Meat, Or Fish. It May Take Different Forms, Including Triangular, Cone, Or Half-moon Shapes, Depending On The Region. Every Day Around 60 Million Samosas Are Sold And Eaten In India. With Such Huge Popularity, Samosa Is Known As The 'king Of Street Food.' World Samosa Day Is Celebrated On September 5th Every Year. Samosas Are Often Accompanied By Chutney And Have Origins In Medieval Times Or Earlier. Sweet Versions Are Also Made. Samosas Are A Popular Entree, Appetizer, Or Snack In The Cuisines Of South Asia, The Middle East, Central Asia, East Africa And Their South Asian Diasporas. Samosa Is Now Widely Available, And Increasingly Popular With Non-Indian Descent Consumers. This Samosa Photo Was Taken In A Sweet Shop At A Village Fair At Tehatta, West Bengal, India on January 14, 2024.
    Soumyabrata Roy/ Getty Images
    Iran’s chokehold on Hormuz threatens India’s beloved samosas and chai
  • A man stands atop a petrol tanker truck at an Indian Oil fuel station in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on March 4, 2026.
    Firdous Nazir/NurPhoto/Getty Images
    Trump wanted India off Russian oil. His war with Iran is now undermining that goal
  • Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates talks during the Gates Foundation's first global Goalkeepers event in the Nordics, which is being held in Stockholm, Sweden, on January 22, 2026.
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    Bill Gates cancels AI summit keynote address amid fresh scrutiny over Epstein links
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  • Racers riding on office chairs compete during the ISU-1 Grand Prix on October 22, 2022 in Ichinomiya, Japan. The ISU-1 Grand Prix, or "chair-one grand prix", is an endurance race organized by the Japan Office Chair Racing Association (JORA), to compete on office chairs balancing the speed and the chairs' ability to race for 2 hours. Currently, the race is held in over 20 cities in Japan.
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    The toughest new sport in Japan is street-racing office chairs
  • TOKYO, JAPAN - MARCH 19: Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers applauds fans after the MLB Tokyo Series game between Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome on March 19, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Kenta Harada/Getty Images)
    Kenta Harada/Getty Images
    Baseball in Japan is more than just a game. The Japanese stars in MLB carry that pressure everywhere they go
  • Snow falls in Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture, northern Japan, on February 19, 2026. People walk on a roda while strong winds. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )
    Yomiuri Shimbu/Ryoichiro Kida/AP
    Japan’s people are aging as its snow worsens. That’s a lethal combination
  • Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a press conference ahead of her visit to the United States at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, on March 18, 2026.
    The Asahi Shimbun/Getty Images
    Trump and Takaichi are close. Iran puts their relationship to the test
  • 24 February 2020, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: During a press conference, Iran's ex-World Champion Saeid Mollaei will answer questions from journalists. At the 2019 World Cup, Mollaei had been instructed by officials of his federation and other officials not to play in the semi-final match against the Belgian Casse or to lose intentionally. Because a final against the Israeli Muki threatened. However, for decades Iran has forbidden its athletes to compete against Israelis. He still competed, but he lost. He then fled from Iran and has been starting for Mongolia since December. Photo by: Roland Weihrauch/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
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    This Olympian defied Iran’s regime. Now he fears for the country’s women’s soccer team.

North Korea

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  • Kim Jong Un at an opening of Saeppyol Street apartment complex for families of soldiers killed in Russia deployment in Pyongyang, North Korea, on February 16, 2026.
    Rodong Sinmun/KCNA/File
    North Korean hackers bug software used by thousands of US companies in potential crypto heist attempt
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Kim Ju Ae ride a tank during what state news agency KCNA reports was an offensive tactical drill involving a new type of tank at a training base in Pyongyang on March 19.
    KCNA/Reuters
    Kim Jong Un uses Iran war to justify North Korea’s decision to keep its nuclear weapons
  • Kim Jong Un at an opening of Saeppyol Street apartment complex for families of soldiers killed in Russia deployment in Pyongyang, North Korea, on February 16, 2026.
    Rodong Sinmun/KCNA/File
    After Iran and Venezuela, Kim Jong Un must decide how to handle Trump
  • Debris surrounds blackened THAAD radar in Jordan - <em>A satellite image taken on March 2, 2026, shows debris surrounding a blackened THAAD radar at the Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.</em><br /><em>Date: March 2, 2026</em>
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    Radar bases housing key US missile interceptor hit in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and UAE, satellite images show
  • This picture taken on February 27, 2026 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on February 28, 2026 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L) firing a new sniper rifle with his daughter Kim Ju Ae , at an undisclosed place in North Korea.
    KCNA VIA KNS/AFP/Getty Image
    With sniper rifle photos, Kim Jong Un intensifies spotlight on his daughter, a potential successor

Pakistan

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  • Security personnel inspect vehicles entering the Foreign Ministry office in Islamabad
    Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images
    World anxiously waits to see if US-Iran peace talks can deliver. Here’s what we know
  • Demonstrators protest against military action in Iran, outside the White House on Tuesday, after US President Donald Trump said that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire.
    Nathan Howard/Reuters
    What’s in the Iran war ceasefire? The two sides can’t seem to even agree on that.
  • President Donald Trump, accompanied by CIA Director John Ratcliffe (C-L), Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (2nd-R) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine (R), speaks during a news conference in the White House on Monday,
    Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
    A deal or a mirage? Trump’s Iran ceasefire collides with chaos on the ground
  • In this photo released by the Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, from left, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan pose for photo prior to their meeting to discuss the Iran war, in Islamabad, Pakistan on March 29, 2026.
    Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs/AP
    Why the nation trying to broker US-Iran peace talks risks being drawn into the conflict
  • A driver replaces the diesel fuel nozzle after refueling a truck at a Chevron truck stop in Tracy, California, on March 25.
    David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images
    Oil prices climb after Iran warns against US ground invasion

South Korea

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  • President Donald Trump arrives for a news conference in James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on Monday.
    Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
    Fact check: Trump makes false claims about the Iran war and his foreign policy record
  • Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics - Snowboard - Women's Snowboard Halfpipe Final - Livigno Snow Park, Livigno, Italy - February 12, 2026.
Choi Ga-on of South Korea in action during run 1 REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
    Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters
    Choi Ga-on’s incredible journey from fractured back to broken bones and Olympic gold
  • Drones form a pattern in the shape of BTS ahead of comeback concert of K-pop boy band BTS on March 20, 2026 in Seoul, South Korea. The free concert in Gwanghwamun Square will be the band's first performance in nearly four years and will be attended by 22,000 invited fans. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
    Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
    How K-pop swept Latin America
  • The "BTS The Comeback Live Arirang" concert in Seoul on March 21, 2026.
    Kim Hong-Ji/Pool/Reuters
    ‘Comeback of the century’: K-pop phenomenon BTS returns with first concert in years
  • Mandatory Credit: Photo by Anne-Sophie Wittwer/imageBROKER/Shutterstock (14053944ab) Haedong Yonggungsa Temple, Busan
    Anne-Sophie Wittwer/imageBROKER//Shutterstock
    South Korea’s most beautiful temple keeps a surprising secret

Southeast Asia

  • A staff member shows pastries made with ube at the Good Shepherd Cafe on February 12, 2026 in Baguio, Benguet province, Philippines. The global appetite for ube, the Philippines’ signature purple yam, is surging as the ingredient trends in cafes and bakeries worldwide. But climate change, dwindling stock and limited government support are straining small farmers and putting future harvests at risk.
    Ezra Acayan/Getty Images
    Ube is enjoying a purple reign in the US. That’s causing problems in the Philippines
  • A worker fills up a motorcycle at a gas station as oil prices are expected to increase amid the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on March 9, 2026.
    Lisa Marie David/Reuters
    Asia embraces energy austerity as dire fuel shortages force Philippines to declare national emergency
  • At Singapore’s secretive Le Freeport, a fortified luxury storage facility often dubbed “Asia’s Fort Knox,” security is arguably tighter than at the international airport it connects to.
    Courtesy of Fine Art Storage Services
    Inside ‘Asia’s Fort Knox’: Gold bars, fine art — and a 66-million-year-old Triceratops
  • Close-up of a martini glass held by a female at a bar with purple lighting. Delicious summer cocktail.
    AzmanJaka/E+/Getty Images
    She thought she had a hangover. The next day she couldn’t see
  • The Thailand-flagged cargo ship Mayuree Naree engulfed in black smoke in the Strait of Hormuz, March 11, 2026.  ROYAL THAI NAVY/Handout via REUTERS    THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT

VERIFICATION:
- Identity of the vessel confirmed as Thai-flagged bulk carrier Mayuree Naree from IMO number, hull and superstructure seen in the images which matched file imagery of the vessel   
- Location confirmed as off north coast of Oman, in Strait of Hormuz, from ship tracking data from captured March 11
- Royal Thai Navy and United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported that a cargo vessel was hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on March 11
- Thailand-flagged bulk carrier Mayuree Naree was targeted and damaged approximately 11 nautical miles north of Oman, two maritime security sources said.
    Royal Thai Navy/Reuters
    Sailor reveals terror of coming under Iranian fire while navigating the Hormuz strait
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