Millions of Chinese tourists are going on holiday again. Many of them are headed for Thailand
Thailand's golden beaches, shopping districts and ornate temples are filling with tourists once again and Chinese vacationers are getting an especially VIP welcome under a new visa-free scheme.
2023-09-29 10:23
Chinese artists boycott big social media platform over AI-generated images
Artists across China are boycotting one of the country's biggest social media platforms over complaints about its AI image generation tool.
2023-09-29 06:23
Multiple fatalities after two shootings in Dutch city, police say
A 32-year-old Rotterdam resident has been arrested following two shooting incidents in the Dutch city, which resulted in multiple fatalities, Rotterdam police said Thursday.
2023-09-29 00:55
A NATO country could soon have a pro-Russian leader
Slovakia is getting ready to elect its fifth prime minister in just four years, and with Kremlin sympathizer Robert Fico's opposition party leading the polls, it is one being watched with alarm in the West.
2023-09-28 22:52
Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist from next year. How did this happen?
The self-declared republic of Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist from next year after its president signed a decree dissolving state institutions following its defeat by Azerbaijan.
2023-09-28 22:17
Michael Gambon, Dumbledore actor in 'Harry Potter,' dies age 82
Actor Michael Gambon, best known for playing Albus Dumbledore in most of the "Harry Potter" movies, has died at 82 following a "bout of pneumonia," a statement issued on behalf of his family said on Thursday, PA Media news agency reported.
2023-09-28 20:23
'Harry Potter' star Bonnie Wright gives birth to her first child
Bonnie Wright, the actress best known for playing Ginny Weasley in the "Harry Potter" movies, has given birth to a boy.
2023-09-28 18:51
Where is China's defense minister? Beijing keeps silent
China has declined to comment on its defense minister's whereabouts as questions swirl over his status a month after he was last seen in public.
2023-09-28 17:52
American soldier Travis King arrives back in US after being freed by North Korea
US Army Private Travis King arrived back on United States soil Thursday after being returned to American custody weeks after he crossed into North Korea, a Defense Department official said.
2023-09-28 16:29
North Korea amends constitution to bolster nuclear power status, calls US and allies 'worst threat'
North Korea has amended its constitution to bolster and expand its nuclear force, with leader Kim Jong Un pointing to the growing cooperation between the United States, South Korea and Japan as "the worst actual threat" facing the isolated nation.
2023-09-28 14:55
Taiwan unveils first domestically built submarine as China threat grows
Taiwan unveiled its first-ever domestically built submarine on Thursday, an accomplishment the island democracy's leader hailed as a significant milestone as Taipei works to boost its military deterrence in the face of a growing threat from Beijing.
2023-09-28 13:50
South Korea has jailed a man for using AI to create sexual images of children in a first for country's courts
A South Korean man has been sentenced to jail for using artificial intelligence to generate exploitative images of children, the first case of its kind in the country as courts around the world encounter the use of new technologies in creating abusive sexual content.
2023-09-28 11:53