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Saudis face business backlash after journalist disappears

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Friday that he would still attend a large investment conference in Saudi Arabia this month, in the face of growing evidence that a Saudi journalist...

Japan dials up pressure on China over Southeast Asian Sea

TAIPEI, TAIWAN — Warfare exercises in the disputed South China Sea over the past two months reveal a sustained, long-term escalation of Japanese activity in a region where Tokyo has strategic interests...

Malaysia to end death penalty and sedition act

Malaysia's government plans to abolish the death penalty and a colonial-era law used to suppress dissent, officials said this week. Law Minister Liew Vui Keong said Wednesday the Cabinet would end the...

Singapore Airlines launches longest commercial flight

The world's longest commercial flight, a 19-hour journey from Singapore to New York, took off Thursday from Changi Airport. The Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900ULR will touch down at Newark Liberty International Airport...

Australia to stick with coal despite dire UN climate warning

SYDNEY — Australia is rejecting the latest U.N. report on climate change, insisting coal remains critical to energy security and lowering household power bills. The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)...

India’s #MeToo moment roils entertainment, media industries

NEW DELHI — India is in the midst of its #MeToo moment as leading figures from the country’s entertainment and media industries face a volley of accusations of sexual misconduct from growing...

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