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  • A strike on Sunday evening at Riyadh's international airport has resulted in more injuries, and the number of fatalities has increased since over a dozen people were killed at the main aviation facility the day before.
  • The Ansar Allah Houthis and Yemeni government forces are engaged in fierce fighting over the vital city of Taiz.
  • A human rights group reported on Sunday that airstrikes targeting artisanal gold miners in a disputed border area between Sudan and Egypt had killed at least 72 workers.
  • Pope Leo XIV said on Sunday that he will have surgery in the "next few days" after medical professionals found a nodule on his lung.
  • The reform agenda of nationalist Prime Minister Janez Jansa, which the opposition has called "authoritarian," suffered a setback when Slovenians narrowly rejected a government bill in a referendum on Sunday.
  • After his social media posts were purportedly blocked on the company's platforms, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused tech giant Meta of meddling in the election on Saturday.

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August 19, 2026

Proposed US-Led Tech Hub in the...

A U.S. plan to build a critical technology hub in the Philippines is a symbolic return to the site of one of its largest overseas former bases, experts in the country told Radio Free Asia.

August 13, 2026

Late Former Premier Zhu Rongji Used...

The late former premier of China Zhu Rongji wielded the economic hammer during China’s rapid economic rise in the 1990s and 2000s to increase Beijing’s influence over Tibet, an expert told Radio Free Asia shortly after Zhu’s death on Wednesday.

August 8, 2026

Satellite Imagery Shows Work Underway on...

Construction is underway on Laos’ latest large-scale Mekong River dam, satellite imagery analyzed by Radio Free Asia shows. Experts told RFA that the Pak Beng hydropower project will be like the other mainstream Mekong River dams, with Vientiane hopeful that sacrificing riparian ecosystems and relocating nearby villages will be worth the expected benefits to the economy.

August 7, 2026

Clash of Clans Knockoff Popular in...

A knockoff version of the popular smartphone game Clash of Clans is seemingly a hit with North Korean players, Radio Free Asia has learned.

August 6, 2026

PNG’s Closure of Taiwan Trade Office...

Papua New Guinea’s decision to close Taiwan’s trade office in Port Moresby is puzzling from a diplomatic standpoint, but it signals a coming expansion of its economic relationship with China, experts told Radio Free Asia.

August 4, 2026

Solomon Islands Signs Security Agreement with...

The Solomon Islands’ decision this week to enter into a security pact with the United States while already locked into a security agreement with China is in line with its strict “friend to all and enemy to none” foreign policy, experts told Radio Free Asia.

July 30, 2026

Taiwan Tests Economic Leverage After Papua...

Taiwan has halted spot purchases of natural gas from Papua New Guinea as a response to Port Moresby ordering the closure of Taipei’s trade office in the South Pacific country.

July 23, 2026

Exclusive: Kim Aris Warns ASEAN Against...

Kim Aris, son of Aung San Suu Kyi, spoke to RFA on July 20 about ASEAN’s recent engagement with Myanmar, and about his mother who, according to the military-backed government, was transferred from prison to house arrest in April.

July 18, 2026

Chinese Police Arrest Uyghur Sisters and...

Chinese authorities in Xinjiang’s regional capital Urumqi on July 4 arrested two Uyghur sisters and their mother for sending goods to their eldest sister in Turkey, and a third sister was arrested a week later, the eldest told Radio Free Asia.

July 17, 2026

North Korean Buildings Near DMZ Could...

North Korea has constructed at least 21 identical drive-through structures near its border with South Korea that could potentially aid in the operation of truck-based missile or rocket weapons systems, satellite imagery analyzed by Radio Free Asia suggests.

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