Headlines- 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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Could ‘Apron Dad’ on North Korean...
In a scene from a North Korean TV show, a man wears a floral apron and serves a meal to his family. Analysts told Radio Free Asia that this striking reversal in gender roles could be a propaganda effort to get the people to accept North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s daughter Ju Ae as his successor.
From a Cardboard Box to an...
In 1986, a Uyghur kebab vendor found a Chinese baby in a cardboard box on his way home from work. Now Abdulla Tomur is willing to do anything to get Zohregul – the abandoned girl he raised as his daughter – released from a Chinese prison.
Myanmar Junta Airstrikes Target Civilians to...
Myanmar’s military junta is increasingly resorting to attacks on civilians as a means to bring the rebel Arakan Army in the western coastal state of Rakhine to the negotiating table, Rakhine politicians and analysts told Radio Free Asia.
US Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Meets Dalai...
A bipartisan delegation of U.S. lawmakers Wednesday told Radio Free Asia that China is a threat for engaging in transnational repression, after a meeting with the Dalai Lama, Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, in his home.
North Korea Issue Dwarfed by More...
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed a wide range of issues during their summit in Washington last week, but Washington and Beijing offered few details about any discussion of North Korea, indicating that Pyongyang was not a high priority among other more pressing issues, experts told Radio Free Asia.
Lao Migrant’s Disappearance in Thailand Seems...
The disappearance of a Lao content creator from Thailand this month could be the latest example of Laos’ transnational repression, the leader of a Thai-based human rights organization told Radio Free Asia.
As Xi Lands in Washington, Uyghurs...
Chinese President Xi Jinping Wednesday arrived in Washington as diasporic minority communities urged U.S. President Donald Trump to press him on human rights and religious freedom during their three-day summit.
Viral Moment for Manila Showcases South...
When a Philippine official blasted China at a defense forum in Seoul this month, the moment went viral and increased awareness about Manila’s territorial disputes with Beijing, but experts told Radio Free Asia that more visibility on the issue may not necessarily result in concrete diplomatic or security gains.
Pyongyang Subway Ticket Price Nearly Triples
The cost of a ticket on the subway in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang has nearly tripled, Radio Free Asia has learned, after international students revealed it on Chinese social media.
Solomon Islands Domestic Political Squabbles Could...
Volatile domestic politics in the Solomon Islands has the potential to be the Achilles heel of U.S. and Australian security strategy in the Pacific, experts told Radio Free Asia, after Prime Minister Matthew Wale was nearly ousted less than four months into his term.