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The cargo ship Mehmet Bey waits to pass through the Bosphorus Strait off the shores of Yenikapi during a misty morning in Istanbul, Turkey, October 31, 2022

Navigating China's trade corridors and Israel's strategic choices

By CATHERINE PEREZ-SHAKDAM , Stepan Stepanenko

A building, which, according to the Hualien government, is unoccupied after it was previously damaged in an earlier quake on April 3, is seen following a series of earthquakes, in Hualien, Taiwan April 23, 2024 in this still image obtained from social media video.

Taiwan rattled by 6.1 magnitude quake, no immediate reports of damage

Map of Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia human trafficking now a global crisis, Interpol says

The creator of the "Dragon Ball" franchise

'Dragon Ball' creator Akira Toriyama dies at 68

By REUTERS

A missile is launched during the annual military drill, dubbed “Zolphaghar 99”, in the Gulf of Oman with the participation of Navy, Air and Ground forces, Iran on September 9, 2020

Red Sea ballistic missile attacks trigger Asian interest in defenses

By REUTERS

Seoul Twin Eye visualization

Higher than Azrieli: Looking at the next world's largest ferris wheel

By MAARIV ONLINE

Then-Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu speaks during a forum in Taipei, Taiwan, April 30, 2019.

Taiwan elects parliament speaker ruling party views as pro-China

By REUTERS

Soldiers holding their weapons stand on attention during the 121st anniversary celebration of the Philippine Army at Taguig city, Metro Manila, Philippines March 20, 2018

Philippine troops kill nine Islamist militants, including two linked to Catholic Mass bombing

By REUTERS

A PAKISTAN ARMY vehicle carrying the long-range surface-to-surface Ghauri missile passes a portrait of the nation’s founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, in 1999.

Islamabad says it has evidence linking Indian agents to killings of Pakistanis

By REUTERS

Printed balloons with Chinese flag are placed on a U.S. flag in this illustration taken February 5, 2023

Taiwan says it spots six more Chinese balloons, one crossed island

By REUTERS

Taipei, Taiwan skyline.

Taiwan reports first major post-election Chinese military activity

By REUTERS

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends what state media report was a launching ceremony for a new tactical nuclear attack submarine in North Korea, in this picture released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 8, 2023.

South Korea orders islanders to seek shelter after North fires artillery nearby

By REUTERS

South Korea's opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung falls after being attacked by an unidentified man during his visit to Busan, South Korea, January 2, 2024.

South Korea opposition chief stabbed, condition not life-threatening

By REUTERS

Flag of Taiwan

Taiwan says eight Chinese fighter jets crossed strait's median line

By REUTERS

Dr. Haim Ben Yakov, Director General, Euro-Asian Jewish Congress

Moral Compass Lost: The Deafening Silence of Conscience - Opinion

By Dr. Haim Ben Yakov , Euro-Asian Jewish Congress Director General

TOURISTS TAKE pictures next to the Merlion statue in the central business district of Singapore, last month.

For Jewish teens in Asia, first BBYO convention in Singapore offers a rare sense of community

By Jordyn Haime/JTA

Mount Everest, the world highest peak, and other peaks of the Himalayan range are seen through an aircraft window during a mountain flight from Kathmandu, Nepal January 15, 2020.

Nepal earthquake kills at least 128, toll could rise, officials say

By REUTERS

Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin speaks to members of media inside the luxury Siam Paragon shopping mall after Thai police arrested a teenage gunman who is suspected of killing foreigners and wounding other people in a shooting, in Bangkok, Thailand, October 4, 2023.

Thai teenager charged with murder over mall shooting spree

By REUTERS