Kuomintang rising star Wayne Chiang can rejuvenate party for young Taiwanese, say observers
Mr Chiang’s victory has ignited hopes that his young age and popularity could inspire more…
The peculiar history of thornapple, the hallucinogenic weed that ended up in supermarket spinach
The agent that contaminated baby spinach, prompting the recent national recall, has been revealed. It’s…
UN chief condemns DPR Korea missile launch over Japan as ‘reckless act’
The missile launch was the first to violate Japan’s air space since 2017, and the…
Liberal post-mortem urges party to address flight of female vote – but not by quotas
The Liberal Party’s review of its election rout has highlighted the party’s broad and deep…
China’s increasing economic ties with the Gulf states are reducing the west’s sway in the Middle East
At the end of November 2022, UK prime minister Rishi Sunak announced that the “golden…
In Moldova, a tiny Jewish community struggles to stay warm as war rages next door
CHISINAU, Moldova — Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, landlocked Moldova’s economy was never particularly strong.…
Today’s winter wonderlands have roots in Jacobean and Georgian frost fairs
Skating rinks, funfairs and booths serving hot food and drink spring up across many cities…
AOC Casts House Dems’ Sole Vote Against Omnibus Spending Bill
Citing the increased immigration enforcement and military funding it contains, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on…
Canada braces for Hurricane Fiona after a week of lashing wind and rain in Caribbean
“Fiona is expected to affect portions of Atlantic Canada as a powerful hurricane-force cyclone…significant impacts…
The best art books of 2022
The category of “art book” is vast, like art itself, but the best ones mix…