, who suffered brutal subjugation the last time the Taliban were in charge. Context: Since coming to

dining is starting again on Wednesday. Though still low compared with the rest of the U.S., the surge is

military and its brutal practices have been on the global stage since a coup last month.... Survivors

suicide last year, nearly 15 percent more than in 2019.... It was the first year-over-year increase

. Violence divides Hong Kong Last week, on the anniversary of Hong Kong’s handover to China, a man

?... Last week, India recorded the largest daily coronavirus death toll for any country during the

We’re covering cycles of restriction and isolation amid lagging vaccine rates in Asia, and hopeful but cautious dynamics ahead of Biden and Putin meeting. Asia was the pandemic champion.... “ It’s like we’re waiting in the glue or mud, ” said a vaccine expert in Melbourne.... In Asia, just 21 percent of people have received at least one vaccine dose. Details: The whipsawing is rooted in decisions made months ago....

Mark Milley’s testimony and Japan’s unpredictable party leadership race. Top U.S. general faces tough questions in Congress Gen.... Polls show that the Japanese public favors Taro Kono, the cabinet minister who oversees Japan’s coronavirus vaccine rollout, to be the next prime minister.... He opposes nuclear power and supports same-sex marriage, positions that put him on the wrong side of many party members. Competitors: Sanae Takaichi, 60, a hard-line conservative, would be Japan’s first fema

Good morning. We’re covering a lockdown in Xinjiang, Beijing’s high-tech tactics in Hong Kong and the U.K.’s strategy to restart its restaurant industry. Xinjiang lockdown: ‘Prevention or suppression?... Activists worry the pandemic is being used to expand the crackdown. The restrictions began in mid-July as dozens of people got sick with Covid-19.... Activists put out cybersecurity tutorials, and people have flocked to encrypted messaging services....

Trump’s imprint on the world will linger.... The finding adds to a long list of U.S.-China tension points, but it also gives the president-elect leverage.... “ Nothing comes close to this — it surpasses all, ” the team’s head coach said. Thai monarchy: A former civil servant who shared audio clips on social media that were deemed critical of Thailand’s monarchy was sentenced to 43 years in prison by a criminal court in Bangkok....