David Rising

Simone White is the latest victim after guests at a hostel were allegedly served poisoned alcohol

The U.S. State Department issued a warning to travelers to be “alert to the potential risk of methanol poisoning.”

The apparent loss of the town of Kanpaiti, a lucrative rare earth mining hub, to the Kachin Independence Army leaves Myanmar’s military in control of only one town with a border crossing

The standoff played out over a few tense hours, with cameras capturing the moments of anger, bravery and defiance before Yoon was forced to back down.

In the groundswell of fury and defiance that erupted among South Koreans after their president declared martial law, it was perhaps the iconic moment. As parliamentarians scrambled to get inside the …

Sen. Tammy Duckworth grilled proposed defense secretary Pete Hegseth over the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, asking him if he could name a single member.

ASEAN is made up of 10 countries, with an 11th set to join soon.

“I suggest you do a little homework,” said Duckworth, a Democrat from Illinois, after Hegseth failed to name any of the 10 countries in the alliance.

The 10-nation bloc, known as ASEAN, has been useful for the United States in countering China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific. Many member nations have territorial disputes with China, which has become increasingly assertive in pressing those claims.

What is ASEAN and why is it relevant to the US?