Richard Lloyd Parry

The mission to retrieve five villagers cut off by rising floods will be as complicated and dangerous as the rescue of 12 young Thai footballers in 2018

Pete Hegseth said the UK’s special relationship alliance with the United States is “meaningless” unless it matches American military capabilities

Sanae Takaichi is accused of infringing on freedom of expression to address a problem that doesn’t exist

A fragile ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand is strained by allegations that borderland heritage is being altered to entrench military gains on the ground

Foreign money — once seen as a threat to a business culture built on vested interests — is now prized for its invigorating effect on profits and growth

Kim Yo-jong has dampened American expectations of denuclearisation in a statement released before President Xi’s visit to Pyongyang

At least one person has died after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, as authorities warn of 10-foothigh tsunami waves

Fans of anime have called for action against the US president, who posts AI-generated clips of himself as their comic-book heroes

The pariah state has made money through dubious means and is still far from self-sufficient — but there are signs of a revival that is more above-board

A Japanese widower paid more than £100,000 to keep his flat exactly how it was on the night of the murder. He was shocked when the culprit revealed herself