Asia Pacific - NYTimes

1. Attacked by Swarm of Wasps, American Father and Son Die in Laos

2. Mamdani Walks Offstage to Bollywood Song After Victory Speech

3. 2 Spooky Flashes Lit Up the Moon. Here’s What Made Them.

4. China Delays Return of Astronauts After Debris May Have Hit Spacecraft

5. China’s Security State Sells an A.I. Dream

6. Dozens Killed After Typhoon Kalmaegi Brings Flooding to Central Philippines

7. Kim Yong-nam, Longtime Ceremonial Head of North Korea, Dead at 97

8. 7 Climbers Are Killed After Avalanche Hits Base Camp in Himalayas

9. China Started Separating Its Economy From the West Years Ago

10. Hegseth Vows Stronger Ties With a Vietnam Skeptical of U.S. Commitment

11. Inspired by Rome’s Pantheon: Antony Gormley and Tadao Ando’s Art Cave

12. India Wins Women’s Cricket World Cup

13. Another Deadly Earthquake, and a Cascade of Problems for Afghanistan

14. That Time Xi Jinping Joked About Espionage

15. See How Thailand’s Pets Become Speed Eating Contest Champions

16. In Chinese American Families, There’s a Generational Split on Mamdani

17. Can South Korea Manage the Competing Needs of the U.S. and China?

18. Working Past 100? In Japan, Some People Never Quit.

19. Nvidia Uncertain if Return to China Is Closer After Trump-Xi Meeting

20. Xi Delivers Veiled Warning to Nations Not to Take the U.S.’s Side