Asia Pacific - NYTimes

1. Missing in Kabul: The U.S. Citizen Witnesses Say Was Held by the Taliban

2. Ajit Pawar, a Veteran Indian Politician, Among 5 Killed in Plane Crash

3. The Rise and Fall of South Korean First Lady Kim Keon Hee

4. ICE Agents Will Join Olympics Delegation in Italy. Many Italians are Angry.

5. Trump Vows Higher Tariffs for South Korea Months After Trade Deal

6. In Trump’s Shadow, India and the European Union Expand Trade Ties

7. UK Seeks Trade With China Without Triggering Trump’s Fury

8. All-Night Concerts in War-Ravaged Myanmar

9. Chinese Pandas Leave Japanese Zoo

10. In Xi’s China, Top General’s Fall Shows Precariousness of Power

11. The Taliban Say They’re Ready to Release U.S. Prisoners. But Which Ones?

12. At Least 18 Dead After Ferry Carrying 350 Sinks in the Philippines

13. Why Japan’s Leader Won’t Enter the Male-Dominated Sumo Ring

14. Despite Trump’s Words, China and Russia Are Not Threatening Greenland

15. U.S. Automakers’ Foreign Troubles Now Extend to Canada

16. Xi’s Purge of China’s Military Brings Its Top General Down

17. An Unlikely Source of Crypto Innovation: Afghanistan

18. Vietnam’s Leader Consolidates Power, Pledging ‘New Era of Prosperity’

19. Alex Honnold Climbs Taipei 101 Skyscraper in Taiwan

20. After TikTok Deal, Chinese Firms Search for a New Global Path