Asia Pacific - NYTimes

1. Inside the Deadly U.S. Airstrike on a Shadow Fleet Tanker

2. Police in India Use Tear Gas and Batons on Crowds Protesting Exam Scandal

3. Why Tokyo’s New Shorts Policy is Sparking Debate in Japan

4. In Bangladesh, Argentina’s Soccer Team Finds a Huge Fan Base

5. Indian Activist on Hunger Strike Is Forcibly Removed by Police

6. They Called Sam Neill ‘Skux.’ (It Was a Compliment.)

7. Trump Pursues a Deeper Bond With China’s Leader, Despite Hostile Speech

8. Lam Wing-Kee, Hong Kong Bookseller Who Defied Authorities, Dies at 70

9. Hundreds of Rohingya Feared Drowned at Sea

10. Xi Jinping of China Pitches ‘Openness’ in Push to Shape the Path of A.I.

11. Beijing Rejects Trump’s Claim of Meddling, but Avoids a Fight

12. ‘Suddenly, I Was Free’: A Chinese Pastor’s Journey From Jail to the U.S.

13. Philippines Condemns AI Video Posted by Chinese State Media Depicting It as a Monkey

14. Japan Passes New Law Banning Flag Desecration in Nationalist Push

15. Global Opinion Shifts Toward Favoring China Over the U.S., Poll Finds

16. Sam Neill’s Cause of Death Was Pneumonia, Actor’s Agent Confirms

17. A 59-Year-Old Hunger Striker Joins a Gen Z Protest Movement in India

18. Hong Kong Police Raid Independent Bookstores and Arrest 5 People

19. India Is Moving Fast to Build A.I. Data Centers. A Coastal City May Pay the Price.

20. Archaeologists Unearth a 2,400-Year-Old Sanctuary for the Worship of Odysseus