Alcohol has been a fixture of professional and social life in China for decades, but a new generation is resisting pressure to drink excessively -- or at all.
Moscow is coming under increasing pressure over Kyiv's relentless drone strikes. Ukraine's president is due to meet in Washington with President Donald Trump on Tuesday.
North Koreans are banking, watching makeup tutorials and using period trackers on their phones. But under Kim, these digital comforts are also tools of control.
The strikes by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels could add to the pressure on global oil markets on top of disruptions caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
After threatening a "massive attack," the president said his envoys were talking with Tehran but left open the possibility of a sharp military escalation.
President Donald Trump's push for Japanese self-reliance aligns with the long-standing desire of conservatives in Tokyo to build intelligence capabilities.