The History Behind Jujutsu Kaisen’s King of Curses

From Godzilla to Demon Slayer, Japanese pop culture has a long history of reinventing millennia-old stories and legends for modern audiences. This very much includes the dark fantasy manga/anime Jujutsu Kaisen and... Read more »

Farewell to a Deleted WeChat Account, “Du Fu of Huanhua Creek”

Late last month, WeChat moderators’ axe fell on “Du Fu of Huanhua Creek,” apparently prompted by a post questioning online comments about Sino-Japanese tensions. On their other account, “History Rhymes,” author “Xu... Read more »

Centrist Nasralla takes slim lead in Honduran presidential election plagued by delays as Trump alleges fraud

TEGUCIGALPA, Dec 2 – Salvador Nasralla, of the centrist Liberal Party, on Tuesday took a razor-thin lead in Honduras’ presidential election over Nasry Asfura, the conservative candidate backed by U.S. President Donald... Read more »

Comparing Tried-And-Tested S-400 With Futuristic S-500 – Which System Makes India Nearly Untouchable? | India News

Comparison Between S-400 And S-500: India’s defence planners are closely watching Russia’s next-generation S-500 missile system, which promises to expand the country’s already formidable air-defence capabilities. While India’s S-400 long-range system has... Read more »

What makes something “kawaii” to women from Japan, China, and South Korea? Survey investigates

Let’s find out if a cute thing for one woman is still cute for another from a different country. From Sanrio characters to starry-eyed idol singers, it’s no secret that kawaii (“cute”)... Read more »

UK government delays decision on China’s super-embassy until January | China

The government has delayed its decision on whether to approve China’s super-embassy in London until January, when Keir Starmer is expected to visit Beijing. Ministers are expected to greenlight the controversial plans... Read more »

Singapore factory activity rises in November amid mixed regional performance

The S&P Global Asean Manufacturing PMI hits the third-highest on record, while East Asian economies remain in contraction territory [SINGAPORE] The city-state’s overall factory activity in November rose for the fourth consecutive... Read more »

Russian President Putin ‘locks’ deal with India ahead of his visit, unveils ‘2026 Model of Friendship’ between Moscow and New Delhi

Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to visit India on December 4–5, 2025. With less than 48 hours left for the Russian leader’s visit to New Delhi, many reports claims that Putin... Read more »

‘Mischievous hands’: Indonesians blame deforestation for devastating floods

SOUTH TAPANULI, Indonesia – Indonesian Reliwati Siregar gestured angrily at deforestation around her home on the island of Sumatra, where landslides and floods brought by a tropical storm killed more than 700... Read more »

Jury trials to be scrapped for cases where sentences are likely to be less than three years, says Lammy – UK politics live | Politics

Lammy says jury trials will be restricted to cases where offenders likely to get sentence of more than three years Lammy says he is going to follow Leveson’s recommendations. Cases where a... Read more »