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    Topic: Asia

    Asia covers the people, politics, business, culture and technology shaping a region of enormous diversity and global influence. From major economies and fast-moving innovation to film, music, sport and everyday life, it follows stories with consequences both within Asia and beyond it.

    The topic matters because developments across Asia increasingly affect international markets, diplomacy, supply chains and popular culture. It offers readers a broad view of change across the continent, alongside the local context behind the headlines.

    • Aussie barred from Japanese tourist attraction over strict tattoo rule

      An Australian tourist, named in reports as Sam Todd, was refused entry to a Japanese tourist attraction after staff enforced a strict policy banning visible tattoos. The incident highlights Japan’s long-standing cultural sensitivity around tattoos, which are still widely associated with organised crime groups such as the yakuza, leading many attractions, theme parks, and public…

    • Facial recognition at football, Baleba bid and Sheffield United crisis, Weezer’s new album

      In Scotland, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary Craig Naylor called for police to consider facial-recognition technology, alongside drones and tougher football banning measures, in response to match-related violence and disorder. Police Scotland does not currently deploy live facial recognition, unlike some forces in England. The proposal prompted opposition from the Scottish Football Supporters Association, which…

    • Kim Jong Un’s sister ‘unaware’ of talks between US, North Korea

      Kim Yo Jong, senior adviser and sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has denied any knowledge of talks between Pyongyang and Washington, hours after President Trump said Kim had responded to his request for a meeting later this year. The denial injects fresh uncertainty into Trump’s claims of renewed diplomatic contact with North…

    • Don’t Sleep on This Striking Korean Murder Mystery, Out on PS5 Now and Discounted with PS Plus

      The narrative Korean indie game No Case Should Remain Unsolved has launched on PS5, offering a 20% discount for PS Plus subscribers until 1st September. The text-based mystery, developed solely by creator Somi, tackles the unresolved disappearance of a young girl and has earned an “Overwhelmingly Positive” rating on Steam, making it a notable addition…

    • Thousands of North Korean IT workers are infiltrating corporate America

      North Korean operatives are posing as remote IT workers to secure jobs at US companies, using stolen American identities, domestic “laptop farms” and artificial intelligence to build convincing résumés and pass job interviews. The scheme allows Kim Jong Un’s regime to funnel earnings back to Pyongyang while embedding operatives inside legitimate corporate networks, raising concerns…

    • Trump claims he will meet with Kim Jong Un, North Korea has 57 nukes

      Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Trump claims he will meet with Kim Jong Un, North Korea has 57 nukes President Trump told reporters that he would meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this year as he warned the isolated…

    • US ambassador to India causes diplomatic firestorm with Kashmir comment

      U.S. Ambassador to India Sergio Gor on Wednesday stirred a diplomatic firestorm after he told reporters that the state of Jammu and Kashmir is an “important part of India.” Gor reignited diplomatic tensions over the area of Kashmir, which has been claimed by both India and Pakistan. The two nuclear-armed countries have fought three wars…

    • Rising inflation, Burnham’s Manchester power grab, Erin Patterson appeal claims

      UK consumer-price inflation rose to 2.9% in the year to July 2026, from 2.6% in June, according to the Office for National Statistics. Higher household energy costs were a principal driver, leaving inflation above the Bank of England’s 2% target and adding pressure to the government’s cost-of-living response. The figures arrived as Prime Minister Andy…

    • Robinson and Tongue guide England to strong start against Pakistan

      Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue each claimed five-wicket hauls as England made a strong start to the opening Test against Pakistan at Headingley, dismissing the tourists cheaply before making early inroads with the bat. The bowling display gave new captain-led era momentum, with the pair sharing all 10 wickets to fall in Pakistan’s first innings.…

    • Ji.hlava’s Emerging Producers 2026 Reveal Pitches for Upcoming Projects (EXCLUSIVE)

      The Ji.hlava Documentary Film Festival has shared with Variety the projects being developed by participants in its 2026 Emerging Producers programme, each of whom delivered an “elevator pitch” for their work. Running since 2010, the scheme selects 18 rising documentary producers annually — 17 from Europe and one from a guest country outside the continent,…