Bluefin tuna fetches record $3.2m at Tokyo auction
The 243kg fish went to a man known as the Tuna King, who said “the year’s first tuna brings good luck”.
Thirty-two Cubans killed during US attack on Venezuela
Cuba’s president said military and intelligence operatives were providing protection to captured leader Nicolás Maduro.
Trump warns new Venezuelan leader as Maduro set to appear in court
Trump said Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez could “pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro” if she “doesn’t do what’s right”.
South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung to meet China’s Xi in reset of relations
Trade, regional security and Beijing’s unofficial ban on Korean pop culture are on the agenda.
The French university where spies go for training
Sciences Po Saint-Germain near Paris trains current French secret agents and potential new recruits.
India wants more passenger jets. Can it also build them?
India’s aviation boom, delivery delays and a Russia tie-up revive the long-running question of building planes at home.
South Korea’s ‘movie of the year’ is an indie story about a teen’s trauma
The World of Love has been praised for its touching, empathetic portrayal of life after sexual assault.
Raw emotions as mourners attend Mass for Swiss bar fire victims
There are tears and hugs at a special Mass for the victims of the blaze on New Year’s Eve.
Spies, drones and blowtorches: How the US captured Maduro
An extraordinary mission dubbed “Operation Absolute Resolve” saw elite troops breach the Venezuelan president’s fortified compound.
Danish PM tells Trump to stop ‘threats’ against Greenland
Mette Frederiksen said the “US has no right to annex any of the three nations in the Danish kingdom”.
