The meeting at the G20 in Indonesia will be their first in person since President Biden took office. Whether they can find common ground is a key question, and reflects the current state of relations.
The 55-year-old intelligence officer, identified only by his surname Jeong, had been accused of destroying evidence that police knew of the risk but took few measures to control the massive crowd.
President Biden leaves Thursday for a series of major summits with foreign leaders. And in Bali, he'll meet face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The two leaders have spent a lot of time together in the past. But COVID-19 has kept them from meeting directly since President Biden took office — even as tensions have escalated.
Millions emerged from poverty in recent decades. But now, rising fuel prices, weak exports and scant remittances are sabotaging growth, and Bangladesh asked the IMF for $4.5 billion in loans.
South Korea's official entry at the Oscars this year is a murder-mystery-romance blend. Like 2019's Parasite, it shows how Korean directors are making their mark across the spectrum of film genres.
North Korea launched four ballistic missiles into the sea, as the U.S sent two bombers over South Korea in a dueling display of military might that underscored rising tensions in the region.
The country's theocracy, which came to power 43 years ago, faces one of its stiffest challenges amid weeks of widespread protests after the death of a woman arrested by the country's morality police.
After a meeting with Xi in Beijing, Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the two leaders agreed that with the use of nuclear weapons, Russia would cross a line drawn by the international community.
As German Chancellor Olaf Scholz heads to China to meet with President Xi Jinping on Friday, he is under political pressure at home, and from Washington, to rethink Berlin's relationship with Beijing.
Imran Khan, who claims he was ousted in a conspiracy involving the U.S., was injured when a gunman opened fire on his convoy in Punjab province. One of his supporters was killed and nine others hurt.