Simone Biles and the U.S. women’s gymnastics team achieved an impressive seventh consecutive world title at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. Biles is now the most decorated gymnast in U.S. history, and the American women’s team has maintained their unbeaten streak in world team titles since 2011. Despite their remarkable achievements, controversy surrounds the…

Following a system failure that forced Toyota to suspend production at all of its 14 Japan assembly plants, the company announced operations would resume Wednesday, Aug. 30. Twelve of the plants will get back to work Wednesday morning, with the other two resuming production in the afternoon. In a statement, Toyota described the system failure…

According to North Korea’s state news agency KCNA, about 120,000 North Koreans participated in mass rallies to mark the 73rd anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War. The war began June 25, 1950. The rallies featured strong anti-U.S. sentiments from the North Korean people, who shouted slogans vowing a “war of revenge” to destroy…

Two Republican governors, both rumored to be considering presidential runs, made trips to the Asia region to meet with foreign leaders during the week of April 23. The visits coincide with heightened U.S. efforts to counter Chinese influence, TIME reports. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as part of a…

New images released by Russia’s Defense Ministry shows a supersonic missile launching and successfully hitting a target in the Sea of Japan. Two of the medium-range missiles that were launched are capable of destroying a ship within 75 miles. Russia’s Defense Ministry said the missiles successfully hit a mock enemy sea target. Japan has responded…