Asia Pacific

Critics say a Trump administration order calls into question the United States’ global standing and reliability.

By Yonette Joseph, Malika Khurana and Adam Pasick

Control of the assembly in New Delhi is set to change hands, a feat that eluded the Indian prime minister’s Bharatiya Janata Party for nearly three decades.

By Suhasini Raj and Mujib Mashal

President Trump supports the Japanese company’s taking a stake in the American steel maker after the U.S. blocked a $14 billion takeover bid.

By Alan Rappeport

The order, giving Afghans until March 31 to go elsewhere in Pakistan, came on the heels of President Trump’s suspension of refugee admissions to the United States.

By Zia ur-Rehman

The plane, which had been contracted by the Pentagon, went down during a routine mission in the southern Philippines, the U.S. military said.

By Camille Elemia

The use of a military aircraft, along with the claims of mistreatment, sparked protests from some Indian lawmakers, just days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to Washington.

By McKinnon de Kuyper

Plus, the complex patterns in whale songs.

By Emmett Lindner

The canal’s two biggest ports are operated by a Hong Kong company with global reach. The Trump administration sees a Chinese threat to U.S. security.

By Alexandra Stevenson and Keith Bradsher

Reports that deported migrants had faced mistreatment stirred an uproar in India ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to Washington.

By Hari Kumar, Suhasini Raj and Mujib Mashal

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is hoping for reassurances Friday that the alliance is still strong. But in this White House, even a meet-and-greet can be a gamble.

By Martin Fackler