Wall Street Journal - World News

1. Pakistan's Nuclear Strategy Shifts as U.S. Realigns Ties in Asia

   Pakistan rejected American assertions that it is developing ballistic-missile technology that could give it the capability to strike the U.S.

2. Spreading Famine Threatens Hundreds of Thousands of Lives in Sudan, Panel Warns

   Some 24.6 million people—half of Sudan’s population—are experiencing food insecurity, which cements its status as the world’s worst hunger hot spot.

3. Don't Look Now, but China's AI Is Catching Up Fast

   Chinese artificial-intelligence startups are using workarounds to challenge OpenAI despite a lack of access to advanced chips.

4. The Bone Thief Hired to Spirit a World War II Spy Back to Russia

   Ukrainian officials say the bungled attempt to steal the remains was part of a continuing Russian effort to repatriate the remains of the Soviet war dead.

5. The 'Invisible Wall' Amplifying China's Population Doom Loop

   A two-tier system that has long made workers leave children behind in villages is cutting into birthrates.