With large parts of the world in turmoil and deep uncertainty over the future direction of America’s global role, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought this week to project an aura of calm normalcy as he traveled through Asia on his first overseas mission since President Joe Biden jolted the 2024 presidential race with his withdrawal.

Younger Mongolians helped deliver a setback to the ruling party in last week’s parliamentary elections after three decades of democracy but it’s unclear if the country is headed for a major changes.

Pope Francis will travel to the periphery of Roman Catholicism this summer becoming the first pontiff to visit Mongolia.

Pope Francis is traveling to Mongolia at the end of the summer.

Russian shooter Vitalina Batsarashkina won the Olympic women's 25m sport pistol event Friday in a shoot-off after tying with South Korea's Kim Min-Jung.

Across much of Asia, taxi drivers are starved for customers, weddings are suddenly canceled, schools are closed, and restaurant service is restricted as the coronavirus comes surging back in countries where it had seemed to be well under control.