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While much of the world has remained focused on continuing developments in Ukraine this week, it’s also been a busy week for diplomacy elsewhere. That includes Japan — which has had several top government officials on the road. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.

The top U.S. policy expert on North Korea was in South Korea on Tuesday. The trip follows North Korea’s latest weapons test — and comes at a time of political transition in Seoul. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.

A top White House official says the United States plans to propose a new initiative to address issues in the Pacific this week as it scrambles to offset China’s increasing presence in the region. HPR’s Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

In his debut novel, Aravind Adiga exposes India's social and economic divides through the eyes of an ambitious killer who works India's corrupt system to get to the top.

"Unholy" earned both artists their first No. 1 spot on Billboard's Hot 100, making them the first openly non-binary solo artist and first openly transgender solo artist to hit the top of the chart.

The ATM created by art collective MSCHF puts the cash balance of those who use it on display at the Art Basel in Miami Beach and ranks people by wealth.

Federal authorities said a noose found inside Bubba Wallace's NASCAR garage on Sunday was actually left there at least eight months ago. Wallace is the only black driver on the top circuit.

Former FBI Director James Comey publicly claimed ownership of a Twitter account Monday and signaled that he is about to rejoin a national conversation.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says a widening U.S. income gap threatens economic progress. But he urges policymakers to avoid actions that could limit international trade or the flexibility of labor markets.

The war's sixth year begins in Baghdad with rockets falling into the U.S.-protected Green Zone over the weekend, while the overall U.S. military death toll tops 4,000 after a roadside bombing claims more American lives. Army Maj. Gen. Bob Scales (Ret.) joins Robert Siegel.