Paolo Fossati

Miners caught out by collapse of inadequate tunnel scaffolding. By 8 o'clock this morning, the bodies of the victims recovered and 15 people rescued. The authorities are confident that they will find many missing people alive: rescue teams hear their voices.

Hundreds of young Cambodian Muslims are studying without regular permits in some southern schools. A meeting is scheduled with representatives of over 600 schools in the provinces of Yala, Pattani, Narathiwat and Songkhla. A local source notes that schools used by Islamic rebels recruit and train young people.

School children waving North Korean flags and a guard of honour welcome the dictator whose schedule for the rest of the day is a secret. Trump, who arrives tonight, tweeted “Looking forward to a very productive Summit!"

In a letter to the Filipino president, Card Tagle speaks out against death threats against Bishop David and priests. Since he took office, the president has lashed out at the bishops. Less than three months before the country’s general elections, he says “Stop threatening them or you will have to face me”.

The North Korean leader is expected in the Vietnamese capital for tomorrow. Unknown route of the convoy. About 3,000 journalists from over 200 agencies in 40 countries will cover the summit. On the agenda: denuclearization and economic development. South Korean President Moon: "Let's get ready for a New Korean Peninsula System".

MILF leader Al Hajj Murad Ebrahim will lead the transition in BARMM, the autonomous Muslim region, which includes five provinces, three cities and 63 villages on the southern island of Mindanao. For President Duterte, the end point of the "road to peace" has been reached.

China’s Communist regime is obsessed with a possible uprising. As the economy worsens, people from all walks of life could turn against those in power. Rights lawyers, underground churches, dissidents, internet commentators and the poor are the "five new black categories".

In Rakhine, soldiers fired indiscriminately hitting Ma Ye Ye Soe, 18, in the face. A four-year-old girl was also injured in the incident. In northern Shan, soldiers gunned down Mai Aike Zaup, 17, who was running away from a checkpoint thinking the armed men were rebels.

In January daily rations were cut from 550 to 300 grams per person per day. In 2018, food production was 4.95 million tonnes, 503,000 less than in 2017. North Korea blames UN sanctions for negatively impacting its agricultural sector. A second Trump-Kim summit is set for five days from now, centred on economics and denuclearisation.

The discovery was made over a year after the city’s liberation. Eight other mass graves have already been identified near the former Islamist stronghold. A Rapid Response Division team is engaged in the difficult task of identifying the victims. Out of 3,800 bodies exhumed since January 2018, 560 have been identified.

The event was held between 15 and 17 February. The seminar began 10 years ago as a way for men and women religious in the Archdiocese of Kota Kinabalu to work together. Five years later, organisers opened it to other dioceses in the country and abroad. Six female religious congregations and eight male orders are present at this year's edition.

The first group of returnees crossed the border yesterday. They had fled violence and fighting between the Myanmar military and armed rebel groups. In Thailand, some 97,577 refugees are distributed among nine camps along the border. For a UNHCR spokesperson, the situation is not yet conducive to voluntary repatriation.