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Today’s headlines: one year on from the Tai Po massacre, Hong Kong’s housing secretary resigns; Over the past two years, mob violence in Bangladesh has reached “alarming proportions”; Israeli soldier desecrates another church in southern Lebanon.

Today’s headlines: Myanmar importsaviation fuel from Iran, circumventing sanctions; India cracks down on protests in Arunachal Pradesh; Mbappé forced to apologise to China after referring to Mao as a ‘Chinese dictator’ in an interview; Human rights activists criticise Lana Nusseibeh’s candidacy for the post of UN Secretary-General.

Today’s headlines: Limited ceasefire begins between Russia and Ukraine in Oleshky; Youth crime changing in nature (and on the rise) in Japan; Another meeting between the signatory countries of the ‘Mecca Pact’ and Iran: Bangkok offers subsidies for solar panels to support renewable energy.

Today’s headlines: the Communist Party plenum underway in China; Filipino bishops call for ‘firmness’ in the maritime dispute with Beijing; Nepal resumes energy exports to Bangladesh following August’s disaster; Shortage of Japanese language teachers for foreign nationals on work visas.

Today’s headlines: Magnitude 7 earthquake hits Tibet, at least 16 dead; Indonesian authorities seize 1.16 tonnes of ketamine; Foreign ministers from France, Germany and the UK are in Istanbul to discuss Middle East crisis; Kuki-Zo groups are calling for the reintroduction of the presidential state of emergency.

Today’s headlines: Doctors say ‘no further treatment is required’ for Leon XIV following surgery; The Philippines and Taiwan consider close cooperation to protect undersea cables; Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd Airport leaves one dead and eight injured; Turkey, Qatar, Pakistan and Indonesia sign agreement to strengthen defence capabilities.

Today’s headlines: China deploys forces off the Spratly Islands to monitor a US vessel; Jordan designates site of Jesus’ baptism protected natural area; Millions in India celebrate the Hindu festival of Dussehra; Indonesia's Bangka slow loris, a primate declared extinct in the 1930s, is rediscovered.

Today’s headlines: Trump opens the door to a possible trilateral meeting with Putin and Xi on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen; Two years into Prabowo’s term, Jakarta deploys 9,000 officers to curb protests; Bangladesh not informed of the execution of two citizens in Saudi Arabia; Gaza: 500 trained in Morocco for the Stabilisation Force (ISF).

Today’s headlines: Hanoi signs a free trade agreement with four non-EU European countries; Bangladesh faces world’s worst measles outbreak; Indonesia considers extending trials to induce rainfall to combat wildfires; Beijing draws up (partial) regulations to protect food delivery riders.

Today’s headlines: Indian youth continue protests in New Delhi; In Bangkok, Thailand's prime minister plays the saxophone at International Monetary Fund meeting; Japan registers 30 typhoons so far in 2026.

Today’s headlines: Six Philippine companies fined for price-fixing on onions in 2022; Japan drafts guidelines to tackle religious abuse within families; Punjab government opposes Delhi’s veto on official visits abroad; In China, no earnings for those who sell their image to AI-generated mini-dramas.

Today’s headlines: Nepal’s government unveils a €3.28 plan to address flood damage; Delhi plans to deport a Bollywood actor with US citizenship for taking part in protests; A massive fire in Mongolia is causing concern amongst authorities in neighbouring Chinese provinces; Armenia opens a controversial gold mine.