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Today's headlines: the Taliban ban women from gyms and public baths; Mar Gewargis III Younan is the new patriarch of the Ancient Church of the East; in China, Covid-19 spreads faster than swabs and lockdowns, record number of contagions; the coup junta in Myanmar has sentenced 20 activists and opponents to terms of up to 225 years; Russian generals' families do business in Syria.

Today's headlines: Chinese influence grows in Cambodia with compulsory Mandarin; Indian supreme court releases six people in jail for 30 years for Gandhi murder; after days of violence Manila and Milf sign ceasefire; ultraconservative Russian philosopher Dugin speculates 'ritual killing' of Putin in case of military defeat in Ukraine.

Today's headlines: Xi Jinping and Joe Biden will meet in Indonesia on 14 November; Taiwan's Foxconn will hire tens of thousands of workers in India; Asean summit opens today; East Timor close to becoming the 11th member state of the Association of Southeast Asian Countries; Russia halts relations with the Greek Orthodox Church; Central Asia's GDP has grown by 3.6% in the last 10 years.

Today's headlines: Tokyo and Washington launch large military exercise in southern Japan; Lockdown extended in Guangzhou, southern China; 18 cooperation agreements signed between Chinese and Cambodians; India will export green hydrogen; Peace talks between Azeris and Armenians under US auspices.

Today's headlines: another North Korean missile test; Burmese army continues bombing the Sagaing region; Card. Sako calls for reconciliation between Shia and Sunni Muslims; Police reveal name of attacker on former PM Khan; Patriarch Kirill consecrates a new 'military church' near Moscow.

Today's headlines: Seven people arrested in northeast China after clashes over anti-Covid restrictions; Lithuania opens trade office in Taiwan; Philippines accelerates military projects with the US; Pakistan PM at Cop27: 2.8 million families affected by floods; World Cup: Qatari ambassador says homosexuality is 'damage to the mind'.

Today's headlines: Chinese exports and imports fall in October; Vietnam far from zero emissions target; Pollution: respiratory problems for Delhi residents; Russian air raid in Syria's Idlib province; Unemployment grows in Russia after military mobilisation; Armenia questions the future of the Csto alliance.

The other news of the day: Uyghurs disappointed by German Chancellor Scholz's few words on human rights in Beijing. A radical Hindu leader is killed in Amritsar, Sikhism’s holiest city. The interim leader of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood dies in London. Iranian insurance companies provide Russians with “40 years of experience in the economics of sanctions”.

Today's headlines: In Pakistan, Imran Khan's party announces nationwide protests; Chinese workers reveal chaos of the 'zero covid' policy; in the Philippines a notorious pro-Marcos influencers' group has disbanded; in Myanmar 29 female workers sacked for demanding minimum wage; Russia circumvents oil sanctions through a refinery in Sicily.

Today's headlines: TikTok can access European users' information, say platform officials; New protests against cost of living in Sri Lanka; a new sea route opens between China and Myanmar; Japan wants to deploy hypersonic missiles by 2030; Turkey overtakes Germany in exports to Russia.

Today's headlines: Taliban sources confirm the presence of foreign fighters in Afghanistan; Covid shutters Shanghai's Disneyland park; more and more tigers are disappearing across Asia; Kazakhstan open shelters for Russians who escaped mobilisation; the children of Kherson will be moved to Crimea.

The other news of the day: Pakistan's prime minister visits China, Taiwan admits to breaking three ancient Chinese artefacts, Vietnam petrol stations are running out of fuel, Azerbaijan protests against the presence of Russian troops.