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Today'sheadlines: In the Philippines a film sparks criticism over historical revisionism; Bhutan will ban the import of non-commercial vehicles; Glasgow will return artifacts to India; Russia risks running out of alcohol for New Year's.

Today's headlines: Thousands of members of Unification Church protest in Seoul against "discrimination" in the Japanese media after the murder of former Premier Abe; Floods submerge Pakistan's Balochistan province, the death toll rises to 205; In China, the practice of sending critical voices to psychiatric clinics continues; Over 20 thousand Russian Jews have moved to Israel since the beginning of Moscow's war against Kiev.

Today's headlines: Four Vietnamese activists, one a Christian, appeal sentence; Pyongyang sends 450 officials to political prisoner camps for spreading Covid; Putin bestows the title "heroic mother" on women who bear-or adopt-many children.

Today's headlines: a group of (Syrian) migrants rescued on a small island along the Turkey-Greece border; drought and power shortages in the Yangtze delta, as water at its lowest since 1961; in Pakistan, an anti-polio vaccination team attacked, two escort agents killed; Egyptian soccer player Salah donates 150 thousand euros to rebuild the burned Giza church; in Russia, a Protestant community targeted by police.

Today's headlines: a Burmese court sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to six more years in prison; climate change puts Tibet's plateau reserves at risk; joint military exercises between Seoul and Tokyo (with the U.S.); a year after the rise of the Taliban, millions of Afghans risk starvation; Vietnam to lauch new tourist itinerary for Russians from late September, in Vietnam; "Islamic Games" underway in Turkey.

Today's headlines: US ready to send aircraft and warships to Taiwan Strait; Japanese minister visits controversial Yasukuni temple; Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto runs for president; India: we are not pressured to buy energy from Russia; Naval'nyj founds a union for inmates of the camp where he is imprisoned.

The other news of the day: China and Nepal agree on building trans-Himalayan roads and railways. Former NagaWorld Casino staff protest in Cambodia. Well-known mullah Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani is killed in Afghanistan. Doubts remain about the pope's trip to Lebanon. Russia’s population continues to shrink.

The other news of the day: China ends military exercises around Taiwan. Vietnam is campaigning against "fake news". Militants attack Indian military outpost in Kashmir. The number of Russians and Ukrainians fleeing to Israel is up. The appeal for the release of Russian dissident Ilya Jashin was rejected.

The other news of the day: China’s military exercises near Taiwan continue. Japan has 726,000 fewer inhabitants. Sri Lanka’s former president seeks refuge in Thailand. Modi's BJP loses power in Bihar. Pope Francis’s trip to Ukraine might happen soon.

The other news of the day: Chinese military exercises around Taiwan continue. Torrential rains hit South Korea. Political crisis breaks out in the Indian state of Bihar. Palestinian security officer is killed in a refugee camp in Lebanon. The Vatican and the Russian Patriarchate are working on a meeting between Pope Francis and Kirill.

The other news of the day: COVID-19 cases are up on the Chinese island of Hainan. The row over the Chinese survey ship bound for Sri Lanka continues. Japan's trade surplus collapses. Ukrainian grain has not yet arrived in Lebanon. Armenia calls for international intervention on the future of Nagorno-Karabakh.

The other news of the day: In India Congress leaders are held in custody for six hours. In the Philippines an indigenous tribe is threatened by development. At least eight die in an explosion in Kabul claimed by the Islamic State. In Iraq Al-Sadr followers occupy the Green Zone. Uzbekistan is less and less democratic.