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Today's headlines: Cardinal Zen and others arrested with him are released on bail; India's heatwave hits livestock and wildlife; protesters in Sri Lanka attack a museum dedicated to the Rajapaksa family; a Pussy Riot singer has escaped from Russia by disguising herself as a delivery man.

Today's headlines: Sri Lankan government gives army shoot on sight order; Laos fuel crisis deepens, while India fails to procure trains to transport coal into the country; the Shanghai lockdown damaging economy; Pulitzer ceremony gives special mention to Ukrainian journalists.

Today's headlines: Marcos is the new president of the Philippines; Thailand's army boycotts leading regional online retailer; Singapore bans a controversial Indian film; Japan waits for the new U.S. economic plan; Candidate opposed to Russian annexation wins South Ossetian elections.

Today's headlines: China has admitted new military exercises near Taiwan; a tungsten mine reopens in South Korea ; coal shortages lead to blackouts in India; about 4 million have left Russia; Assad flew to Iran yesterday.

The other news of the day: North Korea launches new missile while Yoon sets conditions for summits with Kim. China’s youth unemployment reaches 16 per cent. Israel is set to approve 4,000 new housing units a month before Biden's visit. Three Kyrgyz who crossed into Uzbekistan to collect material for farm work are killed.

Today's headlines: sandstorms in Iraq provoke a health emergency, one victim and 5,000 hospitalizations; the Apostolic Vicar of Phnom Penh receives the title of "friend of Buddhism"; Russia bombs Kiselevka destroying the historic Church of the Immaculate Conception; 53 official victims in the collapse of a squat in central China; in Israel the hunt for "terrorists" who killed three people yesterday, during Independence Day celebrations.

Today's headlines: The ban on fertilizers and the Ukrainian war torpedo Sri Lanka tea exports; in Dandong hundreds of North Korean workers in China undergo mass testing for Covid-19; Manila, the Christian sect Iglesia ni Cristo supports the Marcos-Duterte candidacy; over the skies of Moscow in flight "Putin's plane" ahead of the May 9 parade; in Kazakhstan a law on cyber-bullying threatens to limit freedom of expression.

Today's headlines: Human rights NGOs accuse Phnom Penh of "repression" of fundamental freedoms; Iranian sources report an attempt to assassinate Syrian President Assad; the opposition in Sri Lanka files a motion of no confidence in the prime minister and his government; Taiwan and Japan's armed forces are on alert after a Chinese fleet navigates straits; systematic arrests by Armenian police of those participating in protests.

Today's headlines: Hong Kong drops in the RFS press freedom rankings; against cyber-attacks, the Israeli government asks companies to create an "Iron Dome"; Caritas Philippines launches a schooling program for young adults and students who have dropped out of classes; in Russia, information and rumors continue to filter out about Putin's health; in Yerevan, opposition demonstrations continue, calling for the premier's resignation.

Today's headlines: Taiwanese premier describes Chinese anti- Covid-19 measures as "cruel", underlines Taipei's different approach; Armenian opposition calls for the premier's resignation over concessions to Azerbaijani "enemy" for peace in Nagorno-Karabakh; Ukrainian sources report Russian occupation forces in Kherson have kidnapped dozens of children; Ashgabat forbids childrens T-shirts and games depicting foreign heroes, women wearing make-up risk being fired.

Today's headlines: Chinese authorities ban from social media (and detain) a popular influencer son of Wanda Group owner; Jakarta suspends palm oil exports; the world's longest glass bridge is inaugurated in Vietnam; foreign companies flee Moscow; a new political opposition movement is born in Bishkek; Jerusalem: two more victims in the new wave of violence, an Israeli and a Palestinian.

Today's headlines: May Day tourism hit in China by lockdowns for Covid; Two people arrested in South Korea for spying for the North; Opposition party leader detained in Cambodia; Iran builds underground nuclear centrifuge facility; Sanctions hit Russian airlines.