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Today's headlines: at least 60 dead in a fire in a shopping centre in Iraq; Chinese digital giant Tencent wants to shut down a website that publishes censored posts on WeChat “for copyright violations”; South Korean President Lee orders new team to investigate Itaewon massacre; Hiroshima opens underground ossuary to journalists with the remains of 70,000 unidentified victims of the atomic bomb 80 years ago.

Today's headlines: execution of Indian Christian nurse in Yemen halted; Syrian army in Suweida in Druze areas, Israel bombs: death toll rises to 200; Japanese citizen sentenced to three and a half years in China for espionage; World's oldest marathon runner, aged 114, hit by car in India; New trial begins in Seoul for the assassination of Park Chung-hee.

Today's headlines: Israel issues another evacuation order for Gaza as ultra-Orthodox party announces (again) its exit from Netanyahu's government; Chinese economy continues to grow by 5.2% thanks to acceleration in orders during the tariff truce; Indian foreign minister in Beijing for the first time since 2020; Only electric motorcycles in Hanoi from July 2026; Health risks prompt postponement of open water swimming debut at World Championships in Singapore.

Today's headlines: Clashes erupt again in Syria in the Druze city of Sweida, with at least 30 dead;. Israeli missile strikes water distribution point in Gaza; 300 Chinese engineers leave Foxconn factories producing iPhones in India; Medical students in South Korea suspend their strike after 17 months; Trade agreement between Indonesia and the European Union

Today's headlines:preliminary reports reveal deliberate act caused the Air India Boeing's engines to shut down; Lavrov in North Korea to strengthen cooperation with Pyongyang; After 24 years, Beijing ready to resume imports of Japanese beef; Islamabad and Brussels sign a $20 million financing agreement; In Indonesia, the headquarters of GoTo Gojek Tokopedia searched in a $610 million corruption case.

Today's news: the flood in Nepal that killed at least nine people was caused by the emptying of a glacial lake. In India, two people have been arrested on charges of forcing teenage girls to strip naked to prove they were menstruating. New arrests in Hong Kong. The United Nations says the current Syrian government has no “active links” to al-Qaeda.

Today's news: South Korea repatriates six North Koreans: The Taliban rejects International Criminal Court warrant for its leaders; Indian media report an Indian nurse sentenced to death in Yemen could be executed in the coming days; Tajikistan discusses the possibility of joining the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway with Beijing.

Today's news: ASEAN foreign ministers' summit kicks off in Malaysia; China is trying to manage the supply of rare earths from Myanmar with ethnic militias; Floods in Nepal: a bridge connecting the country to China has collapsed; The number of death sentences carried out in Saudi Arabia continues to rise.

Today's news: BRICS condemns US tariffs, increased NATO spending and Israeli attacks, but makes no mention of Trump or Putin's aggression towards Ukraine; Typhoon Danas has hit Taiwan, causing at least two deaths; Since June, several Japanese islands have been hit by continuous earthquakes.

In today’s news: India accuses China of aiding Pakistan in the conflict in early May. Nagasaki’s administration has agreed to allow Taiwan to attend the anniversary of the US bombing of the city. Myanmar’s military junta says it has released 93 child soldiers. Dalai Lama hopes to live to be 130.

Today's headlines: Moscow accepts Afghan ambassador's credentials; The Burmese junta has “dismissed” 93 child soldiers; An hour-long phone call between Putin and Trump fails to bring “any progress” on a truce in Ukraine; North Korean crosses border into South in demilitarised zone, questioned by Seoul intelligence.

Today's news: South Korean Parliament approves Kim Min-seok as prime minister; Hamas reportedly ready to accept truce proposal, Israeli army accused of using internationally banned bombs in bar raid; Over 900 earthquakes in two weeks in a chain of islands in southern Japan; Hong Kong opens the door to legal recognition of same-sex couples; Dhaka, first conviction for exiled former Prime Minister Hasina.