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Today’s headlines: the Burmese junta extends the ceasefire due to the earthquake (so far never respected); In Turkey, popular support grows for Imamoglu in a hypothetical two-man race against Erdogan for the presidency; Seoul’s High Court postpones the trial of presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung; Nepal among the countries in the world where climate change “inaction” is most evident; Bangkok closes a popular tourist site near the Laos border due to armed clashes.

Today’s News: Japan, China, South Korea, and ASEAN nations launch a new emergency loan agreement to safeguard regional financial stability. Former South Korean PM Han backs the PPP candidate for a united conservative front ahead of the June 3 vote. The UN urges “maximum restraint” between India and Pakistan, while the OIC expresses “concern”.

Today's news: since 2003, incursions by settlers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem have increased by over 18,000 per cent; According to RSF, press freedom has never been so ‘difficult’, with China and North Korea occupying the lowest positions; At least six people have been killed and 55 injured in a stampede at a Hindu temple in Goa; An armed man has killed three people in southern Thailand, with suspicions falling on an Islamic separatist; Hong Kong police have arrested the father and brother of Anna Kwok.

Today's news: Israel continues to bomb Gaza, dozens more dead; UN calls for end to embargo; US-Ukraine agreement on rare earths after Trump and Zelensky meeting in the Vatican; Raids by the Burmese military junta have killed eight more civilians despite the ceasefire; In Delhi, four people have died due to rain and strong winds, which have also disrupted flight operations.

Today's news: Vietnam celebrates 50 years of reunification, with the historic capture of Saigon in 1975; Beijing approves a law to help private companies; list of US products exempt from tariffs created; Pakistan accuses India of imminent attack within 24-36 hours; The home of ousted South Korean president Yoon searched as part of investigation into influence peddling.

Today's news: US tariff exemption for Bibles printed in China; Four former members of the Legislative Council released in Hong Kong after serving their sentences; Indian authorities demolish the homes of at least 10 suspected militants in Kashmir, while accusations against Islamabad continue; Prime Minister Ishiba promotes free trade between Japan and Vietnam, against trade wars.

Today's news: US raids hit detention centre in Yemen, at least 68 dead; Israel bombs Gaza and Beirut, despite ceasefire; Tensions between Beijing and Manila in the South China Sea over claims to small sandbanks; Fourth night of artillery fire on the border between India and Pakistan; Pyongyang claims credit for its soldiers on the front lines in Ukraine.

Today's headlines: Trump talks about negotiations with Xi Jinping. Beijing denies but is quietly cutting some of its counter-tariffs. Islamabad calls for an international investigation into an attack in Kashmir that has increased tensions with India. About 55 per cent of Philippine families say they are poor, the highest level since the start of the year. Kim Jong-un launched a new large destroyer.

Today's news: Ahmad al-Sharaa reported to have told US congressman that Syria could join the Abraham Accords ‘under certain conditions’; Marcos supporters denounce ‘Chinese influence’ in the midterm election campaign; Myanmar arrests astrologer who causes panic by announcing new earthquake; Peppa Pig cartoons now available in Tibetan.

Today's news: Another Russian missile and drone attack on Kiev; Diplomatic escalation between India and Pakistan after killing of 26 tourists in Kashmir; New court case in South Korea against former President Moon; Over 200 injured, mostly minor, in yesterday's earthquake in Istanbul; Jordan bans Muslim Brotherhood.

Today's news: Prabowo's government is considering (amid controversy) the possibility of declaring Suharto an Indonesian national hero; In South Korea, four candidates have been chosen for the conservative primaries; Trump will visit the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia in May for the first of his official visits; 84% of the world's coral reefs have now been bleached due to global warming; Kazakhstan is looking for rare earths in Afghanistan.

Today's news: Vance in New Delhi negotiate tariff exemptions with Modi; China executes the murderer of the Japanese child killed in September; eleven months in prison for the human rights lawyer arrested and deported from Laos; A Chinese executive is among those arrested in Bangkok for the collapse of the tower in the earthquake; St. Petersburg and Volgograd will return to being called Stalingrad and Leningrad for three days to mark the ‘80th anniversary of Victory’.