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Today’s Headlines: Trump, after call with Putin: “Talks with Ukraine imminent”; Moscow bans Amnesty International. After a decade, direct flights resume for Iranian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. Influencer arrested in Vietnam for consumer fraud. Japan’s agriculture minister apologises after saying he’s “never had to buy rice”.

Today’s Headlines: In China, five dead and several missing due to record rainfall in southern provinces. In Indonesia, 19 missing and one confirmed dead after a landslide at a mine in the Arfak mountains; highest alert issued for the Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano. In India, a YouTuber has been arrested on suspicion of spying for Pakistan. In Singapore, an actor has been sentenced to 40 months for sexually abusing a minor.

Today's news: Indian authorities abandoned 40 Rohingya at sea after being detained in New Dheli. In South Korea, former President Yoon leaves the PPP in an attempt to help candidate Kim Moon-soo back in the polls. The Indonesian navy seized a ship with $425 million worth of methamphetamine and cocaine. No truce and agreement on hostages from Ukraine and Russia's meeting in Istanbul

Today's headlines: Polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea; Ceasefire between India and Pakistan holds; Malaysia’s economy slows down; Multiple arrests in Thailand linked to building collapse during earthquake.

Today's news: Dozens dead after two days of Israeli bombing in the Gaza Strip. Indonesia plans to send “unruly adults” for military training. The Philippines and Germany sign a defence cooperation agreement. Military operation in the Indian state of Manipur against suspected militants from Myanmar. APEC warns of the risks tariffs pose to economic growth.

Today’s Headlines: India denies trade concessions to the United States in the mediation of a ceasefire with Pakistan; China and Cambodia begin joint military exercises today; More and more young Chinese are spending time in rural "retreat homes;" Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim visits Russia.

Today's news: Former Philippine President Duterte elected mayor of Davao despite being held in The Hague; Prime Minister Modi gives first public address after clashes with Pakistan; Australia to pursue rare earth trade deals with Indonesia; US President Donald Trump arrives in the Gulf after suspending tariffs with China.

Today's news: Hamas announces it will release an Israeli-American hostage; In South Korea, the presidential election campaign begins ahead of the 3 June vote; The ceasefire between India and Pakistan holds, with both sides now facing decisions about their next moves; The Taliban ban chess and dismiss hundreds of university professors.

In Bangladesh, thousands of people are calling for the Awami League to be banned. For the first time since he took power, General Min Aung Hlaing met Chinese President Xi Jinping. In Japan, laws to counter isolation have not yet taken effect. Kazakh students who protested in favour of Palestine have had their student visas cancelled.

Today's news highlights: In tariff negotiations with Beijing, President Trump wants to raise the “case” of Jimmy Lai; Human rights groups appeal to Riyadh for the release of an activist in solitary confinement since February; Afghanistan is becoming a “strategic corridor” linking Central and South Asia; Despite the ceasefire, Myanmar’s junta continues air raids, destroying a hospital in Bago; In Nepal, pro-monarchy groups unite to push for the return of the king.

Today's news: New missile tests from Pyongyang. According to a study published in The Lancet, at least 30% of girls (and 13% of boys) in India are victims of sexual abuse before the age of 18; Vietnamese environmentalist back on trial for writing "down with communism"; Tehran welcomes the end of US strikes against the Houthis; Riyadh ready to sign a deal with the United States on mineral exploitation.

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.