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Today’s headlines: Manipur – the bodies recovered of four Naga civilians killed in an ambush; Malaysia is set to repatriate at least 1,500 Rohingya minority Burmese refugees; Beijing-based GalaxySpace launches first satellite exported to South-East Asia; UNHCR: by 2024, 220,000 people will have returned to Syria from Jordan.

Today’s headlines: Philippines – household spending up 24.7 % since 2023; Uttar Pradesh High Court rules hijab at school not ‘essential’ to the Islamic faith; Syria – agreement between Kurds and the government to disband the SDF militias; Israeli court: settler who attacked a French nun acquitted on grounds of “mental illness”.

Today’s headlines: UN human rights office reports all-time human rights low in Myanmar; Thousands of young protesters and police clash in Bihar, India; Indonesia witnesses surge in respiratory illnesses; Iran and Oman discuss a ‘joint’ corridor in the Strait of Hormuz; Archbishop Gallagher in Moscow: ‘The war must end’.

Today’s headlines: Xi Jinping set to attend the BRICS summit in New Delhi in September; In India, a pastor’s home raided and five Christians arrested on charges of proselytising; Nepalese protest and demand reform following the rape of a young girl; Typhoon Narra: thousands evacuated in China and Vietnam.

Today’s headlines: Conflict flares in southern Thailand with over 50 coordinated attacks; Two arrests in Mumbai in nationwide sweep against online fraudNetanyahu and Katz condemn the launching of kites from the Gaza Strip where a child was also killed in the latest Israeli air strikes.

Today’s headlines: Seoul to set up a sovereign wealth fund for investment using revenue from the semiconductor industry; The EU flags sanctions on Israel if construction begins in the E1 area of the West Bank; Former Pakistani Prime Minister Khan had check-up in hospital, close aid reports that if released, he will not challenge Munir.

Today’s headlines: US sanctions on the International Criminal Court impact Tokyo; Pakistani judges order Imran Khan’s transfer to hospital; Hanoi government intervenes to quell social media backlash against former MP; Rush on shares after stock market debut of Chinese robotics giant Unitree.

Today’s headlines: Iran - US 60-day ceasefire expires without agreement; Surge in cholera cases in Yangon; 14 out of 28 Indian chief ministers in state governments under investigation for serious offences; Chinese apps to stop tracking waiting times at traffic lights to ease pressure on delivery riders.

Today’s headlines: Vietnam launches plan to reduce selective abortion of female foetuses; Xi Jinping commemorates the centenary of Jiang Zemin’s birth with call for Party unity; Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Rahman will not visit India until Sheikh Hasina is extradited; Cardinal Pizzaballa visits Taybeh to support local Christians.

Today's news: Iranian authorities have surrounded St Peter's Evangelical Church in Tehran. Bangladesh is stepping up energy conservation measures. The UN warns that Yemen risks (again) full-scale war. Four dead and thousands of travellers stranded by record rains in Japan.

Today's news: Putin makes his first visit to an island disputed with Japan, Tokyo protests. Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji dies at 97. Thailand approves civil service reform plan. Press freedom violated 101 times in Nepal. Iran has carried out 916 death sentences so far in 2026.

Today's news: Lebanon is set to abolish the death penalty, the first Arab country to do so. UNESCO says the Taliban have excluded 2.4 million girls from education. Thailand has suspended new gun permits. Former Syrian leader Assad has been sentenced to death in absentia.