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Today's news: Putin and Kim will sign a 'comprehensive strategic partnership' in Pyongyang; Religious parties also threaten to leave Netanyahu government over law on how rabbis are chosen; Curfew in Orissa after Hindu fundamentalists attack cow slaughter for Eid; Germany wants to repatriate Afghan asylum seekers via Uzbekistan; Japanese in favour of an 'official' government meeting app.

Today's news: Tension on the border between the two Koreas, some soldiers from the North are said to have crossed the border by 20 metres; Chinese officials 'hide' Cheng Lei, a journalist already imprisoned by Beijing, during the meeting between Li Quiang and Albanese in Canberra; Malaysia wants to join the BRICS economic grouping; The Arakan Army warned the 20,000 civilians in Maungdaw of an imminent battle.

Today's news: Hourly breaks in the Gaza bombing announced by the Israeli army have been denied by Netanyahu; Chinese Premier Li Qiang on a visit to Australia; In West Bengal a collision between two trains claimed many lives; Thailand towards legalisation of same-sex marriages; Seoul wants to issue a 'K culture' training visa.

Today's news: Indonesia closes 2 million gaming websites; Hostages freed by the Israeli army last week in Gaza include a 27-year-old Russian man who fled the war; Possible imminent visit of Putin to North Korea worries Seoul over military ties between the two countries; Intensified bombing in Myanmar, Arakan forces denounce attack on civilian population.

Today's news: 50 victims of Kuwait migrant massacre rise to 50, three people arrested in the blaze; The Ibrahim government in Malaysia holds the record for the most content removed from social media; Bipartisan US Congress delegation in view of the Dalai Lama; Wild horses return to Kazakhstan after 200 years; Putin ratified the agreement with Beijing to build the international moon station.

Today's news: For the World Bank, war freezes Myanmar's economic growth. In Kuwait massacre of migrants in the burning of a building. Drought alarm in several provinces of China. Nobel laureate Yunus investigated for embezzlement with 13 others. In Tajikistan, the wearing of the hijab is officially banned.

Today's news: South Korean doctors on strike on 18 June against government reform; Economic crisis and joblessness cause growing school dropout in Laos; At least seven security men killed in an explosion in Pakistan; Armenian archbishop calls for street protest against government territorial concessions to Azerbaijan.

Today's headlines: One in five young Nepalis in Hong Kong has been brought back to Nepal by their parents due to financial problems. China sends Tibetan water to the Maldives, while rationing it in Lhasa. A new 10-story residential building in Tokyo will be torn down because it hides Mount Fuji. Tensions in the Orthodox Church of Abkhazia with some clergymen calling for a Russian bishop.

Today's news: Russia and China cool at UN on Biden plan for Gaza ceasefire; 11 tonnes of rubbish removed from Everest in latest army clean-up operation; China's gaokao exam begins today, involving over 13 million students; Criticism of tax reform in Russia.

Today's news: The US approved the sale of F-16 spare parts to Taiwan; A first Cuban delegation will visit South Korea next week; Police officers in the Philippines arrested for kidnapping tourists; Malaysia bans Israeli ships from docking but PM Anwar is accused of double-dealing; Russian propaganda also passes through the film industry.

Today's news: Burmese army goes after gold traders and real estate agents; Malaysians ingest the largest quantities of microplastics; Body recovery operations in Papua New Guinea suspended due to risk of new landslides; Taliban demolish IDPs' homes; A pro-Kurdish mayor is arrested in Turkey; China continues to do business in Central Asia.

Today's news: A Malaysian chip manufacturer is accused of supplying Russia; Japan will replace cedar trees with trees that produce less pollen; In Myanmar, the army bombed a wedding ceremony; Volcanoes erupt ash in the Philippines and Indonesia; Kazakhstan removes the Taliban from the list of terrorist organisations.