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Today’s headlines: Washington and Tehran are close to an agreement, but differences remain over stocks of enriched uranium; In India, Min Aung Hlaing’s first trip outside Myanmar since his election as president; Defence ministers from 44 countries (but not China) at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore; Russian drone strikes residential building in Romania: Everest in under 10 hours: speed record broken.

Today’s hedlines: US attack on Bandar Abbas; Tehran responds with missiles (intercepted) at a US base in Kuwait. Philippine President Marcos in Tokyo for security and intelligence agreements. Cambodia establishes a Day of Remembrance on the anniversary of the start of the war with Thailand. In India, Muslims in a town in Maharashtra forgo animal sacrifice during the Eid al-Adha festival out of respect for a concurrent Hindu festival.

Today’s headlines: Pope Leo XIV recalls the suffering of the people of Gaza and calls for reconstruction to begin; India’s Supreme Court upholds the legality of the voter list revision pushed by the BJP.; Hong Kong has surpassed Switzerland as the global capital of cross-border wealth; A Japanese airline announces a project to store cultural artifacts on the Moon. Georgia celebrates 1,700 years since the adoption of Christianity.

Today’s headlines: Ukraine strikes back with its drones following yesterday’s Russian raid on Kyiv. At least four people have died in the collapse of a building under construction on the outskirts of Manila. Delhi has a video opposing a new Google data centre removed from Instagram. A woman, Hong Kong’s first female astronaut, has been in orbit since yesterday as part of the Chinese Shenzhou-23 mission.

Today's news: Marco Rubio is in India to mend relations with Modi, with a first stop in Kolkata to visit the Missionaries of Charity. Saudi authorities increase health checks among Hajj pilgrims due to concerns over the Ebola virus. Some 274 people reached the summit of Mount Everest in one day, a new record in Himalayan overtourism. South Korea has become the world's second-largest cosmetics exporter.

Today’s headlines: in India, the BJP has taken down the social media accounts of a satirical campaign critical of the government; Vietnam is interested in buying Indian missiles as a countermeasure against China; Uproar in South Korea over a Starbucks employee who downplays the atrocities of the dictatorship era; Zelensky claims responsibility for an attack on Russian military headquarters in Kherson, leaving 100 dead or injured.

Today’s headlines: Pakistani General Munir in Tehran for mediation with the US. Malaysia and Singapore record record exports despite the crisis in the Middle East, whilst in Japan oil imports hit an all-time low and tourist numbers fall. Criticism of Indian Prime Minister Modi for failing to answer journalists’ questions during his tour of Europe.

Today’s headlines: the book *Taiwan Travelogue* has won the International Booker Prize; Thailand has reduced the visa-free stay to 30 days following a series of arrests of foreign nationals; The United Arab Emirates has reported that the recent attack on one of its nuclear power stations was carried out using six drones originating from Iraq.

Today’s headlines: South Korean President Lee Jae-myung holds talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi; The United States has dropped charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani in exchange for a promise of new investment; Pakistan has sent Chinese jets and defence systems, along with thousands of troops, to Saudi Arabia. New criticism of the EU over its decision to meet with the Taliban regarding the repatriation of Afghan citizens.

Today’s headlines: the impeachment case against Sara Duterte enters the trial phase today. The Indonesian rupiah hits a new all-time low. In Hong Kong, a verdict is awaited in the trials of the organisers of the Tiananmen Square vigil. Samsung’s requests against workers’ strikes have been partially upheld. Kazakhstan wants to control rainfall.

Today’s headlines: Trump raises cases of the arrested pastor and Jimmy Lai in talks with Xi: openness on the first, a wall on the second; Iranian authorities are denying medical treatment to a Christian convert, who is in prison with heart problems and two tumours; A new meeting between the South Korean president and the Japanese prime minister in Lee’s hometown; India’s anti-terrorism unit has charged 10 people responsible for an attack in Delhi in November and linked to al-Qaeda.

Today’s headlines: Trump leaves Beijing hailing “fantastic trade deals”; Xi: “Constructive strategic stability”; Iran and the United Arab Emirates clash at the BRICS summit preventing common position in New Delhi; Thousands of ultra-nationalists with anti-Arab slogans in Jerusalem for the ‘Flag March’; Data analysis using artificial intelligence prevents suicides on Seoul’s bridges.