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Today's news: the Hong Kong government wants to prosecute activist Agnes Chow in Canada too. Israel accuses Hamas of using sexual violence as a weapon of war. After the death of 6 Nepalese soldiers in the Russian army, the Himalayan country has asked Moscow to no longer recruit its citizens. A cyclone in India has caused at least 9 deaths and displaced 8,000 people.

Today's news: Red Crescent volunteers also among victims of new Israeli bombings in northern and southern Gaza; Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party have won three of the four state elections, a prelude to the 2024 general election; 11 people are confirmed dead and 12 missing following the eruption of the Marapi volcano in Indonesia

Today's news: second day of shelling in Gaza after truce, death toll already high; UN report: one in five people in China at risk of drought with climate change; In Bhutan, a party formed last year will go on the ballot in elections undermining the outgoing premier; State body would like "selfie points" with Modi's image in Indian universities.

Today's news: Kong Kong journalist 'disappears' during a trip to the People's Republic of China; Beijing and Hanoi negotiate to modernise a railway line in the area of rare earth deposits; Homes of 10 Christian families in Laos destroyed; Moscow Patriarchate data reveals 700 Russian Orthodox priests with soldiers at the front.

Today's news: Xi Jinping returns to Shanghai one year after zero Covid protests; Marcos will not go to COP28 to follow negotiations on the release of seafarers seized by the Houthis; Beijing's tribute to Henry Kissinger, who passed away yesterday at the age of 100; Japan will participate in demining operations in Ukraine; The Russian Central Bank to the rescue of the rouble.

Today's news: 41 Indian miners trapped in a Himalayan tunnel freed; Pope Francis cancels trip to COP28 in Dubai, but online participation is being explored; From Egypt hope for a further extension of the truce in Gaza; Vietnam raises tax rates for foreign multinationals.

Today's news: truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza extended by two days; Chinese families seek compensation for victims of flight MH370 that crashed in the Indian Ocean in 2014; Students arrested in Kashmir for cheering after India's defeat in the Cricket World Cup; Stangaya in Uzbekistan over water tariffs, families in crisis.

Today's news: In a meeting in Busan, the governments of China, Japan and South Korea explore a way to restart cooperation after a period of high tensions; Beijing launches an investigation into one of the country's most important shadow banks; India has increased its milk production by almost 23% in five years; The Bay of Bengal hosts joint exercises between the armies of India and Russia; Ašgabat starts distributing cheap flour rations.

Today's headlines: Special anti-migrant checkpoints have been set up at the Finland-Russia border. The Philippines is considering rejoining the International Criminal Court. Anti-junta militias continue to advance in Myanmar. To boost tourism and business, China will allow travellers from six countries, including Italy, to enter the country visa-free as of 1 December.

Today's news: for Beijing there are no 'new or unusual' pathogens causing the paediatric pneumonia epidemic. South Korean appeals court orders Japan to pay compensation to 16 'comfort women'. At least 20,000 Sri Lankan workers ready to leave for Israel in the agricultural and construction sectors. UN resolution against Iran for religious freedom violations, Tehran executes young pro-Masha Amini protester. Russian sturgeon market 40% occupied by illegal Chinese production.

Today's news: Unicef says Gaza is 'the most dangerous place in the world for children', truce postponed till first hostage release; Ankara announces the activation of a group to mediate the conflict between Israel and Hamas; Cross-border trade between Pakistan and Afghanistan resumes; Jakarta launches a $20 billion investment plan on renewables; Rescuers are approaching Indian workers trapped for 11 days in a tunnel; Presence of Russian manufacturers at the Dubai Airshow 2023 the Middle East's most important industry trade fair slated a fiasco.

Today's news: Chinese dissident journalist Sun Lin died at the hands of the police; Pyongyang puts 'Malligyong-1' military spy satellite into orbit, Seoul suspends military agreement with the North; 216 more landings, mostly women and children, of Rohingya Muslims on Indonesian coast; The murderer of Turkish journalist of Armenian origin Hrant Dink, recently released from prison, will face new charges (including terrorism).