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Today's news: Israeli army strikes a church in southern Lebanon, for Hamas close to agreement on a truce; Pyongyang prepares for a new launch of a spy satellite; Since the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan, abuses against women in politics have tripled; US-based NGO awards three imprisoned Vietnamese activists for their pro-human rights struggle; The first Iranian-built cars appear on the Russian market; In Yerevan an unknown person tried to set fire to the synagogue.

Today's news: at least 10 killed in shelling against Indonesian hospital in Gaza, truce negotiated in exchange for release of Hamas hostages; After Apec China resumes military activities along the Taiwan Strait, alert in Taipei; Demonstrations in Pakistan against the deportation of Afghans; Record property purchases in Spain among Russian citizens; Erdogan against Armenia who 'for years' tried to steal 'other people's land'.

Today's news: Washington will export nuclear technology to Manila; Xi Jinping and Fumio Kishida intend to promote mutually beneficial relations between China and Japan, but tensions remain; Over 26,000 displaced in renewed fighting between army and Arakan in Rachine State; Taliban minister in Islamabad to mediate on the return of goods and property to Afghans expelled from Pakistan; Hanoi continues its expansion plan in the South China Sea; Since the beginning of the year, only 20 foreigners have applied for a 'golden visa' to Russia.

Today's News: Hamas reassures Bangkok about the condition of the 25 Thai hostages, a kidnapped migrant woman has reportedly given birth in Gaza. Vietnam has expanded work on artificial islands in the Spratly Islands disputed with China. 20% of young people in East Timor are neither studying nor working. Kazakhstan has reached 20 million inhabitants.

Today's news: at least one dead in Vietnam from heavy flooding; The Philippines faces China in the South China Sea; Afghans expelled from Pakistan also suffered several abuses; The Kukis in the Indian state of Manipur demanded their own local government.

Today's news: Taiwan's opposition parties have formed an alliance ahead of the next elections; Amnesty accuses Cambodian government of threatening relocation of Angkor Wat families; The Asean Defence Ministers' summit in Indonesia starts today, looking at tensions in the South China Sea; Russia criticised Kazakhstan over decision to open secret KGB archives.

Today's news: Nepal wants to ban TikTok. Fighting in Myanmar near the border with India. Two deaths also in southern Lebanon from Israeli air force raids. For Korean intelligence, Beijing is directly behind fake news agencies spreading propaganda. Turkmenistan 'turns off' radio and TV signals from Uzbekistan.

Today's news: After Diwali, three Indian cities were ranked among the 10 most polluted in the world this morning; Sri Lanka will present its budget plan for 2024 today; The Vietnamese government is stepping up controls on sand mines; Release on bail for former Philippine sentress Leila De Lima; In Russia, applications for Chinese teachers increased by 70%; Suicides among women double in Turkmenistan.

Today's headlines: There is great concern over Gaza's hospitals encircled by Israeli forces. Indonesian ulema issue fatwa calling for a boycott of the Jewish state. In Myanmar, fighting has disrupted trade with China. India could send 100,000 workers to Taiwan. Russia is cutting funding for the disabled.

Today's news: India has appealed to Qatar against the death sentences handed down to eight former Indian naval officers; Tensions continue to rise between China and Taiwan in the maritime strait between the two countries; Historic agreement between Australia and Tuvalu to host climate refugees; Scientists have rediscovered an echidna, a species of mammal long thought to be extinct in Indonesia's Cyclops Mountains.

Today's news: more and more cases of Israeli soldiers documenting and posting abuses of Palestinian prisoners on social media; Taiwan accelerates 'hunt' for Beijing spies ahead of elections; In Australia, the Supreme Court declares the unlimited detention of migrants illegal; The government of Pakistan intends to deport undocumented Afghan migrants due to Kabul's non-cooperation in the fight against terrorism

Today's news: US President Joe Biden does not and will not support the Israeli military occupation of the Gaza Strip; 13 young people have already been killed in collapses in school gyms in the Chinese province of Heilongjiang; For People's Unity Day, Russian President Vladimir Putin presents Patriarch Kirill with the Presidential Award for 2023; A 6.9 magnitude earthquake recorded off Indonesia, but there is no danger of a tsunami; An eruption created a new island in the Pacific one kilometre off the coast of Japan.