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Today's headlines: Blaze destroys textile market in Dhaka; China and the United Arab Emirates conclude the first yuan transaction; Rahul Gandhi's two-year prison sentence suspended until at least 13 April; Young people in Indonesia take training courses to become carers in Japan; Metropolitan of the Kiev Monastery of the Caves under house arrest.

Today's headlines: Israeli attack on Homs; Kuala Lumpur willing to negotiate with Beijing over South China Sea; Japan sets up Agency for Children and Families; Representatives of some ethnic militias and military junta meet in Myanmar.

Today's headlines: Bahrain convict three Shiites for discussing Islam on YouTube; In Pakistan, 12 people died in a stampede during charity donations; In India, a Hindu procession set fire to a mosque; Human Rights Watch calls on Bangladesh not to proceed with repatriation of Rohingya to Myanmar; Wagner mercenaries assisted by the pro-Russian government of Burkina Faso.

Today's headlines: 35 die in incident at a Hindu temple in Indore; In limited victory for Tehran The Hague deems US asset freeze of Iranian companies partially 'illegal'; Water crisis hits South Korea; Cambodian opposition leader appeals against conviction; Pyongyang launches campaign against divorce; Taliban delegation in Tajikistan to discuss borders.

Today's headlines: Hong Kong wants to share organ donation database with China, concern among activists; Pasdaran and Basji promote 'veil culture' during Ramadan; setback for Vietnam's economy in Q1 2023; Delhi asks Baghdad to renovate a historic Sikh temple; Union of intent between Moscow and Beijing to control and censor the internet.

Today's headlines: Iraq blocks a Ramadan TV series deemed offensive to tribal leaders; Vietnamese activist sentenced to six years for 'propaganda against the state'; Israel launches an upgraded version of the spy satellite; territorial tensions between Moscow and Beijing in the South China Sea; police in Kyrgyzstan raid a church, fining a nun.

Today's news: Covid-19 dismissed, North Korea decorates streets with (fake) flowers to celebrate Kim Il Sung; Recently released Vietnamese political prisoner Phan Kim Khanh denounces labour exploitation in prisons; Tomorrow evening, daylight saving time also strikes in Lebanon; in parks and public places in Russia, civil defence films are broadcast with warnings in case of a nuclear attack; In Uttar Pradesh Hindu radicals prevent Muslims from praying for Ramadan.

Today's headlines: Singapore premier on official visit to China, the first since the pandemic; Taliban block a march of women activists in Kabul for women's right to study; Myanmar's coup leader moves against 'acts of terrorism' by armed groups fighting against the army; First 'controlled' demonstration in Hong Kong; In five months more than 25,000 Russians reached the USA across the Mexican border.

Today's headlines: After conviction for defaming Modi, Raoul Gandhi also suspended from his parliamentary seat; In Pakistan tension in Lahore over new demonstration by Imran Khan's party; In South Korea sharp drop in youth at Mass after pandemic; Russia and Kazakhstan at loggerheads over fee for use of Bajkonur space base.

Today's headlines: Kindergarten attendance drops in China; North Korea claims to have tested nuclear submarine drone: Russians fail to deliver promised weapons to India; In Laos fishing bans in tourist areas for Chinese Doctors fleeing Russia; Clashes in Georgian parliament.

Today's headlines: China vs US for warship passage in South China Sea; Honduras envoy headed to Beijing to establish diplomatic relations; Kurdish opposition will not present candidate in Turkish presidential election; Two dissidents arrested in Cambodia; Russian police raid homes of members of the humanitarian association Memorial.

Today's headlines: Beijing registers first population decline in since 2003; New US troop bases across the Philippines; Another Israeli air raid in the Aleppo area of Syria; A strong earthquake rocks Afghanistan and Pakistan; A Russian conscript is granted the right not to go into combat for religious reasons.