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Today's headlines: Hong Kong wants to bar foreign lawyers in security trials; In India, the bodies of two Muslims found charred inside a car; Iran prepares to welcome a Taliban embassy; The Burmese junta awarded honorary titles to two nationalist monks; Moscow police bulletproof bodices will have sacred icons on them.

In other news of the day, the Taliban want to turn foreign military bases into economic zones. New missile tests by Pyongyang. The Japanese greeted a panda specimen that will return to China. Almost half the cables of the bridge that collapsed in October in Gujarat were corroded. Joint military exercises between Russia, China and South Africa off Durban.

Today's headlines: 18 Afghan migrants found dead in a truck in Sofia; World Food Programme cuts food rations to Rohingya due to lack of funds; Japan to outlaw sex with children under 16; From Armenian PM Pašinyan a new text for peace agreements with Azerbaijan; University of Hong Kong bans use of ChatGPT.

Today's headlines: Beijing announced a 'decisive victory' against the Covid; At least 69 Rohingya land on the beaches of Aceh some people on board died during the crossing; Tokyo launches digital yen programme; Delhi officials after three days concluded inspections at BBC offices; Armenia and Turkey press to 'fully regulate' relations.

Today's headlines: Khamenei reportedly orders transfer of €4 billion to a counter of his son in Venezuela; Sri Lanka and India to connect power grids and strengthen trade partnership; Tokyo authorises the army to shoot down balloons and unidentified flying objects; Philippines and US study massive military exercises to counter China; Seoul welcomes two Russian citizens who fled Putin's mobilisation.

Today's headlines: Thai activists sue government over use of spyware and surveillance equipment; more than 41,000 victims in earthquake in Turkey and Syria; Iran's National Library suspends a group of female members for not wearing the hijab properly; Colombo bans single-use plastic; In Hong Kong mandatory weekly programmes on radio and TV to promote 'Chinese identity'; Delhi freezes arms contracts with Moscow.

Today's headlines: Myanmar junta has torched over 55,000 homes in two years; wind and solar power in China almost ready to cover all domestic energy needs; Damascus opens two more border crossings to facilitate aid entry; Caritas Philippines launches a fundraiser for Turkey and Syria; New governor for Japan's Central Bank.

Today's headlines: Chinese expert calls for birth incentives to boost the economy; calls for the release of Afghan women's rights activist Parisa Mubariz, arrested by the Taliban; Burmese military regime facilitates the issuing of gun permits to citizens 'loyal' to the state; Russian Orthodox magazine calls for the excommunication of 300 priests who called for an end to the war in Ukraine.

Today's news: The death toll from the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria now exceeds 24,000; Air India signs a mega-order to buy up to 500 planes from Airbus and Boeing; food prices continue to rise steeply in Japan; many Armenians view Turkey’s earthquake as “divine punishment”; Asia is the continent with the most Internet restrictions in 2022.

Today's headlines: the death toll form the quake in Turkey and Syria exceeds 21,000; South Korea resumes issuing visas for those arriving from China; Japan and Philippines strengthen military entente; Pakistan reaches agreement with International Monetary Fund; Tensions between Moscow Patriarchate and Vatican.

Todays headlines: over 15,000 dead from earthquake in Turkey and Syria; Pyongyang holds big military parade; Australian coal returns to China; Taiwanese hi-tech giant Foxconn invests in India; Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church changes liturgical calendar; Georgia: former president Saakashvili denied house arrest.

Today's headlines: the death toll from quake in Syria and Turkey exceeds 8,700; Thailand expects 30 million tourists this year; Australia bans coal mining near the Great Barrier Reef; Dispute in Russia over the name of the former Stalingrad; Tomb of the father of Azeri literature destroyed in Iran.