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• Putin says Russia ready to supply 'uninterrupted' fuel to India

  05-12-2025 13:50 via bbc.com
  Deals have been signed in civil nuclear energy and critical minerals during the Russian PM's stay in India.
  
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• ‘Don’t say we didn’t warn you’: Beijing summons journalists in Hong Kong after fire

  06-12-2025 15:16
  Powerful security agency accuses international journalists of disregarding facts and smearing the governmentBeijing’s powerful security agency in Hong Kong has summoned journalists from international media to inform them it will not tolerate “trouble-making”, after critical coverage of the deadly apartment complex fire that has left the territory reeling.Senior reporters from several outlets operating in the city were called to the meeting by the Office for Safeguarding Nationa
  
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• The yen-yield break-up

  06-12-2025 11:30 via ft.com
  The dollar-yen exchange rate is moving opposite the traditional pattern with yields
  
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• From ‘terrorist’ to national treasure, renowned Māori activist finally tells his own story

  06-12-2025 00:00
  Tāme Iti’s colourful memoir covers his decades-long fight for Indigenous rights in New Zealand and takes aim at ‘saboteurs’ in the governmentThere are so many ways to begin telling the story of Tāme Iti, arguably New Zealand’s most recognisable Māori rights activist, who was once branded a terrorist by the state and is now considered by many a national treasure.You could begin with his formative school years at the foot of Te Urewera ranges, where he was ma
  
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• Woman wanted by Interpol over trafficking of tiger parts arrested in India

  05-12-2025 19:13 via bbc.com
  Yangchen Lachungpa is accused of building trafficking corridors leading out of the country.
  
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• We must warn travellers about the risk of methanol poisoning | Letters

  05-12-2025 18:26
  Jim Dickson MP says much has been done since the death of Simone White, but a wider campaign is needed to educate tourists on the dangers of drinking spirits in countries where methanol-lacing occurs With 14,600 deaths caused by suspected methanol poisoning incidents worldwide since 2015, much more needs to be done to prevent tragedies like the death of Simone White in Laos last year (Brain damage, blindness and death: the global trail of trauma left by methanol-laced alcohol, 29 November).Follo
  
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• US national security strategy calls for ‘cultivating resistance’ in Europe

  05-12-2025 16:04 via ft.com
  Policy document blasts traditional allies while failing to criticise Russia
  
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• India’s airports in chaos as largest airline cancels over 1,000 flights

  05-12-2025 15:09 via ft.com
  Crisis at IndiGo forces government to suspend pilot rest rules
  
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• Playwright Jeremy O Harris arrested in Japan for alleged drug smuggling

  05-12-2025 14:49
  The writer of the Tony award-nominated Slave Play remains in custody after authorities say they found MDMA in his bagAmerican actor and playwright Jeremy O Harris, known for the Tony-nominated Slave Play, was arrested last month at an airport in Japan on suspicion of attempting to smuggle illegal drugs into the country, local authorities said late on Thursday.Harris, 36, was stopped on 16 November at Naha airport on Okinawa island after a customs officer discovered 0.78 grams of crystal containi
  
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• What Putin and Modi got out of Delhi meeting

  05-12-2025 13:49 via bbc.com
  BBC editors explain what lies behind the high-optics visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Delhi.
  
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• Putin and Modi vow deeper co-operation

  05-12-2025 13:28 via ft.com
  Russian and Indian leaders reaffirm ‘strategic partnership’ and highlight joint work on nuclear power and critical materials
  
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• Hong Kong searches for answers and accountability after devastating blaze

  05-12-2025 12:00 via ft.com
  City’s ‘patriot-only’ elections to go ahead on Sunday as leadership faces questions over fire
  
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• India’s airports in chaos as largest airline cancels hundreds of flights

  05-12-2025 11:24 via ft.com
  Crisis at IndiGo leaves thousands of passengers stranded
  
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• India travel chaos worsens as IndiGo cancels hundreds of flights

  05-12-2025 10:15 via bbc.com
  IndiGo, India's largest carrier, has said operations will return to full normalcy only by 10 February.
  
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• Chinese challenger to Nvidia surges 425% in market debut

  05-12-2025 09:48 via ft.com
  Investors bet Moore Threads will benefit from Beijing’s drive to reduce dependence on US chipmaker
  
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• Taiwan bans one of China’s most popular social media apps

  05-12-2025 08:25 via ft.com
  Move against Xiaohongshu over online scams, amid concerns over Beijing’s influence campaigns
  
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• India cuts interest rates amid soaring growth and low inflation

  05-12-2025 07:06 via ft.com
  RBI revises up full-year growth forecast as governor hails ‘Goldilocks’ moment despite US tariffs
  
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• Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund blues

  05-12-2025 06:19 via ft.com
  Plus, an Abu Dhabi fund sues to block a controversial continuation fund deal and Patrick Drahi swings back at angry creditors
  
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• How three Uyghur brothers fled China – to spend 12 years in an Indian prison

  05-12-2025 06:00
  Arrested in 2013 on India’s Himalayan border after fleeing Beijing’s ‘genocide’ against Muslims in Xinjiang, the siblings have been imprisoned indefinitely ever since thenOn the evening of 12 June 2013, according to court documents, three “Chinese intruders” were arrested by the Indian army in Sultan Chusku, a remote and uninhabited desert area in the mountainous northern region of Ladakh.The three Thursun brothers – Adil, 23, Abdul Khaliq, 22 and Salamu
  
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• Big Four maintains stranglehold on UK audits

  05-12-2025 06:00 via ft.com
  No mid-tier accounting firms won mandates from large listed companies, banks or insurers last year
  
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• Taiwan bans Chinese app RedNote over fraud concerns

  05-12-2025 05:56 via bbc.com
  Authorities say alleged fraud on the app has caused millions of dollars in losses.
  
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• Chinese challenger to Nvidia surges 470% in market debut

  05-12-2025 05:55 via ft.com
  Investors bet Moore Threads will benefit from Beijing’s drive to reduce dependence on US chipmaker
  
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• Patient police say they have recovered Fabergé pendant from man accused of swallowing it

  05-12-2025 03:41
  Six days after alleged incident, evidence emerges without requiring medical intervention, New Zealand police sayPolice say they have recovered a Fabergé egg pendant from a man accused of swallowing the item in a jewellery story.New Zealand police have spent six days monitoring every bowel movement of the suspect, a spokesperson said, and the NZ$33,000 ($19,000) James Bond Octopussy pendant was recovered from his gastrointestinal tract on Thursday night by natural means, without requiring
  
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• Man who killed ex-Japan PM Shinzo Abe apologises to his family

  05-12-2025 03:25 via bbc.com
  Tetsuya Yamagami said during his trial that he felt '"deeply sorry" towards Abe's widow Akie.
  
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• Baby fur seal wanders into a bar in New Zealand

  05-12-2025 03:18
  The surprise visitor waddled around the pub during what’s known as ‘silly season’ where seals pop up in unexpected placesOn a wet, lazy Sunday evening a baby fur seal waddled into a craft beer bar in Richmond, at the top of New Zealand’s South Island. Accustomed to seeing animals in the pet-friendly bar, co-owner Bella Evans initially assumed the visitor was a dog before she took a closer look.“Everyone was in shock,” Evans said. “Oh my gosh. What do we
  
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• How the rupee became Asia’s worst performing currency

  05-12-2025 02:30 via ft.com
  Also in this newsletter: Adani has big plans for Indian aviation
  
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• Police recover $19k Fabergé egg swallowed by NZ man

  05-12-2025 02:13 via bbc.com
  The man allegedly tried to steal the diamond-studded egg named after the James Bond film Octopussy.
  
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• FirstFT: US bipartisan bill seeks to block Nvidia sales of advanced chips to China

  04-12-2025 22:40 via ft.com
  Also in today’s newsletter: investors fret over Japan’s spending plans and Meta plans to slash spending on metaverse
  
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• US senators seek to block Nvidia sales of advanced chips to China

  04-12-2025 20:49 via ft.com
  Bipartisan bill is part of effort to stop Beijing from getting critical AI-related technology
  
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• Teen influencers on Australia's world-first social media ban

  04-12-2025 20:01 via bbc.com
  Australia is banning social media for everyone under 16 from December 10. The BBC spoke to two teenage content creators about how this might change their lives.
  
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