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• BBC investigation reveals hidden deaths at India festival crush

  The Uttar Pradesh government says 37 people were killed in the Kumbh Mela crush, but the BBC has verified at least 82 deaths.

• Thai prime minister suspended over leaked phone call

  Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been suspended as the constitutional court considers a petition for her removal.

• Is the 'big, beautiful' India-US trade deal in trouble?

  With days to go before 9 July, when the tariff pause ends, hopes persist but negotiations are tough.

• Singapore police can now seize bank accounts to stop scams

  The new law was passed to combat Singapore's worsening scam problem, but some have said it is too intrusive.

• Death toll in India factory blast rises to 34

  Several workers were injured and killed in a blast at the unit of Sigachi Industries in Telangana state.

• Hundreds of kids to be tested for disease after childcare rape charge

  An Australian man has been charged with 70 offences, which police allege relate to eight children.

• Manila mayor warns of health emergency over mounting rubbish

  Newly-elected mayor Francisco Domagoso has advised residents to refrain from taking out their rubbish.

• Singapore police can now seize bank accounts to stop scams

  The new law was passed to combat Singapore's worsening scam problem, but some have said it is too intrusive.

• Millions of 'lovebugs' swarm hikers in South Korea

  A hiker who filmed the infestation told local media the bugs at Gyeyangsan mountain were like a "thick carpet".

• Uproar over sexual assault in Bangladesh after video spreads online

  Protests broke out across the country after footage of the incident was circulated.

• China partially lifts ban on Japanese seafood imports

  It imposed the ban in 2023 over Japan's release of treated waste water from the Fukushima nuclear plant.

• One of Hong Kong's last major pro-democracy parties disbands

  It is the third major opposition party to disband this year, ahead of the fifth anniversary of the Beijing-imposed national security law.

• As Squid Game ends, South Koreans return to the reality that inspired it

  The show's themes of unemployment and inequality are all too relatable for Korean viewers.

• Watch: Humanoid robots stumble through football match in China

  The robots kicked, scored and tumbled while competing at a tourmentant in Beijing.

• 'Every word has come back to haunt me': China cracks down on women who write gay erotica

  At least 30 writers have been arrested across the country since February, a lawyer tells the BBC.