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• Philippines feud escalates as lawmakers vote to impeach vice-president

  It comes amid a bitter feud between President Ferdinand Marcos Jr and his vice-president Sara Duterte.

• US military plane carrying deported Indians lands in Punjab

  President Donald Trump has made the mass deportation of undocumented foreign nationals a key policy.

• US Postal Service halts China parcels after Trump tariffs

  Donald Trump has closed a loophole so low value parcels of goods such as clothing will now be taxed.

• India looks on nervously as Trump wields tariff threat

  Delhi hopes tariff cuts have put it ahead of the game - but will that satisfy Trump, or is trade action still on the table?

• US coal and gas among targets of China's retaliatory tariffs

  Beijing is also adding new companies to its blacklist and says it will investigate Google.

• Beijing hits back – can China and US avoid trade war escalation?

  Beijing's calculated and selective targeting of US goods may be an opening move ahead of talks.

• Five ways China is hitting back against US tariffs

  China has set out a series of measures to kick in next week after the US introduced 10% tariffs on imports from the country.

• French man on death row in Indonesia returns home

  The 61-year-old, who has cancer, is to be extradited to France on "humanitarian grounds".

• Australia bans DeepSeek on government devices over security risk

  The Australian government says the Chinese AI app is a threat to it and its assets.

• Second woman confirmed dead in Australia's floods

  Thousands of people have begun returning home to assess damage to their properties and businesses.

• Meteor Garden: Taiwanese star Barbie Hsu dies at 48

  She died from pneumonia after contracting influenza while on a vacation in Japan, local media report.

• Chinese fashion giant Shein re-enters India five years after ban

  Shein's re-entry to the Indian market comes with strict terms, which include saving all data within the country.

• Guillain-Barre syndrome: India faces outbreak of creeping paralysis

  GBS is a rare disorder where the immune system attacks nerve cells, causing paralysis.

• Trump sows uncertainty - and Xi Jinping sees an opportunity

  President Xi Jinping has made no secret of his ambition for China to lead an alternate world order.

• Sri Lanka eases vehicle import ban, but can people afford a new car?

  A scarcity of vehicles to buy, the country's weak currency and high taxes have forced up prices of cars.