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• US charges Indian billionaire Gautam Adani with fraud

  The Adani Group has denied the allegations of bribery and fraud, calling them "baseless".

• Australia wants to ban kids from social media. Will it work?

  The government has just tabled laws to block access to under-16s - but the proposal is divisive.

• Fourth tourist dies of suspected methanol poisoning in Laos

  Some suspect they consumed drinks laced with methanol, a deadly substance often found in bootleg alcohol.

• Putin gifts lion and brown bears to North Korea zoo

  The two countries have grown very close recently, with N Korea supporting Putin's war in Ukraine.

• Are K-pop stars workers? South Korea says no

  In a dispute involving band NewJeans, the government said celebrities were not entitled to the same rights as workers.

• Archegos boss sentenced to prison over massive fraud

  Hwang was found guilty of fraud in a case that cost Wall Street banks billions of dollars in losses.

• UK war tech sent to Russia by Insta model's firm, documents seen by BBC show

  £1.6m of British kit shipped to companies tied to Russian military despite sanctions, customs documents claim.

• Death penalty for Thai woman accused of murdering 14 friends with cyanide

  The woman, dubbed Am Cyanide, is believed to be among the worst serial killers in Thai history.

• Trump and Xi Jinping’s ‘loving’ relationship has soured - can they rebuild it?

  What their dynamic means for the future of US-China relations

• Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy campaigners for subversion

  Benny Tai and Joshua Wong were among dozens sentenced in a controversial national security trial.

• Indian tribes seek to bring back ancestral skulls from UK

  The Nagas want to bring home human remains which colonial administrators had removed from the country.

• Delhi air pollution reaches 'severe plus' levels

  India's capital Delhi is experiencing one of its most polluted days this year.

• Thousands flock to NZ capital in huge Māori protests

  The country is seen as a world leader for supporting indigenous rights, but many fear that's now at risk.

• India v Australia: Will it be the final curtain for India's icons?

  The spotlight will be on four veterans, including Virat Kohli, who are pillars of India’s dominance across formats.

• Living in Delhi smog is like watching a dystopian film again and again

  Toxic, deadly, poisonous - these words are back in the headlines as Delhi’s pollution spikes again.