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• 'Nowhere's safe': How an island of penguins ended up on Trump tariff list

  The remote Heard and McDonald Islands haven't been visited by humans in almost a decade.

• The unravelling of Yoon Suk Yeol: South Korea's 'stubborn and hot-tempered' martial law president

  The BBC has spoken to people close to the president to understand what drove him to trigger an authoritarian takeover.

• Are Trump's Asia tariffs a 'full-frontal assault' on China?

  There were five Asian nations in the 10 countries and territories hit with the highest tariffs.

• How will India navigate a world on the brink of a trade war?

  India is the world's fastest-growing major economy. How it deals with Trump will define its economic trajectory.

• Can Trump's sweeping global tariffs spark a manufacturing boom in India?

  Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs have shaken global trade, but can India turn disruption into opportunity?

• Influencers 'new' threat to uncontacted tribes, warns group after US tourist arrest

  North Sentinel is home to a tribe that does not have contact with the outside world.

• Myanmar leader heads to Bangkok as quake deaths climb to 3,000

  Min Aung Hlaing is scheduled to attend a summit of the seven countries that border the Bay of Bengal.

• BBC visits makeshift hospital treating earthquake victims in Myanmar

  The ruling military junta say the number of people dead now stands at almost 2,900, but the actual death toll is feared to be much higher.

• China carries out live-fire exercises in drill encircling Taiwan - military

  Such drills have become increasingly routine amid souring cross-strait ties.

• Top Australian universities close Chinese Confucius Institutes

  Australia has ramped up scrutiny on the centres over fears China is using them to spread propaganda.

• Korean star Kim Soo-Hyun denies accusations by late actress' family

  The South Korean star says he did not date his fellow actor when she was a minor.

• Who is Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea's impeached president?

  Yoon Suk Yeol has been charged with insurrection over his short-lived martial law declaration.

• Inside Mandalay: BBC finds huge devastation and little help for Myanmar quake survivors

  Yogita Limaye is the one of the first foreign journalists to enter Myanmar since a huge earthquake hit the war-torn country.

• How aid becomes a weapon in Myanmar's war zone

  Rescue and relief workers seeking access to some of the worst quake-hit areas are being blocked by the military.

• 'Water break saved me from blast that killed my brother in India'

  Twenty-one people were killed in an explosion in a firecracker warehouse in Gujarat state.