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• Can India retaliate against Trump's 50% tariffs?

  Prolonged 50% tariffs could shave off as much as 0.8% of India's GDP - so what are Delhi's options?

• India makes ACs, tea, school supplies cheaper to mitigate shock of US tariffs

  In the face of global headwinds, India has slashed consumption taxes on hundreds of everyday items.

• China spectacle shows dangers of Trump's high-risk trade policy

  Beijing's military parade shows how Trump has created new international bedfellows in just months, writes Anthony Zurcher.

• Bomb blast kills 15 near political rally in Pakistan

  The suicide bomber failed to reach the main rally venue due to tight security, authorities say.

• Top Australian soldier loses final bid to overturn defamation ruling

  Ben Roberts-Smith's long legal battle with newspapers ends with the high court's ruling.

• Record payout for victims of 'illegal and immoral' Australian welfare scheme

  Hundreds of thousands of Australians were forced to repay debts, many of which did not even exist.

• Indian doctors remove parasitic foetuses from baby's stomach

  The 20-day-old baby had two malformed foetuses inside her abdomen.

• Hundreds of women with brooms join protests as Indonesia leader flies to China

  Hundreds of women brandishing broomsticks marched to parliament during fierce nationwide rallies.

• Trump accuses Xi of conspiring against US with Putin and Kim

  Donald Trump's comments came as China held a massive military parade attended by the Russian and North Korean leaders.

• Putin thanks Kim for North Koreans fighting in Ukraine

  Thousands of North Korean soldiers are thought to have died while fighting for Russia during its war in Ukraine.

• Death penalty for Indian man who burnt alive wife over skin colour

  The judge said the murder fell in the category of "rarest of the rare" and was "a crime against humanity".

• North Korea's Kim arrives in Beijing with daughter to attend massive military parade

  The "Victory Day" parade on Wednesday will see Kim rub shoulders with China's Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin and others.

• China's Xi steals the limelight in a defiant push against US-led world order

  President Xi shows off his power and influence in an open challenge to US supremacy and the world order.

• 'A clear message to Trump': BBC correspondents react to China's military parade

  The display of might comes as Beijing positions itself as a global counterweight to the United States.

• What new weapons on show at huge parade say about China's military strength

  Beijing has unveiled a range of military hardware in a show of might to Western powers.