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Sixty-one trucks deliver aid to northern Gaza, says UN – as it happened

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Adam Fulton (now and earlier); and Maya Yang, Tom Ambrose and Hayden Vernon (earlier)

26, Nov, 2023 @5:24 AM

Tiger Stripes: Malaysia’s censors have ‘removed the essence’ of my film, says director

Amanda Nell Eu’s drama is in the running for an Oscar but conservatism means viewers in her own country will see a version she disowns

Rebecca Ratcliffe

25, Nov, 2023 @5:00 PM

‘Everybody is crying’: Thai relatives welcome release of hostages by Hamas

Group of nine men and one woman being treated in hospital before returning to Thailand to reunite with families

Rebecca Ratcliffe and Navaon Siradapuvadol

25, Nov, 2023 @9:40 AM

‘I recognised him right away’: Thai woman describes joy and relief as her brother is freed by Hamas

Exclusive: Vetoon Phoome, 33, was taken hostage on 7 October while he was in Israel working on a farm. His sister tells of her happiness at his release

Rebecca Ratcliffe and Navaon Siradapuvadol in Bangkok

25, Nov, 2023 @7:04 AM

Israel-Hamas war: Biggest aid convoy since start of war enters Gaza – as it happened

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Adam Fulton and (earlier) Léonie Chao-Fong, Maya Yang, Tom Bryant, Kevin Rawlinson, Helen Livingstone and Oliver Holmes

25, Nov, 2023 @5:30 AM

Thailand’s PM says 12 of its citizens held hostage by Hamas have been freed

Srettha Thavisin confirms release after weeks of negotiations of a dozen of at least 26 nationals being held

Rebecca Ratcliffe and Navaon Siradapuvadol in Bangkok

24, Nov, 2023 @4:58 PM

Myanmar fighting at its worst since 2021 coup, says UN

Widespread escalation in violence across number of states poses greatest challenge yet to military rule

Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent

22, Nov, 2023 @11:03 AM

Christmas convoy to cheer up Filipino troops on disputed shoal ‘ill advised’

Security officials in Philippines warn against planned trip by dozens of boats, saying it risks stirring tensions with China

Rebecca Ratcliffe

21, Nov, 2023 @11:33 AM

Three more journalists killed in Gaza over weekend, relatives say – as it happened

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Adam Fulton and (earlier) Maya Yang, Caroline Davies and Rebecca Ratcliffe

20, Nov, 2023 @4:25 AM

Joe Biden says Gaza and West Bank should be ‘reunited’ under Palestinian Authority; reiterates call for two-state solution – as it happened

In Washington Post on Saturday, Biden writes: ‘After this war is over, the voices of Palestinian people … must be at the center of post-crisis governance’

Rebecca Ratcliffe (now); Maya Yang Tom Ambrose and Adam Fulton (earlier)

19, Nov, 2023 @5:43 AM

Philippines military accuses China of bullying and vows to continue South China Sea missions

Colonel Medel Aguilar says the Philippines will not stop resupply missions to a grounded warship that have developed into a potential flashpoint with Beijing

Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent

17, Nov, 2023 @2:45 AM