Sokhonn, the Cambodian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, revealed this at a press conference addressing his first official Myanmar visit, which ended on March 23, in his capacity as the bloc’s special envoy.

Facing an increasingly assertive China closer to home, these ties help explain Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reluctance to criticise Vladimir Putin -- a regular visitor -- over the Ukraine invasion.

"Our current analysis indicates that the ballistic missile flew for 71 minutes and around 15:44 (0644 GMT), it landed in waters within Japan's exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan about 150 kilometres west of Hokkaido's Oshima peninsula," said Makoto Oniki, Japan's state minister for defence.

The group Fortify Rights and Yale Law School's Schell Center said after a joint investigation the junta leadership deployed snipers to kill protesters to instil fear, while soldiers were instructed to commit crimes and given a "fieldcraft" manual that contained no guidance on rules of war.

The arrangements are likely to concern the United States, which said in February it would open an embassy in the Solomon Islands after senior US administration officials expressed concern China wanted to create military relationships in the Pacific islands.

Rizal was present to receive the award on Wednesday during a reception at the Japanese Embassy in Jakarta. The award was presented by Japanese Ambassador to the country Kenji Kanasugi.

"Chinese Foreign Minister arrives in Kabul for talks with Islamic Emirate leaders," Ahmad Yasir, a top Taliban government official, said on Twitter.

Australia’s hardline immigration policy requires asylum seekers intercepted at sea trying to reach Australia to be sent to offshore detention centers. They are told they will never be settled in Australia and many have spent years in limbo.

The country is also easing more COVID-19 curbs including lifting most restrictions for fully vaccinated visitors arriving in the country and dropping requirements to wear masks outdoors, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a speech on Thursday.

The first black box found on Wednesday was the cockpit voice recorder based on an early assessment, a Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) official told reporters. The recording material appeared to have survived the impact in relatively good shape, and was being sent to Beijing for analysis, the official said. 

Putin has already been invited to the G20 heads of state summit in November by this year's host Jakarta, and he intends to be there, Russia's ambassador to Indonesia said this week.

But for teenagers like Ratchadaporn Krongngam, a store that stocks more than 70 types of instant noodles from across Asia and allows you to cook and eat them immediately is an experience worth savoring.

The ballot on the proposal to spin off Toshiba's electronic devices segment is meant to confirm support ahead of a binding resolution vote next year.

"The idea of sitting around a table with Vladimir Putin, who the United States are already in the position of calling out (for) war crimes in Ukraine, for me is a step too far," Morrison said during a media briefing.

The cause of the disaster has mystified aviation authorities who have scoured rugged terrain for clues, finding no survivors from what is almost certain to be China's deadliest plane crash in nearly 30 years.

"The G20 is the main forum for international economic cooperation," Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin told reporters. "Russia is an important member, and no member has the right to expel another country."

Hillsong Church said an internal investigation into complaints from two women had found that its global senior pastor, Brian Houston, had breached worshippers' trust.

Taiwan has been gradually shifting from a conscript military to a volunteer-dominated professional force, but China's growing pressure against the island it claims as its own, as well as Russia's invasion of Ukraine, have prompted debate about how to boost civil defense.

Le Van Dung, 51, was convicted of conducting propaganda against the state of Vietnam, lawyer Ha Huy Son said, in a trial that lasted only a few hours.

Ardern said limits on outdoor crowd numbers would be scrapped late Friday, allowing sporting events and concerts to take place with unrestricted crowds.

False and misleading claims have flooded Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Twitter in the lead-up to the May 9 polls, pounding Filipinos with a relentless barrage of propaganda on platforms where they rank among the heaviest users in the world.

Prak Sokhonn, envoy for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), told reporters in Cambodia he had urged the military to show restraint in its operations and also sought the release of prisoners including Australian economist Sean Turnell.

The State Department confirmed the appointment of Yun, who served as US special envoy for North Korea under former US presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump, in response to queries from Reuters.

The cause of the crash of the China Eastern Airlines 600115.SS jet in Guangxi region on Monday is yet to be determined, with Chinese aviation authorities warning that their investigation would be very difficult because of the severe damage to the aircraft.

Representatives from Boeing, CFM, a joint venture of General Electric GE and Safran SAF that produced the engines, GE and the Federal Aviation Administration will serve as technical advisers, the NTSB added.

While the other Quad countries - the United States, Japan and Australia - have sanctioned Russian entities or people, India has not imposed sanction or even condemned Russia, its biggest supplier of military hardware.

Voter surveys show the son and namesake of the country's former dictator heading towards a landslide victory in the May 9 polls, fuelled by a massive social media campaign pumping out positive misinformation about him. 

Parts of the Boeing 737-800 were strewn across mountain slopes charred by fire after China's first crash involving a commercial jetliner since 2010. Burnt remains of identity cards and wallets were also seen, state media reported.

The 72-year-old revolutionary hero won 46.58 percent of the vote against 22.16 percent for incumbent president and former guerrilla fighter Francisco "Lu-Olo" Guterres, a preliminary ballot count showed Monday.

Health authorities reported 4,770 new infections across the country, the bulk in the northeastern province of Jilin, as the city of Shenyang in neighbouring Liaoning province was ordered to lock down late Monday.