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• Thai court rules ex-PM Thaksin must serve one year in jail

  The Supreme Court ruling is yet another blow to the influential Shinawatra political dynasty.

• First photos of site where NZ bushman hid children released

  Police also found a stash of firearms and ammunition at the campsite surrounded by dense vegetation.

• Nepal lifts social media ban after 19 killed in protests

  Thousands had taken to the streets demanding that the government lift the ban and tackle corruption.

• NZ 'suitcase murder': Anti-depressants found in children's bodies

  A jury heard Hakyung Lee killed her children in an attempted mass suicide after her husband's death.

• Japan is set to choose its fourth PM in five years - who could be next?

  Japan's next leader will face the challenge of steering a much weakened government.

• How the massive immigration raid at a Georgia car plant unfolded

  Nearly 500 workers - most of them South Korean nationals - were seized in an immigration raid on a large Korean car plant in the US state of Georgia.

• At least 19 dead in Nepal after Gen Z protests at corruption and social media ban

  Young protesters are demanding the government lift its social media ban and tackle corruption.

• New Zealand dad shot dead by police after years on the run with children

  Tom Phillips disappeared with his three children in 2021 after losing a custody battle.

• South Korean officials will travel to US to secure return of detained workers

  The exact details of how and when the hundreds of workers will be returned still need to be finalised.

• Lone survivor of mushroom murders pleads to grieve in private as killer jailed for life

  As Erin Patterson was sentenced, her sole surviving victim Ian Wilkinson called for privacy and kindness.

• 'Suitcase murder' trial begins in New Zealand

  Hakyung Lee is accused of killing her two young children, whose bodies were found stuffed in suitcases.

• How a shootout ended a four-year search for a NZ bushman and his three children

  After a handful of chance encounters and brief sightings, the fugitive was shot dead on Monday morning.

• Duped of millions in 'digital arrest', Indian woman seeks answers from banks

  Anjali asks why such huge sums leaving her account didn’t trigger red flags and automatic alerts.

• What it was like inside court as mushroom murderer was jailed for life

  The BBC's Katy Watson was in the courtroom as Erin Patterson was sentenced to life.

• South Korean worker tells BBC of panic during US immigration raid at Hyundai plant

  Some 400 US agents took part in the immigration raid on the Hyundai facility, detaining hundreds of workers, many South Korean nationals.