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• Body of Thai hostage recovered from Gaza, Israel says

  Nattapong Pinta was captured alive and was likely killed during the first months of captivity, the Israeli military says.

• How India's 'biggest art deal' buried MF Husain masterpieces in a bank vault

  The paintings are set to go up for auction for the first time on 12 June in India's financial capital, Mumbai.

• Central Asia's tallest Lenin statue taken down

  The monument to the Soviet patriarch will be replaced with a flagpole, authorities in Kyrgyzstan say.

• On board the driverless lorries hoping to transform China's transport industry

  Driverless lorries are now operating across China - but public concern about these vehicles remains.

• Chinese boy fell to death after slip at Irish clifftop

  At the coroner's court in County Clare, a French tourist describes seeing the 12-year-old boy from China fall over the edge.

• The decades-old intrigue over an Indian guest house in Mecca

  A now-demolished guest house in Mecca is at the centre of a bitter family tussle in India.

• Australian mushroom lunch cook tells trial meal was 'special'

  Erin Patterson denies intentionally putting toxic fungi into a home-cooked meal to kill her relatives.

• India central bank delivers sharp rate cut as growth and inflation fall

  India's economy grew by 6.5% in the previous financial year ending March, data last week showed.

• North Korea refloats warship after failed launch

  The failed launch drew harsh criticism from Kim Jong Un and led to the arrest of four officials.

• India leads in remittances - but Trump's tax could deal a blow

  Trump's proposed 3.5% tax on remittances by foreign workers could seriously impact top recipient India.

• Australian jailed in Iraq conditionally released after four years

  Robert Pether has been imprisoned for four years, in what the UN has described as arbitrary detention.

• Three Maori MPs suspended over 'intimidating' haka

  "We will never be silenced," says Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, who started the protest dance.

• Bouncy castle operator cleared in tragedy that killed six

  A court ruled the incident was "due to an unprecedented weather system".

• Trump confirms China trip after 'very good' call with Xi

  The leaders of the US and China agree to further talks aimed at reaching a deal amid an ongoing trade war.

• New Zealand PM 'shock' as aide accused of secretly recording women

  PM Christopher Luxon says he has "zero tolerance" for women being made to feel unsafe after allegations emerged.