About 98,700 apprehensions were recorded this year, down from peaks of more than 2mn people under Biden

Abhijeet Dipke taken into custody for second time in a week as youth movement pushes for resignation of chief elections commissioner

Expanded restrictions highlight Beijing’s determination to prevent transfer of most advanced technology overseas

Grand ambition to plant 8,000km band of trees has fallen well short of its targets

European leaders close ranks around Volodymyr Zelenskyy following Donald Trump’s fuel deal with Moscow

Quicker responses to trade challenges mean companies can free up capital

Plus, is the IT services sector turning around?

Warning from global index provider fuels concerns about investability in south-east Asia’s biggest economy

A White House desperate to lower fuel costs ahead of US midterm elections could allow such vessels back into global trade

Critics say ‘aggressive’ review wrongly removed eligible voters, many of them Muslim, and may have benefited PM Modi’s party

The EU’s hybrid car deal with Beijing eases tensions but only offers a brief respite

A series of ostensibly market-friendly electoral victories across the region has boosted local currency bonds

Despite disappointing results, an African agricultural initiative funded by prominent foundations is being recapitalised

Chemical vessels go up in flames off Romania after Russian drones were spotted in the area

Min Jin Lee’s new family saga follows a Korean-American clan across continents, exploring education, ambition and their pursuit of belonging

EU-Gulf meeting and Formula 1 race among those postponed following missile strikes on Riyadh airport

Tokkia’s Sooji Im makes matcha, plum blossom and mugwort in Seoul

Canada’s Fairfax Financial Holdings to buy nearly 61% of IDBI Bank for $5.6bn

Also in this newsletter: Europeans are embracing some parts of AI faster than expected

Ukrainian president expresses anger in FT interview at ‘dangerous’ withdrawal of US intelligence sharing