Breaking: Solomon Islands' current pro-China PM Sogavare won't recontest for the role in Thursday's vote. He's formed a new coalition and nominated Jeremiah Manele. It's already a blow to China that it's gotten this tight. Opposition is claiming they have the numbers to win.

Is Myanmar's army reversing its losses? It's complicated bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…

'In the beginning I thought it [Muslim-baiting] was fringe and it would pass. That was 10 years ago. Now I feel a lot has been permanently lost and damaged.' bbc.com/news/world-asi…

Picked as good of a time as any to read Ed Cavanough's book 📚 on the #SolomonIslands 🇸🇧.

Absolute cracker of a read that not only provides sound policy insight, but also paints a vivid picture of what life is like for everday people in the country. Highly recommend.

Why isn't a massacre of women a terrorist act? bbc.com/news/world-aus…'Misogyny is powerful enough and is important enough - both in other extremist ideologies and on its own - to motivate acts of violence.' ICYMI - weekend report from Tiffanie Turnbull on the Bondi stabbings

It's election day in Solomon Islands!
We kicked off our coverage with Chrisnrita Aumanu- Leong crossing to ABC News Breakfast from her home, Kalian Village, Malaita province.
I think it's safe to say it's the first ever live TV cross from Malaita!
(We brought over a satellite dish).

Solomon Islands: The Pacific election being closely watched by China and the West bbc.in/49GM6cQ

All credit to Solomon Islands Election Commission staff in their dealings with media. Open, transparent, friendly and helpful. Committed to letting us do our jobs. Full access given freely and never grudgingly. Many could learn from them! Tagio Tumas

Indonesia's Mount Ruang erupting tonight. Insane pic. (Credit: Indonesian volcanology agency / handout to AFP News Agency).

Today, I was honored with Gaza team to win the Gold Award at the annual BBC news awards I dedicate this award to the brave journalists who sacrificed their lives to report the truth, and also to those brave journalists who are still reporting from inside Gaza.

Apple CEO Tim Cook is in Indonesia

The Myanmar refugees taking shelter in Thailand's Mae Sot bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…

Good piece on what's at play in the #SolomonIslands election via BBC News (World) Frances Mao bbc.com/news/world-aus…

Security guard Faraz Tahir is remembered as a tireless charity volunteer after his death in a mass stabbing at Bondi Junction on Saturday. “He had a great heart.' Beautiful piece Luca Ittimani theguardian.com/australia-news…

A must-follow account at any time - especially now. Shayan Sardarizadeh of BBC Verify specialises in disinformation, conspiracy theories & verification.

His overnight feed corrects multiple viral videos; highlights disinfo by Iranian State TV & in an IDF video compilation.

#Iran #Israel

A poignant parallel from Zelensky tonight: Israel isn’t a NATO member and yet its allies united to defend it against the same Iranian drones launched at Ukraine.

He asks - why hasn’t his country had the same level of support?

After Lawrence Wong becomes Singapore's prime minister on 15 May, the only ASEAN leaders* to have assumed office before 2021 will be the Sultan in Brunei and Jokowi in Indonesia—and Jokowi steps down in October. Unprecedented breadth of leadership transition in Southeast Asia.

The BBC questioned the pro-Kremlin troll who spread the lie that that the Sydney shopping centre attacker was a 20yo Jewish student.
Simeon Boikov is being harboured in Russia's consulate in Sydney. From Marianna Spring
bbc.com/news/world-aus…

This is the first European citizen convicted under Hong Kong's National Security Law - Joseph John has been sentenced to five years in prison for publishing posts advocating HK freedom on social media.

5 yrs for expressing views online.

The way South Korean broadcasters cover the election is fascinating: green screen scenes, AI graphics of the candidates fighting on top of a speeding train, rap battle animations... report from Kelly Ng 黄思琪 Flora Drury bbc.com/news/articles/…