Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi appears in court in prison uniform

Today's headlines: A record low turnout expected in tomorrow's Hong Kong legislative elections. China's energy sector to reach peak emissions in 2025. New alert in Indoensia for Semeru volcano. Israeli settlers raid a Palestinian village. Armenia and Azerbaijan agree on a joint railway. Navy diserter flees Russia. India tests new nuclear missile.

MYANMAR

Deposed civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeared in court yesterday wearing a prison uniform. A military coup-controlled court recently sentenced her to four years in prison - later reduced to two. The location of her detention remains unknown.

HONG KONG

According to the latest polls, only 24% of those eligible to vote took part in tomorrow's disputed parliamentary elections, the lowest turnout in 30 years. The authorities arrested those promoting a boycott of the vote, in which only "patriotic" candidates loyal to the Chinese Communist Party took part.

CHINA

Beijing's energy sector will reach peak pollutant emissions in 2025, five years earlier than the government forecast at the recent Cop26 climate change summit. According to a group of Chinese researchers, the national authorities will have to move up the timetable for the ecological transition.

INDONESIA

The Indonesian government raises the alert level for the Semeru volcano on the island of Java. A fortnight ago, 48 people died from the effects of its strong eruption.

ISRAEL-PALESTINE

Israeli settlers raided a Palestinian village in the West Bank yesterday, destroying homes and vehicles. Two local residents were injured after being beaten. The attackers carried out the raid after a group of armed Palestinians killed an Israeli citizen in the occupied territories on 16 Decembe

ARMENIA-AZERBAIGIAN

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pašinyan confirmed the construction of a railway through the 'Zangezur corridor', under agreements reached in Brussels with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliev. The accord signed with the mediation of the EU and represents a sign of improved relations between Yerevan and Baku after last year's conflict.

RUSSIA

One of the leaders of the opposition movement founded by Aleksej Naval'nyj, 33-year-old Aleksandr Černikov, who led the Kaliningrad section is seeking political assylum in the USA. He fled before a rally in support of the imprisoned leader to escape political persecution. He said he was "not ready to end up in a camp".

INDIA

Delhi today successfully tested a new generation of nuclear missile. The upgraded version of the Agni has a range of 1,000 to 2,000 kilometres. The launch took place off the coast of Orissa in the Bay of Bengal.