Police in Australia are investigating a trip made by the suspects of the Bondi Beach anti-Semitic terrorist attack to the southern Philippines island of Mindanao, just weeks before they shot and killed 15 people and wounded dozens more. The region has long grappled with Islamist militancy, but President Marcos's government has fired back at reports suggesting the country was a training hotspot for terrorists.

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The death toll from last month's devastating floods and landslides in Indonesia has topped 1,000. Survivors and volunteers are growing frustrated at the slow pace of aid deliveries and are calling on the government to bring in international help.

Staying in Southeast Asia, Myanmar's military rulers are ramping up pressure on voters to boost turnout in upcoming general elections, the first to be held since the 2021 coup. International observers including the United Nations have called the vote a "sham". FRANCE 24's Yuka Royer speaks with Phil Robertson, Director of the Asia Human Rights and Labour Advocates, about the junta's aims amid an ongoing civil war.

It's a story of art, rivalry and bloodlines. Japan's megahit and Oscar hopeful "Kokuho" is coming to the French box office at Christmas. It follows the life of a man born the son of a yakuza boss who goes on to become a "living national treasure" in the hereditary world of kabuki, a centuries-old stage art performed only by men. Ahead of its French release, FRANCE 24's Yuka Royer sits down with director Sang-il Lee.

But first, as fierce conflict returns to the Thai-Cambodian border, we take a look at the plight of civilians caught in the crossfire. Hundreds of thousands of people from both sides have fled their homes and are facing an uncertain future.

Also on the show, China is more determined than ever to assert its territorial dominance at sea. Close encounters with the Philippine coast guard highlight rising tensions in the disputed South China Sea.

The Indian government has scrapped an order which gave manufacturers 90 days to pre-install a state-backed security app on all new smartphones. The move came following a huge public outcry and resistance from tech firms. Yuka Royer speaks with Nikhil Pahwa, a digital policy analyst in New Delhi, about what the app – which is still available albeit no longer mandatory – is intended for and why there was so much concern about what it could potentially do.

Also on the show, we look at the runaway success of "Zootopia 2" in China. Despite the declining popularity of foreign films in the country, and ongoing US-China trade tensions adding more headwinds to Hollywood producers, Disney's animal police comedy broke box office records, accounting for 95 percent of all cinema tickets sold over the opening weekend.