Other news of the day: Canada bans Chinese 5G systems.The ban on exporting palm oil in Indonesia is lifted.In India, 30 people charged for the 2018 environmental protests in Tamil Nadu.Debt default in Sri Lanka.Chinese high-tech exports to Russia fall.The government coalition led by Naftali Bennett remains in the minority.Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi, an Arab MP from the left-wing Meretz party, tendered her resignation in protest at the brutal treatment her community receives.Zoabi said she made the decision after the death of reporter Sherine Abu Aqla during an Israeli security operation against Palestinian militants.Ottawa will ban the use of technological systems from Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE, a ban already adopted by its allies in the Five Eyes, the intelligence alliance that it makes up with the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.The 5G internet equipment of the two Chinese providers must be withdrawn before June 2024 and the 4G equipment by the end of 2027.President Widodo revoked the controversial ban on exporting palm oil from May 23.The measure adopted on April 28 was intended to reduce the domestic price of cooking oil, a staple food for Indonesian households.Federal police have charged 30 people in unrest related to the 2018 environmental protests against Vedanta Ltd, a copper mine operator in Tamil Nadu.During the clashes, the security forces killed 12 protesters, which was also censored by the UN.No police or government official was charged in the incident.For the first time in its history, Colombo fell into default as it was unable to pay a foreign debt that was due yesterday.The pending amount is 78 million dollars.The country is going through a serious economic and institutional crisis and a large part of the population is calling for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.China's technology export to Russia fell sharply in March following the implementation of Western sanctions.Notebooks fell by 40%, smartphones by two thirds and internet equipment by 98%.Beijing shows that it is adopting an attitude of maximum caution towards its neighbor to the north.Patriarch Kirill spoke at the 10th Parliamentary Conference of the Moscow Federal Council, the Russian Senate - where the Catholic Archbishop, Monsignor Paolo Pezzi was also present - with a long report on the reinterpretation of Russian history.According to Kirill, "the division of the historical peoples of Rus', which led to the current conflict, is the result of the interference of hostile political forces from abroad."Subscribe to the Asia News newsletter or change your preferences