Afghanistan
UN: Urgent global aid needed for flood-affected Afghan children (VOA)
Iranian Newspaper Accuses Taliban Consulate Staff Of ‘Torturing’ Photographer (Radio Free Europe)
Pakistan
Imran Khan Acquitted in Pakistan’s Secrets Act Case (Bloomberg)
Pakistan’s Imran Khan acquitted of leaking state secrets charges, but to stay in jail (Reuters)
Islamabad court nullifies Imran Khan conviction in state secrets leak (Al Jazeera)
Improving energy supply in Pakistan could save 175,000 lives, says Unicef (The Guardian)
A Pakistani Christian accused of blasphemy and attacked by a mob has died of injuries (AP)
Pakistani Christian man dies from blasphemy mob assault injuries (VOA)
At least 11 Pakistan coalminers suffocate in gas build-up, official says (Reuters)
India
India’s Narendra Modi Projected to Win Historic Third Term (Wall Street Journal)
Modi’s party well ahead in Indian elections in early vote count but opposition stiffer than expected (AP)
Early India vote count shows Modi alliance in majority but short of landslide (Reuters)
How Modi Capitalized on India’s Economic Rise (New York Times)
How Modi’s Supporters Used Social Media to Spread Disinformation During the Elections (Time)
In Delhi’s Parched Slums, Life Hangs on a Hose and a Prayer (New York Times)
Heat Wave-Related Deaths in India Climb as Delhi Faces Water Crisis (Bloomberg)
Modi 3.0 offers limited opportunities for the West (Reuters – opinion)
NSB
Bangladeshi garment workers fall ill as temperatures soar (Reuters)
‘Nothing left for me’ as thousands of Bangladeshi workers lose everything in failed bid to work in Malaysia (South China Morning Post)
Maldives bans Israelis from entering country during war in Gaza (FOX News)
Central Asia
Kazakhstan Takes Taliban Off Of Its Terrorist List (Radio Free Europe)
Kazakh President Explains Decision to Take Taliban off Terrorist List (The Diplomat)
Kazakhstan: Government taking action to promote Kazakh language (EurasiaNet)
Bishkek Court Deems Closure Of Independent Kloop Website As Legitimate (Radio Free Europe)
Kyrgyz Prosecutor-General Kurmankul Zulushev Steps Down (Radio Free Europe)
Turkmenistan’s balance of trade with China tilting heavily in Ashgabat’s favor (EurasiaNet)
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