Afghanistan
Renewed flash floods due to unusually heavy seasonal rains kill at least 15 people in Afghanistan (AP)
Afghanistan urgently needs long-term aid after floods (Deutsche Welle)
Russia invites Afghanistan’s Taliban to major economic forum (Reuters)
Diplomat: Russia moving closer to delisting Afghanistan’s Taliban as terrorist group (VOA)
Rich with US aid, Taliban abuses wrongfully detained US citizen (Washington Examiner – opinion)
Pakistan
7 Pakistani soldiers, 23 militants killed in separate shootouts during raids along the Afghan border (AP)
A mob in Pakistan burns down a house and beats a Christian over alleged desecration of Quran (AP)
Alleged blasphemy triggers violent Muslim mob attack on Pakistani Christians (VOA)
5th journalist slain in Pakistan in 2024 (VOA)
Pakistan arrests 11 militants involved in Chinese engineers’ killing, say officials (Reuters)
Pakistan to Revive China Belt and Road Initiative Projects (Bloomberg)
Pakistan temperatures cross 52 C in heatwave (Reuters)
India
Free Food? Modi Makes Sure Every Indian Knows Whom to Thank for It. (New York Times)
Millions vote in India’s election as prime minister’s part seeks 3rd term (AP)
India holds the penultimate phase of mammoth election (VOA)
Leaflet by Leaflet, a Few Aging Activists Fight India’s Tide of Bigotry (New York Times)
Delhi voters, scarred by Hindu-Muslim riots, want peace (Reuters)
Two Deadly Fires in Rapid Succession Expose India’s Gaps in Safety (New York Times)
At least 13 killed in a stone quarry collapse in India’s northeast. 16 others remain missing (AP)
I’m an Indian Muslim, and I’m Scared to Say So (New York Times – opinion)
NSB
Renewed U.S. outreach to Bangladesh signals strategic shift in region (Nikkei Asia)
Mystery over Bangladesh MP’s brutal murder in India (The Independent)
Sri Lanka holds rates to manage inflation, foster economic stability (Reuters)
Central Asia
Zelenskiy Hopes To See Central Asian Leaders At Swiss Peace Summit (Radio Free Europe)
In Kazakhstan ‘The Floods Are Over But The Problems Have Just Begun’ (Radio Free Europe)
Former Kyrgyz Customs Official Matraimov’s Brother To Face Trial Soon (Radio Free Europe)
Turkmen Police Detain Couples Holding Hands, Looking Romantic In Public (Radio Free Europe)
Putin arrives in Uzbekistan on the 3rd foreign trip of his new term (AP)
Russia to build a small nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan (AP)
Russia to build Central Asia’s first nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan (Reuters)
Indo-Pacific
Cyclone Remal Tears Through India and Bangladesh, Killing at Least 23 (New York Times)
Cyclone Remal kills 16, snaps power links to millions in India, Bangladesh (Reuters)
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