Afghanistan
Nearly 3 out of 10 children in Afghanistan face crisis or emergency level of hunger in 2024 (AP)
Taliban appear set to take part in UN-organized Doha meeting on Afghanistan (VOA)
Taliban Govt Harbours Big Dreams For Afghan Rail (Agence France-Presse)
Distrustful Of The Taliban, A Growing Number Of Afghans Ditch Banks (Radio Free Europe)
Pakistan
4 Pakistanis killed by Iranian border guards in remote southwestern region, Pakistani officials say (AP)
Four Pakistanis killed, 2 injured by Iranian forces in southwestern Pakistan, officials say (Reuters)
Pakistan court delays ruling on ex-PM Khan’s unlawful marriage conviction (Reuters)
Pakistan: Dozens killed as bus plunges into ravine (Deutsche Welle)
India
New Delhi Sweats Through Its Hottest Recorded Day (New York Times)
‘Unbearable’ heat in Delhi is testing limits of human survival (Washington Post)
Temperature in India Capital Hits Extremes as Heat Worsens (Bloomberg)
Indian capital swelters as temperature hits all-time high of 52.9 Celsius (Reuters)
India records its hottest temperature ever amid severe heat wave (ABC News)
India’s Economy Is Powered by the South, While Modi’s Strength Draws From the North. Can He Combine the Two? (Wall Street Journal)
Modi heads for two days of island meditation as Indian election nears end (CNN)
‘This election is critical for Congress’: can India’s Gandhi dynasty survive? (The Guardian)
Absconding India MP to return to face sex abuse cases (BBC)
India’s home prices to rise steadily, affordable housing supply to lag demand: Reuters poll (Reuters)
In India’s polarized election, voters seek a return to normal (Washington Post – opinion)
NSB
In overheated Bangladesh, social media influencers urge followers to plant more trees (Christian Science Monitor)
US–Bangladeshi Partnership: Revisiting Historical And Current Dynamics (Eurasia Review – opinion)
Central Asia
Was Zelenskiy Right About Central Asian Leaders ‘Fearing’ The Kremlin? (Radio Free Europe)
A Trojan Horse? The New Kazakh Gambling Legislation Needs a Closer Look (The Diplomat)
Uzbekistan, Russia to Start Construction of Small Nuclear Power Plants (The Diplomat)
Uzbekistan: Government racing to retool the economy (EurasiaNet)
Uzbekistan: Imprisoned for ‘Insulting the President Online’ (Human Rights Watch)
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