Afghanistan
Which Countries Have Relations With The Taliban’s Unrecognized Government? (Radio Free Europe)
Pakistan
Pakistan sends official to Kabul for talks with the Afghan Taliban on a deadly March suicide attack (AP)
Pakistan shares probe findings with Afghan Taliban on attack against Chinese nationals (VOA)
Pakistan arrests 11 militants in deadly attack on Chinese engineers (VOA)
Pakistan PM Sharif to visit China June 4-8, foreign ministry says (Reuters)
Pakistan’s former prime minister Khan tells court that recently held vote was stolen from his party (AP)
Pakistan election was ‘biggest robbery’, says ex-PM Imran Khan (Reuters)
Killings, disappearances, new law rock Pakistan’s media (VOA)
Pakistan Says 4 Citizens Killed After Iranian Border Guards Open Fire (Radio Free Europe)
India
India’s Extreme Heat Leaves at Least 29 Dead, Local Media Say (Bloomberg)
At least 15 dead in eastern India over 24 hours as temperatures soar (Reuters)
India court urges national emergency declaration for heatwaves (Agence France-Presse)
‘Unlivable’: Delhi’s residents struggle to cope in record-breaking heat (The Guardian)
Scorching Heat Blights India’s Road to Riches (Bloomberg – opinion)
Millions of Indians Living Abroad Have a Say in the Election, Even if They Can’t Vote (New York Times)
India’s Former Prime Minister Slams Modi for ‘Hateful’ Language (Bloomberg)
India’s gruelling, acrimonious election campaign comes to an end (Reuters)
Sikh separatist contests India election from jail, a worry for government (Reuters)
For islanders, India’s election is about climate change, survival (Reuters)
Wall Street Lands on India, Looking for Profits It Can’t Find in China (New York Times)
Bus crashes into gorge in India-controlled Kashmir, killing at least 21 people (AP)
NSB
Gunmen murder Rohingya teacher and student in Bangladesh (Agence France-Presse)
Maldives Halts Coastal Development Projects (The Diplomat)
Colombo and Moscow discuss the issue of Sri Lankans fighting alongside Russians in Ukraine (AP)
Sri Lanka tightens controls to stop men being duped into Ukraine fighting (Reuters)
Sri Lanka seeks release of ex-soldiers in Russia and Ukraine (Agence France-Presse)
Central Asia
Former Almaty Police Deputy Head Detained in January 2022 Torture Case (The Diplomat)
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