Afghanistan
Trump’s foreign aid pause imperils education programs for Afghan women (Washington Post)
Rubio warns Taliban’s limited control in Afghanistan creates opportunities for terror groups (Amu TV)
Taliban withdraw Afghanistan from International Criminal Court (VOA)
Pakistan
Pakistan arrests 30 suspects over attacks in the northwest. 2 officers are killed in the southwest (AP)
IMF, Pakistan to open $1 billion climate finance talks next week, says adviser (Reuters)
India
Trump’s ‘$21m for voter turnout’ claim triggers political row in India (BBC)
Trump’s Steel Tariffs Threaten to Worsen Glut of Metal in Asia (Bloomberg)
India’s ruling party takes control of capital as chief minister sworn in (Agence France-Presse)
India considering bailout for indebted power distribution utilities, document says (Reuters)
India insurers look to hike health premiums as pollution stings (Reuters)
Search for missing India miners ends as bodies recovered after 44 days (BBC)
Pilgrims make offerings to Hindu deities at a biennial festival in southern India (AP)
Exposing an Indian pharma firm fuelling West Africa’s opioid crisis (BBC)
Google close to picking sites in India for first retail stores outside US, sources say (Reuters)
India’s EV Race With China Depends on Trains (Bloomberg – opinion)
India’s New Tax Bill a ‘Lost Opportunity’ (Bloomberg – opinion)
NSB
Interns expose dark side of medical training in Nepal (South China Morning Post)
Six elephants killed after passenger train collides with wild herd in Sri Lanka (AP)
Sri Lanka Passenger Train Kills Six Elephants (Agence France-Presse)
Sri Lankan sex offender allowed to stay in Britain because he is gay (The Telegraph)
Central Asia
State Department keeping foreign assistance on hold (EurasiaNet)
Kazakh oil output at record high after pipeline damage in Russia (Reuters)
3 Tajik Migrants ‘Killed In Russian Security Forces Raid’ (Radio Free Europe)
Turkmen ambassador highlights 2025 as international year of peace and trust (Korea Times)
Indo-Pacific
Group of mostly Asian migrants deported from US arrive in Costa Rica (Reuters)
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