Air pollution levels in Delhi hit 50 times higher than the World Health Organisation’s recommended safe limit, as authorities mandate the closure of schools to reduce exposure to toxic smog, weeks after Lahore recorded pollution levels above 1000
The case of prominent Rohingya spokesperson Dil Mohammed, currently detained by Bangladeshi authorities, will be examined by the United Nations, placing international scrutiny of Bangladesh’s treatment of Rohingya refugees and the conditions of his detention
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake appoints 21 cabinet members, after his National People’s Power party secured over a two-thirds majority in the parliamentary election, granting him power to amend the constitution and deliver sweeping reforms
Myanmar rebel army leader detained in China after travelling for medical treatment, a move by Beijing pressuring anti-junta forces to withdraw from Lashio after they broke a ceasefire that China helped negotiate
12 soldiers killed during a targeted suicide bombing at a security post in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwah province. The Hafiz Gul Bahadur group, a faction of the Pakistani Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack.
Proposed Media Commission bill withdrawn by lawmaker Abdul Hannan Aboobakr, after Maldivian President Mohamed Muizzu said the ruling parliamentary party wouldn’t support the legislation. Critics argued that the bill, which would introduce fines and penalties for violating stringent guidelines, is an attack on press freedom.
China proposes establishment of joint security company alongside Myanmar junta to 'ensure safety of Chinese projects and personnel' in Myanmar as conflict intensifies along the border with China
In Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan, the government plans to launch a comprehensive counterterrorism operation against militants after a series of deadly attacks
Rickshaw drivers block roads and rail tracks across Dhaka in protest of the high court’s decision to ban the operation of battery-powered and auto rickshaws on the streets
United Nation agencies try to unlock climate financing for Afghanistan, which the country hasn’t been able to access due to political and procedural issues since the 2021 Taliban takeover
Bhutan’s Druk Green Power signs deal with Indian Tata Power to receive at least 5,000 megawatts of clean energy generation capacity in the country
Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on official visit in Nepal to boost military ties, as Nepal stopped allowing its ethnic Gurkha soldiers from joining the Indian army after Delhi changed its hiring scheme
Tibetan writer and poet Gendun Lhundrub released after four years in detention and environmentalist and philanthropist Karma Samdrup released after serving 15 year prison sentence, highlighting the continued precarity of Tibetan intellectuals

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