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    Afghanistan

    Grenade Attack Wounds Dozens of Children at Primary School in Hazara District

    As of Wednesday, August 19, hospitals continued treating the wounded. Families of the injured children, many of them primary-school pupils, waited for updates.
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    Bangladesh

    Myanmar Verifies Nearly 309,000 Rohingya as Former Rakhine Residents but Ties Returns to Improved Security

    For the more than one million Rohingya living in Bangladesh’s camps, the announcement offers limited immediate relief.
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    Afghanistan

    Malnutrition Surges in 53% of Afghan Communities Amid Deepening Hunger Crisis

    Humanitarian organisations emphasise that timely funding and sustained access are essential to reverse the trend.
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    Civil society

    Sri Lanka’s Prisons Erupt Again: From Negombo Bloodbath to Multi-Jail Unrest

    Rights advocates, the Human Rights Commission and independent observers argue that expanding walls alone is insufficient.
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    Climate change

    India’s Broken Monsoon Rhythm Forces Reckoning with Climate Reality

    Extreme weather affected India on 331 of 334 monitored days in 2025 – 99 per cent of the period assessed.
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    Air

    Rising Heat Toll: Lives and Livelihoods Scorched as Climate Costs Mount

    The Lancet Countdown stresses that climate action remains “a lifeline,” capable of saving millions of lives while protecting economies.
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    Bangladesh

    Extreme Heat Erodes 31 Million Jobs a Year in South Asia

    By 2070, around 520 million people across the region could face at least one month of dangerous heat each year – four times the number today.
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    Afghanistan

    Afghanistan’s Hunger Crisis Deepens as Aid Cuts Leave Millions Without Food

    The combination of funding cuts, mass returns, climate shocks, high food prices has left millions of Afghans facing preventable hunger and illness.
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    Bhutan’s Long-Deferred Mines and Minerals Bill Set for Parliamentary Return this Winter

    If enacted, the Mines and Minerals Management Bill 2026 would mark the most significant overhaul of Bhutan’s mineral governance in three decades.
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    China’s Solar Boom Creates ‘Green Dilemma’ for Birds

    Without deliberate ecological planning, the green transition risks creating new biodiversity deficits even as it reduces greenhouse-gas emissions.
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    China’s Solar Boom Creates ‘Green Dilemma’ for Birds

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