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    Pakistan’s Selective Death Penalty Reform Sparks Renewed Calls to Abolish Blasphemy Laws

    While the removal of the death penalty for two relatively obscure crimes was welcomed by international rights groups, many activists argue the government’s action is insufficient.
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    Climate change

    Dozens Feared Trapped After Cloudburst Triggers Flash Floods in Uttarakhand; Four Dead

    Local residents who captured the dramatic video scenes on their mobile camera said the floodwaters surged without warning, leaving people little time to escape.
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    Afghanistan

    Hunger Crisis Deepens in Afghanistan Amid Economic Strain and Funding Shortfalls, Warns WFP

    The World Food Programme (WFP) has sounded a dire warning about Afghanistan’s escalating hunger crisis, as an economic downturn, recurring droughts, and the forced return of thousands of Afghan migrants strain the country’s fragile infrastructure and limited resources.
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    Agriculture

    Odisha Hosts First Agri-Photovoltaics Summit to Empower Smallholder Farmers

    Passing Gifts, active in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, and Koraput districts, supports rural livelihoods through backyard poultry, goat rearing, and spice value chains.
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    Democracy

    Pakistan: Over 100 Imran Khan Supporters Jailed in Major Crackdown on Opposition

    Pakistan has sentenced 108 members of former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party to prison over their alleged involvement in protests against the military in May 2023.
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    Child mortality

    Gaza: ‘No One Should Ever be Forced to Risk Their Life to Find Food,’ Says UN OCHA

    UNICEF also called for more humanitarian aid and commercial traffic to come in to stabilise the situation and reduce the desperation of the population.
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    Accountability

    Myanmar Junta Rebrands, Lifts Emergency, but Critics Say It’s a Power Grab Ahead of ‘Fake’ Election

    According to the junta, the NDSC will now assume all legislative, executive, and judicial powers, as permitted under Article 427(a) of the 2008 Constitution.
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    Human rights

    Families of Blasphemy Victims to Challenge Suspension of Probe in Pakistan Supreme Court

    The Islamabad High Court (IHC) had initially ordered the formation of a commission to probe the misuse of the law, but that decision was overturned last week, triggering outrage and disappointment among victims’ families.
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