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Call for Safer Roads Amid Hit-and-Run Surge in Bhutan

The Royal Bhutan Police (RBP) has raised concerns over the rising number of vehicle-pedestrian collisions and hit-and-run cases, which have increased from 40 in 2021 to 60 in 2024, with 18 already reported in mid-2025. Most incidents stem from reckless driving, speeding, distracted driving (especially mobile phone use), and failure to yield at zebra crossings. [...]

Thai Authorities Exploit Myanmar Refugees

Thai authorities are mistreating Myanmar nationals who fled to escape conflict and military rule. In towns like Mae Sot, near the border, police often stop, threaten, and demand bribes from them. Many are forced to pay for unofficial “police cards” to avoid arrest, but even those do not guarantee safety. Some who paid bribes were [...]

22 Illegal Miners Arrested After Violent Clash In Minna, Niger Sate, Nigeria

On July 10, 2025, a bloody confrontation erupted in the M.I. Wushishi Estate neighborhood of Minna, Niger State, among illegal miners. Some individuals were said to have been hurt before the police could respond. Maitumbi Division officers came swiftly and took away 22 suspects, some of whom were female, while others escaped. The neighborhood is [...]

Niger Junta Struggles As Jihadist Threat Grows

Less than two years after taking power, Niger’s junta leader, General Abdourahamane Tiani, is struggling to stop rising jihadist violence. He had promised to bring security after the 2023 coup, but attacks by al-Qaeda-linked JNIM and Islamic State fighters have increased. In May, about 100 soldiers were killed in two attacks near Mali and Benin. [...]

11 Missing After Boat Capsizes Near Indonesia’s Mentawai Islands

Rescuers in Indonesia are searching for 11 people who went missing after a boat capsized near the Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra province. The boat had 18 people on board, including 10 local government officials. It left Sikakap, a small town, and was heading to Tuapejat when it overturned on 14th July’2025 in the morning. [...]

Sudan Conflict Sparks Humanitarian Crisis

Fighting between Sudan’s Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Security Forces (RSF) has caused a huge humanitarian crisis for over two years. Violence is rising in El Fasher, North Darfur’s capital, where RSF fighters entered the city for the first time in over a year. Recent heavy fighting has caused civilian deaths and made [...]

South Sudan Faces Severe Cholera Outbreak Amid Flood Risks

A cholera outbreak started in South Sudan in September 2024, worsening an already serious humanitarian crisis caused by violence, flooding, and hunger. Since October, over 80,000 cholera cases and 1,400 deaths have been reported. Other diseases like mpox, hepatitis, and measles are also spreading. South Sudan’s government and partners met to address the emergency and [...]

Militant Safe Havens Hinder Pakistan-Afghanistan Ties

Pakistan has called the presence of militant groups in Afghanistan a major challenge and a key barrier to improving ties between the two countries. Relations worsened in 2023 after Pakistan began cracking down on undocumented migrants, many of whom were Afghans, over security concerns. Pakistan says militants like the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) use Afghan territory [...]

Bangladesh Faces Alarming Spike in Gang Rapes and Child Abuse

Bangladesh has seen a disturbing rise in rape cases, with 481 reported in the first half of this year alone—just 35 short of the total cases for all of last year, according to the Bangladesh Mahila Parishad. Alarmingly, 72% of the victims were children, and 106 cases involved gang rape. The brutality of recent incidents [...]

Border Crisis: 119 Cambodian Migrants Arrested in Thailand

Tensions along the Cambodia-Thailand border have led to the arrest of 119 Cambodians for illegal re-entry between May 30 and July 10, 2025.Many had returned home fearing conflict but went back due to joblessness and high living costs. Arrests occurred in Sa Kaeo and Aranyaprathet, with migrants crossing through forests and fields. Some held passports [...]

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