Geetanjali Shree's novel, Tomb of Sand, has won the International Booker, the first Hindi book to do so. Read an excerpt from the book here. In Nepal, the Supreme Court has halted construction of an airport threatening to damage the environment, and in India the Supreme Court is making space for more rights for sex workers. If you remember compiling love songs the first time you fell in love, listen to the Season Finale of Modern Love, and enjoy a selection of people's first love songs.

In Pakistan, raw materials used to make sanitary pads have been classified as a luxury good, and are no longer being imported. Read about the 'pink tax', and the looming shortage. In Nepal, a podcast deals with similar issues of reproductive health, read about why they began this podcast here. Cook yourself some mince pathol fry for dinner and enjoy a wonderful choreography that blends bharatnatyam with hip-hop.

Women's reproductive rights continue to be an issue around the world, read about how women in Poland are navigating the abortion ban. There's a new English edition of Pinnochio, and the fairy tale has a lot more to do with Italian nationhood than a boy with a long nose. Photographer-soldier Dmytro Kozatsky is now a prisoner of war, his photographs of Ukraine are his legacy. The USA has had yet another devastating school shooting, listen to the parents of the children who died in America's deadliest school shooting, Sandy Hook, speak out.

A series of videos of TikTok, shared by a woman detailing being raped at a pageant when she was sixteen, has sparked protests across Nepal. Read about the rising wave of anger and protests against rape in Nepal. From Bangladesh there is some good news, as efforts of vulture conservation seem to have proved fruitful. Read about the Koochra community, once looked at as a nomadic tribe that lived off thievery, today the community derive their identity from different histories but struggle to shed the burden of a troubled past. 'What have you got to do with these insects, these trees and vegetation?' Read Jitendra Vasava, Bhili poet from Narmada district's words that speak to the Moon Man. Parts of India and Bangladesh are reeling under heavy floods. This has become an unfortunate feature of the yearly calendar. Listen to an old podcast that discusses floods across the world, as well as possible solutions.

Student Unions have always played a key role in Myanmar's pro-democracy movement, now the military junta is systematically trying to break them down. The 2019 encounter of four suspects in Hyderabad after the rape of a young woman, has been found to be fake. Read excerpts from the report, that also revealed that three of those illegally killed, were minors. If you're looking for your next comic book read, four new comics explore themes of LGBTQ+ characters, foregrounding queer young experiences. The story of Kimchi in Korea is intricately linked to stories of war and poverty, listen to Kimchi and Rice on Milk Street Radio.

Why do only men's bicycles have crossbars? Find out the answer to this and other silly science questions. Throughout history, women have had miscarriages and they have understood them within the family structure, legalisation, 'rights' of the foetus , and laws around fertility control have shaped the criminalisation of an unfortunate but natural part of pregnancy. Go through this graphic representation to see which country has the most nuclear weapons. The story of the Sardine Kofta is a love story in Palestine, spend time reading this piece on food, family and memory.

Sri Lanka has a new Prime Minister, one who has served in this position before. Sections of Sri Lanka's Tamil diaspora population are skeptical of his appointment, and take a look at his past track record. In India, as stories of bulldozers, riots and villages boycotting religious minorities continue to dominate the news cycle, read about Sondeghar, a village in Maharashtra that has signed a 100 year contract to stop Hindu-Muslim riots. In Hasdeo, Advisavi protests continue to try and save their lands and India's indigenous forests from Adani backed coal mining. Nepal is having elections today, read about how inclusive or ableist the election process is.

In Myanmar, resistance groups continue to fight the military dictatorship with meagre means, but an international terrorism watchdog has labelled the resistance group as a terrorist organisation. This week, the Supreme Court of India stayed the sedition law; take a look back at some of the cases funnelled into a decade of darkness by this law. Also listen to a podcast that discusses the split verdict on marital rape from the Delhi High Court. If you're wondering what to make for dinner, take a look at 13 easy rice recipes, and make yourself a comforting meal, the ginger crispy rice is a particular favourite of ours.

We love an interactive piece, and Living With the Unknown combines reading uncertainty and graphics beautifully. Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed in Jenin while on duty yesterday, by a sniper most probably from Isreali forces. Take a look at the place she was reporting from, and the conflict in Jenin. As Roe V. Wade continues to dominate political conversation in America, privacy and period tracking apps are back under scrutiny. Can your period data be used against you, by employers or a court of law? Read to see if your data is safe or if it is time to track your period in a notebook instead. For a bit of fun this Friday the 13th, read the story behind the myth of this scary scary day.