Human Rights Under Pressure: UN High Commissioner Volker Türk warned that wars, tech disruption, climate chaos, polarization, and inequality are converging into a crisis that is weakening international human rights and humanitarian law. Afghanistan Critical Minerals: Afghanistan’s Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi says Kabul would welcome U.S. investment in mining, dams, agriculture, and trade, while inviting a U.S. embassy reopening and ruling out a return of U.S. control over Bagram. Women’s Online Education: Nearly 100 Afghan women graduated from the Online Women’s University across 11 provinces, studying fields from medicine to computer science despite ongoing bans on girls’ and women’s education. Mining Safety in Afghanistan: Four miners died after inhaling poisonous gas in a coal mine tunnel in Baghlan, highlighting gaps in modern extraction tech and safety measures. SCO Tech & Connectivity: The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Bishkek summit emphasized security, technology, and connectivity, with member states pushing practical regional cooperation. Afghan Girls’ Online Lifeline: Reports highlight virtual classrooms and online schooling efforts helping girls continue learning under Taliban restrictions.