• Nepal’s parliament elected Sher Bahadur Deuba, a veteran politician who has held the office thrice, as the country’s new prime minister. [Associated Press]

• Afghanistan’s president said the death toll in last week’s truck bombing in Kabul rose to more than 150, making it one of the deadliest such attacks since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001. [The New York Times]

• A scholar of Indonesia sees repercussions after the political defeat and blasphemy conviction of Ahok, the first Christian governor of Jakarta, that will affect not only the country’s non-Muslim minority but also its Muslim majority. [The Washington Post]

• Thailand’s military junta leader, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, will visit the White House in July at the invitation of President Trump. [Reuters]

• One of Malaysia’s three remaining Sumatran rhinos was euthanized over the weekend. Supporters had rallied to provide care for the ailing 20-year-old female — named Puntung, or Stub, for her missing foot — but the problem turned out to be cancer. [National Geographic]

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