NEW DELHI (AP) — The <a class="" title="Geelani, Kashmir’s staunchest anti-India leader, dies at 91" href="https://apnews.com/article/india-kashmir-0d1d8d408f45e0dfd329f90f08e70d30" target="_blank" rel="noopener">death of a top separatist leader </a>in disputed Kashmir and the ensuing crackdown on public movement and communications by Indian authorities have highlighted the turmoil seething just below the surface in the region.

Here’s a closer look at what Syed Ali Geelani meant to Kashmir and why problems still roil the region two years after India revoked its semi-autonomy and declared it a federal territory.

In this Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, file photo, Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani waves to the media before his arrest in Srinagar, India. Geelani, an icon of disputed Kashmir’s resistance against Indian rule and a top separatist leader who became the emblem of the region’s defiance against New Delhi, died late Wednesday, Sept, 1, 2021. He was 91. Photo: Altaf Qadri/AP/TT

The death of Kashmiri separatist Syed Ali Geelani has heightened tensions in India.

Explainer: Resistance leader’s death deepens Kashmir strife

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish President Andrzej Duda declared a state of emergency in areas along the border with Belarus Thursday, following a surge in illegal migration.

Poland is now the third European Union member to impose a state of emergency in areas bordering Belarus — after Lithuania and Latvia did so earlier this summer arguing that they face a “hybrid war” attack.

Polish security forces surround migrants stuck along with border with Belarus in Usnarz Gorny, Poland, on Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021. Photo: Czarek Sokolowski/AP/TT

The Polish government says it is the target of a ”hybrid war” waged by authoritarian Belarus.

Explainer: Why Poland declared state of emergency at border

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s state communications watchdog warned Apple and Google on Thursday that they could face fines if they fail to remove an app created by allies of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny from their stores.

The agency, Roskomnadzor, warned Apple and Google that their failure to remove Navalny’s app could be interpreted as interference in Russian elections.

 In this Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021 file photo, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny gestures as he stands in a cage in the Babuskinsky District Court in Moscow, Russia. Navalny marked the anniversary of a poisoning attack against him on Friday, Aug. 20 by urging global leaders to step up fight against corruption and target tycoons close to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP/TT

Roskomnadzor warned Apple and Google that their failure to remove Navalny’s app could be interpreted as interference in Russian elections.

Russia urges Apple, Google to remove Navalny app from stores

Bulletin – through the service of the Associated Press – provides our readers with a roundup of recent editorials from around the globe. This week the focus is again on the situation in Afghanistan, but also on voting rights, the border between US and Mexico as well as the new abortion law in Texas.

A group of migrants mainly from Venezuela wade through the Rio Grande as they cross the U.S.-Mexico border, Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas. Photo: Eric GayAP/TT

Topics include Afghanistan and Pakistan, voting rights, US-Mexican border and abortion.