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June 07, 2024

Fighting Influence

A special commission tasked with investigating Russian and Belarusian influence in Poland began its work this week amid growing concerns over attempts to influence elections in the European Union, the Associated Press reported. Last month, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the formation of a 12-member...

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June 07, 2024

Muzzling Messengers

Indonesia is planning to revamp the country’s broadcasting laws, a proposal that has stirred controversy about plans to restrict investigative journalism and prompted concerns from free speech advocates, the Voice of America reported. Officials recently unveiled a draft bill that will amend Indonesia’s 2002 broadcasting law,...

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June 06, 2024

Remains of the Day

Israel launched a new military campaign against Hamas in central Gaza Wednesday, an offensive that comes ahead of crucial ceasefire talks, as well as ongoing international pressure on Israel over its actions in the Palestinian enclave, Reuters reported. The offensive, aimed at eliminating Hamas, has involved...

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June 06, 2024

Moscow Rules

Georgia’s ruling party is planning a new bill that would strip same-sex couples of their rights and target so-called “LGBT propaganda,” a move that marks another break from the former Soviet republic’s aspirations to join the European Union and a pivot toward its former master,...

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June 06, 2024

Banning Showoffs

Chinese Internet regulators are banning online influencers known for their luxurious lifestyles from social media, amid a government crackdown to tackle individuals who “create a ‘wealth-flaunting’ persona … in order to attract followers and traffic,” NBC News reported. Last week, Chinese users on Douyin – China’s...

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June 05, 2024

Fault Lines

Indian voters delivered a rebuke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the country’s massive parliamentary elections, with the leader’s Hindu-nationalist party losing its majority in parliament, the Washington Post reported. The BJP secured only 240 seats in the 543-member lower...

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June 05, 2024

Scorched Earth

Two whistleblowers accused Standard Chartered, one of the United Kingdom’s largest banks, of conducting billions of dollars in undisclosed transactions for entities linked to Iran and terrorist organizations, according to a New York court filing, the Guardian reported Tuesday. The allegations, which the bank denies, claim...

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June 05, 2024

Show’s Over

Colombian lawmakers voted to ban bullfighting in the Latin American country, bringing an end to the centuries-old tradition amid increasing controversy and a backlash from animal rights groups, CNN reported. The draft law calls for the banning of the blood sport in three years’ time, to...

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June 04, 2024

Talking Trash

South Korea plans to suspend a 2018 military pact with North Korea, the government announced Monday, after tensions escalated in recent weeks because Pyongyang sent hundreds of balloons carrying trash to its southern neighbor, the Independent reported Monday. Last month, North Korea began launching balloons filled...

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June 04, 2024

Changing the Tune

Nigeria adopted a new national anthem by taking up a previous version dropped decades ago and that had been written by a British expatriate, a decision that has sparked widespread criticism especially because critics say it was rushed through the legislature, the Associated Press reported. Last...

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June 03, 2024

The Split

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Thousands of people took to the streets of New Zealand over the past week to protest against the center-right government’s policies, which they say are dismantling Indigenous rights, the BBC reported. The demonstrations – known as “hikoi” – took place Thursday in a number of cities,...

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May 31, 2024

Closing In

Myanmar’s military junta is losing control of large swathes of territory to armed ethnic groups, according to new reports, a development that piles pressure on junta head, Gen. Min Aung Hliang, and prompts questions about the army’s ability to remain in power more than three...

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May 30, 2024

Weaponizing Insults

Thai authorities on Wednesday accused former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of violating the country’s strict royal insult laws, the latest twist in a long-running saga against one of Thailand’s most influential political figures, CNN reported. The charges stem from comments he made during an interview with...

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May 30, 2024

The Comeback

Militants set fire to a girls’ school in northwestern Pakistan Wednesday, the latest such attack in a region that was formerly a Pakistani Taliban stronghold, the Associated Press reported. Police in North Waziristan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said the assailants used kerosene to set fire to...

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May 30, 2024

Small Steps

United Nations development director Garry Conille was appointed as Haiti’s new prime minister Tuesday, amid criticism of the lack of transparency in the process used to select him to lead the troubled country, Al Jazeera reported. The nine-member transition council was formed following former Prime Minister...

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