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Commitment to democracy must remain independent of geopolitics (Maiko Ichihara, East Asia Forum)

South and Southeast Asia have experienced a sharp decline in liberal democracy during the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the pretext of combating COVID-19, the Philippines and...

More youth eager to discuss how to govern Taiwan after reunification, quash bias toward mainland (Yang Sheng, Chen Qingqing, Liu Xin, Zhang Changyue, Lin...

The intense situation in the Taiwan Straits in 2021 brought the anxiety of war among international media and observers, but for Chinese from the...

‘Milestone moment’: Voting begins in HK for first LegCo election after electoral reform (Chen Qingqing and Cui Fandi, Global Times)

The highly expected Hong Kong Legislative Council (LegCo) election, the first since the electoral reform ensuring patriots governing Hong Kong, started on Sunday morning....

Moldova Calls Russian Envoy’s Presence At Transdniester Inauguration ‘Unfriendly Action’ (RFE RL)

The government of Moldova has criticized Russia's ambassador for attending the inauguration ceremony of the de facto president of the breakaway Moldovan region of...

UK Brexit minister David Frost resigns in blow to PM Johnson (Al Jazeera)

British Brexit Minister David Frost has resigned over disillusionment with the direction of Boris Johnson’s government, dealing a severe blow to the embattled prime...

Chad to deploy additional 1,000 UN peacekeepers to Mali (Al Jazeera)

Mali’s foreign affairs ministry has said that Chad planned to deploy 1,000 additional UN peacekeepers to Mali to reinforce its troops battling armed groups...

Is the international community failing Ethiopia? (Al Jazeera)

Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed promised the conflict in Tigray would be resolved quickly. However, 13 months later, the fighting has intensified...

Ethiopia forces claim recapturing of towns from Tigray rebels (Al Jazeera)

Ethiopia announced its forces have recaptured several towns, including Kobo and Waldia in the north, from Tigrayan rebels. The conflict between forces loyal to Prime...

Erdogan seeks to boost ties at Turkey-Africa summit (Umar Farooq, Al Jazeera)

Turkey is aiming to deepen economic and military ties on Africa, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in remarks at a major summit of African...

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