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Five Takeaways From The Kyrgyz Parliamentary Elections (Bruce Pannier, RFE RL)

The preliminary results from the November 28 parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan show good early results for pro-government parties amid a low-voter turnout in the...

Australia’s forest fires fanned by climate crisis: Study (Al Jazeera)

New research by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, has found climate change has driven a significant increase in forest fires in the country over...

What triggered tension between Ukraine and Russia? (Al Jazeera)

Ukraine is accusing Russia of mobilising tens of thousands of soldiers near their shared border. Presenter: Imran Khan Guests: Olexiy Haran – Professor at the National University...

Opposition leads after ‘massive’ turnout in Honduras election (Al Jazeera)

Initial results from the presidential election in Honduras showed opposition candidate Xiomara Castro with a clear lead over conservative ruling party contender Nasry Asfura,...

Ethiopian gov’t forces in control of Chifra: State media (Al Jazeera)

Ethiopia’s state-run broadcaster has said government forces were in control of the town of Chifra in Afar region, their first major seizure since Prime...

NSO blacklisting: It is time for the US to end its Cold War ways (Eitay Mack, Al Jazeera)

On November 3, the United States Department of Commerce announced it was blacklisting the Israeli technology firm, NSO Group. The decision to add the...

The Kremlin may be tiring of the impasse in eastern Ukraine (Ian Hill, The Interpreter)

Reports this month of a sizeable recent build-up of Russian military forces around Ukraine’s borders have aroused fears in Kiev and Western capitals of...

The Doha accord and Taliban legitimacy (Syed Fazl-e-Haider, The Interpreter)

Under the 2020 Doha Agreement, the US withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan was conditional on Taliban security assurances that Afghan territory would not be used as...

Spike in incursions highlights joint Australian and Indonesian interests in combating illegal fishing (Hillary Mansour, The Strategist)

A significant rise in Indonesian illegal fishing in Australia’s northern waters highlights a significant maritime security threat, and our border enforcement agencies can’t afford...

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