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Voting under way in Uzbekistan’s presidential election (Al Jazeera)

Voters in Uzbekistan are casting their ballots in a presidential election in which incumbent President Shavkat Mirziyoyev faces no genuine opposition and is almost...

Blast in Ugandan capital Kampala kills one, injures five (Al Jazeera)

An explosion in Uganda’s capital Kampala, that killed one and injured five, was “a terrorist act”, according to President Yoweri Museveni, who promised to...

Gunmen attack Nigeria prison, free dozens of inmates: Official (Al Jazeera)

Gunmen have attacked a prison in southwestern Nigeria, freeing dozens of inmates, according to an official. Olanrewaju Anjorin, a spokesman of the Oyo correctional centre...

Giudizio storico in cammino. Profitti silenziosi e antagonismi rumorosi (Marco Emanuele)

Questa riflessione è, nei fatti, un cammino nel “progetto di civiltà”: perché esso vive nella vita, considera le dinamiche che ci percorrono ed è...

Palestinian NGOs designated ‘terrorists’ call for support (Al Jazeera)

Palestinian human rights groups designated by Israel as “terrorist organisations” have called for international support to reverse the decision, which has the potential to compromise...

Muqtada al-Sadr: Iraq’s kingmaker in uncertain times (Thomas O Falk, Al Jazeera)

Muqtada al-Sadr remains one of Iraq’s most influential political figures and plays a pivotal role when it comes to the country’s future. He is...

Singapore’s aspirations to become an education and knowledge hub (Ravinder Sidhu, East Asia Forum)

Maintaining that ‘people are its most precious resource’, Singapore has made a name for itself as a country committed to human resource development. The city-state...

Sri Lanka’s rising food prices belies deeper economic issues (Dushni Weerakoon, East Asia Forum)

Sri Lanka recently passed emergency regulations to deal with food shortages and price increases. Such powers are typically invoked to address public security concerns. But in...

Personalities split Nepal’s communist parties (Anil Sigdel, East Asia Forum)

The alliance between the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist and Leninist) (CPN-UML) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Centre) (CPN-MC), which won...

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