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Pacquiao files for president as Philippine campaigning starts (Al Jazeera)

International boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has formally filed his candidacy for president of the Philippines, as the country kicked off its election season with...

Mali receives helicopters and weapons from Russia (Al Jazeera)

A cargo plane has delivered four helicopters, weapons and ammunition from Russia to Mali, according to the military-led authorities in the West African country. Interim...

UN warns of ‘unprecedented’ malnutrition in Ethiopia’s Tigray (Al Jazeera)

The United Nations has warned of “unprecedented” malnutrition among pregnant and lactating women in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region, in a report published hours after...

Dubai Expo 2020 attempt to shield UAE rights abuses, says HRW (Al Jazeera)

A prominent human rights group has condemned the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Dubai Expo 2020 as an attempt to gloss over rights abuses committed by the...

Iran army holds drill near Azerbaijan border amid tensions (Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera)

Iran’s military has launched a large military drill near the country’s border with Azerbaijan, in a show of force amid tensions with its neighbouring...

Qatar’s first legislative polls: What to expect from Shura vote (Linah Alsaafin, Al Jazeera)

Qatar is gearing up for the first legislative elections in its history, in what analysts have called a step towards enhancing political participation for...

Book Review – China INC: Between State Capitalism and Economic Statecraft (Commodore Vijesh Kumar Garg, VSM, Chennai Centre for China Studies)

Image Courtesy: Pentagon Press The Communist Party of China (CPC) on 01 Jul 2021 celebrated its 100 years of existence. This one party has ruled...

AUKUS Rocks the Boat in the Indo-Pacific, and it’s not Good News (Marc Julienne, IFRI)

For anyone who still harbored doubts, Washington made crystal clear from the announcement of the new trilateral alliance with Australia and the UK (AUKUS)...

Putting Public Finance on the Right Side of History (Werner Hoyer, John Murton, Project-Syndicate)

With the urgency of the climate crisis becoming clearer by the day, governments and multilateral lenders must end public financing for fossil fuels and...

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