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Israel’s cyber-chief on how to boost security – with Italy (Gabriele Carrer, Decode 39)

The Director-General of the Israeli National Cyber Directorate, who just met with his Italian counterpart, believes Italy and Israel are on the same wavelength...

Hong Kong’s Chow Hang-tung jailed in second Tiananmen vigil case (Al Jazeera)

A prominent Hong Kong activist has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for incitement for a banned vigil to commemorate those who died...

Hong Kong leader rejects claims of press freedom ‘extinction’ (Al Jazeera)

Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam said that she could not accept suggestions that press freedom in the city faced “extinction”, as independent media outlet...

Five world powers vow to prevent spread of nuclear weapons (Al Jazeera)

Five global nuclear powers have pledged to prevent atomic weapons from spreading and to ensure a nuclear war is never fought, in a rare...

Colombia: At least 23 dead in clashes between armed rebel groups (Steven Grattan, Al Jazeera)

Colombia’s largest remaining armed group has warned of “reprisals” after a government bombing killed one of its top commanders this week, prompting experts to...

Sri Lanka unveils $1BN relief plan as soaring food prices bite (Asantha Sirimanne, Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Sri Lanka will increase pay and pension for government employees, remove some taxes on food and medicine, and provide cash for its poorest citizens...

Can democracy return to Mali? (Al Jazeera)

Mali was supposed to hold presidential and parliamentary elections next month but the military-led government has pushed that back by up to five years. Army...

Mali opposition rejects election delay in new transition plan (Al Jazeera)

A major coalition of political parties in Mali has rejected the military-dominated government’s plan to extend a transition period for up to five years before the...

Infographic: How COVID has spread globally in the last two years (Mohammed Haddad, Al Jazeera)

Nearly 300 million people have tested positive for COVID-19 worldwide over the past two years, and more than five million deaths have been reported. The...

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