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Tunisia judge orders release of journalist following accusations of ‘insulting’ president – JURIST

A Tunisian judge ordered the release Thursday of prominent journalist Zied El-Heni who was detained on allegations of insulting Tunisian President Kais Saeid. The decision comes amidst growing concerns about freedom of […]

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Mali postpones release of results of long awaited constitutional referendums – JURIST

The nation of Mali postponed the release of the results of its constitutional referendums amid tensions with rebel groups and the UN. Mali’s Independent Election Management Authority (AIGE) has stated that electoral […]

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Why investors can’t agree on the financial outlook

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Can the West build up its armed forces on the cheap?

Around the world a boom in defence spending is under way. Roused from their complacency by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s designs on Taiwan, the 24 of 31 nato members that […]

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Investors are hopelessly divided on financial markets

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India’s journey from agricultural basket case to breadbasket

Indian agriculture has a poor reputation, which is not unfair. About half the country’s workforce toils on the land. Their labour unfolds in the brutal heat and tends to be done by […]

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Rebuilding Ukraine will require money, but also tough reforms

Ukraine suffered a brutal winter. Russia lobbed missiles at civilian and energy infrastructure, attempting to terrorise the population and cut off the green shoots of economic growth. It had some success. A […]

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Animal spirits in financial markets are hopelessly divided

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New York jury convicts former police sergeant and two others for acting as illegal agents of China – JURIST

A Brooklyn, New York, jury on Tuesday convicted a former New York City police sergeant and two others for acting as illegal agents of Chinese authorities when they attempted to intimidate US […]

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Germany expert commission releases report recommending legalization of early-stage abortion and amended laws for later-term pregnancies – JURIST

The Commission on Reproductive Self-Determination and Reproductive Medicine in Germany on Monday submitted a final report recommending the legalization of abortion within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy in the country.The German […]

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Australia judge rules in defamation trial that former government adviser raped a colleague in parliament – JURIST

Australia Federal Court Justice Michael Lee found that former government adviser Bruce Lehrmann raped a colleague in a Parliament House office on Monday. The judge dismissed a defamation lawsuit Lehrmann brought against […]

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Poland classifies attack on humanitarian aid workers as murder, demands Israeli cooperation in investigation – JURIST

The Polish government on Friday labeled the death of Polish aid worker Damian Soból as murder, following the deaths of seven humanitarian aid workers from the World Central Kitchen (WCK) serving in […]

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Amnesty International urges immediate investigation into war crimes in Merawi, Ethiopia – JURIST

Amnesty International asserted Friday that African and global human rights bodies must urgently investigate alleged war crimes committed by the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) in the town of Merawi, Amhara region, […]

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