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Court ruling entrenches Uganda anti-homosexuality act

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UGANDA

The ruling leaves Uganda at odds with Western donors that have criticised the law and leaves Uganda’s LGBT community facing the prospect of potentially intensifying persecution.

Antitrust tests of 'big tech' will get tougher

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INT

The move comes as regulators scrutinise the competition implications of large tech companies' ability to lock in customers by bundling their products, creating dependencies. The…

Ecuador Mexican embassy raid is likely to backfire

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ECUADOR

Glas has been convicted of corruption and was subject to a preventive arrest warrant when he sought political asylum at the embassy in December. The raid has been condemned by…

US state referendums will play major role in November

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UNITED STATES

With Florida holding a similar referendum this year, the abortion rights issue underscores the important role now played by referendums in states where one party has control of…

Czech-Slovak rift may limit Visegrad effectiveness

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CZECH/SLOVAKIA

The unprecedented move is the first rift since the two countries peacefully parted more than three decades ago. It came soon after the Visegrad Four (V4) of Czechia, Hungary…

Immunity issue will raise Paraguay governance fears

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PARAGUAY

Abdo Benitez (in office 2018-23) faces charges of revealing state secrets. The motion was halted after the majority Honor Colorado faction of the Colorado Party left the session…

Religious freedom will slowly expand in Vietnam

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VIETNAM

Catholics are a sizeable minority religious group in the country, numbering roughly 7 million out of a population of nearly 100 million. Vietnam and the Vatican have not had…

Japan will be a policy pioneer for advanced nations

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INTERNATIONAL

It took policymakers decades to tackle the consequences of the market crash, partly due to conservative caution; this experience has encouraged other states to be more…

Biden will stress regional economic development work

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UNITED STATES

With the economy a central issue for many voters, Biden is stressing his administration’s focus on place-based economic development (PBED), an approach to shaping the economic…

Ankara will firmly focus on the economy

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TURKEY

In the March 31 municipal elections, the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), to which Imamoglu belongs, gained 37.8% of the vote nationally, beating the AKP in its…