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Malaysian parties face tough choices on poll strategy

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MALAYSIA

The polls were not due until well into 2023, but the leader of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), of which Ismail Sabri is a vice president, wanted them brought…

Russia seeks mediating but not dominant Libyan role

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RUSSIA/LIBYA

Moscow is increasingly involved in Libya in support of a dual ambition to be taken seriously as a regional power and an honest intermediary. As Turkey takes sides in the conflict…

Iraq undermined by Iranian and factional interests

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IRAQ

The US Treasury believes the dollars have gone to Iran, highlighting the extent of Tehran's involvement in Iraqi political, economic and security affairs. Sudani himself is…

Patriotic hackers and proxies complicate Ukraine war

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INT

The warning also draws attention to ‘patriotic hackers’ and other non-state-sponsored hacker groups involved on both sides of the military conflict in Ukraine.

Impunity will incentivise cyberattacks globally

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INTERNATIONAL

The hacking of emails of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and Hillary Clinton’s campaign chair has touched off national discussion in the United States on Russia’s…

Risks of a Lebanon-Israel escalation are rising

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LEBANON/ISRAEL

As low-level cross-border exchanges of fire continue, multiple foreign embassies have withdrawn staff or dependents and advised citizens to leave Lebanon.

Yemen intervention carries major risks for Egypt

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EGYPT

As a key ally of Saudi Arabia and the owner of the Arab world's largest armed forces, Egypt is a core member of the coalition campaign fighting the Huthi rebels and loyalists to…

Bomb attacks expose multiple threats to Thai security

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THAILAND

This complicates government efforts to identify and apprehend perpetrators of the August 17 bombing of the Erawan shrine, whose death toll now stands at 22. Schools in Bangkok are…

Ethiopia's conflict faces a critical juncture

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ETHIOPIA

The claims were made during a 30-minute televised broadcast apparently from the frontlines of the war; Abiy on November 22 promised to lead the fighting in person. Authorities say…

Niger has few security cards to play

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NIGER

The death toll exceeds that of the attack at Inates on December 10, where 71 soldiers were killed in an Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) attack, which had marked the…