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Abe's ambitious plan targets Japan's key risks

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JAPAN

The Abe government's new fiscal plans.

3D printing poses complex crime risks globally

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INTERNATIONAL

3D printing crime.

Drug trafficking will worsen insecurity in Costa Rica

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COSTA RICA

Security officials blame the spike in violence on the influence of drug trafficking organisations (DTOs), which have long transited the country but which increasingly are vying to…

Chinese cybercampaigns will become disruptive

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CHINA

These routers can compromise US critical infrastructure. This indicates that Chinese cyber operations are shifting from espionage to disruption.

Digital election technology faces obstacles in Africa

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AFRICA

In Nigeria’s 2023 elections, a new system making polling station-level results available online largely failed, fuelling distrust in the political and electoral system. An app…

Israeli-Palestinian West Bank clashes could resurge

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ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS

The heightened legal pressure on Netanyahu comes immediately after his management of a crisis over access to the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem exposed him to strong public…

Russia introduces barcodes to enforce food standards

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RUSSIA

Organisers say the vast majority of dairy processing firms have registered for a scheme intended to reassure consumers that what they are buying is genuine.

Regulatory divergence would prolong EU-UK tensions

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UNITED KINGDOM

Thus far, the UK government has signalled a willingness to diverge from the EU’s GDPR regulations and from standards on gene editing, medical devices, chemicals and trademarks.

Egypt unlikely to solve aviation safety concerns soon

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EGYPT

Russia suspended all direct flights to the country after Islamic State group (ISG)'s Sinai affiliate downed a Russian A321 Metrojet civilian aircraft departing from Egypt's Sharm…

Cyber conflict will probably become more destructive

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INTERNATIONAL

Although Orangeworm is not believed to be state-backed, governments are prioritising the development of offensive cyberweapons but deploying them in different ways. These range…