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Taiwan will take part in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in San Francisco this week, a rare opportunity for the self-governing island democracy of 23 million people and its high-tech economy to break the diplomatic embargo on it imposed by authoritarian China

Israeli soldiers stormed Gaza's largest hospital on Wednesday, targeting what they believe is a major Hamas command centre located beneath the hospital complex. But compelling evidence that Hamas fighters are carrying out operations from medical facilities in Gaza remains scarce, according to Lex Takkenberg, Senior Advisor on the Question of…

Citizens for Democracy secretary Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar demanded an independent high-level committee to investigate recently filed FIRs to determine if they were politically motivated. He opened a voter help centre in Guntur to verify voter lists, create awareness and undertake relevant activities.

There are serious debates to be had about government spending, but the edge of a shutdown is no place to have them. Ignoring the consequences won’t bring us closer to more responsible government, two University of Chicago experts write.

Timothy Owen, who was blocked from representig the activist Jimmy Lai, was due to give a talk on law and democracy

Author Katherine Stewart on how Mike Johnson ended up with so much power

Retired judge Michael Luttig is battling to stop a Trump victory – which he says would be ‘catastrophic for America’s democracy’

The West’s growing culture of tax avoidance is taking a political toll.

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