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Once described as the ‘Balkans of central Asia’, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have managed ethnic and territorial tensions with great success.
Hosting the FIFA World Cup games can prove a propaganda win for authoritarian nations. But the data suggests the tournament favors democracies.
The way a police interview is conducted affects the credibility of everything that follows in the criminal justice process.
How to place disabled people, who are some of the most vulnerable, at the centre of climate change negotiations.
ANALYSIS: By Lim Tean Across my social media platforms, I encounter daily a particular brand of ignorance that I find increasingly impossible to ignore. Iran is dismissed as a crazy country ruled by medieval mullahs, its people caricatured as fanatics who chant “Death to America” for no coherent reason. And from that caricature flows a
European countries are struggling to work out a unified approach.
COMMENTARY: By Jale Moala It’s interesting how readily many people in Fiji embrace the work of the United Nations when it supports local programmes such as climate resilience, development, governance and social inclusion. Yet when the UN publishes reports critical of Israel’s military actions in Gaza, some of the same voices suddenly dismiss it as
RNZ Pacific Cook Islanders are set to head to the polls in six weeks’ time, the King’s Representative of the Cook Islands, Sir Tom Marsters, has announced. In a radio announcement, Sir Tom said that on the advice tendered to him by Prime Minister Mark Brown to call for fresh elections, and pursuant to Article
To succeed, Community Strong will need to preserve community connections within their electorates, maintain their independence and ensure intra-party stability.
The poultry industry is on high alert. But authorities have had years to prepare for this moment and plans are being put in place.
It wasn’t pretty, but the Socceroos are through to the knockout stages of the World Cup after a tense stalemate against Paraguay.
For some central banks, stores of gold can offer a shield against financial sanctions.