𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀: As democracies face backsliding, citizens in 🇮🇳 India and 🇵🇰 Pakistan are crafting new methods, including 🌐 digital spaces, to push back. In India, 🗳️ electoral outcomes have led to stable transitions. What form will it take 👀 in Pakistan? Read the analysis: https://bit.ly/3yN6IUJ #Democracy #SouthAsia #PoliticalTransition

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A silent democratic backlash in South Asia

A look at the Indian and Pakistani historical experience tells us that as democracies are experiencing backsliding, newer methods are being devised by the citizenry to produce a democratic backlash

The Hindu

Disseminating 🇮🇱 Israeli disinformation, justifying 🪖war crimes, dehumanizing 🇵🇸 #Palestinians, & blacking out info on genocide in the West. Under international law ⚖️, western media could face sanctions, argues @CraigMokhiber, as historical precedents exist #HumanRights 🛑

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Western media can be held legally accountable for its role in the Gaza genocide

Western media companies have made themselves a part of the mechanism of genocide in Palestine, and there are historical precedents for holding them accountable.

Mondoweiss

The new measures drew a sharp response from the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, whose office said it viewed them “with utmost severity” and that the issue was under “pointed discussion” with Washington.
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US imposes sanctions on extremist Israeli settlers in West Bank

Targeting of government-funded group active in Hebron hills brings punitive measures closer to Israeli cabinet

The Guardian

🌍 Efforts to suspend 🇮🇱 Israel from the 🇺🇳 UNGA are gaining momentum. 🕊️ With the Gaza war & two ICJ rulings, the push by 🇵🇸Palestinian civil society is stronger than ever. But which country will take the lead? Read more from @pass_blue:
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A Movement to Suspend Israel From the UN Needs a Country to Take the Lead

A Movement to Suspend Israel From the UN Needs a Country to Take the Lead - PassBlue

PassBlue

🚨 China's maritime ambitions are reshaping the Indo-Pacific. From the South China Sea to Taiwan, Beijing's aggressive moves challenge global stability. The world can't afford to look away. 🌊 #IndoPacific #China #Geopolitics

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Confronting China's Maritime Ambitions: Why the World Must Act Now

The Sabina Shoal incident highlights the international community's failure to curb Beijing's maritime expansionism

Diplomacy & Politics

In a move to counter China's expanding reach, Australia and Pacific Islands launch a joint policing effort to strengthen regional security. 🚔🛡️ #JointPolicing #AustraliaPacific #Geopolitics

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Australia-Pacific Islands Joint Policing Initiative: Strategic Response to China's Growing Influence in the Pacific

The recent endorsement by Pacific Island leaders of an Australia-funded regional policing plan marks a significant development in the geopolitics of the Pacific.

Diplomacy & Politics

#China deployed “an excessive force” of 40 ships that blocked two #Philippine vessels from delivering food and other supplies to Manila’s largest coast guard ship
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Philippines says China ‘biggest disruptor’ of peace in Southeast Asia

China is the biggest disruptor of peace in Southeast Asia, escalating tensions with the Philippines in the South China Sea.

The Hindu

Australia and Pacific Islands’ joint policing initiative isn’t just about security—it's a strategic move to counterbalance China’s influence in the region. 🌐🤝 #SecurityPartnerships #CounterChina #IndoPacific

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Australia-Pacific Islands Joint Policing Initiative: Strategic Response to China's Growing Influence in the Pacific

The recent endorsement by Pacific Island leaders of an Australia-funded regional policing plan marks a significant development in the geopolitics of the Pacific.

Diplomacy & Politics

#Israeli troops were sent in with air support and bulldozers, with eyewitnesses citing drones scanning the skies and armored personnel carriers carrying troops on the ground.

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Israel launches major operation in West Bank; Palestinian officials say 9 killed

Israel’s military and internal security service said the operation was aimed at infrastructure used by militants in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm.

The Washington Post