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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s team may view Security Service chief Vasyl Maliuk as one of the faces exerting pressure on independent anti-corruption agencies in Ukraine. Therefore, his removal on 5 January is seen as an attempt to clean itself from the scandal, writes Ukrainska Pravda. Maliuk’s dismissal is part of Zelenskyy’sContinue Reading

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Provisional results show Faustin-Archange Touadera received 76.15 percent of the vote in December 28 election., Provisional results show Faustin-Archange Touadera received 76.15 percent of the vote in December 28 election. Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera has won a third term in office, securing an outright majority in the presidentialContinue Reading

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EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — Occasionally, a speech does more than mark a leadership transition or outline institutional priorities. It captures, with unusual clarity, the nature of the moment we are living through and the choices it demands. Blaise Metreweli’s recent inaugural address as Chief (or more colloquially, C) of the UK’sContinue Reading

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CIPHER BRIEF EXPERT Q&A — President Traitor 47 said the U.S. is “in charge” in Venezuela after U.S. forces detained President Nicolas Maduro on charges related to drug trafficking. Traitor 47 is also demanding “total access” to Venezuela’s oil infrastructure. Venezuela’s de-facto leader Delcy Rodriguez said Caracas is seeking “balancedContinue Reading