“With its new status as a champion of Ukraine, France stands a better chance than ever of making the case for European unity and power.”
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A friend is reading Liz Truss’s book and this quote is amazing

The city of Raebareli in India has been the political fiefdom of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty that dominates the once-powerful Congress. But, with India's general election just weeks away, the party's central offices there tell the story of its decline reut.rs/3VTtkvO

The best part of South Korean election night: the graphics.

If vote count confirms exit polls, then landslide victory for opposition.

180+ seats: Opposition can 'fast-track' bills, putting brakes on Yoon admin

200+: Yoon veto nullified, opposition can pass laws alone, enable constitution amendments, impeachment.
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According to some exit polls, the opposition party is likely to have a majority in the South Korean parliament. From a Japanese point of view, bilateral relations might face a difficult period.
韓国総選挙、野党が過半数確保の見通し　現地報道 via ⁦日本経済新聞 電子版（日経電子版） nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO…

Sure, I would love to see this scoreline again and again next season....

中共总书记习近平星期三（4月10日）下午在北京会见台湾前总统马英九一行。zaobao.com.sg/realtime/china…

You are half as likely to be murdered in France as you were 30 years ago - despite the media and far right drumbeat on a 'descent into savagery'. Me for The Local
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Thinking I might follow Hun Sen's lead and open all my future complaints with

'Today I would like to remind friends or non-friends of the following:

A while ago a Singaporean taxi driver asked me what a UK hawker centre lunch might cost. I explained that there aren't any. He asked what office workers ate, and I explained the concept of Meal Deals. And he looked at me with such a powerful combination of pity and revulsion.

India's south is rejecting Modi, and that will have profound implications, writes Andy Mukherjee, as the more successful part of the country drifts away from the poverty-ridden north trib.al/76Kl1D3 via Bloomberg Opinion

ICYMI - Everyone in Europe is losing their mind over how good David Cameron is in this video.

Time can truly heal all wounds it seems...

Emmanuel Macron has defied the U.S. and Germany by pushing NATO countries to consider all options in Ukraine, unsettling the alliance and cementing his metamorphosis from one of the war’s early doves to its leading hawk. wsj.com/world/europe/m… via The Wall Street Journal Stacy Meichtry Bojan Pancevski

If you're a media person whose eyes glaze over after learning what some people do, then you're in the wrong industry. The entire job is learning about how other people operate. I literally don't think there's a single profession that I don't have dozens of questions about.

Aftershocks still continuing

The State of Southeast Asia survey 2024 is newly published by ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, and this edition churns out some very interesting - even surprising - results, especially this one. Read the report here: iseas.edu.sg/centres/asean-…

Many unsupported tales of President Tsai Ing-wen’s preparations to escape harm if war erupts with China have been fed into Taiwan by Chinese state media outlets, according to an analysis conducted for Reuters by a Taiwan-based non-government organization reut.rs/49kep0w

A historic front page for a grim milestone. Free Evan now.

Evan Gershkovich, a reporter who was only doing his job, has been wrongfully detained by Russia for a year. Russia should stop arbitrarily detaining individuals like him and Paul Whelan for political leverage. People are not bargaining chips. Evan, Paul – we will bring you home.