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Poland’s centrist government says it is restoring judicial independence after years of far-right political interference. Riot police have been deployed outside Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal as a dispute over who should serve on the court escalates into a confrontation between Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s government and the

101 East As Malaysia rethinks the death penalty for drug offences, Singapore insists tough laws deter substance abuse. Malaysia’s decision to repeal the mandatory death penalty in 2023 has led to the re-sentencing of more than 700 drug offenders, who were once condemned to hang. The country is

The United Nations has closed its political mission in Somalia, ending more than three decades of efforts to help the country rebuild after civil war. The United Nations Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS) ceased operations on Saturday after completing a two-year transition requested by the Somali government, the