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sraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, wearing a face mask, looks as his corruption trial resumes, at Jerusalem's District Court April 5, 2021
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Will Pegasus set Bibi free?

It was recently alleged that Israeli police used Pegasus, state-of-the-art spyware, to hack a slew of politicians, activists, journalists, and witnesses in the corruption trial of former PM Benjamin Netanyahu. What might this mean for the trial's outcome and for the current coalition government?

Ukrainian former President Petro Poroshenko gestures as he walks to address supporters upon arrival at Zhulyany airport in Kyiv, Ukraine January 17, 2022.
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What We’re Watching: Ukraine’s tumultuous politics, Netanyahu’s endgame, escalation in Yemen

Election officials display a ballot paper while sorting and counting votes after polls close at a polling station during Zambia's general elections.
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Election crisis in one of Africa’s most stable democracies, Mecca agreement may get another signee, SCOTUS sides with Trump on mail-in ballots

The mineral-rich southern African nation of Zambia is slipping into political crisis following last week’s disputed election, in which incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema won a second five-year term.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in court
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What We're Watching: Bibi on trial, Iran nuclear talks resume, Kosovo's election

A labourer hangs a Likud party election campaign banner depicting party leader Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ahead of a March 23 ballot, in Jerusalem March 10, 2021.
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Israel's "anyone but Bibi" election

Israel's tumultuous politics are front and center again as Israelis are set to head to the polls on March 23 — the fourth time in two years. Billions of shekels later, will Israel's longest-serving Prime Minister Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu finally be shown the door?

A man with a tattoo of Aung San Suu Kyi takes part in a protest against the military coup and to demand the release of the elected leader in Yangon, Myanmar, February 8, 2021.
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What We're Watching: Myanmar protests test the generals, Haiti's political chaos, Netanyahu in the dock