China bombards Taiwan with fake news ahead of election – POLITICO

TAIPEI — On December 21, Taiwan’s authorities arrested an online journalist called Lin Hsien-yuan, working for a fringe outlet called Fingermedia over a poll that — for the first time — showed the Beijing-friendly candidate on track to win the presidential election on January 13. Taiwanese prosecutors zeroed in on the suspect polls under the …

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Sinn Féin walks immigration tightrope toward power in Ireland – POLITICO

Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. DUBLIN – For Sinn Féin chief Mary Lou McDonald to become Ireland’s next prime minister, she will have to negotiate a delicate path over the newly hot-button topic of immigration. Tensions about Ireland’s overwhelmed refugee system have shot to the top of the political …

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