Voting began Thursday in Uganda’s presidential election despite a days-long internet shutdown that has been criticized as an anti-democratic tactic in a country where the president has held office since 1986. Crowds gathered and long lines formed in some areas as polling station openings were delayed and voting materials were seen being delivered after the scheduled 7 a.m. opening time. President Yoweri Museveni, 81, faces seven other candidates, including Robert Kyagulanyi, a musician-turned-

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A new think tank report posits that "even extensive efforts to reduce collateral damage can lead to a loss of diplomatic support if the information environment is not actively managed. " A key lesson of the Gaza war is that “even extensive efforts to reduce collateral damage can lead to a loss of diplomatic support if the information environment is not actively managed,” according to a think tank report.