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Russian nationalists may emerge as new opposition

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RUSSIA

Russian nationalists as a potential opposition force.

Kishida-Yoon summit will boost trade and security ties

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JAPAN/SOUTH KOREA

South Korea’s opposition party denounced this as a betrayal. Japan made no fresh apology for its pre-1945 colonial rule of Korea and will not compensate victims. Most South…

Compromise options yet to emerge in Ukraine talks

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UKRAINE

The first four-party summit in three years gave President Volodymyr Zelensky his first introduction to the 'Normandy format', and also to Russian President Vladimir Putin, with…

Azerbaijan advances while Russia struggles in Ukraine

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ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN

Reports of shelling continue despite a relative lull. Azerbaijani attacks are inside Armenia rather than around the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone. This should have triggered a…

Philippine mining minister faces president pressures

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PHILIPPINES

On the agenda is the issue of legislation on open-pit mining and the stopping of the export of unprocessed ores. This follows Cimatu’s confirmation in post by the Commission on…

Iraqi-Kurdish clashes near Kirkuk could spread

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IRAQ

The federal government offensive began on October 13, after a rise in tensions following Kirkuk’s inclusion in the September 25 Kurdish independence referendum.

Armenian leader will fight on despite Karabakh defeat

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ARMENIA

This completes the handover of Armenian-held territories around Nagorno-Karabakh, in a deal signed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The agreement amounts to a defeat…

Lack of consensus clouds EU-UK transition prospects

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EU/UK

In keeping with much of the Brexit debate, discussion of the possibility of a transitional arrangement has been frequently vague and contradictory, but clarity is necessary to…

Opposition will struggle for consensus in Venezuela

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VENEZUELA

Thirteen candidates made the March 25 deadline. This did not include Corina Yoris, nominated three days previously by Maria Corina Machado, the disqualified candidate of the…

Ethiopia’s Amhara conflict is likely to persist

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ETHIOPIA

There are growing calls for the parties to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the conflict, but little sign that any such process is imminent.