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While risk of immediate all-out war has been averted, the danger for Middle East has far from passed
Vicious spats and name-calling are paralysing co-operation across the region
The marvel of a new maglev would be even greater if it wins over the public
Voting across India will take six weeks, stretching the already limited resources of opposition parties
One speech condemned as ‘appeasement’ has put spotlight on durability of Berlin’s support for Kyiv
Dominican Republic bucked region’s economic funk despite sharing its island with a failed state
Reversing population decline will need more than just economic incentives
Tougher stance aiming to shake Russia’s assumptions instead highlighted EU divisions
Washington is caught between support for Israel and desire to halt Gaza war
Other policies of the millennial president, such as mass incarceration, are less easy to copy
First elected as ‘neither right nor left’, the president has gradually moved to conservative ground
Fumio Kishida transformed Japan’s security strategy but his ratings hit record lows amid slush fund allegations
Neither the Ukrainian president nor his top military commanders want to take responsibility for drafting reluctant fighters
Political risk stymies region’s wind and solar potential while fossil fuels deliver reliable returns
Far-right leader seeks to rid her party of its antisemitic past, as far left botches its response
Escalation heightens risks of broader Middle East conflict
Allowing political parties to buy boats and planes out of public funds is just one of Brasília’s moves away from accountability
Progressive leaders reel from ballot box defeats after ‘losing touch with core voters’
Jewish state has long prided itself on the ability to pre-empt and crush threats to its borders and people
Zelenskyy has hinted presidential vote may still be possible next year, alarming civil society groups
Tokyo may need to show genuine compassion over forced-labour issue to establish partnership with Seoul that lasts
The size of proposed 11-country grouping would put G7 in the shade
Eurozone statistics have been seriously distorted by US tech and pharma groups that found a home in Dublin
Subsidies for manufacturers and a non-aligned foreign policy are rooted in the former trade union leader’s formative years
The fate of hundreds of billions of euros of Moscow’s money hinges on the intricacies of double-entry bookkeeping
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