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US November election could produce crisis

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UNITED STATES

Protests and partisan divisions are rife. The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing changes to how the elections will work, with some states promoting postal voting that President Donald…

Internal disarray may create explosive Congo elections

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CONGO-KINSHASA

However, despite their public unity and insistence that they are ready for elections, the opposition leaders only repeated their vow to appoint a single opposition candidate…

Fentanyl market set to spread globally

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INTERNATIONAL

Fentanyl.

New fighting in Congo heightens fears of escalation

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CONGO-KINSHASA

Although the Congolese and Rwandan militaries are not officially involved yet, an escalation of the hostilities could unravel the limited diplomatic progress that has been made in…

Few resources remain to stave off crisis in Argentina

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ARGENTINA

The sharp fall came days after President Alberto Fernandez announced that he would not seek re-election, prompting rumours of an imminent devaluation that the government blames on…

Somaliland’s Las Anod crisis defies easy resolution

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SOMALIA

Las Anod clan leaders declared in February they no longer recognise the sovereignty of Somaliland, which unilaterally declared independence from Somalia in 1991, and wish the…

Deep Argentina rifts will mar elections and beyond

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ARGENTINA

Like the governing Frente de Todos (Front of All, FdT), the opposition Juntos por el Cambio (Together for Change, JxC) coalition is divided by factional rivalries and a…

Central banks and traders' views on rates to clash

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INTERNATIONAL

The main western central banks -- the Federal Reserve (Fed), the ECB and the Bank of England (BoE) -- have all stated clearly that it is too early to declare victory against…

Germany's EU leadership role to become more difficult

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GERMANY

Germany's post-Brexit EU policies.

Regime change in Pyongyang cannot be ruled out

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NORTH KOREA

Yet events beyond its borders mean that if the regime does not change its direction strains can only increase. Modern media, impossible to exclude entirely, mean Pyongyang no…