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Palestinians will resist US downgrading of refugees

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PALESTINIANS

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, which Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed yesterday, calling on the United States to reverse its aid…

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…

Cambodia will try to rebalance its partnerships

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CAMBODIA

Cambodia, chairing ASEAN this year, is attempting to further the bloc’s five-point plan for easing Myanmar’s post-coup tensions. Separately, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida…

Costa Rica migration reforms will be limited

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COSTA RICA

It does so in a complicated migratory environment. Migration flows are diversifying and show no sign of abating, anti-migration movements are vocal, press coverage of the issue is…

An Arab role might transform Israeli political divides

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ISRAEL

The inclusion of Abbas and his fellow lawmakers, necessary to achieve a narrow majority, has opened the government to strong criticism. It has also set a ground-breaking precedent…

Surveillance firms will aid dictators worldwide

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INTERNATIONAL

Surveillance technology.

Syria aid boost will not stem refugee flows to Europe

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SYRIA

Syria's civil war has created the largest humanitarian and development crisis in the Middle East since the Second World War. Domestic, regional and international political…

US ICC sanctions are unlikely but spats will come

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US/INT

The United States, the International Criminal Court and international legal investigations.

The Gambia will see a tight presidential race

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THE GAMBIA

Barrow, elected in 2016 as an independent backed by an opposition coalition, has sought to build a political base and prolong his stay in power. His decision to seek another term…

Palestinians fear expanded Israeli settlements

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ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS

Encouraged by a supportive US administration, Israel is pressing ahead with plans to expand existing Jewish settlements in the West Bank and even to regularise outposts…