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Discontent over Congo’s state of siege will grow

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CONGO-KINSHASA

The attack is just the latest in a long series of massacres in the region but comes almost four months into a ‘state of siege’ established by President Felix Tshisekedi to put an…

Congo’s electoral timeline faces risk of delays

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CONGO-KINSHASA

He laid out an ambitious timetable that nominally respects the constitutional deadlines but went into such detail about the potential difficulties ahead that many saw the press…

Change to the EU's asylum regime will be slow

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EUROPEAN UNION

Rising migrant flows across the Mediterranean are straining the EU's current 'Dublin' asylum system. Nearly all member states and EU institutions recognise the failures of the…

Australian environmental regulation tensions to worsen

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AUSTRALIA

The review runs on a ten-yearly cycle and comes as laws will be drafted to stop environmental activists pressuring firms to boycott mining projects, especially those with large…

New ND leader will toughen up Greece's opposition

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GREECE

Profile of Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

Trump and Congress will crimp US agency rule-making

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UNITED STATES

Trump has promised sweeping executive action to roll back regulations enacted under his predecessor, Barack Obama. The House of Representatives has made legislative moves to…

US state referendums will play major role in November

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UNITED STATES

With Florida holding a similar referendum this year, the abortion rights issue underscores the important role now played by referendums in states where one party has control of…

EU gender strategy will struggle to close rising gaps

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EU

Her Commission is making a concerted push to advance gender equality. To that end, it has brought forward an integral element of its 2020 Gender Equality Strategy (GES): a draft…

Brazil impeachment battle will do short-term damage

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BRAZIL

This comes near the end of a tremendously challenging first year of Rousseff's second term, marked by collapsing popularity, mass protests and deep recession. However…

AI Summit will test but also solidify UK approach

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UK

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants London to play a leadership role in the development of global standards for AI. The UK approach to GenAI so far focuses on promoting innovation…