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Spain premier’s path to survival is very narrow

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SPAIN

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s Socialist Party (PSOE), which finished second, will likely need the support of the hard-line pro-independence Together for Catalonia (JxCat) to…

Greece’s political and economic prospects are fragile

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GREECE

Thus ends eight years of economic policy oversight by the ECB, European Stability Mechanism and IMF, in exchange for some 275 billion euros (315 billion dollars) in soft loans…

COP 24 leaves much to be done regarding climate change

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INTERNATIONAL

Delegates succeeded in establishing most of the technical guidance necessary to implement the 2015 Paris Agreement -- a notable achievement, but not one that will, in itself…

Xi may push Party too far in asserting control

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CHINA

Elite politics in China.

Obama's push on nuclear arms control faces hurdles

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US/INT

The US arms control agenda.

Russia's options for contesting Olympic ban are slim

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RUSSIA

RUSSIA: Options for contesting Olympic ban are slim

China's Sixth Plenum puts Xi on par with Mao

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CHINA

This delivers the Party's definitive appraisal of its own performance over the past century.

Local resistance will thwart reforms in China

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CHINA

Political contention between central and local government.

Mass resignations reconfigure Hong Kong opposition

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HONG KONG

The resignations will end the gridlock and obstructionism of the past few years, when opposition lawmakers blocked legislation supported by the government and establishment…

Frente Amplio will struggle to reach run-off in Chile

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CHILE

On July 2, the Frente Amplio (FA), a new left-wing alliance, held a primary election to select its presidential candidate. Building on FA’s participation in last year’s municipal…