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FARC peace deal will survive Colombian election

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COLOMBIA

President Juan Manuel Santos described the historic milestone as “the last breath of the conflict with the FARC” and tweeted that the country could now begin “the construction of…

Biden will wield expert US foreign policy team

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UNITED STATES

If confirmed by the Senate, Austin will be the first African-American in that post. His selection is strongly supported by minority rights groups, partly because his military…

Piracy threat is under control in South-east Asia

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

The data suggest the Singapore Strait was the top piracy 'black spot' globally during this period. Violence against ships has fallen across the rest of South-east Asia because…

CAR border areas will face growing insecurity

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CAR

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the security situation could deteriorate further if the parties do not de-escalate. The latest wave of violence is being…

Indonesia-Australia rifts will slowly heal

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INDONESIA/AUSTRALIA

He was accompanied on his trip by several senior ministers and business leaders. Canberra and Jakarta are long-standing partners, but various sore points have in recent years…

Fear of irking China will keep ASEAN away from ‘Quad’

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ASEAN

The four countries -- each of which is an ASEAN dialogue partner -- form a security bloc known as the ‘Quad’. China, another ASEAN dialogue partner, resents the grouping, claiming…

Rwanda may only intervene in Burundi as a last resort

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RWANDA/BURUNDI

Rwanda's stance on Burundi's crisis.

US-North Korea summit would have modest outcome

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US-NORTH KOREA

The message was conveyed by a South Korean delegation in Washington, briefing Trump on its talks earlier this week in Pyongyang. North Korea had said, the delegation reported…

New army could threaten Haitian political stability

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HAITI

Military prospects.

Risks of armed conflict are mounting in Venezuela

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VENEZUELA

The political conflict in Venezuela appears to be moving decisively in favour of the opposition, with vocal, official recognition from the United States, Canada, Brazil, the EU…