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Congo's Ituri Province faces risk of chronic unrest

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CONGO-KINSHASA

Conflict dyanmics in Ituri Province.

Armenian leader will fight on despite Karabakh defeat

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ARMENIA

This completes the handover of Armenian-held territories around Nagorno-Karabakh, in a deal signed by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The agreement amounts to a defeat…

Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict over Karabakh is settled

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ARMENIA/AZERBAIJAN

The region’s Armenian majority population has fled; displaced Azerbaijanis have returned to Karabakh and formerly occupied surrounding districts. Russia refused to support its…

Mosul delays will complicate Iraqi politics

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IRAQ

The Iraqi government-led offensive against IS in Mosul has so far resulted in lighter-than-expected refugee flows. However, it has become bogged down as an increasingly…

Warmer China-Myanmar ties may reshape local politics

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CHINA/MYANMAR

Wang is the first senior foreign official to visit Myanmar following the installation of the new government on March 30, dominated by Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for…

Thailand will pursue a more proactive foreign policy

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THAILAND

Thailand is devoting more attention to foreign policy under Srettha. The fallout from the 2006 and 2014 coups adversely affected its foreign relations, but it retains an important…

Gaza's humanitarian crisis will burden Egypt

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EGYPT

Also yesterday, in a meeting with Blinken, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi said Israel’s reaction to Hamas’s attacks went beyond self-defence, having previously stressed that…

Ethiopia regional clashes may spread

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ETHIOPIA

ETHIOPIA: Regional clashes may spread

India’s Manipur at risk of recurrent bouts of violence

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INDIA

The tensions stem from opposition among the tribal population to demands by the Meitei community, Manipur’s largest ethnic group, to be included in the Scheduled Tribe (ST…

Strategic changes mean fresh New Zealand defence needs

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NEW ZEALAND

The statement commits the Labour-led coalition government at least to maintain, and possibly increase, New Zealand’s military capacity in response to the changing political and…