Russia oil ban will stress euro-area economic activity

The EU will ban 90% of oil bought from Russia by end-2022, with some exemptions; members are diversifying their supplies

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A Saudi Arabia-Iran deal will boost security and trade

Iraq is mediating between Iran and Saudi Arabia following five years of high tensions between the two

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Officials are talking of recovery in the north, but the insurgency is not over and the government's focus is elsewhere

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Prague’s priorities for its EU Council presidency have shifted away from the Western Balkans to Ukraine.

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Labor leader Anthony Albanese was sworn in as prime minister on May 23 after winning the federal election on May 21

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There is currently no prospect of deepening EU-UK security and defence cooperation despite the war in Ukraine

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Most Eurosceptics have abandoned their objective of leaving the EU and instead vow to change the EU from within

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Argentina has joined China's Belt and Road Initiative, which it hopes will unlock USD24bn in infrastructure financing

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An economic slump and price rises have increased hunger, and the Taliban cannot or will not secure external funding

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The new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, a political novice, faces immediate and formidable challenges at home and abroad

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