Ukrainian rebel strife will not impact war dynamics

Separatist leaders fall out but their conflict with Kyiv is unchanged and a prisoner exchange still looks possible

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Erdogan provocation scores at home but not with Athens

Erdogan has soured a visit supposedly meant to improve bilateral relations by raising border issues and minority rights

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Brexit negotiations look set to move on to phase two but the process is fragile

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The United States has warned South Sudan's leaders that sanctions may follow if they do not resolve the ongoing conflict

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Despite warnings from across the world, the United States became the first country to name Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

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Maintaining the status quo has broad support, but all parties involved are under pressure to extract a high price

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The heads-of-state meeting could be last-ditch effort to return Doha to the fold -- or the final nail in the coffin

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OPEC cuts through 2018 will keep oil prices in the present trading band but US output and long-term trends are wildcards

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Democratic backsliding in Poland and Hungary rather than Brexit will be the EU’s greatest challenge next year

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Domestic politics and the economy will carry on almost as normal as the country enters its fourth year of conflict

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