Qatar’s first elections will strengthen the status quo

The small Gulf emirate has held its inaugural national-level poll

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Czech election result will depend on undecided voters

Parliamentary elections will be held on October 8-9, and the result is expected to be close

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Reduced water levels in the Tigris and Euphrates rivers have a devastating regional impact

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The Mexican government is unlikely to change its position on migration, despite Washington’s more cooperative stance

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Preoccupied with internal power-sharing, the Taliban do not seem inclined to do what it takes to secure foreign funding

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The ongoing conflict in northern Ethiopia presents significant risks to the economic picture

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Nearly half the workforce is in the informal sector, undermining productivity and poverty reduction advances

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Dialogue to improve Spanish-Catalan relations has begun, but it has deepened tension between pro-independence parties

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President Xi's 'common prosperity' slogan has moved inequality back to centre stage

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Although the dream of Arab unity has been dead for decades, it still influences regional politics

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