Polls leave room for late election surge in Costa Rica

With less than a month until the elections, large swathes of the population are undecided on how to vote

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North Korea heads for economic crisis

The economy has grown strongly under Kim Jong-un, but new UN sanctions will bring the 'boom years' to an end

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Revelations in the draft 2018/19 budget helped spark recent, largely socio-economic demonstrations

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This will be a key year as recent EU initiatives gain momentum

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The president’s anti-graft platform is undermined by elite interests and selective prosecution

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The US decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital is having worldwide fallout

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US withdrawal of protected status for migrants threatens to put pressure on fragile societies

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Research has found that gender inequality is correlated with the risk of conflict, domestic or international

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After unprecedented post-2000 growth, terrorism, civil unrest, regional conflict and a failed coup have hit tourism

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With its large Palestinian population, Jordan is vulnerable to new tensions from increasingly pro-Israeli US policy

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