Georgian run-off votes will test political stability

A second round of local elections provides a focus for bitter political combat and Western unease

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London will grow ties with South-east Asia carefully

The United Kingdom has increased its diplomatic, economic and military engagement with South-east Asia this year

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Executive-legislative disputes over votes of confidence are rising as such a vote on the new cabinet looms

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The race to become the centre-right Republican party’s presidential candidate is intensifying

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Beset by insecurity, displacement and economic hardship, Niger is now also dealing with a cholera outbreak

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Recent slaps at both global ‘big tech’ firms and local champions are mostly posturing, but also reflect policy goals

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Reforms to the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme will further raise carbon prices over the next decade

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President Putin has again made raising incomes a priority, but the current welfare system is failing to deliver this

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Progress in containing a jihadist insurgency has improved the outlook but serious problems remain

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The former opposition has a safe majority in the Chamber of Deputies, but government formation is far from over

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