Foreign policies are adopting gender goals, but slowly

Several countries are explicitly recognising gender equality as a central component of their foreign goals

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Future of China-UK engagement lies in Beijing’s hands

The UK government seeks a ‘calibrated’ China policy that compartmentalises conflict and cooperation

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Concerned by an increasingly powerful China, Australia is shifting its defence priorities

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China’s exports improved markedly in July after German and US imports began to build modest momentum in June

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Claims that Russian subversives aimed to disrupt the Belarusian presidential election go far beyond normal frictions

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The Lebanese blast has left Iraqis worried about local stores of explosive material

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An explosion apparently involving ammonium nitrate stored at Beirut's port was felt as far away as Cyprus

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GDP fell by 5.3% year-on-year in April-June with public spending slow to feed through and monetary policy near its limit

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Nations are pivoting from WTO rules to plurilateral trade deals, especially regional ones, to boost their interests

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