Political reform in Bahrain will be limited

Bahrain and the United States have signed an enhanced defence and security agreement

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Afghan Taliban will put much hope in mining

The ruling Taliban recently announced several new mining contracts

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Ohio voters have rejected a proposal that would have made it harder for citizens to initiate a referendum

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Financial and political interests will continue to hinder efforts to see production at the ITT oil fields shut down

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Ethiopia has finished filling the reservoir for its controversial Nile River mega-dam, despite Egypt's opposition

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Most Gulf states and Egypt are dialogue partners with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation; Iran is a member

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Millions of Russians still live in hundreds of depressed monotowns built in the Soviet era

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Polls show that Ukrainians are united as never before on a range of issues, including the war's outcome

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Indonesia hosted the latest ASEAN summit and India held its first-ever G20 summit last week

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Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's re-election bid in next year's local polls shows his presidential ambitions

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