Iran oil blockages risk military escalation

With only Beijing outfacing Washington’s sanctions, Tehran’s oil has few outlets

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Pakistan’s watchdog reprieve barely eases economic woe

Islamabad remains on the Financial Action Task Force’s ‘grey list’ for now, avoiding relegation to the blacklist

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The UN estimates that Venezuelan migrant numbers could total 5.4 million by the year-end

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Erdogan’s drive to crush Kurdish nationalists has driven them to seek Russian and Syrian protection

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A Turkish incursion into north-eastern Syria, months in the planning, has begun but could provoke a major backlash

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As an Arctic waterway becomes increasingly navigable, Moscow wants to ensure complete control

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President Macron will find it hard to persuade other European leaders to join his bid for better relations with Russia

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Delhi and Washington have in recent years drawn closer strategically, but relations are coming under strain

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Beijing is responding to US export controls by creating a blacklist to punish foreign businesses that curtail supplies

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The country’s ongoing sociopolitical crisis is weighing heavily on numerous parts of the economy

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