Conservatives will shape US Supreme Court agenda

Several cases before the Supreme Court this term have wide-reaching implications and touch on conservative priorities

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Integrating Pakistan’s tribal areas may reduce terror

The semi-autonomous Federally Administered Tribal Areas have in recent years provided a base for Taliban militants

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Obstacles to the formation of a new Palestinian unity government are becoming clearer

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The country’s politics is currently dominated by proposals for constitutional change

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Community-level elections mark the first phase in Syrian Kurds’ plans to consolidate their self-rule

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Cairo has been at the centre of negotiations between Palestinian factions

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The US decision to end bilateral sanctions against Sudan has eased two decades of international isolation

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The president’s second choice for environment secretary has hurdled the ministerial confirmation process

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Islamic State is close to losing all the territory it once held, which is changing the group's strategies

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Investment in the region is increasing, but political and social problems remain unresolved

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