Somalia seeks to downgrade UN political mission

Somalia has asked the UN Security Council to terminate the mandate of the UN political mission to the country

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Russia's overheating economy will cool

Forecasts for Russia's economic performance have been revised upwards in recent months

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Concerns about indigenous rights and the environment are not deterring the expansion of mining in Nicaragua

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A new election law in the Republika Srpska further undermines the state, but its implementation is unlikely this year

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Relations with Moscow continue to deteriorate, with Yerevan asking for Russian troops to leave several bases

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Western sanctions have prompted the Russian government to develop a plan to build hundreds of new passenger aircraft

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Ambitious plans face constraints from production capacity and possibly reinforced sanctions

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Russia has vetoed more UN monitoring of Pyongyang's sanctions breaches as Moscow and Beijing boost North Korea outreach

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Household consumption has recovered from the shock of the imposition of draconian Western sanctions in 2022

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Parallel imports have played an important role in enabling Russia to mitigate the worst effects of Western sanctions

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