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The UAE's quiet empire
Eiad Husham traces the UAE’s long game for access to the Red Sea – a strategy built through ports, airports and infrastructure projects, and driven by ambitions to secure maritime power and regional influence.
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Country Profile: Colombia
Pablo Castaño profiles the Latin American nation where many people's daily lives are far from a tropical paradise.
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Ethiopia’s peace-laureate leader is warmongering again
Another war is raging in Ethiopia, this time against the Amhara people. Ethiopia's leader Abiy Ahmed and his allies must be stopped in their tracks and face justice, writes Abebe Gonfa.
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