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EURASIA

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Moldova stirs up security fears Do Russians really support the war? ‘Cool dictator’ who runs El Salvador The war in Ukraine has thrown this former Soviet republic into turmoil | ▶

Support for Vladimir Putin’s ‘special operation’ may be ebbing away | ▶

Authoritarian presidential rule brings a new and growing wave of arrests | - ▶

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Cairo’s public spaces are disappearing Egyptians are now vetted if they want to go to a smart café by the Nile or a football match | ▶

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Aid is dwindling in war-torn Yemen

The Ukraine war has become the world's humanitarian priority | QUENTIN MüLLER ▶