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The UK has announced plans to ban the import of goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank. This is part of a wider re-calibration in its relations with Israel, British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband said on Tuesday in London. France, Canada, Denmark and other countries have also announced import bans and sanctions. Will this have an impact on the upcoming elections in Israel?

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow and with Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky in Kyiv on the weekend to discuss how to end the war between the two countries. Afterwards, Witkoff called on both sides to make compromises. Zelensky said that security and economic guarantees for Ukraine had been discussed. Moscow described the talks as "extremely frank" and "constructive".

After the AfD's strong performance in the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, Europe's media are looking at why so many people voted for a party that has been officially classified as right-wing extremist. They home in on the weaknesses and failings of the other parties.

Indian laws never specified any single document as proof of citizenship, but the Modi government’s citizenship screening drive has turned it into a big question.

Japan and South Korea share more than enough to work together on North Korea — but less than is often assumed.

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The real question is not simply how many provinces Pakistan needs, but whether its political system can make smaller units more accountable, representative and effective.