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Ban on investment by US citizens triggers index reshuffle
American military forces have been helping fight terrorist group al-Shabaab
Arab rivals confirm renewed effort to reach agreement and preserve ‘Gulf solidarity’
Signing of $740bn defence bill would force Trump to act against Ankara over missile system purchase
All significant actors in the Middle East are invested in the paramilitarism they want Iran to renounce
Beijing’s great power politics are a bigger threat to the EU than to the US
Taipei worries incoming American administration will not maintain Trump’s staunch support
Brussels has failed to build attractive structures for international co-operation
Move would signal importance of region for incoming US administration amid China tensions
Experts press for radical approach under Joe Biden as complete denuclearisation demands ‘quixotic’
Brussels draft plan seeks to rebuild ties with common fronts on tech, Covid-19 and democratic interests
Ambush of Fakhrizadeh is a gift to Tehran’s hardliners and makes a deal harder for new US president
Officials in Tehran suggest Israel involvement in killing that escalates tensions with US
Biden team must combine their liberal values with fresh thinking
Riyadh steps up efforts to end 3-year blockade ahead of new US administration
There has been careful ambiguity about the move and the timing is puzzling
Chinese president’s message leaves Vladimir Putin one of the few world leaders yet to acknowledge win
New team can blame Trump administration for tariffs amid wrangle over digital services tax
President-elect signals desire to export global and moral leadership after Trump’s isolationism
Relief at end of Trump era tempered by prospect of tough talks on data protection, trade and tech
President-elect signals sharp break from ‘America first’ foreign policy of Donald Trump
Ex-secretary of state’s appointment as climate envoy signals issue as priority for new president
Barack Obama’s prudence abroad is a good model for the president-elect
Antony Blinken chosen as secretary of state with Avril Haines as director of national intelligence
Foreign affairs veteran is son and nephew of US ambassadors to European capitals
