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The world’s ‘secular pope’: Is the position of UN chief still relevant?
The race for the next UN secretary-general matters most to small states that need the world body to work – even as major powers undermine it.
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A new Gulf War is in its seventh week. Maybe, by the time you read this, a permanent peace has been agreed. Maybe there has been a new escalation. Perhaps a fresh twist somewhere.
The knock-on effects – fuel price spikes, food security fears – continue to reverberate globally.
