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Imran Khan’s priority will be fixing Pakistan’s economy, A plan for Greece after major wildfires, As the Syrian war draws to a close, a glimmer of hope, ‘Arab NATO’ should not limit its focus to Iran, Geraint Thomas’s controversial Tour de France win

The Daily Star / Dhaka, BangladeshImran Khan’s primary priority will be fixing Pakistan’s economy

“[Pakistani Prime Minister-elect Imran] Khan cannot be faulted for any absence of zeal during the preparatory process, leading up to the polls, to go about [the] task [of fixing the economy],” writes Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury. “In his election manifesto issued early July, he entitled his aspirations as the ‘Road to New Pakistan’.... To his ...

Ekathimerini / AthensA practical plan for Greece after major wildfiresThe Hindu / Chennai, IndiaAs the Syrian war draws to a close, a glimmer of hope in peace talksThe Jordan Times / Amman, JordanTrump’s proposed ‘Arab NATO’ should not limit its focus to IranDeutsche Welle / Bonn, GermanyWhy Geraint Thomas’s Tour de France win is so controversial

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