Politics

Numerous triggers could easily incite more sectarian clashes, including funerals for the victims and ongoing disputes over the probe into last year’s port explosion.

Cybercriminals' innovativeness will outpace diplomatic attempts to stop them. And new rules for paying ransoms may only end up hurting the victims.

To survive the next election, Erdogan’s nationalist party is mulling controversial measures that could trigger more U.S. and EU sanctions.

Despite continued threats, the Kremlin is unlikely to block U.S. giants like Google until it's confident Russian firms can effectively replace them.

Among the seven states holding assembly votes, Uttar Pradesh’s ballot will be especially key in gauging the opposition’s ability to challenge the ruling BJP on a national scale.

The continued dominance of the same Shiite groups risks deepening the frustration that deterred many Iraqis from casting a ballot in the Oct. 10 election.

Brussels cannot expel Poland in retaliation for challenging the primacy of EU law, though it could freeze funding and politically isolate Warsaw.

The president's appointment of more moderate officials will widen his support in Congress, though it’ll likely anger the indigenous groups living near Peru’s lucrative mining and oil reserves.

The political crisis will make it hard for Bucharest to improve the country’s very low vaccination rate and absorb much-needed EU funding.

London’s threat to suspend the agreement could jeopardize its free trade deal with Brussels while undermining other aspects of the bilateral relationship.