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On Sunday, in what Mr Peña Nieto himself called a referendum on his rule, Mexicans voted in closely watched midterms, and the results have generated some anxiety. Although his party did relatively well, the vote has rekindled worries about what might happen at the 2018 presidential election.

The Caucasus, a volatile region where Russian, Iranian, Turkish and Western interests collide over hydrocarbons, is hosting yet another multinational tactical military exercise.

The Obama administration is facing increasing pressure over the detention of migrant mothers and children awaiting deportation hearings – a practice condemned by immigrant rights’ groups, Catholic bishops and dozens of congressional Democrats alike. But across the border, Mexico is also feeling the heat as the United Nations urged it this week to end its growing detentions of child migrants.

Experts say some of the challenges that Central Asian governments face are of their own making: widespread corruption, lack of the rule of law and violation of human rights.