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  • Construction begins on Afghan leg of Trans-Afghan pipeline

    Construction begins on Afghan leg of Trans-Afghan pipeline

    • Daily Brief
    • February 23, 2018

    The Afghan city of Herat will today host the construction launch of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline, a project that will one

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  • Australian PM to discuss revival of Quadrilateral on Washington trip

    Australian PM to discuss revival of Quadrilateral on Washington trip

    • Daily Brief
    • February 23, 2018

    Security in the Indo-Pacific will top the agenda when Australia’s prime minister meets Donald Trump in Washington today. Concerned for

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  • German federal court to rule on controversial diesel car ban

    German federal court to rule on controversial diesel car ban

    • Daily Brief
    • February 22, 2018

    The German federal court will today rule on an appeal by the states of Baden-Wurttemberg and North Rhine-Westphalia over the

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  • EU delegates push for tighter integration at Munich Security Conference

    EU delegates push for tighter integration at Munich Security Conference

    • Daily Brief
    • February 16, 2018

    Today, defence and security heavyweights will descend on Bavaria for the Munich Security Conference. Germany’s most significant foreign policy gathering

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  • Chabahar port project to feature during Rouhani’s tour of India

    Chabahar port project to feature during Rouhani’s tour of India

    • Daily Brief
    • February 15, 2018

    Strengthening economic links will top the agenda when Iranian President Hassan Rouhani kicks off three days of dialogue in India

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  • North-South relations dominate ahead of Winter Olympics opening in Pyeongchang

    North-South relations dominate ahead of Winter Olympics opening in Pyeongchang

    • Daily Brief
    • February 9, 2018

    The 23rd Winter Olympics kicks off in PyeongChang today, with millions of global viewers set to witness the entrance of

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  • Low inflation and positive outlook drives further rate cuts in Russia

    Low inflation and positive outlook drives further rate cuts in Russia

    • Daily Brief
    • February 9, 2018

    Following a 0.5% rate cut in December, punters are expecting the central bank of Russia to slash rates by a

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  • Pentagon calls for more nukes in Trump policy review

    Pentagon calls for more nukes in Trump policy review

    • Daily Brief
    • February 2, 2018

    The role of atomic weapons under President Trump will be codified when the Pentagon releases its ‘Nuclear Posture Review’ today.

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  • US economy continues growth spurt but sustainability in question

    US economy continues growth spurt but sustainability in question

    • Daily Brief
    • January 26, 2018

    The general picture of US economic growth will remain largely unchanged when 2017’s fourth quarter estimate is released today. Expanding

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  • Czech presidential election runoff goes down to the wire

    Czech presidential election runoff goes down to the wire

    • Daily Brief
    • January 26, 2018

    Incumbent Milos Zeman is facing the fight of his presidency as the second round of voting gets underway in the

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  • Kazakhstan embraces UN Security Council presidency to push for Afghan development

    Kazakhstan embraces UN Security Council presidency to push for Afghan development

    • Daily Brief
    • January 19, 2018

    Today, Kazakhstan will bring together top diplomats as it chairs a debate on countering narcotics and terrorism in Afghanistan at

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  • Saudi blockade of Yemen set to resume after brief respite

    Saudi blockade of Yemen set to resume after brief respite

    • Daily Brief
    • January 19, 2018

    Yemen faces a return to blockade conditions today, as a 30-day Saudi reprieve comes to an end. In November 2017,

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  • Wednesday, January 17

    Wednesday, January 17

    • Daily Brief
    • January 17, 2018

    PARLIAMENTARY CIRCUS Newly elected Catalan parliament convenes for first time Catalonia’s recently elected parliament will meet today to choose the

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  • Presidential elections tests the power Euro scepticism and anti-immigrant sentiment in the Czech Republic

    Presidential elections tests the power Euro scepticism and anti-immigrant sentiment in the Czech Republic

    • Daily Brief
    • January 12, 2018

    Presidential elections kick off in the Czech Republic today, in a test for the polarising incumbent, Milos Zeman. Mr Zeman

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  • Ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia opens soccer to women for the first time

    Ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia opens soccer to women for the first time

    • Daily Brief
    • January 12, 2018

    Today, women in Saudi Arabia will be allowed to attend official soccer matches for the first time. The move follows

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  • Top diplomats from Turkey and Germany begin rapprochement

    Top diplomats from Turkey and Germany begin rapprochement

    • Daily Brief
    • January 6, 2018

    Turkey’s foreign minister will meet his German counterpart in Saxony today, as part of a push to smooth relations with

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  • Thailand’s opposition challenges military executive in court ahead of election

    Thailand’s opposition challenges military executive in court ahead of election

    • Daily Brief
    • January 5, 2018

    Today, one of Thailand’s main opposition parties will begin the process of lodging a complaint with the Constitutional Court against

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  • Turkish-EU relations top talks during state visit to France

    Turkish-EU relations top talks during state visit to France

    • Daily Brief
    • January 5, 2018

    Turkey’s President Erdogan will attempt to kick start rapprochement with the EU when he arrives at Elysee Palace today. Following

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  • Iran’s anti-government protestors face an uncertain future

    Iran’s anti-government protestors face an uncertain future

    • Daily Brief
    • January 4, 2018

    With unemployment above 12% and inflation rising to 9.6%, protests– prompted by a 50% rise in the cost of eggs–

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  • Astana-based Syrian talks underway as Russia looks to capitalise

    Astana-based Syrian talks underway as Russia looks to capitalise

    • Daily Brief
    • December 21, 2017

    Delegates of the Astana peace process meet in the Kazakh capital for the 8th time today. While UN-run efforts to

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