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Spanish senators to vote on revoking Catalonia’s autonomy on Friday
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- October 27, 2017
The Spanish senate is today expected to approve the application of Article 155 and suspend Catalan autonomy. Catalan President Carles Puigdemont, turned
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54 years on, documents on JFK assassination to be released
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- October 26, 2017
Today, President Donald Trump is expected to allow the release of a final batch of documents relating to the 1963
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Debate rages over war powers amid fallout of botched Niger raid
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- October 26, 2017
Today, senators of the US Armed Services Committee will receive a confidential briefing on the deaths of four US soldiers
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In Saudi Arabia, Rex Tillerson looks to claw back US influence in Iraq
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- October 21, 2017
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will join Saudi King Salman and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in Riyadh today
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Turkey to renew emergency rule for fifth time as clampdown on Gulen movement continues
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- October 19, 2017
In place since July 2016, Turkey’s state of emergency was due to expire today, but has been extended for an
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Tax reform on the line as US Senate votes on budget resolution
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- October 19, 2017
Today, US senators are expected to vote on a 2018 budget resolution that will pave the way for an overhaul
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Demonstrators in southern Yemen to mark Liberation Day with calls for independence
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- October 14, 2017
Today, thousands of Yemenis will descend on the port city of Aden to celebrate the 1963 revolts against British rule
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Donald Trump to outline new Iran strategy, withhold certification for nuclear deal
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- October 12, 2017
UPDATE: President Trump was expected to unveil his new Iran strategy today, focussing on a revision of the 2015 nuclear
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US lifts Sudan sanctions after two decades heralding new era of cooperation
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- October 12, 2017
A decision to revoke two decades of US economic sanctions on Sudan will come into effect today. Originally due in July,
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Despite Trump’s America First, data shows trade deficit widening
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- October 5, 2017
Data released by the Commerce Department today is expected to show a slight narrowing of the US trade deficit through
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King Salman to lead Saudi delegation to Moscow
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- October 5, 2017
When he arrives in Moscow today, King Salman will become the first reigning Saudi monarch to visit Russia. Being the
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Ousted Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif to be formally charged with corruption
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- October 2, 2017
Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, will today be formally indicted on charges of corruption. The case began in April
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Republicans miss a golden opportunity to repeal Obamacare
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- September 30, 2017
Republican disunity has again set back efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Special budget provisions used to speed through
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Plight of Rohingya in Myanmar to be taken before the UN Security Council
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- September 28, 2017
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is addressing the Security Council today on violence in Myanmar after seven of the 15-member council
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Vladimir Putin travels to Turkey to meet President Erdogan as Syrian endgame nears
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- September 28, 2017
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosts Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Ankara today, as the two heads of state seek closer
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New Zealand’s election goes down to the wire, minority parties hold the balance
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- September 23, 2017
After what has been the most the competitive general election campaign in years, the polls will open for New Zealanders
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Pacific and Indian Ocean island nations meet in China to discuss development
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- September 21, 2017
As part of its One Belt One Road initiative, China will host a summit of 13 island nations today, with
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Landmark Canada-EU free trade agreement comes into effect
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- September 21, 2017
Today’s provisional implementation of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is the culmination of seven years of negotiation between the EU
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Test for Pakistan’s ruling party amid Lahore by-election
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- September 16, 2017
With general elections in Pakistan just under a year away, all eyes are on the district of Lahore; today’s by-election
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Qatari opposition figure holds controversial London conference
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- September 14, 2017
Today, critics of the Qatari government will attend a conference- organised by Qatari exile Khalid al-Hail- in London. The conference
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EU-Iraq Cooperation Council to meet
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- January 24, 2022
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Electors to select new President of Italy
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- January 24, 2022
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Poland cyberthreat regime to expire
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- January 23, 2022
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Northern Cyprus will hold parliamentary elections
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- January 23, 2022
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Senegal will hold mayoral elections
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- January 23, 2022
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Hong Kong COVID-19 flight ban set to expire
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- January 22, 2022