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  • Russia’s Vladimir Putin meets leader of Belarus to hash out integration roadmap

    • Daily Brief
    • December 20, 2019

    Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko, in St Petersburg today to discuss an integration road map between

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  • Leaders from Qatar, Turkey, Iran among those attending Kuala Lumpur Summit

    • Daily Brief
    • December 18, 2019

    The Kuala Lumpur Summit kicks off today with heads of state from Qatar, Turkey and Iran in attendance. With over

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  • Caribbean island of Dominica to hold election amid opposition protests

    • Daily Brief
    • December 6, 2019

    Elections will be held today in Dominica. The vote comes amid a backdrop of political instability as members of the

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  • Chinese foreign minister heads to South Korea for high-level dialogue

    • Daily Brief
    • December 4, 2019

    Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi touches down in Seoul today for a two-day visit at the invitation of South Korean

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  • Stodgy private consumption contributes to India’s sluggish economic growth

    • Daily Brief
    • November 29, 2019

    India’s third quarter economic growth numbers are set to be made public today. India recently lost its place as the

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  • Namibia heads to the polls in national elections amid entrenched recession

    • Daily Brief
    • November 27, 2019

    Namibia goes to the polls today for general elections amid discontent over the state of the economy. A recession has

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  • Iran cost-of-living protests likely to resurface after Friday prayers

    • Daily Brief
    • November 22, 2019

    Nationwide protests are set to continue in Iran today as citizens voice their displeasure at the sharp rise in fuel

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  • Ethiopia’s ethnic Sidama population to vote in self-determination referendum

    • Daily Brief
    • November 20, 2019

    The Sidama people of Ethiopia vote in a referendum today on forming an autonomous region. If it passes, the community

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  • Twitter to release details about political advertising prohibition

    • Daily Brief
    • November 15, 2019

    Twitter releases the details of its ban on political advertising today, with the December 12 UK election set to be

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  • Leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa meet for BRICS Summit

    • Daily Brief
    • November 13, 2019

    Today, the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa meet in Brasilia for the 11th annual BRICS summit,

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  • Top officials from Ghana and Nigeria to meet amid trade spat, border closure

    • Daily Brief
    • November 8, 2019

    Cabinet members of the Nigerian and Ghanaian governments will meet today during the Economic Community of West African States summit

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  • South African lawmakers mull land reform as parliamentary debate nears

    • Daily Brief
    • November 6, 2019

    Starting today, Cape Town will play host to South Africa’s parliamentary committee on land reform for a two-day constitutional dialogue

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  • Algeria’s Confederation of Trade Unions to hold national demonstrations

    • Daily Brief
    • November 1, 2019

    Algerians will take to the streets today in a nationwide strike in demand of an independent and impartial judicial system

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  • Hungary’s Orban welcomes Vladimir Putin for annual talks, with focus on energy

    • Daily Brief
    • October 30, 2019

    Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will host Russia’s Vladimir Putin today for annual bilateral talks. Discussions will focus on increasing Hungarian

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  • EU enlargement commissioner to visit North Macedonia days after snap poll called

    • Daily Brief
    • October 25, 2019

    Skopje will host European Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn in the aftermath of French President Emmanuel Macron’s veto of EU accession

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  • Southern African state of Botswana heads to the polls in hotly contested election

    • Daily Brief
    • October 23, 2019

    Botswana heads to the polls today in what are set to be the most hotly contested general elections since the

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  • US prepares to slap $7.5bn worth of WTO-sanctioned countermeasures on the EU

    • Daily Brief
    • October 18, 2019

    US tariffs worth $7.5 billion against European goods are set to be imposed today, following the World Trade Organization’s formal

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  • Macron, Merkel to hold bilateral ahead of last European Council before Brexit deadline

    • Daily Brief
    • October 16, 2019

    France’s Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold bilateral talks at the Elysee in Paris today ahead of

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  • Former US ambassador to Ukraine to deliver testimony before House committee

    • Daily Brief
    • October 11, 2019

    Former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch will testify today before the House Intelligence Committee as part of the committee’s

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  • US unemployment rate remains near historic low despite concerns over trade tensions

    • Daily Brief
    • October 4, 2019

    The US Bureau of Labor Statistics is set to release today the country’s employment statistics for September. In August, the

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