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8M protests in Chile over class division to begin today
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- March 8, 2020
Photo: Marcelo Hernandez/Getty Images One million Chileans will commemorate International Women’s Day today by marching in Santiago. They are demanding
READ MOREUK and EU officials convene for first round of trade deal talks
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- March 2, 2020
UK and EU officials will begin the first round of negotiations towards reaching a trade agreement today. This round will
READ MORERuling party highly likely to hold on to power as Tajikistan holds parliamentary election
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- March 1, 2020
Tajikistan holds elections for 63 parliamentary seats today. President Emomali Rahmon’s governing party, the Democratic People’s Party of Tajikistan, will
READ MORESlovakia heads to parliament elections amid threat corruption concerns
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- February 29, 2020
Slovakia will today hold parliamentary elections. The vote comes as amid the trial concerning the murders of journalist Jan Kuciak
READ MOREUN Human Rights Council to meet in Geneva amid calls for Libya inquiry
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- February 24, 2020
The United Nations’ 43rd Session of the Human Rights Council convenes today in Geneva. Running for 25 days, this will
READ MORETurkey’s opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party to hold congress
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- February 23, 2020
Today, Turkey’s opposition party, the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), will hold its fourth Ordinary Congress in Ankara. Specifically set up
READ MORESouth Sudan’s warring parties to form coalition government
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- February 22, 2020
Today, South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and his rival, Vice-President Riek Machar, will form a coalition government. A power-sharing deal
READ MOREUnited Nations seeks to strengthen Libya arms embargo
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- February 17, 2020
A three-day security conference meets today in Munich in an effort to implement agreements on Libya made at the Berlin
READ MORESecond Libya conference slated for Sunday; Khalifa Haftar plays hardball
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- February 16, 2020
A three-day Munich Security Conference will be held from today to implement agreements regarding the conflict in Libya made at
READ MOREFrench president to hold talks with German politicians as grand coalition totters
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- February 15, 2020
French President Emmanuel Macron will hold talks with German politicians from across the political landscape today. The meetings come following
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Indonesian president to address Australian parliament after signing of free trade deal
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- February 10, 2020
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will detail his plan for implementing the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Trade Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA) at
READ MOREAzerbaijan votes but only one victor expected in country ruled by Aliyev clan for 26 years
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- February 9, 2020
Parliamentary elections will be held in Azerbaijan today. Called ten months early, these elections follow the Azerbaijani parliament’s vote to
READ MOREPolicy makers in Brussels and London turn their attention to future relationship
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- February 3, 2020
The EU will propose a draft mandate for its trade relations with the UK today. After the UK’s departure from
READ MOREEgyptians expected to take to the streets on ninth anniversary of uprising
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- January 25, 2020
Today, Egyptians will protest at Tahrir Square in Cairo to commemorate the ninth anniversary of the Arab Spring. With the
READ MOREAnti-government protest resurface in Lebanon
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- January 18, 2020
Anti-establishment protests continue today in Beirut. Frustrated by the state of the economy and the system of government, tens of
READ MOREMerkel, Putin discuss Iran crisis as Russia’s increased regional clout gives it options
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- January 11, 2020
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow today to discuss rising tensions in the Middle
READ MOREForeign ministers from EastMed signatory states meet in Cairo amid Turkey tensions
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- January 4, 2020
Foreign ministers from Greece, Cyprus, Egypt and France will hold a two-day summit in Cairo today, which will focus on
READ MOREUzbekistan to hold uncompetitive parliamentary elections
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- December 22, 2019
Parliamentary elections are being held in today Uzbekistan. Of the five parties permitted to run, none belong to the opposition
READ MOREEgypt, Ethiopia and Sudan resume dam talks as prospect of mediation looms
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- December 21, 2019
Over the next 48 hours, Sudanese, Egyptian and Ethiopian irrigation ministers will discuss the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam at trilateral
READ MOREUS applies economic pressure on Iran, in relation to Fordow nuclear facility
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- December 15, 2019
Today, the US will stop waiving sanctions on Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility. Despite the US withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear
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