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  • Trump welcomes Kuwaiti emir to the White House to discuss Qatar

    Trump welcomes Kuwaiti emir to the White House to discuss Qatar

    • Daily Brief
    • September 7, 2017

    Today, the US president welcomes Kuwait’s emir—the man mediating a spat between Qatar and a Saudi-led bloc including the UAE,

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  • Macron visits Greeks to push for Eurozone reforms

    Macron visits Greeks to push for Eurozone reforms

    • Daily Brief
    • September 7, 2017

    France’s president visits Greece today accompanied by his economic and European affairs ministers as well as a business delegation. Emmanuel

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  • Emmanuel Macron to announce key labour reforms as union opposition grows

    Emmanuel Macron to announce key labour reforms as union opposition grows

    • Daily Brief
    • August 31, 2017

    Today, the French government plans to publicly unveil its alterations to France’s current employment code. Spearheaded by President Emmanuel Macron,

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  • Theresa May to push British trade interests on Japan visit

    Theresa May to push British trade interests on Japan visit

    • Daily Brief
    • August 30, 2017

    Theresa May is in Japan today. Accompanied by a delegation of business executives, Britain’s leader is determined to show her

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  • Cracks emerge among Houthi, Saleh-led anti-government forces in Yemen

    Cracks emerge among Houthi, Saleh-led anti-government forces in Yemen

    • Daily Brief
    • August 24, 2017

    Pro-Houthi, anti-Saudi demonstrations are expected in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a today alongside 35th-anniversary celebrations of ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s

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  • Australia’s deputy PM Barnaby Joyce holds breath as High Court deliberates his future

    Australia’s deputy PM Barnaby Joyce holds breath as High Court deliberates his future

    • Daily Brief
    • August 24, 2017

    Australian Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce faces preliminary High Court hearings today on his eligibility to sit in parliament. Joyce has

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  • Senior American, Japanese officials discuss North Korean threat

    Senior American, Japanese officials discuss North Korean threat

    • Daily Brief
    • August 17, 2017

    Japan’s foreign and defence ministers hold talks with their American counterparts in Washington today amid ongoing tensions in East Asia.

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  • China’s internet colossus Alibaba to announce earnings

    China’s internet colossus Alibaba to announce earnings

    • Daily Brief
    • August 17, 2017

    Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group reports its first quarter earnings today. 2017 has been kind to the company: its share

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  • Lawmaker faces court as political turbulence persists

    Lawmaker faces court as political turbulence persists

    • Daily Brief
    • August 10, 2017

    Maldivian MP Faris Maumoon’s trial for identity fraud continues today as each side submits arguments. Maumoon was arrested last month

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  • Ukraine’s ousted President Yanukovych trial to resume

    Ukraine’s ousted President Yanukovych trial to resume

    • Daily Brief
    • August 10, 2017

      Viktor Yanukovych’s trial for treason will resume today. The controversial former president won’t be present; his exact whereabouts are

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  • Japan to unveil defence White Paper amid regional tensions

    Japan to unveil defence White Paper amid regional tensions

    • Daily Brief
    • August 3, 2017

    Japan will publish its Defence White Paper today, which will include its military posture and relationships with neighbouring countries. A

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  • US diplomatic staff to leave Russia on Tuesday amid sanctions retaliation

    US diplomatic staff to leave Russia on Tuesday amid sanctions retaliation

    • Daily Brief
    • August 1, 2017

    Moscow has ordered the US to cut 755 diplomatic and technical staff in Russia by 1 September, responding to newly imposed American

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  • Indian and Chinese security chiefs to meet amid Doklam border row

    Indian and Chinese security chiefs to meet amid Doklam border row

    • Daily Brief
    • July 27, 2017

    Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi will both attend a high-level security dialogue among

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  • HCA reports profits amid Republican failure to “repeal and replace”

    HCA reports profits amid Republican failure to “repeal and replace”

    • Daily Brief
    • July 25, 2017

    One of America’s largest for-profit hospital operators, HCA Healthcare, releases its quarterly earnings today. Nasdaq predicts the overall stock prices

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  • Egypt to withdraw visa-free travel for Qataris effective Thursday

    Egypt to withdraw visa-free travel for Qataris effective Thursday

    • Daily Brief
    • July 20, 2017

    Starting today, the Egyptian government discontinues its visa-on-arrival policy for Qatari citizens. Cairo notes this is in response to Doha’s “current positions”—a

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  • Israel’s Netanyahu to meet Hungarian counterpart amid Soros controversy

    Israel’s Netanyahu to meet Hungarian counterpart amid Soros controversy

    • Daily Brief
    • July 18, 2017

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban today in Budapest—the first visit of an Israeli premier

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  • Family planning in focus on World Population Day

    Family planning in focus on World Population Day

    • Daily Brief
    • July 11, 2017

    CELEBRATING WORLD POPULATION DAY Family planning in focus World Population Day, which was established by the United Nations Development Programme

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  • Tunisia’s PM Chahed visits DC

    Tunisia’s PM Chahed visits DC

    • Daily Brief
    • July 10, 2017

    Tunisian PM Youssef Chahed will spend two days meeting with US Defence Secretary James Mattis and other officials starting today.

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  • Tensions between India and China rise over border skirmishes

    Tensions between India and China rise over border skirmishes

    • Daily Brief
    • July 8, 2017

    A group of Indian journalists was scheduled to visit China today; the trip has been cancelled due to heightened tensions

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  • Israel and India to upgrade relations during historic Modi visit

    Israel and India to upgrade relations during historic Modi visit

    • Daily Brief
    • July 4, 2017

    Narendra Modi will visit Israel today—a first for any Indian prime minister. A $2 billion deal for Israeli navy missiles

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