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Judgement day for South Africa’s credit ranking as junk status looms large

Moody’s and S&P, the world’s top credit agencies, will pass judgement on South Africa’s rand-priced…

Integration of EU partner states tops agenda for fifth biannual Eastern Partnership summit

Leaders from the EU-28 will meet their counterparts from the six Eastern Partner countries today,…

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Former president rails against anti-socialist agenda, returns home with accusations of secret US deals

Today, former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa will return to his country after accusing current President Lenín Moreno…

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French foreign minister asserts European interests in four-day China exchange

Jean-Yves Le Drian arrives in China today for a four-day cultural exchange aimed at enhancing…

French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian arrives to attend a defence council at the Elysee Palace in Paris
Friday, November 24

PLAYING NICE French foreign minister arrives in China amid strategic shift Jean-Yves Le Drian arrives…

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German president to discuss possible grand coalition with SPD’s Schulz

Today, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will meet Social Democratic Party (SDP) leader Martin Schulz at…

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Australian government to unveil new foreign policy White Paper

In Canberra today, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop will release…

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EU lawmakers to vote on controlling the export of dual-use cyber surveillance tools

Today, Europe’s Parliamentary Trade Committee will vote on export control reforms that regulate cyber technologies…

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Thursday, November 23

MERKEL’S CONUNDRUM German president to meet with Social Democratic Party head Today, German President Frank-Walter…

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Conflict over labour reforms a symptom of deeper European divide

French President Emmanuel Macron will sit down with Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo to discuss…