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Peas in a pod: Erdogan and Putin

Energy cooperation will top the agenda when the leaders of Turkey and Russia meet on…

Friday, Mar. 10

The stories that matter before they happen.

Locking tusks: Poland’s last-minute challenge

The European Council is set to vote on a new president on Thursday. Incumbent Donald…

To run or not to run: election jockeying in Iran

Iran’s complex political system is whirring into election mode. After two days of internal debate,…

Institutional bonfire: South Korea’s political maelstrom

On Thursday the trial of Samsung’s chief, Lee Jae-yong, will begin. Prosecutors allege that his…

Thursday, Mar. 9

The stories that matter before they happen.

Hermit or the beast? North Korea

The UN Security Council will convene an emergency session in New York on Wednesday morning…

Partnership by default: Germany and Poland

Germany’s foreign ministers always visit its eastern neighbour on their first Eastern European trip. Not…

UK budget: less spending, more taxing

Chancellor Philip Hammond will present the budget on Wednesday, the UK’s first since it voted…

Wednesday, Mar. 8

The stories that matter before they happen.