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Sunday, Feb. 26

Saudi Arabia needs to reform its oil-dependant economy. King Salman will travel to Asia today to forge trade and investment bonds to fund these changes.

Birthday bash: Mugabe celebrates amid protests

Zimbabwe’s long-time leader will celebrate his 93rd birthday on Saturday at a lavish ceremony in…

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement chooses candidate

Today Hong Kong’s pro-democracy coalition will gather to choose a candidate for the chief executive…

Crunch time: Turkey’s referendum campaign begins

Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the most powerful Turkish president since Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who established…

Saturday, February 25

Can Turkish President Erdogan secure more presidential powers? He’ll try. His referendum campaign launches today with a huge rally in Ankara.

UN revisits South Sudan mission

On Friday, the UN Security Council (UNSC) will hold consultations on its peacekeeping operations in…

New laws, old problems: Myanmar’s economy

New competition regulations come into force in Myanmar on Friday. The new rules, which aim…

VW tries to clean up dirty past

After a bumpy year-and-a-half Volkswagen, is set to finally plead guilty to three felony charges…

Friday, February 24

Volkswagen will plead guilty to charges relating to its 2015 emissions scandal but things are looking up for the world’s largest car maker.

False détente: Iran and Saudi Arabia

An Iranian delegation is expected to visit Saudi Arabia on Thursday to discuss arrangements for…