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Sunday, February 19

Will Italy’s ruling party be able to come together to prevent a calamitous split?

India’s tax reforms: Cutting the Gordian knot

India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council will convene today to finalise the draft law…

Venezuela: on a road to nowhere

Venezuela’s imprisoned opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez has called for fresh anti-government protests to be held…

Saturday, February 18

After a brief interlude, anti-government protests are expected to flare again in Venezuela…but will it make a difference?

Australia’s sunspotted economy: strong but vulnerable

Australia’s strong economy is keeping ethno-nationalist politics at bay – for now.

Sideline talks in Munich

On Friday, top world leaders will meet for what’s become one of the premier international…

Confirmations and withdrawals: Trump’s cabinet

Donald Trump’s pick to head the US Environmental Protection Agency will face a Senate confirmation…

A scandal to rule them all: Odebrecht

Prosecutors from 13 Latin American countries will discuss a mammoth corruption scandal on Friday that…

Friday, February 17

As prosecutors from 15 countries descend on Brasilia, a mammoth corruption scandal threatens the region’s political stability.

Top diplomats meet at G20

G20 foreign ministers will meet in Germany on Thursday, putting Trump’s diplomatic team and the…