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Testing the waters: Australia and Indonesia 0
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- February 26, 2017
Sunday marks the final day of President Joko Widodo’s visit to Australia. The trip heralds a warming of relations and,
Looking east: Salman on tour 0
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- February 26, 2017
Saudi Arabia has been joined at the hip with the West since the Cold War era. This is slowly changing.
Sunday, Feb. 26 0
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- February 26, 2017
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 0
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- February 25, 2017
Zimbabwe’s long-time leader will celebrate his 93rd birthday on Saturday at a lavish ceremony in Matabeleland. Protests are expected. The
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement chooses candidate 0
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- February 25, 2017
Today Hong Kong’s pro-democracy coalition will gather to choose a candidate for the chief executive elections scheduled for March 26.
Crunch time: Turkey’s referendum campaign begins 0
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- February 25, 2017
Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the most powerful Turkish president since Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who established the country in 1923. On

Saturday, February 25 0
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- February 25, 2017
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 0
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- February 24, 2017
On Friday, the UN Security Council (UNSC) will hold consultations on its peacekeeping operations in South Sudan. The mission, which
New laws, old problems: Myanmar’s economy 0
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- February 24, 2017
New competition regulations come into force in Myanmar on Friday. The new rules, which aim to curb anti-competitive practices, are
VW tries to clean up dirty past 0
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- February 24, 2017
After a bumpy year-and-a-half Volkswagen, is set to finally plead guilty to three felony charges in a US court on
Friday, February 24 0
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- February 23, 2017
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 0
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- February 23, 2017
An Iranian delegation is expected to visit Saudi Arabia on Thursday to discuss arrangements for its citizens to make the