Bilal is an analyst, editor and research lead for the Current Developments team. A regular contributor to Daily Brief, Bilal specialises in both East and Central Asian affairs with specific interest in Afghanistan.
US Ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft will today begin a three-day visit to Taipei that will include meetings with
READ MOREThe first Turkish export train travelling on the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars (BTK) railway will arrive in Xi’An, China from Istanbul today. Today’s
READ MORERepresentatives of the Indian government and leaders of the union of farmers protesting new agricultural laws will today meet for
READ MORELeaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation’s (CSTO) member states will convene today to discuss continued multilateral security cooperation. Comprised
READ MOREUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will today visit Israel as part of a 10-day tour of the Middle East.
READ MORERepresentatives from TikTok parent company ByteDance will appear before a United States Federal District Court today to argue for an
READ MOREThe CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter will today testify before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and
READ MOREHong Kong’s legislature, the Sixth Legislative Council (LegCo), will today reconvene. Today’s LegCo session is the first following months of
READ MOREThe European Parliament will today discuss developments in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict during its plenary session. The meeting comes amidst days
READ MOREUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will today visit the Vatican to protest the upcoming renewal of the Holy See’s
READ MOREThe Benin Investment Forum will commence virtual meetings today. The yearly forum brings together Benin’s business and investment communities to
READ MOREThe US is expected to ban the Chinese mobile phone applications Tiktok and WeChat from American app stores today. Stemming
READ MOREThe United States Senate Commerce Committee will today hold a hearing considering legislation to tighten oversight of commercial aircraft manufacturers.
READ MORERussia will today hold elections for governors and legislators in 23 of its 85 regions. The votes have been framed
READ MOREForeign ministers from Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states will convene today in Moscow. As fresh border tensions between members
READ MOREThe first train on an expanded China-Germany train line will today arrive in Duisburg, Germany, from China’s tech capital, Shenzhen.
READ MOREDelhi will today open the Delhi Master Plan 2041 (DMP 2041) project for public consultation. The Delhi Development Association’s (DDA)
READ MOREMontenegro will today hold elections for its unicameral parliament. Today’s elections, which are considered a referendum on President Milo Dukanovic
READ MOREAzerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov will today pay an official visit to Moscow. Bayramov’s visit comes amid renewed Azerbaijani-Armenian fighting
READ MOREZoom Video Communications, Inc will today end its operations in mainland China and instead begin licensing its technology directly to
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