Bilal is the Director of Training and Development. He holds a master’s degree in law and diplomacy from the Fletcher School at Tufts University where he extensively researched the US war in Afghanistan. Previously, Bilal has worked independently throughout mainland China as a teacher and as a domestic political communications fellow with Murmuration.
Representatives 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
READ MOREHong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai will today appear in court to face charges of criminal intimidation. The charges, which
READ MORENegotiators representing the Afghan government and the Taliban will arrive in Doha today to commence the long-awaited intra-Afghan peace talks,
READ MOREKazakhstan will hold elections today for its Senate—the country’s upper legislative house—to fill 17 of the body’s 47 seats. Incumbent
READ MORETajik military forces will today conclude exercises in the eastern Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO). GBAO—a mountainous province bordering Afghanistan, China
READ MOREHaving released 4,100 captured Taliban prisoners in recent months, the Afghan government will today add a further 500 towards the
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