Chris is a research analyst and editor for the Current Developments team. Contributing regularly to the Daily Brief, he focuses on the political economies of North America, the United Kingdom and Oceania.
The latest round of voting in Bangladesh’s local elections will begin today. Bangladesh is divided into 4562 union councils—termed union
READ MOREIsrael will begin to allow small groups of vaccinated tourists to enter the country today. Under the new measures, licensed
READ MOREWidespread protests against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro are expected to begin today. Urged by the leaders of left-wing opposition parties,
READ MOREThe 52nd International Eucharistic Congress will begin today in Budapest. The Congress will celebrate the Roman Catholic doctrine of bearing
READ MOREThe five permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC)— the US, Russia, the UK, China and France—will meet today
READ MOREChair of the Smart Africa Alliance—Rwandan President Paul Kagame—will arrive in Sudan today for a two-day visit. The alliance was
READ MOREThe first Crimean Platform Summit will begin today in Kiev. The summit is expected to host delegates from 45 countries—including
READ MOREToday marks the deadline for the submission of bids in Bulgarian oil refinery Lukoil Neftochim Burgas’ public tender for a
READ MOREIsrael will relax some restrictions on international travel for its citizens today. Nine countries, which Israelis were previously banned from
READ MOREAn environmental cleanup project in Russia’s northern Taimyr Peninsula will conclude today. The project—part of Russia’s larger Clean Arctic project
READ MOREBeginning today, France will require citizens to carry health passes in order to access restaurants, cafes and long-distance travel. The
READ MOREIsrael’s Knesset will break for recess today until it reconvenes on October 4. The recess comes as Israeli President Naftali
READ MOREThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to approve a distribution of its reserve funds today. In early July, IMF’s
READ MOREPhoto: XINHUA Restrictions on Chinese students entering the US imposed in early 2020 will be lifted today. These COVID-19 restrictions
READ MOREVoting will begin today to elect 54 representatives to Somalia’s senate. These elections are considered key to resolving Somalia’s ongoing
READ MOREThe EU will host an official summit between Serbian President Aleksander Vucic and Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti. Discussion will
READ MOREChilean voters will head to the polls today to vote in presidential primaries in the leadup to a November 21
READ MOREChina’s Eco Forum Global Guiyang will begin today focusing on the theme of “ecological civilization.” The event is expected to
READ MORESlovenia will hold a referendum today over recent legislative changes to the Waters Act. The Waters Act provides for the
READ MOREHenry Idama will appear today before the lower house of Nigeria’s Delta State Assembly to be confirmed as the new
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