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ASEAN scheduled to meet amid Myanmar’s political crisis
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- March 9, 2021
The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) will convene today for a virtual military operations meeting hosted by Brunei
READ MOREMalaysian parliamentary session cancelled
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- March 8, 2021
A session of the Malaysian Parliament originally scheduled to convene today to discuss the 12th Malaysian Plan has been cancelled
READ MOREBolivia holds regional elections
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- March 7, 2021
Regional and municipal elections will be held today across Bolivia. The elections are viewed as a test of support for
READ MORETurkish seismographic ship to conclude Aegean exploration
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- March 2, 2021
The TCG Cesme, a Turkish seismographic research vessel, will conclude its Aegean Sea voyage today. Ostensibly launched to conduct scientific
READ MOREBelarus enforces harsher penalties for protesting
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- March 1, 2021
Effective today, the Belarusian government will increase fines and prison sentences for participants in unauthorised protests. Nationwide anti-government demonstrations and
READ MOREMandate of UN tribunal for Lebanon expires
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- February 28, 2021
Today marked the original expiration date of the UN Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL). However, the mandate was extended after
READ MORELibyan House of Representatives to elect a new speaker
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- February 23, 2021
House of Representatives (HoR) members from Libya’s opposing factions will meet today to select the speaker of the house for
READ MOREEU to discuss sanctioning Russia over Navalny’s imprisonment
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- February 22, 2021
EU foreign ministers will meet today to discuss potential sanctions on Russia for its imprisonment of opposition leader Alexey Navalny.
READ MOREArrival of Iranian deadline for the US to ease sanctions
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- February 21, 2021
Today marks Iran’s parliamentary deadline for the US to ease sanctions. In December, the Iranian parliament passed legislation requiring the
READ MOREEU economy and finance ministers debate Panama’s blacklist status
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- February 16, 2021
EU Ministers of Economy and Finance (EcoFin) will today meet to discuss removing Panama from its blacklist of tax havens.
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Catalonian parliament holds regional elections
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- February 14, 2021
Regional elections will be held today to elect Catalonia’s 13th parliament. One hundred and thirty-five parliamentary seats will be voted
READ MOREIsrael Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu postpones UAE visit
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- February 9, 2021
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s first official trip to the UAE, initially planned for today, has been postponed. The trip,
READ MOREPresidential elections likely cancelled in Somalia
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- February 8, 2021
Today marks the deadline for Somalia to hold a presidential election. As emergency talks between President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and
READ MOREGeneral elections to be held today in Ecuador
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- February 7, 2021
The first round of Ecuador’s presidential and National Assembly elections will be held today. Today’s elections were called because President
READ MORETurkish foreign minister to hold talks with Turkish Cypriot leader
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- February 2, 2021
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will today visit Northern Cyprus to meet with Turkish Cypriot leadership. Key to today’s visit
READ MOREUN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights begins Venezuela visit
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- February 1, 2021
UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights Alena Douhan will today begin a 13-day visit to Venezuela to assess the effects
READ MORERussia hosts post-conflict talks with Armenia and Azerbaijan
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- January 30, 2021
A trilateral working group comprised of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan will meet today for the first time. The group was
READ MORE2021 Climate Adaptation Summit wraps up with focus on African irrigation
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- January 26, 2021
The 2021 Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS), hosted virtually by the Netherlands, will conclude today. A key focus of this year’s
READ MORETobago’s legislature to hold general elections
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- January 25, 2021
Tobago will today hold elections for the Tobago House of Assembly (THA). Established in 1980, the THA is a 12-seat
READ MORETurkey to launch first I-class indigenous frigate ‘Istanbul’
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- January 23, 2021
The Turkish Navy will launch TCG Istanbul, its first indigenously designed and produced frigate, today. The I-class vessel is the
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