Nicholas is an Italian politics aficionado. Nick brings his knowledge of southern Europe to bear in The Daily Brief team, where he serves as a senior analyst and editor.
UK Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to address parliament with revisions to her Chequers Brexit proposal. The speech comes
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A by-election for Malaysia’s parliament will be held in the Port Dickson constituency today. Anwar Ibrahim, leader of the governing
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Latvians will vote in a general election today, with sixteen parties vying for seats in the national parliament. Likely to
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Today marks six months until the United Kingdom is scheduled to leave the European Union. This milestone comes as tensions
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The Tian En, a Chinese cargo boat, is set to dock in Sweden today as part of its maiden voyage,
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EU finance ministers are set to wrap up a two-day presentation on proposed regulations regarding cryptocurrencies in Vienna today. The
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Mexico’s Congress will open its new legislative session today, the first under the majority led by the leftist Morena party
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Negotiators in Washington look set to blow past a potentially key deadline today in talks to reform NAFTA. US and
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel will host Russian President Vladimir Putin today at Schloss Meseberg, the chancellor’s castle retreat. The two
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Today, Germany can begin sending asylum seekers back to Spain, where they originally arrived before transiting to Germany. The deal
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Today, Brazil’s left-leaning Worker’s Party (PT) will nominate former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as its candidate for the
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Australians will cast ballots in five by-elections today, four of which are for seats last held by the opposition Labor
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An NGO-operated rescue ship carrying a migrant and the corpses of two others is expected to dock in Mallorca today.
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Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj arrives in Bahrain today where she will discuss a wide range of issues—including health care,
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The possible meeting could see Trump strengthen ties with Moscow as he feuds with other Western leaders.
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King Abdullah II of Jordan will meet with President Donald Trump today in Washington. The White House says the agenda
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South Sudanese President Salva Kiir is scheduled to meet his ex-deputy and rebel leader Riek Machar in Ethiopia’s capital today.
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Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faces a confidence vote in parliament today ahead of the signing of an agreement resolving
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FIFA’s 211 members will vote today on who will host the 2026 World Cup.
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Czech President Milos Zeman will ask Andrej Babis to form a government for the second time today. Despite having been
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Luigi Di Maio, leader of Italy’s populist Five Star Movement (M5S), has called for supporters to gather in Rome today
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Unions in Greece will strike today to protest the government’s austerity policies, including recently proposed cuts to pensions. The cuts,
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Malaysians go to the polls today to elect the next parliament, with the tide having shifted against the incumbent Barisan
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The House of Lords has proven a consistent thorn in the government’s side on Brexit.
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The Eurozone is set to release preliminary economic growth figures today, with economists projecting GDP growth of 0.4% in the
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A direct line of communication between North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in will open today.
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These will be the first such exercises since September 2015.
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Italian President Sergio Mattarella will host a second round of formal coalition talks following last week’s initial negotiations. While the
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Indonesia’s Gerindra Party will hold its national party conference today. Despite speculation the opposition party would announce its candidate for
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