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.
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) will be inaugurated as Mexico’s president today, following his landslide election in July. With his
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Candidates for leader of the Christian Democrat Union, Germany’s ruling centre-right party, will appear at the second of eight regional
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US Vice President Mike Pence will deliver an address today on the administration’s strategy in Asia at the APEC summit
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The UK and the EU agreed to a draft Brexit withdrawal agreement overnight. Today, UK Prime Minister Theresa May will
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The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernisation Act (FIRRMA) comes into effect today, enabling greater regulations on foreign investment in the
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Several companies, including Facebook, Fiat-Chrysler and Sony, are set to publish their third-quarter reports today. The release comes as the
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Following last week’s parliamentary elections, Afghanistan’s southern Kandahar region will go to the polls today. Originally scheduled to vote alongside
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EU trade officials will meet with their American counterparts in Washington today, with a likely focus on auto imports. President
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Following more than two years of delay, voters in Afghanistan are scheduled to finally elect a new parliament today. Those
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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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