Nick primarily analyses geopolitical issues in Europe and across transnational boundaries for the Current Developments team. He previously worked in the data collection and analysis section.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will arrive in Israel today for a two-day state visit, the first for her in more
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Today, the US Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on whether or not to advance Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme
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Today, Exxon Mobile, Royal Dutch Shell and other major global oil companies will gather in Rio de Janiero to bid
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Today marks a key juncture in Brexit negotiations, as an informal EU leadership summit concludes in Salzburg and British PM
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Today, colonels from North Korea and South Korea will meet in Panmunjom to discuss two major military issues: the excavation
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Australia’s biennial naval exercise, KAKADU
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Today, for the first time in two years, the United Nation’s special envoy for Yemen will host peace talks in
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Today, Russia will begin a major Mediterranean naval exercise to signal its support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, as
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Today, Australia faces another possible leadership challenge that could put an end to Malcolm Turnbull’s premiership of almost three years.
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Starting today, a nine-member delegation from Beijing, led by Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen, will hold meetings with US officials
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Today, a delegation of Japanese officials and business executives will travel to the disputed Southern Kuril Islands in the Pacific
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Today, Turkish treasury and finance minister Berat Albayrak will hold a conference call to reassure investors about the current state
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Today is the last day Brazilian presidential hopefuls can announce their candidacy for general elections this October. Despite serving a
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Today, the United Kingdom Office for National Statistics (ONS) will release figures on second quarter GDP growth. Last quarter, thanks
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US and Mexican officials will today meet in Washington to continue trade negotiations. Last Friday, US and Mexican negotiators announced
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Today Theresa May will meet French President Emmanuel Macron in France, as the British PM races to secure support for
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Today, the Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates in the UK by 25 basis points. The move
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Today, a delegation of Slovak legislators will begin a four-day visit to Russian-occupied Crimea. Russia annexed the Ukrainian province in
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Today, a Chinese vaccine maker accused of falsifying data will resume trading its shares. The move comes after police detained
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EU Chief Jean-Claude Juncker will visit the White House today in a bid to soothe deteriorating trade relations with the
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Today, the US House of Representatives’ Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing into the effects of tariffs on
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Trade negotiators from the TPP-11 countries will gather in Japan today to discuss procedures for accepting new members into the
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The highly anticipated Brexit white paper will be released just days after the resignations of Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Brexit Secretary David Davis.
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Leaders of Myanmar’s many militant factions and government representatives will meet in Panglong today for peace talks. They will attempt yet
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Today, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to Northern Cyprus to meet with his counterpart, Mustafa Akinci. The visit
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Despite a ban on all protests against pending pension reform, countrywide demonstrations are expected today for the second time in
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Today, a panel of Iraqi judges will begin a manual recount of votes from the allegedly fraudulent May parliamentary elections.
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Today, EU leaders will begin two days of discussions on a wide range of topics, from security issues to Brexit.
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