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  • Trump’s next trial

    Trump’s next trial

    • Daily News
    • February 28, 2017

    Donald Trump will deliver an ambitious address on the ‘renewal of the American spirit’ to a joint session of Congress

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  • Testing the waters: Australia and Indonesia

    Testing the waters: Australia and Indonesia

    • Daily News
    • February 26, 2017

    Sunday marks the final day of President Joko Widodo’s visit to Australia. The trip heralds a warming of relations and,

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  • Birthday bash: Mugabe celebrates amid protests

    Birthday bash: Mugabe celebrates amid protests

    • Daily News
    • February 25, 2017

    Zimbabwe’s long-time leader will celebrate his 93rd birthday on Saturday at a lavish ceremony in Matabeleland. Protests are expected. The

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  • Fourth time lucky? Geneva peace talks

    Fourth time lucky? Geneva peace talks

    • Daily News
    • February 23, 2017

    Syria’s warring factions will again head to Geneva on Thursday for UN-backed peace talks a mere week after similar Russian-brokered

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  • What to tax? South Africa’s budget

    What to tax? South Africa’s budget

    • Daily News
    • February 22, 2017

    South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will deliver the 2017 budget on Wednesday. Political instability, slumping commodity prices and corruption

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  • India’s tax reforms: Cutting the Gordian knot

    India’s tax reforms: Cutting the Gordian knot

    • Daily News
    • February 18, 2017

    India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council will convene today to finalise the draft law for the country’s new unifying

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  • Top diplomats meet at G20

    Top diplomats meet at G20

    • Daily News
    • February 16, 2017

    G20 foreign ministers will meet in Germany on Thursday, putting Trump’s diplomatic team and the Ukraine ceasefire to the test.

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  • Back to Astana: Syrian peace talks

    Back to Astana: Syrian peace talks

    • Daily News
    • February 15, 2017

    Syria’s government will attend the latest iteration of the Russia-, Iran- and Turkey-backed Astana peace talks on Wednesday. Whether rebel

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  • Trudeau gets the Trump treatment

    • Daily News
    • February 13, 2017

    Canada’s charismatic leader will meet Donald Trump at the White House on Monday. President Trump has gotten to know a

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  • Nepal: pivot to the north?

    Nepal: pivot to the north?

    • Daily News
    • February 10, 2017

    China and Nepal will conduct their first ever joint military exercises on Friday, marking warming military ties between the two

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  • South Africa: state of turmoil?

    South Africa: state of turmoil?

    • Daily News
    • February 9, 2017

    South African President Jacob Zuma will deliver his fourth State of the Nation Address on Thursday. While Zuma is expected

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  • MPs to give Brexit mandate

    MPs to give Brexit mandate

    • Daily News
    • February 8, 2017

    On Wednesday, the UK’s lower house will hold a final vote on whether to grant the government authority to begin

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  • Haiti: new management, same problems

    Haiti: new management, same problems

    • Daily News
    • February 7, 2017

    Controversial President-elect Jovenel Moise will be sworn in on Tuesday. His election last November set off a spate of protests

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  • Iran, Russia and Turkey: the Syrian troika

    Iran, Russia and Turkey: the Syrian troika

    • Daily News
    • February 6, 2017

    Discussions on the Syrian ceasefire will resume on Monday as the deal’s architects discuss monitoring mechanisms. Brokered on Dec. 30,

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  • Elections in Punjab: more than meets the eye

    Elections in Punjab: more than meets the eye

    • Daily News
    • February 4, 2017

    The 27-million strong agricultural state of Punjab will hold local elections on Saturday, with other states to follow in February

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  • EU leaders meet in Malta

    EU leaders meet in Malta

    • Daily News
    • February 3, 2017

    Topping Friday’s agenda will be one issue: irregular migration from Libya. While Malta, the host, has proposed the EU copy

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  • Merkel visits Turkey amid tensions

    Merkel visits Turkey amid tensions

    • Daily News
    • February 2, 2017

    German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Turkey on Thursday to try and shore up a relationship strained by charges of

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  • India unveils budget

    India unveils budget

    • Daily News
    • February 1, 2017

    Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will deliver a difficult budget on Wednesday as the government seeks to boost waning confidence

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  • Parliament begins Brexit debate

    Parliament begins Brexit debate

    • Daily News
    • January 30, 2017

    On Tuesday, the UK’s lower house will begin debating a bill giving the government authority to trigger Brexit. A vote

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  • African nations mull trade deal

    African nations mull trade deal

    • Daily News
    • January 28, 2017

    Negotiations on the African Continental Free Trade Area (CFTA) resume at the African Union Summit on Saturday. The CFTA aims

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