Saturday marks the end of Bougainville's independence referendum, what next?
- Daily Brief
- December 7, 2019
A TROUBLED RELATIONSHIP Kurdish demonstration risks further inflaming German-Turkish ties 25,000 are expected to turn out at a pro-Kurdish rally
READ MOREBEIJING’S OPEN DOOR Chinese investment comes to the fore at Cuban trade fair Having hosted over 1,000 companies from 70
READ MORETHE WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL BANKER Trump to nominate Federal Reserve chair Today, Donald Trump is expected to tap former investment
READ MORESILICON VALLEY TESTIMONIES Tech giants testify before Congress Lawyers from Facebook, Google and Twitter will be questioned by the House
READ MORECAMP CLOSED Tensions simmer as Manus Island detention centre shuts down The Australian-sponsored detention facility in Papua New Guinea is
READ MORELOVE THY NEIGHBOR Improving relationship between Riyadh and Baghdad Today, flights between Saudi Arabia and Iraq will resume. Air travel
READ MORETWO STATE MATES Australian PM arrives in Israel Malcolm Turnbull arrives in Israel today ahead of four days of talks,
READ MORECRUNCH TIME Madrid poised to sack Catalan government The Spanish senate is today expected to approve the application of Article
READ MORESECOND TIME’S THE CHARM? Kenya holds rerun of presidential election Today, Kenyans head to the polls, for the second time in
READ MORETEMER IN TROUBLE Brazilian lower house votes on corruption charges The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies will vote today on whether
READ MORETRADING ENEMIES Qatar files for World Trade Organization adjudication over UAE dispute Qatar today will formally request a World Trade
READ MORETIT-FOR-TAT Russian Senate to recommend restrictions on US media outlets Today, Russian lawmakers will likely submit a proposal to the country’s
READ MORESNAP–BACK Japan expected to re-elect Abe with smaller majority PM Shinzo Abe is set to retain his power when Japan
READ MORETOO LITTLE TOO LATE? Saudi Arabia and the US look to claw back influence in Iraq US Secretary of State
READ MOREA CZECH TRUMP? Czech Republic votes with populist billionaire topping the polls Today, the Czech Republic will go to the
READ MORENO SHORTAGE OF CHALLENGES European Council faces migration challenges The heads of 27 EU member states (minus Britain) meet today to
READ MOREXI’S THE MAN Key China Communist Party summit kicks off The quinquennial National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party will
READ MORESHORING UP THE CENTRE Italian Senate considers key electoral law Today, Italy’s Senate will meet for the first time since the lower house passed the
READ MOREDIVORCE DECISION DUE Catalonia reaches deadline for independence declaration Today marks the Spanish government’s deadline for the Catalan government to
READ MOREAUSTRIA SHIFTS RIGHT Conservatives expected to form government, but will need far-right Today’s parliamentary elections will likely see 31-year-old Sebastien Kurz
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