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Second round of coalition talks begin amidst stalemate

Italian President Sergio Mattarella will host a second round of formal coalition talks following last…

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Israeli president heads to Poland for holocaust memorial amid tension

Poland’s president will welcome Israeli President Reuven Rivlin today for a yearly march to remember…

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Congress to mull impact of Trump trade policy on America’s economy

Today, the US House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing on Trump administration…

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Ukraine critical to construction of new major Russian gas pipeline to Europe

The new pipeline would supply an additional 55 billion cubic metres of natural gas a year from Russia to Germany.

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Trump threatens ‘missiles’ to strike Assad regime after suspected chemical attack

Today, US President Donald Trump has threatened Bashar al-Assad’s regime with a missile strike in…

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Trump plans response to chemical attack in Syria

Western retaliation would ultimately target Assad’s allies Iran and Russia.

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President Duterte of the Philippines heads to Hong Kong following talks with Xi of China

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will be in Hong Kong today, leading a delegation of Filipino…

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Indonesia’s main opposition party holds conference to find new party leader

Indonesia’s Gerindra Party will hold its national party conference today. Despite speculation the opposition party…

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Elections in Azerbaijan expected to retain incumbent in landslide result

Azerbaijanis will head to the polls today for presidential elections that will see the victor…

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Ukraine’s Poroshenko arrives in Germany for renewed effort to revive peace plan

Ukrainian President will today meet Angela Merkel in Berlin to discuss a possible UN peacekeeping mission for Ukraine’s troubled Donbass region.