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Rohingya refugees
Myanmar’s home affairs minister visits Bangladesh to discuss repatriation deal

Myanmar’s home minister will meet his Bangladeshi counterpart in Dhaka today to discuss the ongoing…

Jacob Zuma impeachment
South Africa’s ruling ANC to proceed with no-confidence vote in Zuma today

Update: it seems Mr Zuma has preempted his colleagues’ efforts to oust him and has…

Interior view of the National Assembly (National Assembly Chamber) of Zambia / Lungu's eligibility
Lungu’s third term eligibility: a constitutional case

The question of whether the president can run for a third term is roiling Zambia’s political scene.

Five Star Movement Luigi Di Maio
Wednesday, February 14

ITALY VOTES Meek economic data released as populists maintain poll lead Today, Italian authorities will…

Israel Syria
UN Security Council to debate Syrian conflict as regional tensions simmer

Following a call by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for de-escalation of the conflict in Syria, the…

NATO Mattis
NATO defence chiefs hold first summit of the year with 2% target still at issue

NATO defence ministers will gather in Brussels today for their first meeting of the year.…

Five Star Movement Luigi Di Maio
Italy’s populists maintain their lead in the polls ahead of March 4 election

Today, Italian authorities will update GDP figures for the three months leading to December 2017.…

US National Security
US Senate to hear from top intelligence officials on global threats

The US Senate Intelligence Committee will hold its annual Worldwide Threats hearing today in Washington.…

Turkey’s Afrin operation
Tillerson, McMaster expected to push Turkish leaders to cease Afrin strikes

Today, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will visit Turkey to discuss US-Turkish relations with…

US Thailand military relations
Washington’s cold shoulder ends as huge military drills ramp up

Today, US and Thai military personnel will jointly host the annual Cobra-Gold military exercises throughout…