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Ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia opens soccer to women for the first time

Today, women in Saudi Arabia will be allowed to attend official soccer matches for the…

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Friday, January 12

CZECH MATE Euro scepticism and anti-immigrant sentiment tested Presidential elections kick off in the Czech…

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Despite repeated failures, Venezuelan political negotiations continue

Talks between the Venezuelan government and opposition resume today in the Dominican Republic, with the…

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Pakistan’s security leaders meet over American aid freeze

Islamabad’s parliamentary security committee will meet with high-level military leaders today in the wake of…

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Exploratory coalition talks between Germany’s major parties end ahead of crucial decision

The initial phase of talks between Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc and Martin Schultz’s Social…

Merkel Schulz coalition talks
Thursday, January 11

SECOND DATE German coalition exploratory talks end ahead of crucial decision The initial phase of…

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Wednesday, January 10

PRESSURE BUILDS South Africa’s ruling party executive mulls Zuma’s future The leaders of South Africa’s…

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South Africa’s ruling party executive to mull Zuma’s future

The leaders of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress will meet today following new party…

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Lancang-Mekong Cooperation summit kicks off in Cambodia

Leaders from China, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand will gather in Phnom Penh for…

Donald Trump is expected to withold certification of the Iran deal
The Trump administration is unlikely to pull out of the Iran deal this week but will undermine it

President Trump will begin deliberating whether to reimpose sanctions on Iran today, possibly unequivocally violating…