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The Bank of England is expected to hike rates for the first time in a decade
Bank of England expected to hike interest rates for the first time in a decade

For the first time in a decade, the Bank of England is tipped to hike…

Carles Puigdemont
Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont summoned by Spain’s top court

Carles Puigdemont and 13 lawmakers of his former government have been summoned by the Spanish…

Pakistan finance minister Ishaq Dar to face court
Pakistan’s finance minister to face court on graft charges

Ishaq Dar is scheduled to appear before Pakistan’s anti-corruption court today. The hearing is the…

Jerome Powell is expected to be nominated as the next chair of the Federal Reserve
Jerome Powell likely to be announced by Donald Trump as next Fed chair

Today, Donald Trump is expected to tap former investment banker Jerome Powell to replace Janet…

Smoke billows above a burning village in Maungdaw as members of the Rohingya Muslim minority take shelter in a no-man's land between Bangladesh and Myanmar in Ukhia on September 4.
Proxies: the brutal geopolitics of the Rohingya crisis

National strategic interests have taken precedent over the suffering of hundreds of thousands.

Iraqi Kurdistan, KRG president Masoud Barzani will step down after Iraqi Kurdish referendum
Masoud Barzani to step down on Wednesday after disastrous Kurdish referendum

Massoud Barzani will leave his post as president of the Kurdistan Regional Government. His resignation…

Central Asia railway. North-South Transport Corridor
Putin, Aliyev visit Iran as new North-South Transport Corridor takes shape

The presidents of Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan will meet today in Iran for their second…

Legal counsel of Facebook, Google and Twitter testify before Congress
Lawyers from Facebook, Twitter and Google face Congress amid Russia probe

Lawyers from Facebook, Google and Twitter will be questioned by the House and Senate intelligence…

Legal counsel of Facebook, Google and Twitter testify before Congress
Wednesday, November 1

SILICON VALLEY TESTIMONIES Tech giants testify before Congress Lawyers from Facebook, Google and Twitter will…

Moon Jae-in will address national assembly in Seoul regarding South Korea's state of the nation
Moon Jae-in to deliver South Korea’s State of the Nation on Wednesday

Moon Jae-in will address the National Assembly in Seoul today. Today’s address will be Moon’s…