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Qatar will file a WTO dispute against UAE
Tuesday, October 24

TRADING ENEMIES Qatar files for World Trade Organization adjudication over UAE dispute Qatar today will…

Tillerson to meet Indiaäs Narendra Modi
Rex Tillerson to meet Narendra Modi on visit to the subcontinent

Today, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj and…

Qatar will file a WTO dispute against UAE
Qatar to file for World Trade Organization adjudication over UAE dispute

Qatar today will formally request a World Trade Organisation dispute settlement body to adjudicate the…

H.E. President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame at the 9th Broadband Commission Meeting, Dublin 22-23 March 2014. / Pan-African
Mugabe to Kagame: the Pan-African leadership transition

The Rwandan President Pan-African leadership could be a driving force for African unity.

Lavrov to meet with Iraq’s foreign minister as Kurdish issue grows
Iraqi and Russian envoys discuss security issues as Moscow ups its stake in Iraqi Kurdistan

Iraq’s top diplomat will be in Moscow today for discussions on simmering tensions with the…

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to the media after a live broadcast nationwide phone-in in Moscow
Monday, October 23

TIT-FOR-TAT Russian Senate to recommend restrictions on US media outlets Today, Russian lawmakers will likely submit…

Russian President Vladimir Putin talks to the media after a live broadcast nationwide phone-in in Moscow
Russian Senate committee expected to recommend restrictions on five US media outlets

Today, Russian lawmakers will likely submit a proposal to the country’s Telecom Ministry to restrict…

The fourth round of negotiations between Colombia’s government and ELN rebels
Government, ELN rebels to enter fourth round of peace talks in Quito

The Colombian government will commence a fourth round of peace negotiations today with the Ejercito de Liberacion…

Japan election Abe
Shinzo Abe expected to emerge victorious from Japan’s snap election

PM Shinzo Abe is set to retain his power when Japan goes to the ballot box…

Japan election Abe
Sunday, October 22

SNAP–BACK Japan expected to re-elect Abe with smaller majority PM Shinzo Abe is set to…