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Argentina Macri economic reforms
Macri’s economic reforms on the line in Argentina’s mid-term election

127 of 257 seats in Argentina’s lower house and 24 of 72 seats in the…

Lombardy Veneto autonomy vote
Northern Italian regions of Lombardy and Veneto to vote in autonomy referendums

Today, the restive northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto will vote in a non-binding referendum…

Tom Perez addresses the audience after being elected Democratic National Chair during the Democratic National Committee winter meeting in Atlanta
Democratic National Committee summit wraps up in Las Vegas

Members of the Democratic National Committee, the US party’s governing body, will conclude a three-day…

South Korea nuclear reactor
People’s commission votes to build new nuclear plants in South Korea

A commission that yesterday recommended the government resume the $7.5 billion construction of two nuclear reactors will…

Rex Tillerson to visit Saudi Arabia today
In Saudi Arabia, Rex Tillerson looks to claw back US influence in Iraq

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will join Saudi King Salman and Iraqi Prime Minister…

Rex Tillerson to visit Saudi Arabia today
Saturday, October 21

TOO LITTLE TOO LATE? Saudi Arabia and the US look to claw back influence in…

/ Operation Car Wash
Operation Car Wash: cleaning out Brazilian corruption

Disillusionment with mainstream political parties is driving Brazilians to extremist options.

Opposition leader Raila Odinga greets supporters as he arrives to address a rally in Kibera slum, Nairobi
Kenya on edge as Odinga maintains demands for electoral reform, renews calls for protests

Today, Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga is expected to announce the next course of action…

Czech elections
Czechs head to the ballot box with billionaire Andrej Babis topping the polls

Today, the Czech Republic will go to the polls to for its quadrennial legislative elections.…

A member of the force assigned to protect Libya’s unity government stands at the entrance to where the government has their offices, in Tripoli
Six years after Gaddafi’s death, rival governments bicker as unity talks

It’s been six years to the day since Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was killed by…