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Czech elections
Friday, October 20

A CZECH TRUMP? Czech Republic votes with populist billionaire topping the polls Today, the Czech…

EU migration
Thursday, October 19

NO SHORTAGE OF CHALLENGES European Council faces migration challenges The heads of 27 EU member states…

Man looks at the Pudong financial district of Shanghai
China’s economic growth holds steady, overshoots government target

China will report its GDP figures for the third quarter today. The data is expected to…

Turkey’s Reccep Tayyip Erdogan will bein another 90-day state of emergency today
Turkey to renew emergency rule for fifth time as clampdown on Gulen movement continues

In place since July 2016, Turkey’s state of emergency was due to expire today, but…

Senate Republicans to push for budget and tax reform with it
Tax reform on the line as US Senate votes on budget resolution

Today, US senators are expected to vote on a 2018 budget resolution that will pave…

EU migration
EU-27 to face up to migration challenges amid human rights criticism

The heads of 27 EU member states (minus Britain) meet today to discuss a number…

New US travel ban to come into effect adds Venezuela, Chad and North Korea to the list
Travel ban 3.0 comes into force on Wednesday, adding Chad, North Korea and Venezuela

Update: hours before coming into effect, a court in Hawaii has issued a temporary suspension…

UN envoy to Western Sahara pushes for restart of peace talks
UN envoy pushes to resume peace talks on Western Sahara dispute

The UN’s new envoy to Western Sahara—a disputed territory in northwest Africa—will continue his tour…

Angela Merkel faces difficult coalition talks to forge a Jamaica alliance
Angela Merkel to begin tricky ‘Jamaica’ coalition talks on Wednesday

Today, Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) will begin talks with the Free Democratic Party (FDP)…

China’s Communist Party Congress kicks off today with all eyes on Xi Jiping
All eyes on Xi Jinping as China Communist Party Congress gets underway

The quinquennial National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party will commence in Beijing today. During…