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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…

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…