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Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny arrested
Saturday, October 7

BIRTHDAY BLUES Russia’s opposition protests the president Protesters across Russia will gather today for demonstrations,…

Liberia election
Liberia’s political parties to hold same-day rallies amid violence concerns

Today, the Alternative National Congress and the ruling United Party will stage rallies in Monrovia,…

Russian President Vladimir Putin looks a
US and Russian envoys to discuss UN peacekeepers for Ukraine

A top Kremlin official will “synchronise watches” with the US envoy to the Ukrainian conflict…

Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny arrested
Russia’s opposition mark Vladimir Putin’s birthday with protests

Protesters across Russia will gather today for demonstrations, the occurrence of which will serve as an…

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Troubled waters: Australia and China in the Pacific

In trying to escape Australia’s neocolonial attitudes, Pacific nations may become indebted to China.

Nobel Peace Prize Auction
Nobel Peace Prize to be awarded; will it shape events?

The Norwegian Nobel Committee will award the Nobel Peace Prize today. Pope Francis and Angela…

People shop at the Municipal Market of Sao Paulo in downtown Sao Paulo, Brazil
Brazil’s inflation data to massively undershoot target for second month running

  Brazil’s inflation rate hit an 18-year low in August; today’s figures are expected to…

Nobel Peace Prize Auction
Friday, October 6

MOST VALUABLE PEACEMAKER Nobel Peace Prize to be awarded The Norwegian Nobel Committee will award…

Catalonia’s Regional Police Chief Josep Lluis Trapero
Catalan police chief faces court in Madrid as tensions simmer

Today, Catalonia’s Regional Police Chief Josep Lluis Trapero is to appear before the National Court…

The European Parliament will vote on a joint prosecutor
European Parliament to vote on establishing EU Public Prosecutor’s Office

Four years after the establishment of a European Public Prosecutor’s Office was first proposed by…