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Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell holds a press conference
Saturday, September 30

LOST OPPORTUNITY Repealing Obamacare gets more complicated Republican disunity has again set back efforts to…

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Sweden’s Northern Resistance Movement to rally on Yom Kippur

Today on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, the Nordic Resistance Movement (NRM) a…

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AFL Grand Final shines spotlight on Australia’s unique brand of football

Australia stops to witness the Australian Football League (AFL) grand final between the Richmond Tigers and Adelaide…

Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell holds a press conference
Republicans miss a golden opportunity to repeal Obamacare

Republican disunity has again set back efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Special budget…

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Deadline approaches for Iraq’s Kurds to hand over control airports

After 93% of 3.3 million voters living under Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) voted for…

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Russia’s Duma set to approve 2018 Budget as economic conditions improve

Today Russia’s parliament will consider the 2018 budget, which is expected to reduce the country’s deficit by…

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Hong Kong lawmaker Cheng Chung-tai to be sentenced in flag desecration case

Hong Kong lawmaker Cheng Chung-tai will today discover whether he is found guilty of desecrating the…

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Friday, September 29

NO WAY OUT Deadline approaches for Iraq’s Kurds to hand over control of airports After…

Rex Tillerson meets his Chinese counterpart
Thursday, September 28

A MINNOW AMONG GIANTS Tillerson in China as risk of bilateral tension rises over North…

Protestors burn an image of Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Plight of Rohingya in Myanmar to be taken before the UN Security Council

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is addressing the Security Council today on violence in Myanmar after…