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French president Emmanuel Macron has loft ambitions to reform the EU
Emmanuel Macron to outline Eurozone reform plan in push for integration

Today, Emmanuel Macron will outline his case to reform the Eurozone. Macron has pushed changes,…

French president Emmanuel Macron has loft ambitions to reform the EU
Tuesday, September 26

TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT French president to outline plans for Eurozone integration Today, Emmanuel Macron…

Spain’s acting PM Rajoy attends the investiture debate at the Parliament in Madrid
Spain’s Mariano Rajoy to discuss Catalonia with Donald Trump on White House visit

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will seek support on the upcoming Catalonian independence vote when he meets…

Iraqi Kurds rally ahead of an independence referendum
Monday, September 25

BREAKING WITH BAGHDAD Iraqi Kurdistan to decide on independence amid international pushback Iraqi Kurds will…

China’s housing market
China’s authorities tighten regulations on the property market

Starting today, the Chinese city of Xian will require property developers to report home prices…

Image composition showing all the ESO observatories and the Headquarters.
Australia expected to establish new national space agency

The 68th International Astronautical Congress will be held in Adelaide today. Leaders from across the…

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe is expected to call early elections
Japan’s Shinzo Abe expected to announce early elections on Monday

Reports suggest that, today, Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe will announce a snap election for October…

Iraqi Kurds rally ahead of an independence referendum
Iraqi Kurds to hold independence referendum despite international pushback

Iraqi Kurds will vote today on becoming an independent state. While independence is expected to…

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Record low voter turnout expected in Russian local poll

Russia’s local and regional elections conclude today with a second round of voting in races…

Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel expected to skate to fourth term in German election

Germans elect representatives to the Bundestag today. With Angela Merkel’s return as chancellor virtually guaranteed,…