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NATO leaders meet in Brussels: roadmap to spending on the cards

As NATO leaders meet on Thursday, the alliance will likely take steps to become less…

Thursday, May 25

ISIS-LINKED EXTREMISTS IN THE PHILIPPINES MARTIAL LAW DECLARED IN MINDANAO Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was…

OPEC producers discuss deal: extension likely but little price effect

On Thursday, top officials from OPEC and 11 non-OPEC countries, most notably Russia, will meet…

ISIS-linked extremists in the Philippines: martial law declared in Mindanao

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was supposed to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday, but…

Ecuador’s presidential inauguration: Lenin Moreno faces economic challenges

After beating a conservative rival in April’s election, leftist Lenin Moreno will be inaugurated as…

Thailand introduces new cyber law: gets tough on anti-monarch sentiment

Thailand has some of the world’s strictest lese-majeste laws—defaming the royal family can result in…

Spanish dock workers strike: delayed but not forgotten

Dock workers in Spain were expected to begin eight days of intermittent strikes on Wednesday…

Wednesday, May 24

ECUADOR’S PRESIDENT INAUGURATED LENIN MORENO FACES ECONOMIC CHALLENGES After beating a conservative rival in April’s…

South Korea’s Park Geun-hye in court: faces life sentence

Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye will appear in court on criminal charges for the…

Trump visits Bethlehem: meets Palestinian delegation

Donald Trump is set to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem on Tuesday to…