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‘Important announcement’: Senior Chinese official in Macau

China’s third most powerful man, parliamentary chairman Zhang Dejiang, will travel to the gambling mecca…

Turkey pushes for Gulen Extradition: Justice minister meets US counterpart

Turkey’s Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag will meet his US counterpart Jeff Sessions on Monday. Mr…

Monday, May 8

Plus: China’s third most powerful man has an ‘important announcement’

Testing ground: Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein votes

The election will demonstrate whether the centre-left SPD can finally cash in on the hype…

Sunday, May 7

Plus: Bahrain’s top Shi’ite cleric is sentenced, sporadic violence likely.

Bahrain’s opposition on trial: prominent cleric to be sentenced

The spiritual leader of Bahrain’s Shi’ite community will learn his fate on Sunday after an…

France votes in pivotal election: Macron hacked but still favourite

France’s centrist presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron appears to have “been the victim of a massive…

The French presidential election: Marine or Macron?

For the winner of tomorrow’s French presidential election, the hard work is yet to begin.

Saturday, May 6

Plus: Russia and Turkey work to normalise their trade relationship.

Brinkmanship in Washington: funding impasse resolves (for now)

On Saturday, the clock will start running on a $1.1 trillion spending bill designed to…