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Case closed: South Korea awaits impeachment decision

Hearings in President Park Geun-hye’s impeachment trial draw to a close on Monday. Park’s lawyers…

Monday, Feb. 27

A South Korean court wraps up hearings on President Park’s impeachment but the outlook is far from clear.

Decimated: Russia’s opposition

The two-year anniversary of the murder of Boris Nemtsov – the late high-profile Russian opposition…

Testing the waters: Australia and Indonesia

Sunday marks the final day of President Joko Widodo’s visit to Australia. The trip heralds…

Looking east: Salman on tour

Saudi Arabia has been joined at the hip with the West since the Cold War…

Sunday, Feb. 26

Saudi Arabia needs to reform its oil-dependant economy. King Salman will travel to Asia today to forge trade and investment bonds to fund these changes.

Birthday bash: Mugabe celebrates amid protests

Zimbabwe’s long-time leader will celebrate his 93rd birthday on Saturday at a lavish ceremony in…

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement chooses candidate

Today Hong Kong’s pro-democracy coalition will gather to choose a candidate for the chief executive…

Crunch time: Turkey’s referendum campaign begins

Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the most powerful Turkish president since Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, who established…

Saturday, February 25

Can Turkish President Erdogan secure more presidential powers? He’ll try. His referendum campaign launches today with a huge rally in Ankara.