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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.

UN revisits South Sudan mission

On Friday, the UN Security Council (UNSC) will hold consultations on its peacekeeping operations in…

New laws, old problems: Myanmar’s economy

New competition regulations come into force in Myanmar on Friday. The new rules, which aim…

VW tries to clean up dirty past

After a bumpy year-and-a-half Volkswagen, is set to finally plead guilty to three felony charges…