Daily Brief

Yemen central bank suspends local money transfers 0
- Daily Brief
- September 26, 2020
Yemen Central Bank’s (YCB) ban on local money transfer networks will today enter into effect. Read this briefing
South Korean minister commences Southeast Asian tour 0
- Daily Brief
- September 26, 2020
South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Gunn will today begin a week-long diplomatic tour to Southeast Asia, starting in Singapore and wrapping up in Indonesia, focused on improving bilateral ties. Read this briefing
President Trump to announce new Supreme Court justice 0
- Daily Brief
- September 26, 2020
US President Donald Trump is expected to announce a Supreme Court nominee today to replace the late justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Read this briefing
Indian and Sri Lankan prime ministers hold summit 0
- Daily Brief
- September 26, 2020
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold a virtual summit with his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapaksa today. Read this briefing
Malaysia’s Sabah state holds elections 0
- Daily Brief
- September 26, 2020
Malaysia’s Sabah state holds elections today, an event likely to determine the strength, and possibly the future, of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s coalition government. Read this briefing
International Atomic Energy Agency to conclude its 64th session 0
- Daily Brief
- September 25, 2020
The 64th Session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will today conclude in Vienna. Read this briefing

APEC Finance Ministers to meet virtually 0
- Daily Brief
- September 25, 2020
The APEC Finance Ministerial Meeting (FMM) will be held virtually today, ahead of the APEC 2020 Summit slated for December 4. Read this briefing
Houthi fighters to be tried in Yemen court 0
- Daily Brief
- September 25, 2020
Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi and 174 of his affiliates will today be tried in absentia for toppling former Yemeni president Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, among other crimes. Read this briefing
Burkina Faso’s former PM to be named as presidential nominee 0
- Daily Brief
- September 25, 2020
Former prime minister Isaac Zida will today be named the nominee of the Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS) party ahead of the presidential elections this November. Read this briefing
Mali’s transitional government to be inaugurated 0
- Daily Brief
- September 25, 2020
Mali’s transitional government will today be inaugurated in an official oath ceremony. Read this briefing
ASEAN Chiefs of Defense Forces to videoconference 0
- Daily Brief
- September 24, 2020
Vietnam is set to host the 17th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces’ Meeting (ACDFM-17) virtually today. Read this briefing
Indian farmers to block train lines today in mass protest 0
- Daily Brief
- September 24, 2020
Farmers in the Indian state of Punjab will begin to block train lines today in a demonstration against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three agricultural bills, which parliament approved on Monday. Read this briefing

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Yemen central bank suspends local money transfers 0