Daily Brief

Catalonia’s regional government plans for independence 0
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- June 30, 2017
Catalonian President Carles Puigdemont has set today as the deadline to establish structures and institutions for the region to operate
Brazilians to protest government cutbacks 0
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- June 30, 2017
A federation of Brazilian labour unions has announced that it will shut down a number of the country’s largest cities
Friday, June 30 0
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- June 29, 2017
BRAZILIANS AGAINST AUSTERITY MILLIONS EXPECTED TO PROTEST TEMER’S REFORM AGENDA A federation of Brazilian labour unions has announced that it will
NATO defence ministers discuss counterterrorism in Brussels 0
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- June 29, 2017
NATO defence ministers gather today in Brussels to follow through on their leader’s commitments made during last month’s summit. Given
Xi visits Hong Kong ahead of handover anniversary 0
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- June 29, 2017
Xi Jinping will make his first presidential visit to Hong Kong today ahead of the 20th anniversary of the city’s
Northern Ireland deadline looms as Westminster votes on Queen’s Speech 0
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- June 29, 2017
Today is the deadline for Northern Ireland’s two main parties—nationalist Sinn Fein and the pro-union DUP—to come to a power-sharing

South Korea’s Moon meets Trump at White House 0
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- June 29, 2017
Less than two months into the job, South Korea’s Moon Jae-in will visit the White House today for a two-day
Thursday, June 29 0
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- June 29, 2017
NORTHERN IRELAND’S KINGMAKERS DUP EXERTS INFLUENCE IN STORMONT, WESTMINSTER Today is the deadline for Northern Ireland’s two main parties—nationalist Sinn
Ethnic tensions in Nepal’s municipal elections 0
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- June 28, 2017
163,000 security personnel have been deployed to ensure the safety of Nepal’s controversial second-round municipal elections today. Originally scheduled to
Cyprus reunification talks resume 0
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- June 28, 2017
Reunification talks for divided Cyprus resume in Geneva today between Northern and Southern Cyprus and security guarantors from Britain, Greece
Russia passes controversial Moscow renovation bill 0
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- June 28, 2017
On June 14, Russia‘s Lower House, the State Duma, passed a bill that will see the demolishing of thousands of
Wednesday, June 28 0
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- June 27, 2017
UNFAIR BORDERS? NEPAL HOLDS SECOND-ROUND LOCAL ELECTION 163,000 security personnel have been deployed to ensure the safety of Nepal’s controversial