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Catalan President Carles Puigdemont expected to address parliament 0
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- October 10, 2017
Carles Puigdemont is expected to appear before Catalonia’s regional parliament today to speak on the October 1 secession referendum. The referendum
Tuesday, October 10 0
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- October 10, 2017
CATALONIAN CHAOS Catalan president to address legislature Carles Puigdemont is expected to appear before Catalonia’s regional parliament today to speak
Indian forces plan response to Chinese actions in Doklam Plateau 0
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- October 9, 2017
Today, India’s top military brass will hold a conference to discuss military preparedness in the Doklam region, following reports that the Chinese
1,600 accused of Boko Haram membership to go on trial in Nigeria 0
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- October 9, 2017
Today, Nigeria’s Federal High Court will begin the trials of more than 1,600 alleged members of the ISIS-linked extremist group
EU to begin training Libyan coastguard in Tunisia 0
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- October 9, 2017
A two-month training program for Libya’s coast guard begins today in Tunisia, and will subsequently move to Italy. Italy has
Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem to visit Russia as regime makes gains 0
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- October 9, 2017
Walid Muallem arrives in Russia today to discuss economic cooperation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Bashar al-Assad’s regime appears

Monday, October 9 0
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- October 9, 2017
ASSAD’S ALLIES Syrian foreign minister visits Russia as regime makes gains Walid Muallem arrives in Russia today to discuss economic
India marks 100 days since national sales tax rollout 0
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- October 8, 2017
Today marks the first 100 days of the implementation of the landmark Indian GST legislation, which came into effect on
Merkel’s CDU to discuss policy positions with Bavarian sister-party CSU 0
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- October 8, 2017
Today, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrat Union meets its conservative partner, the Christian Social Union, to secure common ground ahead
China to introduce new social media regulations 0
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- October 8, 2017
New Chinese cyber censoring regulations come into effect today. They allow Beijing’s cyber watchdog, the Cybersecurity Administration of China (CAC), to
Sunday, October 8 0
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- October 8, 2017
THE GREAT FIREWALL INTENSIFIES China launches new cyber regulations New Chinese cyber censoring regulations come into effect today. They allow
Saturday, October 7 0
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- October 7, 2017
BIRTHDAY BLUES Russia’s opposition protests the president Protesters across Russia will gather today for demonstrations, the occurrence of which will