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africa November 9, 2019
India’s PM rejects East Asia trade pact
US to formally leave Paris climate agreement. Australia joins trade pact but Narendra Modi declines. Daesh attacks continue in Africa. Delhi closes schools and restricts car use over smog.
middle east November 2, 2019
Lebanon protesters demand new government
Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi killed. Nickel plant in Papua New Guinea reopens despite chemical spill. Protesters in Lebanon demand government’s resignation. People smugglers wanted for arrest after 39 deaths in Essex.
europe October 26, 2019
Justin Trudeau faces a hung parliament
Brexit deadline nears. Joko Widodo chooses new Indonesian cabinet. Chaos erupts in Chile. Justin Trudeau narrowly returned in Canadian election.
middle east October 19, 2019
Russia backs Kurds as Erdoğan attacks
US withdrawal from Syria sees Russia and Assad supporting Kurds against Turkey. Peter O’Neill facing arrest in PNG. Setbacks for nationalists in Eastern European elections. China’s power play with NBA.
asia pacific October 12, 2019
No end in sight for Hong Kong rebels
What’s at the heart of Hong Kong’s discontent, the protesters on the ground and the prospect of a military crackdown.
middle east October 5, 2019
Hong Kong chaos eclipses China celebrations
Australia’s link to Trump inquiry. Protests continue in Indonesia. Beijing celebrations overshadowed by Hong Kong protest shooting. Mohammed bin Salman on Khashoggi murder PR offensive.
asia pacific September 28, 2019
Indonesia cracks down on student protesters in Papua
Escalating violence in Papua has led to the deaths of more than 30 student protesters, echoing the military’s brutality in Timor-Leste and Aceh in previous decades.
asia pacific September 28, 2019
Thunberg thunders at climate summit
Donald Trump impeachment inquiry. Indonesia’s new criminal code. Conditions in Haiti deteriorate. Greta Thunberg at United Nations Climate Action Summit.
middle east September 21, 2019
Israel deadlock sees Bibi set for bye-byes
Second poll unlikely to save Benjamin Netanyahu. Donald Trump’s mixed approach on Iran. The Solomons switches allegiance to China. New IRA looking to add recruits with bomb plots.
middle east September 14, 2019
Boris grabs Brexit bull by the horns
Donald Trump cancels Taliban summit at Camp David. New Zealand TV’s plans to broadcast into Pacific. Boris Johnson’s options ahead of Brexit deadline. India’s attempted lunar landing.
asia pacific September 14, 2019
Remembering Timor-Leste’s independence
The roots of the tension between the Australian government and the Timorese stretch far beyond the bugging scandal exposed by Witness K. Many believe John Howard’s peacekeeping initiatives at the end of the ’90s were too little and too late.
