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asia pacific August 11, 2018
China pushes back on dissent into darkness
China pushes back on dissent. Misgivings over Xi's leadership spread. Dalai Lama succession plan.
africa August 4, 2018
US offers a tight belt and a short road
US answer to China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Imran Khan wins in Pakistan. Violence after Zimbabwe elections. China's support extends Hun Sen's reign in Cambodia. Trump offers Rouhani meeting without conditions.
middle east July 21, 2018
Donald Trump’s chaotic European tour
Trump in damage control after Putin summit. Israel seeking Syria deal with Russia and the US. Chinese dissident Liu Xia freed.
middle east July 28, 2018
Plans afoot for Trump visit to Australia
US president to visit Australia after APEC? Iran responds in kind to Trump threats. US allies working around its global trade war.
north america July 21, 2018
Donald Trump’s unexpected critic
Following Donald Trump’s extraordinary capitulation to Russia, a Perth father whose three children were killed on MH17 becomes his clearest critic.
europe July 14, 2018
Foreign secretary Boris Johnson quits over Brexit
Donald Trump’s in Europe for NATO summit; Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s new start for Turkey; US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo goes to Pyongyang.
asia pacific July 14, 2018
Miraculous good fortune came into play to locate the missing members of a Thai soccer team, trapped with their coach deep underground. Then, as the world held its breath, it took extraordinary expertise and cooperation to extricate them.
europe July 7, 2018
Merkel gives in on refugee turnbacks
Merkel gives in on refugees. Timor-Leste warned of fiscal crisis. Mexico elects left-wing president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador. US chasing Kim Jong-un on nuclear promises.
middle east June 30, 2018
Trump goes hog wild on trade tariffs
Trump's tariff war escalates. US Muslim travel ban upheld. Erdoğan maintains grip on Turkey. Greyhound racing ends in Asia with Macau closure.
europe June 23, 2018
Trump keeps families together – in custody
Trump relents on family separations. Merkel under pressure over asylum seekers. Rhetoric heats up for US–China trade war.
europe June 16, 2018
Trump trolls Trudeau after Quebec G7
Trump goes his own way on trade. Italy turns back refugees. Activists jailed in Hong Kong.
