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europe December 21, 2019
Trump impeachment trial set for January
Donald Trump impeached. Boris Johnson looks to Brexit. Bougainville’s independence referendum. India protests over anti-Muslim bill.
middle east December 14, 2019
NZ volcano: Australian death toll climbs
Zelensky and Putin meet for the first time. Whakaari/White Island volcano eruption. Aung San Suu Kyi defends Myanmar in International Court of Justice. Widespread concerns about Afghanistan war revealed in Washington Post.
europe December 7, 2019
Gas pipeline between Russia and China opens
Russia–China gas pipeline opens. New Zealand bans foreign political donations. Britain goes to the polls. United Nations climate conference in Spain.
middle east November 30, 2019
Pro-democracy landslide in Hong Kong local elections
Hong Kong voters back pro-democracy protesters. Bougainville referendum on independence. Unrest in Iran over steeper fuel prices. Michael Bloomberg enters race to be Democratic presidential candidate.
middle east November 23, 2019
British election candidates draw laughs
US change on West Bank. Samoa’s measles epidemic. The New York Times publishes leaked China documents. First debate of British election.
europe November 16, 2019
Holocaust survivor targeted by racist abuse in Italy
Hindu nationalism in India. Press freedoms under threat in Vanuatu. Evo Morales ousted as Bolivian president. Racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism on the rise in Italy.
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.
