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africa December 4, 2021
‘Worst yet to come’ for rioting in Solomon Islands
China pledges to supply an extra one billion vaccine doses to Africa as Omicron takes hold. India repeals farming laws that led to year-long protests. Barbados removes Queen as head of state and becomes a republic.
europe November 27, 2021
Fears for Peng Shuai’s safety after sexual assault claim
Human rights groups want proof of Chinese tennis player’s wellbeing. Venezuela’s opposition performs dismally in polls for governors and mayors. Austria locks down as Covid-19 cases grow again in Europe.
europe November 20, 2021
Biden, Xi tackle tensions, but Taiwan a sticking point
Kiribati wants commercial fishing to return in World Heritage-listed marine reserve. Gangs are stopping fuel supplies in Haiti to pressure caretaker PM to resign. Portugal enacts laws to support staff working from home.
europe November 13, 2021
US and China to co-operate on climate
New Zealand eases its Covid-19 restrictions and changes strategy. European Union accuses Belarus’s Alexander Lucashenko of using asylum seekers for political purposes. Police raid cybercrime group REvil to shut down ransomware attacks.
middle east November 6, 2021
British fishing trawler sparks diplomatic row with France
Tonga goes into lockdown after repatriation flight brings first case of Covid-19. Egypt lifts state of emergency but new laws give more powers to the president and military. Japan’s new leader Fumio Kishida secures election win.
europe October 23, 2021
Myanmar releases political detainees after ASEAN stand
China denies testing a hypersonic missile at low orbit. International tourists are set to return to Fiji. Sebastian Kurz out again as Austria’s leader over embezzlement allegations.
europe October 9, 2021
China sends dozens of jets into Taiwan’s defence zone
Jacinda Ardern abandons Covid-zero strategy. Singapore’s foreign interference law labelled Kafkaesque. Pandora Papers reveal Czech PM’s chateau and the property portfolios of wealthy world leaders.
europe October 2, 2021
Germany waits for coalition after 16 years of Angela Merkel
Social Democratic Party leader Olaf Scholz appears most likely to be next chancellor. Vanuatu pushes for urgent action on climate change. US–China hostage diplomacy sends two Michaels and Meng Wanzhou home.
middle east August 21, 2021
China and Russia foster ties with the Taliban
Jacinda Ardern opts to go hard and early in New Zealand against the Delta variant. Malaysia’s prime minister resigns as country struggles with Covid-19. Woman tells of her imprisonment by Chinese officials in Dubai.
europe August 7, 2021
Death of Belarusian activist treated as suspicious
Japanese defence white paper links the country’s security to Taiwan for the first time. Jacinda Ardern apologises for dawn raids on Pacific migrants in the 1970s. France to press ahead with vaccination passes despite protests.
middle east July 24, 2021
England parties like it’s 1999
China gets blamed for global email hacking. Indonesia struggles to cope as Covid-19 numbers worsen.
