middle east
middle east
middle east May 18, 2019
Midterms shore up Duterte stronghold
China–US trade war ramping up. Fiji holds forum on climate change. Philippine midterm election results. Trump pressures Iran.
middle east April 13, 2019
Likely fifth term for Benjamin Netanyahu
Libya after Gaddafi. Indonesians choosing not to vote. Nine guilty over Occupy movement. Israeli election results.
middle east March 16, 2019
May needs third chance for Brexit
Daesh's last Syrian enclave set to fall. Oil spill off Solomon Islands. Russia plans to disconnect local internet from the web. May's Brexit chaos continues.
middle east March 30, 2019
Foreign policy challenge next for Jacinda Ardern
Donald Trump oversells Mueller investigation findings. NZ prime minister heads to China. Serious questions about Thailand’s election. Benjamin Netanyahu in surprise TV interview.
middle east March 9, 2019
Surgical Strike 2.0 sees tension escalate
India’s retaliatory strikes on Pakistan. Australia–Indonesia trade deal. China’s National People’s Congress. The new Arab Spring.
middle east March 2, 2019
Making nuclear summits great again
Trump and Kim hold second summit on North Korea’s nuclear program. Marshall Islands seeks to lift atolls as climate change sees oceans rise. The US plans to send further aid and impose additional sanctions on Venezuela. ISIS brides in limbo.
middle east February 2, 2019
Hunger for change in Venezuela
Huawei caught in US–China fight. West Papua petition presented in Geneva. Venezuela’s leadership crisis. Taliban deal in Afghanistan.
middle east December 22, 2018
Trump's legal challenges. Report on Russian hacking during US election. China retaliates against Canada over Huawei arrest. Theresa May braces for Brexit defeat. Local ceasefire in Yemen brings hope. Morrison's Jerusalem gambit pleases no one.
middle east December 15, 2018
Conservatives vote for Theresa May to remain
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou bailed in Canada; Donald Trump’s lawyer jailed.
middle east December 1, 2018
Heat on Paul Manafort to tell all. Republicans hold on in Deep South. Nancy Pelosi under pressure.
middle east November 24, 2018
China and US talks hit a snag at APEC
US and China clash at APEC ahead of G20. Trump won't pursue Mohammed bin Salman. Theresa May’s next Brexit deadline.
