25 May 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe FRANCE: Emmanuel Macron announced his cabinet, of 11 men and 11 women. It includes two defectors from the Socialist government and two defectors from the Republican top rank. Brazil’s anti-corruption inquiry, Operation Car Wash, has extended to France, with investigations into alleged links between French lobbying… Continue reading Issue 106: 2017 5 25: Week in Brief international
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Issue 70:2016 09 08: Week in Brief (international)
08 September 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe EU: The EU’s head of foreign affairs, Federica Mogherini, announced plans for integrated EU military structures, to be discussed at a summit in Bratislava next week. FRANCE: Prosecutors recommended that Nicolas Sarkozy should be tried over allegations that fraudulent accounting hid over-spending during elections in 2012. A… Continue reading Issue 70:2016 09 08: Week in Brief (international)
Issue 34: 2015 12 24: Week in Brief: International
24 December 2015 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL AFGHANISTAN: Isis-affiliated groups continue to fight the Taliban for ground and influence along the border with Pakistan. The town of Sangin, in Helmand province, is under siege by the Taliban. British and US special forces are helping efforts to break through to the reportedly poorly-supplied Afghan army defending… Continue reading Issue 34: 2015 12 24: Week in Brief: International
Issue 33: 2015 12 17: Week in brief International
17 December 2015 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL AFHGHANISTAN: The army repelled a Taliban attack on Kandahar airport. ARGENTINA: 40 police officers were killed when the bus carrying them came off a bridge and plunged 65 feet near Salta in northern Argentina. AUSTRALIA: Police raided the Sydney home of a computer expert, Craig Wright, after the… Continue reading Issue 33: 2015 12 17: Week in brief International
