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1 November 2018

  • A flag of the Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front hung around a sculpture in a former settlers’ farm in New Caledonia

    New Caledonia's independence referendum: what you need to know

    The French territory will vote on severing ties with Paris on Sunday, with indigenous Kanaks hoping for victory

29 October 2018

  • Supporters of Sri Lanka’s newly appointed prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa are pushed by members of the Special Task Force and the police in Colombo

    Sri Lanka's political crisis: everything you need to know

    A dysfunctional ruling coalition has fallen apart, the president has sacked the prime minister and parliament has been suspended

22 May 2018

  • Punggye-ri

    North Korea's nuclear test site: is blowing up Punggye-ri just for show?

    North Korea has invited a handful of journalists to watch as it dismantles its only known nuclear test site, but experts warn the move is purely symbolic

8 May 2018

  • Supporters of Mahathir Mohamad attend an election campaign rally on 6 May in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

    Malaysia election 2018: everything you need to know

    Contest between former PM Mahathir Mohamad and his protege turned rival Najib Razak is building up to be the one of the most hotly contested in history

8 November 2017

  • Donald Trump talks to opera performers at the Forbidden City in Beijing on Wednesday.

    What happens next on Trump's super-sized state visit to China?

    China is laying on a red-carpet welcome for the US president – but what do the two countries hope to achieve?

16 October 2017

  • Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe of the ruling Liberal Democratic party faces a challenge from Yuriko Koike, leader of the Party of Hope.

    Japan's general election: all you need to know

    The North Korea threat looms large over the 22 October election, but Shinzo Abe plans to play the strong and stable card against challenger Yuriko Koike

13 October 2017

  • A 3D street painting of the emblem of Chinese Communist Party to celebrate the upcoming Party Congress.

    China's Communist party congress – all you need to know

    Senior party officials will meet in Beijing on 18 October for a twice-a-decade political conclave that experts believe will shore up Xi Jinping’s position

19 September 2017

  • Labour leader Jacinda Ardern and prime minister and Bill English shake hands during the leaders debate. TVNZ)

    New Zealand's general election: all you need to know

    Vote on 23 September will decide if the nation breaks with the conservative National party and opts for Labour’s untested but energetic Jacinda Ardern

27 June 2017

  • Hong Kong celebrates 20th return to China anniversary - 25 Jun 2017<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by Imaginechina/REX/Shutterstock (8880087l) Vehicles drive under flags of China and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China decorated to mark the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland in Hong Kong Hong Kong celebrates 20th return to China anniversary - 25 Jun 2017

    Hong Kong: the 20th anniversary of the handover – Q&A

    All you need to know about the the 20th anniversary of Britain handing Hong Kong to China

22 March 2017

  • Dusk view of Hong Kong skyline and Victoria Harbour 2007. Image shot 2007. Exact date unknown.<br>AE3N4G Dusk view of Hong Kong skyline and Victoria Harbour 2007. Image shot 2007. Exact date unknown.

    Hong Kong elects a new chief executive: what you need to know

    On March 26, Hong Kong will elect its next leader, known as the chief executive, for the first time since widespread protests over democratisation

10 March 2017

  • South Koreans celebrate after the constitutional court upheld the impeachment of Park Geun-hye.

    Park Geun-hye impeachment: what next for South Korea?

    The president must leave office after the constitutional court backed her impeachment. But what does it mean for the country – and an unstable region?

14 February 2017

  • Jakarta governor Basuki ‘Ahok’ Tjahaja Purnama, dances during a campaign rally in Jakarta.

    Battle for Indonesia's largest city: all you need to know about elections in Jakarta

    Racially-charged election campaign has been a test of religious tolerance in Indonesia’s capital

9 January 2017

  • The Greek Cypriot president, Nicos Anastasiades, left, arrives with the UN’s special adviser on Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide, for a new round of Cyprus peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland.

    Cyprus peace talks – all you need to know

    Rival leaders of the Mediterranean island, which has been split since 1974, are meeting in Geneva for a summit

28 December 2016

  • Jerusalem seen from west of the green line. During his election campaign, Donald Trump pledged to move the US embassy to Jerusalem – a potentially explosive move.

    The two-state solution in the Middle East – all you need to know

    John Kerry has set out the US framework for a Palestinian-Israeli settlement in an attempt to protect what is left of the peace process before Donald Trump takes office

12 December 2016

  • An Indonesian Muslim carries a placard ‘arrest and prosecute Ahok’ during a mass protest against allegedly blasphemous remark made by Jakarta’s Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as ‘Ahok’ at the National Monument (Monas) in Jakarta, Indonesia, 02 December 2016. Thousands Muslims staged a mass Friday prayer and rally demanding the Jakarta’s governor to be prosecuted for blasphemy. EPA/MAST IRHAM

    Jakarta governor Ahok's blasphemy trial: all you need to know

    Ahok, a Christian of Chinese descent, has angered Indonesia’s religious conservatives by referencing a verse from the Islamic holy book on the campaign trail

8 December 2016

  • Mexican soldiers take part in an operation to destroy a poppy plantation in Guerrero State, Mexico on 8 April 2016.

    Mexico's war on drugs: what has it achieved and how is the US involved?

    Felipe Calderón launched the war after being elected in 2006, and since then the US has donated at least $1.5bn – but the biggest costs have been human

22 November 2016

  • People protest against the Trans Pacific Partnership in Lima, Peru.

    What is the TPP and is it over? The Guardian briefing

    Donald Trump says US will leave Trans-Pacific Partnership on his first day as president. What does it mean for a trade deal that took seven years to build?

2 November 2016

  • South Korean president Park Geun-hye

    South Korea scandal explained: six key points on the cronyism claims engulfing the president

    Park Geun-hye’s effectiveness as a president could be over as she struggles to contain anger at claims friend Choi Soon-sil exerted undue influence over her

27 September 2016

  • The reconstructed front of the Malaysia Airlines plane that was downed by a missile over Ukraine, killing 298 people, Gilze-Rijen Air Force Base, The Netherlands, Oct. 13, 2015. Parts of the cockpit and business class were reconstructed from wreckage retrieved from Ukraine and brought to the Netherlands where the crash investigation was based. (AAP Image/Lloyd Jones) NO ARCHIVING

    MH17 explainer: what you need to know before the criminal inquiry results

    Interim report could pinpoint location of missile launcher, widely considered to be in Russian-backed separatist territory

12 September 2016

  • Smoke from explosions during fighting in the Syrian village of Jubata al-Khashab.

    Syrian ceasefire deal - the Guardian briefing

    Everything you need to know about the ceasefire agreed between Russia and the US that is due to start at sunset on Monday
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