UNITED KINGDOM
Syed Mansoor Aamir, Reporter
Politics: UK-EU freedom of movement 'to end in March 2019' on account of Brexit.
Economy: Britain’s economy has underperformed its rivals in the last quarter.
Culture: Prince Harry has admitted the old-fashioned outfits worn by Royal children are "bizarre."
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SOUTH KOREA
Cindy Song, Reporter
Politics: The Korean Post committee recently decided against issuing a post stamp featuring former dictator Park Chung-hee, sparking many protests from conservative groups as "ideologically charged."
Economics: South Korea has also recently surpassed the U.S. and European Union to become Vietnam's second largest trade partner, after China.
Culture: On the music scene, satirical duo The Pirates face prosecution for their politically and socially charged music, including a documentary showing student protests and other activist messages.
Politics: A Ballistic missile aimed at the Saudi Holy city, Makkah, was stopped by the Saudi Air Defense Forces. The Houthis have been declared responsible by the Saudi officials, for this failed attack just before one of the biggest events of the year, the Hajj.
Economy: Saudi Arabia’s plan for its future, vision 2030, indicates that it wants to reduce its dependency on oil.
Culture: An upcoming Saudi Film, directed by Andrew Lancaster would highlight the country’s dynamic history and culture, and would strengthen the Saudi film industry.
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SAUDI ARABIA
Hussain Usman Rasheed Chaudry, Senior Reporter
ASIA
Politics: Justice sentences ex-president Ollanta Humala and his wife Nadine Heredia to 18 months preventive prison for receiving 3 million dollars from Brazilian enterprise
Economics: Current president Kuzynski vows to come up with a plan to reactivate the economy after a year where the economy shrank.
Culture: A 6.4 earthquake strikes near the Peruvian coast but experts assure that there isn’t any chance of a tsunami happening.
Economics: Current president Kuzynski vows to come up with a plan to reactivate the economy after a year where the economy shrank.
Politics: Justice sentences ex-president Ollanta Humala and his wife Nadine Heredia to 18 months preventive prison for receiving 3 million dollars from Brazilian enterprise Odebrecht for the 2011 campaign.
PALESTINE
Dalya Al Masri, Reporter
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