Zeynep AzizThe US federal government shut down on 20 January 2018 after the Senate failed to pass temporary funding amid a dispute involving immigration policy.
Zeynep AzizTurkish aircraft began striking Afrin on 20 January 2018 as Ankara opened Operation Olive Branch against the Kurdish YPG in northwestern Syria.
Zeynep AzizTurkey extended emergency rule for another three months in January 2018, continuing extraordinary powers introduced after the failed July 2016 coup.
Zeynep AzizThe European Commission launched a plastics strategy on 16 January 2018 aimed at making all plastic packaging recyclable or reusable by 2030.
Zeynep AzizCzech President Miloš Zeman led the first round of voting on 13 January 2018 but fell short of a majority, setting up a runoff against Jiří Drahoš.
Zeynep AzizWomen entered a Saudi stadium to watch a men’s football match on 12 January 2018, a highly visible change in access to public life.
Zeynep AzizTurkey’s Constitutional Court found rights violations in the detention of journalists Mehmet Altan and Şahin Alpay, but lower courts initially refused to implement the ruling.
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Zeynep AzizDemonstrations spread across Tunisia in January 2018 after new taxes and price increases took effect, reviving debate over economic hardship and the democratic transition.
Zeynep AzizPresidents Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Emmanuel Macron met in Paris on 5 January 2018, placing Syria, defence cooperation and democratic standards at the centre of a consequential bilateral visit.
