WORLD AGENDA OCTOBER 2017

Oct 15, U.S.: President Donald Trump must certify to Congress whether or not Iran is complying with the 2015 nuclear agreement, which could see the U.S. walking away from the deal. President Hassan Rouhani says America will pay a “high cost” if
Trump scraps the agreement

Oct 18, China: The Chinese Communist Party convenes its 19th Congress in Beijing, where
promotion to the 7-member Politburo Standing Committee will indicate who is in contention to eventually succeed President Xi Jinping

Oct 1, Spain: Separatists in Catalonia are vowing to press ahead with a referendum on independence despite a crackdown by Madrid, which firmly opposes secession for the wealthy, 7.5 million-strong region and has ruled the vote illegal

Oct 26, Kenya: Citing voting irregularities, the Supreme Court annulled August’s presidential election result,won by the incumbent, Uhuru Kenyatta (left). Rival Raila Odinga plans to boycott the re-run unless it comes with “legal and constitutional” guarantees

Oct 10, U.S.: The Supreme Court hears arguments related to President Trump’s ban on travellers from six Muslim countries. The case raises fundamental issues of national security and religious discrimination

Oct 9, Cuba: Iconic Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara was killed 50 years ago. Reviled
by some as a cold-hearted killer, but revered by many others as an heroic fighter for social justice, thousands are expected to visit his tomb in Santa Clara

Oct 6, U.S.: Blade Runner 2049, the sequel to the 1982 classic, opens. Set 30 years later, it stars Ryan Gosling (left) and Harrison Ford – who reprises his role as Rick Deckard from the Oscar-nominated original

Oct 19: Around 18m people in 70-plus countries will Drop, Cover, and Hold On! in the annual Great ShakeOut drill that teaches citizens how to protect themselves during an earthquake. The drill comes after two major quakes hit Mexico in September

Sources: NewsAhead, Julie Mullins
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