After a half-century of military rule, results from the weekend’s election in Myanmar indicate a near-landslide for the opposition National League for Democracy party, led by human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, who is herself constitutionally barred from becoming President.
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WORLD
DEVELOPING:
The Irish and British prime ministers meet in London on Monday with the expectation that an agreement may be close to re-animating the Northern Ireland Assembly. The meeting comes after David Cameron summoned the leaders of the DUP and Sinn Fein to talks over the weekend to try to resolve an impasse over various issues, which has left the province’s devolved government limping along for the past few weeks.
But Irish PM Enda Kenny might have other things on his mind…
Cameron meanwhile, is set to spell out tomorrow his requirements for reforms he says are necessary for Britain to stay in the EU.
It was an eventful Remembrance Sunday for Jeremy Corbyn, as the Labour leader got into a public back-and-forth with one of the country’s top military officers over Trident, and found himself attacked for – maybe – not bowing low enough at the Cenotaph.
In the US, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu visits President Obama – the first time they have talked face-to-face in more than a year.
One year from election day, meanwhile, the race to be lobbied by Netanyahu continues its steady path to weirdness, as Donald Trump hosted Saturday Night Live..
.. while the story surrounding the man who appears to be his chief rival for the nomination, Ben Carson, is getting increasingly bizarre as he has been – as the Washington Post‘s Erik Wemple says – “utterly blindsided by media scrutiny.”
But all of this is probably music to the ears of the executives at Fox, ahead of Tuesday night’s next round in the ongoing miniseries that is the GOP debates.
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BUSINESS
Today is the CBI Conference and during his speech, David Cameron found himself heckled by two – apparently teenaged – anti-EU protesters.
Meanwhile, the government is set to announce a new prison-building program, which will see nine new “self-financing” prisons – five in the next five years – funded in part by selling off the old inner-city victorian prison buildings.
EU ministers meet today to discuss the state of the steel industry.
A cabin crew strike at Lufthansa led to the cancellation of a thousand flights.
Sometimes, there’s a very fine line between reality and satire – or just clever brand advertising.
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JOURNALISM
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CULTURE
Last night was, apparently, the end of the latest series of Downton Abbey. A lot of people watched it. That’s all I can tell you.
Ever wondered when the phrase ‘creepy as all get out’ is totally appropriate?
Sigh…
https://twitter.com/RoryBBellows1/status/663537493703200769
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SPORTS
Athletics is braced for the release of a major doping report, which is said to have significant implications for Russian athletes and their governing body.
Baseball’s off-season maneuverings get under way with the start of the GMs’ winter meetings.
https://twitter.com/ChicagoCubsshow/status/663613002675912704
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