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April 24, 2024 at 12:56 PM

Blinken’s Trip to China | Namibia-OPEC Cooperation | Russian Probe Targets Defense Official

Daily News BriefApril 24, 2024Top of the AgendaBlinken Arrives in China for Talks Focused on Economic Relations, Ukraine War U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived (Nikkei) in China today for a three-day visit due to focus on economic relations, tensions in the Indo-Pacific, and conflicts fa…

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April 23, 2024 at 12:55 PM

UK Passes Rwanda Plan for Asylum Seekers | Iran, Pakistan Mend Ties | Argentina’s Reforms

Daily News BriefApril 23, 2024Top of the AgendaUK Passes Bill to Send Asylum Seekers to Rwanda After Two Years of Debate The United Kingdom (UK) legislature last night approved (FT) a controversial bill to fly asylum seekers to Rwanda. The ruling Conservative Party has pushed (NYT) for the measure s…

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April 22, 2024 at 12:58 PM

Military Aid Passes U.S. House | IDF Intel Chief Resigns | U.S. to Pull Troops From Niger

Daily News BriefApril 22, 2024Top of the AgendaSenate to Consider Aid for Israel, Ukraine, and Indo-Pacific After House Approval The U.S. Senate is due to consider (NYT) separate packages of support for Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific after they passed the House of Representatives this weekend…

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April 19, 2024 at 12:58 PM

Israeli Strikes Reported in Iran | Indian Election Kicks Off | Bank Sued Over Sudan Genocide

Daily News BriefApril 19, 2024Top of the AgendaTehran Plays Down Damage Over Israeli Strikes Reported in Iran Iran’s air defenses were activated (FT) to respond to incoming strikes in the central city of Isfahan and northwest city of Tabriz this morning, local authorities and media said. The strikes…

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April 18, 2024 at 1:09 PM

EU Weighs Competitiveness Reforms | Protests in Georgia | Venezuela Sanctions Snapback

Daily News BriefApril 18, 2024Top of the AgendaEU Leaders Weigh How to Close Competitiveness Gap With U.S., China A European Union (EU) summit today is focusing (AP) on the question of how the bloc can better compete in the global economy given large-scale investments in green technologies in the Un…

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April 17, 2024 at 12:58 PM

IMF: U.S. to Lead G7 in 2024 Growth | Australia’s Defense Strategy | Flooding in Dubai

Daily News BriefApril 17, 2024Top of the AgendaIMF: U.S. to Grow 2.7 Percent in 2024 While Chinese Growth Slows to 4.6 Percent The United States’ expected economic growth this year is more than double (FT) the rate of any other Group of Seven (G7) economy, according to International Monetary Fund (I…

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April 16, 2024 at 1:02 PM

Congress to Separate Israel, Ukraine Aid Votes | U.S. Visit to Korean Border | Microsoft, Emirati AI Partnership

Daily News BriefApril 16, 2024Top of the AgendaU.S. House Speaker Announces Plan for Separate Votes on Israel, Ukraine Aid House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) plans to advance (NYT) four separate bills for defense aid to Israel, Ukraine, and other U.S. allies this week, he told reporters yesterday aft…

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April 15, 2024 at 6:30 PM

Iran’s Attack on Israel Risks a Wider Conflict

Get analysis and background from CFR and Foreign Affairs on the attack. Iran’s Attack on Israel Spurs Escalation Concerns Iran’s Attack on Israel Spurs Escalation Concerns The Iranian regime’s first direct attack on Israeli territory could trigger further exchanges between the two sides and raises t…

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April 15, 2024 at 1:01 PM

Israel Weighs Response to Iran Attack | Singapore’s Leadership Change | Aid Conference for Sudan

Daily News BriefApril 15, 2024Top of the AgendaIsrael’s War Cabinet Weighs Response to Iranian Attack as United States Urges Restraint  Israel’s war cabinet reconvened (FT) today for a second day of meetings in response to Iran’s attack on Israel over the weekend. With support from countries includi…

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April 12, 2024 at 1:00 PM

Kishida Addresses U.S. Congress | Niger-Russia Military Ties | Ukraine’s New Conscription Law

Daily News BriefApril 12, 2024Top of the AgendaWorld Depends on ‘Indispensable’ U.S. Leadership, Japanese PM Tells U.S. Congress Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio stressed the global importance (Nikkei) of U.S. leadership and Japan’s increased commitment to helping bear the burden of upholding a…

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April 11, 2024 at 1:03 PM

EU Passes Migration Overhaul | Iran Warns of Retaliation | U.S.-Japan-Philippines Summit

Daily News BriefApril 11, 2024Top of the AgendaEU Lawmakers Approve Sweeping Migration Reforms The European Parliament approved (WaPo) an overhaul to the bloc’s asylum and migration rules yesterday after years of debate. The vote was the final political hurdle to the reforms, which the European Coun…

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April 10, 2024 at 1:00 PM

U.S., Japan Step Up Ties | South Korea’s Election | EU Probes Chinese Wind Turbines

Daily News BriefApril 10, 2024Top of the AgendaBiden Welcomes Japan’s Kishida to White House as ‘Global Partner’ Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio begins a state visit (Nikkei) to Washington today, during which the two countries are expected to unveil dozens of new agreements, including upgrades…

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April 9, 2024 at 1:03 PM

Haiti’s Transition Government | Climate Ruling Faults Switzerland | Canada Ups Defense Spending

Daily News BriefApril 9, 2024Top of the AgendaHaiti Reaches Deal to Form Transition Government Amid Security Crisis Haitian civil society organizations and political groups have reached an agreement (Miami Herald) on the framework of a twenty-two-month transition government in the country. The deal …

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April 8, 2024 at 1:03 PM

Israel Pulls Troops From Southern Gaza | Rwanda Remembers Genocide | Ecuador Raids Mexican Embassy

Daily News BriefApril 8, 2024Top of the AgendaIsrael Reports Troop Withdrawal From Southern Gaza’s Khan Younis Israel pulled (WaPo) all but one of its brigades from the southern Gaza Strip after it “concluded its mission” in the city of Khan Younis, the military said yesterday. The announcement came…

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April 5, 2024 at 1:03 PM

Israel to Open Gaza Aid Routes | China, Thailand Space Deal | Venezuela Invites Election Monitors

Daily News BriefApril 5, 2024Top of the AgendaIsrael to Increase Aid Access to Gaza After Biden-Netanyahu Call Israel will open (BBC) a gate and a port into the Gaza Strip for humanitarian deliveries as well as allow more aid from Jordan to come through a separate border crossing, the government sai…

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April 4, 2024 at 5:00 PM

Where Does NATO Stand After 75 Years?

Learn more about the successful transatlantic security alliance. NATO at 75: A Renewed Purpose NATO at 75: A Renewed Purpose Founded in 1949 as a xxxxxx against the Soviet Union, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) remains the pillar of U.S.-Europe military cooperation. NATO’s scope has …

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April 4, 2024 at 12:58 PM

Yellen’s Trip to China | Drought in Zimbabwe | Global Tropical Forest Loss in 2023

Daily News BriefApril 4, 2024Top of the AgendaU.S. Treasury Secretary Arrives in China for Talks on Tech Production Glut Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will use meetings (FT) with senior Chinese officials on her four-day trip to address concerns that Chinese oversupply of green technologies is unfa…

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April 3, 2024 at 1:00 PM

NATO Weighs Long-Term Ukraine Funding | Biden-Xi Talk | Senegal’s Faye Inaugurated

Daily News BriefApril 3, 2024Top of the AgendaNATO Foreign Ministers Weigh Plan for Long-Term Military Fund for Ukraine North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) foreign ministers are in Brussels today discussing plans (Reuters) for a potential multiyear fund designed to make Western military suppor…

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April 2, 2024 at 1:03 PM

Iran Blames Israel for Embassy Strike | Japan’s Chip Subsidies | Charity Halts Gaza Food Aid

Daily News BriefApril 2, 2024Top of the AgendaIran Accuses Israel of Killing Commanders in Syria Strike Iran accused Israel (FT) of an attack on its embassy compound in Damascus, Syria, yesterday, vowing revenge and sparking fears that the ongoing regional conflict is expanding. At least seven Irani…

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April 1, 2024 at 12:58 PM

Opposition Sweeps Turkish Elections | Water Crisis in Indian Tech Hub | Protests in Israel

Daily News BriefApril 1, 2024Top of the AgendaTurkish Opposition Party Sweeps to Victory in Local Elections Turkey’s opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) won elections (CNN) in forty-nine of the country’s eighty-one municipalities yesterday, according to preliminary official results. The sweep…

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March 29, 2024 at 1:01 PM

Palestinian Authority Shuffles Cabinet | Russia Blocks North Korean Monitor | Dengue Surges in Americas

Daily News BriefMarch 29, 2024Top of the AgendaPalestinian Authority Unveils New Cabinet, Pledging Technocratic Governance Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa presented the names (WaPo) of twenty-two ministers who will serve in a new cabinet yesterday, saying the group could h…

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March 28, 2024 at 1:03 PM

Ukraine Fortifies Defenses | U.S.-China Subsidy Tensions | Haiti’s Governing Council

Daily News BriefMarch 28, 2024Top of the AgendaUkraine Fortifies Defensive Lines as Part of Strategy Shift Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited northern Ukraine yesterday to inspect progress on a new effort to fortify the country’s defensive lines spanning around 1,243 miles (2,000 kilome…

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March 27, 2024 at 1:04 PM

Baltimore Port Crash Strains Shipping | U.S. CEOs in Beijing | Brazil-France Amazon Plan

Daily News BriefMarch 27, 2024Top of the AgendaBaltimore Bridge Collapse Sparks New Concerns Over Supply Chain Resilience The Port of Baltimore in Maryland handles the United States’ largest volume of automobiles and remained closed (CNN) this morning as authorities continue response efforts after a…

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March 26, 2024 at 1:05 PM

Gaza Cease-Fire Resolution Passes | U.S., UK Charge Chinese Hackers | Senegal’s Faye Wins

Daily News BriefMarch 26, 2024Top of the AgendaUN Security Council Passes Gaza Cease-Fire Resolution A resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip passed (NYT) the UN Security Council yesterday after five months of failed attempts. It called for an “immediate” cease-fire as well as the unc…

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March 25, 2024 at 1:00 PM

Russia Charges Four in Moscow Attack | Thai Aid to Myanmar | Israeli Defense Minister in DC

Daily News BriefMarch 25, 2024Top of the AgendaRussian Authorities Charge Four Men in Relation to Moscow Concert Hall Attack Four men appeared in court (Reuters) yesterday on charges of carrying out Friday’s attack at a concert hall outside Moscow, which killed at least 137 people and injured at lea…

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March 22, 2024 at 1:06 PM

Russia Hits Ukraine’s Energy System | UN Vote on Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire | Senegal Goes to Polls

Daily News BriefMarch 22, 2024Top of the AgendaRussia Attacks Ukraine Energy Infrastructure, Triggering Blackouts Russian air strikes hit Ukrainian energy facilities (Reuters) overnight, leaving more than one million people without power, Kyiv said. Ukrainian officials reported that dozens of drones…

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March 21, 2024 at 1:07 PM

U.S. Rule to Slash Car Emissions | Australia-UK Defense Pact | Blinken’s Middle East Trip

Daily News BriefMarch 21, 2024Top of the AgendaU.S. Government Issues Toughest-Ever Rule on Vehicle Emissions Carmakers will be required (NPR) to meet new average emissions limits across their fleets of light- and medium-weight vehicles under the rule issued yesterday, which is designed to ensure th…

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March 20, 2024 at 1:09 PM

UN Weather Agency’s 2024 Red Alert | Hong Kong Passes Security Law | Intel Wins CHIPS Award

Daily News BriefMarch 20, 2024Top of the AgendaWMO Issues ‘Red Alert,’ Says Record-Hot 2024 Is Likely The head of climate monitoring from the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said there is a “high probability” that 2024 will be another (Reuters) record-hot year after the agency’s annual re…

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March 19, 2024 at 1:05 PM

Hamas Commander Killed | Japan Raises Interest Rates | New Studies on Havana Syndrome

Daily News BriefMarch 19, 2024Top of the AgendaHigh-Ranking Hamas Commander Killed in Gaza, White House Says An Israeli strike on the Gaza Strip last week killed (NYT) senior Hamas commander Marwan Issa, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan confirmed for the first time yesterday. Issa was a …

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March 18, 2024 at 12:58 PM

Summit for Democracy Kicks Off | Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Clash | EU-Egypt Migration Deal

Daily News BriefMarch 18, 2024Top of the AgendaBlinken Warns of Malicious ‘Flood’ of Disinformation at Summit for Democracy in Seoul Fighting disinformation is a “vital U.S. national security interest,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said (AFP) today at the opening day of the third Summit fo…

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March 15, 2024 at 1:05 PM

Russia’s Foregone Election | Schumer Calls for Israeli Vote | Iraq Bans PKK

Daily News BriefMarch 15, 2024Top of the AgendaRussia Cracks Down on Dissent in Election Expected to Boost Putin Russians begin three days of voting (AP) today in a presidential election that is all but certain to endorse President Vladimir Putin’s continued stay in power for another six-year term. …

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March 14, 2024 at 12:57 PM

House Passes TikTok Bill | Australia Invests in Rare Earths | Somali Debt Relief

Daily News BriefMarch 14, 2024Top of the AgendaBill to Crack Down on TikTok’s Chinese Ownership Sails Through U.S. House A bill that would force the Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban on the app passed (NYT) the House of Representatives yesterday by a vote of 352–65, underscoring…

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March 13, 2024 at 1:02 PM

New U.S. Aid for Ukraine | Aid Convoy Enters Northern Gaza | Mozambique’s Resource Wealth

Daily News BriefMarch 13, 2024Top of the AgendaWhite House Announces $300 Million in New Military Aid to Ukraine The United States will send (ABC News) a weapons package including anti-aircraft missiles, ammunition, artillery rounds, and anti-armor systems to Ukraine, White House National Security A…

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March 12, 2024 at 1:05 PM

Intel Leaders Flag Top Global Threats | Haiti’s PM to Resign | Polish Leaders Visit White House

Daily News BriefMarch 12, 2024Top of the AgendaThreat Report by U.S. Intel Agencies Details ‘Increasingly Fragile World Order’ U.S. intelligence officials testified (Reuters) to lawmakers yesterday about the release of their annual threat assessment (Office of the Director of National Intelligence).…

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March 11, 2024 at 12:53 PM

Biden’s Warning on Rafah | India-EFTA Trade Deal | Portugal’s Election Results

Daily News BriefMarch 11, 2024Top of the AgendaBiden Warns Against Rafah Invasion as Gaza Cease-Fire Talks Stall U.S. President Joe Biden opposes the prospect of an Israeli military offensive in the southern Gazan city of Rafah, he told MSNBC in an interview on Saturday. Israel has weighed plans (Bl…

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March 8, 2024 at 1:57 PM

SOTU Stresses Ukraine, Border Policies | Sweden Joins NATO | Haiti Extends Curfew

Daily News BriefMarch 8, 2024Top of the AgendaBiden Rallies Behind Ukraine, Announces New Gaza Aid Path in State of the Union U.S. President Joe Biden warned in his annual address yesterday that “freedom and democracy are under attack, both at home and overseas,” and urged lawmakers to send him a bi…

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March 7, 2024 at 1:56 PM

‘World’s Largest Hunger Crisis’ in Sudan | Modi Visits Kashmir | Fatal Houthi Attacks on Shipping

Daily News BriefMarch 7, 2024Top of the AgendaUN Warns Sudan War Tipping Toward ‘World’s Largest Hunger Crisis’ The nearly one-year-old civil war in Sudan has already created the world’s largest displacement crisis and now risks “triggering the world’s largest hunger crisis,” UN World Food Program (…

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March 6, 2024 at 2:03 PM

Push for Israel-Lebanon Border Deal | Biden, Trump Sweep Super Tuesday | Venezuela Sets Election Date

Daily News BriefMarch 6, 2024Top of the AgendaU.S. Envoy Presses for De-escalation on Israel, Lebanon Border U.S. Special Envoy Amos Hochstein floated a proposal (Times of Israel) for de-escalation on the border in a meeting yesterday with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant in Tel Aviv. Hochstein…

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March 5, 2024 at 2:00 PM

EU's ‘War Economy’ Plans | Red Sea Cables Cut | France Codifies Abortion Rights

Daily News BriefMarch 5, 2024Top of the AgendaEU Unveils Plan for First-Ever Defense Industrial Strategy The European Commission proposed (Reuters) a $1.6 billion program today to boost the bloc’s defense industry between 2025 and 2027. The plan (European Commission) includes several targets, such a…

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March 4, 2024 at 2:08 PM

Harris Meets With Israel’s Gantz | Beijing Cancels Flagship Press Briefing | Iranian Elections

Daily News BriefMarch 4, 2024Top of the AgendaKamala Harris Meets With Israel’s Benny Gantz in Washington Benny Gantz of Israel’s war cabinet has traveled (Reuters) to Washington today to meet with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, and senior lawmakers, Gant…

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March 1, 2024 at 2:04 PM

Gaza Aid Convoy Disaster | Navalny’s Funeral | India’s New Chip Plants

Daily News BriefMarch 1, 2024Top of the AgendaGaza Mass Casualty Event Highlights Aid Delivery Challenges More than one hundred people died and hundreds more were wounded yesterday during the distribution of humanitarian aid in the northern Gaza Strip, Gaza health officials said. Israeli officials s…

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February 29, 2024 at 2:02 PM

Putin Threatens to Use Nuclear Weapons | U.S. Probes Chinese EVs | Haiti Election Timeline

Daily News BriefFebruary 29, 2024Top of the AgendaPutin Says Western Troops in Ukraine Could Prompt Nuclear War In his annual state of the nation address today, Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened (CNN) to launch nuclear weapons if Western countries send troops into Ukraine. He referenced Fr…

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February 28, 2024 at 2:03 PM

EU Nature Restoration Law | Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks | Aid Airdrops in Gaza

Daily News BriefFebruary 28, 2024Top of the AgendaEU Parliament Passes Flagship Nature Restoration Law The law sets a target (Reuters) to restore at least a fifth of European Union (EU) land and sea by 2030. It is one of the EU’s main pieces of environmental legislation and also includes specific ta…

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February 27, 2024 at 2:04 PM

Hungary Approves Sweden’s NATO Bid | Indo-Pacific Drills Begin | Iran’s Nuclear Stockpile

Daily News BriefFebruary 27, 2024Top of the AgendaHungary’s Legislature Approves Sweden’s NATO Bid Sweden has cleared (FT) the last political hurdle to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) after receiving approval from Hungary’s parliament yesterday. NATO officials celebrated the news,…

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February 26, 2024 at 2:04 PM

Palestinian Authority PM Offers Resignation | Qatar’s LNG Boost | CARICOM Talks Haiti

Daily News BriefFebruary 26, 2024Top of the AgendaPalestinian Authority Prime Minister Offers Resignation Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh offered to resign (FT) today, opening the door to a potential leadership overhaul at the organization. He said he hoped to allow for n…

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February 24, 2024 at 2:00 PM

The War in Ukraine: Two Years Later

CFR explores what to expect for the future of the conflict. An Embattled Ukraine,Two Years Later An Embattled Ukraine,Two Years Later This week marks two years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Despite all that Ukraine has accomplished, its stalled counteroffensive leads to grave concerns about th…

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February 23, 2024 at 2:00 PM

Two Years of War in Ukraine | Hungary-Sweden Defense Deal | U.S. Spacecraft Lands on Moon

Daily News BriefFebruary 23, 2024Top of the AgendaUN Events, Fresh Sanctions Mark Two Years of Russia’s War in Ukraine The UN General Assembly and Security Council are convening today (Ukrainska Pravda) to discuss Russia’s war in Ukraine ahead of its two-year anniversary tomorrow. Meanwhile, the Uni…

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February 22, 2024 at 2:09 PM

UN Agencies Outline Gaza Aid Action | India Grows Space Sector | European Gas Hits Decade Low

Daily News BriefFebruary 22, 2024Top of the AgendaUN Agencies, Aid NGOs Issue Joint Call to Step Up Humanitarian Efforts in GazaThe heads of nineteen UN agencies and major global charities issued a joint letter yesterday outlining urgent steps to “salvage” humanitarian efforts in the Gaza Strip amid…

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February 21, 2024 at 2:04 PM

U.S., EU Prep New Sanctions on Russia | Pakistan Coalition Deal | Chinese Shipping Through Mexico

Daily News BriefFebruary 21, 2024Top of the AgendaU.S., EU Prepare New Sanctions on RussiaThe United States is planning new sanctions (AP) on the Russian government’s revenue sources and defense industrial base in response to the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny last week, White House Nati…

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February 20, 2024 at 2:02 PM

UN Debates Gaza Cease-Fire Proposals | Australia’s Navy Expansion | Niger’s Debt Trouble

Daily News BriefFebruary 20, 2024Top of the AgendaU.S. Floats Temporary Cease-Fire in Gaza in Draft UN ResolutionThe United States circulated (AP) a draft resolution at the UN Security Council proposing a temporary cease-fire in the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas “as soon as…

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