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February 3, 2020 at 1:58 PM

Economic Impact of Coronavirus | New Iraqi Prime Minister | Turkish Strikes in Syria

Daily News Brief February 03, 2020 Top of the Agenda Coronavirus Prompts Travel Bans, Warnings of Economic Fallout China’s benchmark stock index fell nearly 8 percent (FT) on Monday, its large…

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January 31, 2020 at 1:53 PM

Coronavirus Declared Global Emergency | UK Exits EU | Witnesses at Trump Senate Trial?

Daily News Brief January 31, 2020 Top of the Agenda Novel Coronavirus Declared Global Health Emergency The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a new coronavirus first reported in Wuhan, C…

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January 30, 2020 at 2:00 PM

Turkey Warns Russia | WHO Meets on Virus | Venezuelans in Colombia

Daily News Brief January 30, 2020 Top of the Agenda Turkey Warns Russia Over Syrian Regime’s Advances Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned that Turkey would react (Al-Monitor) to Russ…

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January 29, 2020 at 1:59 PM

Huawei in UK | Trump Plan for Mideast | Total Sued Under French Climate Law

Daily News Brief January 29, 2020 Top of the Agenda UK to Allow Huawei to Build Part of 5G Network The United Kingdom will allow Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei to build certain parts (…

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January 28, 2020 at 1:59 PM

U.S. Peace Plan for Mideast | Evacuations From Wuhan | Wealth Test for U.S. Immigrants

Daily News Brief January 28, 2020 Top of the Agenda Trump Set to Release Israeli-Palestinian Peace Deal U.S. President Donald J. Trump is scheduled to release (NYT) his plan for a resolution t…

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January 27, 2020 at 2:00 PM

WHO Chief in China | Bolton Manuscript on Ukraine | Desert Locusts in East Africa

Daily News Brief January 27, 2020 Top of the Agenda WHO Chief in China as Coronavirus Death Toll Reaches Eighty World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is meeting…

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January 24, 2020 at 2:03 PM

Travel Restrictions on Virus | Bushfires Add to Carbon Load | U.S. Visa Rule on Pregnancy

Daily News Brief January 24, 2020 Top of the Agenda China Extends Travel Bans Over Coronavirus Outbreak Chinese authorities extended travel restrictions (FT) aimed at stopping the spread of a …

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January 23, 2020 at 2:00 PM

ICJ Rohingya Ruling | China Travel Ban | More U.S. Troops Medevaced From Iraq

Daily News Brief January 23, 2020 Top of the Agenda ICJ: Myanmar Must Take Steps to Protect Rohingya The International Court of Justice unanimously ruled that Myanmar must take take emergency …

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January 22, 2020 at 2:07 PM

Lebanon Names Government | Saudi Hack of Bezos’s Phone? | U.S. May Expand Travel Ban

Daily News Brief January 22, 2020 Top of the Agenda Lebanon Names New Government Lebanon named a new prime minister and cabinet in an arrangement (The National) backed by the militant group an…

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January 21, 2020 at 1:59 PM

WHO to Meet on Coronavirus | Sustainability at Davos | U.S. Senate Sets Impeachment Rules

Daily News Brief January 21, 2020 Top of the Agenda WHO to Meet on Virus Behind Chinese Outbreak The World Health Organization (WHO) called an emergency meeting (STAT) to discuss whether a new…

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January 17, 2020 at 1:54 PM

Libya Peace Summit | FBI Probes White Supremacist Group | U.S. Troops Injured in Iran Strikes

Daily News Brief January 17, 2020 Editor’s Note: There will be no Daily Brief on Monday, January 20, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Top of the Agenda Berlin to H…

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January 16, 2020 at 1:56 PM

Russian Leadership Shake-up | Bezos in India | Syrian Fighters in Libya

Daily News Brief January 16, 2020 Top of the Agenda Russia’s Putin Shakes Up Top Leadership Russian President Vladimir Putin named a new prime minister, who was confirmed (Reuters) one day aft…

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January 15, 2020 at 1:56 PM

U.S.-China Trade Deal | Democrats Debate Foreign Policy | Indian State Challenges Citizenship Law

Daily News Brief January 15, 2020 Top of the Agenda U.S., China Set to Finalize Initial Trade Deal Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and U.S. President Donald J. Trump are expected to sign (WSJ) a “…

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January 14, 2020 at 2:07 PM

China Currency Label Dropped | E3 on Iran Deal | WHO’s Urgent Health Challenges

Daily News Brief January 14, 2020 Top of the Agenda U.S. Drops ‘Currency Manipulator’ Label for China  The United States removed its designation (WSJ) of China as a currency manipulator and pr…

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January 13, 2020 at 2:01 PM

Taiwan Elections | Iran Protests | France Summit on Sahel

Daily News Brief January 13, 2020 Top of the Agenda Taiwan’s President Affirms Ties with Japan, U.S. President Tsai Ing-wen met (SCMP) with de facto envoys from Japan and the United States to …

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January 10, 2020 at 2:00 PM

Tehran Plane Crash | Taiwan Election | India’s Top Court Rules on Kashmir

Daily News Brief January 10, 2020 Top of the Agenda Iran Accused of Downing Passenger Plane With Missile Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. officials said there is evidence that a…

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January 9, 2020 at 1:58 PM

Australian Bushfires | Possible Libya Cease-Fire | War Powers Vote in U.S. House

Daily News Brief January 09, 2020 Top of the Agenda Australia Issues Fresh Evacuation Warning Amid Fires Australian authorities said residents of towns along the south coast of its most populo…

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January 8, 2020 at 2:31 PM

Iranian Attacks | Passenger Plane Crash Outside Tehran | Earthquakes in Puerto Rico

Daily News Brief January 08, 2020 Top of the Agenda Iran Retaliates for Soleimani Killing With Missile Attacks   A series of ballistic missile attacks (CNN) targeted military bases used by U.S…

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January 7, 2020 at 2:03 PM

Mexico’s Count of Disappeared | Libyan Rebels Advance | U.S. Congress Briefed on Iran

Daily News Brief January 07, 2020 Top of the Agenda Sixty Thousand Disappeared in Mexico Since 2006 Nearly sixty thousand people have disappeared in Mexico (WaPo) since a crackdown on drug car…

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January 6, 2020 at 2:00 PM

Iran Ends Nuclear Deal Compliance | Attack at Indian University | Al-Shabab in Kenya

Daily News Brief January 06, 2020 Top of the Agenda Iran Announces End to Compliance With Nuclear Deal Iran plans to stop abiding (NYT) by limits on its nuclear fuel production set in a 2015 d…

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January 3, 2020 at 2:10 PM

U.S. Kills Top Iranian Commander | Turkish Military Aid to Libya | Mexico’s Minimum Wage

Daily News Brief January 03, 2020 Top of the Agenda U.S. Strike Kills Iran’s Top Military Commander  Qassim Suleimani, a top Iranian security force commander and the architect of Tehran’s regi…

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January 2, 2020 at 2:02 PM

U.S. Monitoring Iraq Embassy | Immunity for Netanyahu? | India’s First Human Spaceflight

Daily News Brief January 02, 2020 Top of the Agenda U.S. Monitoring Baghdad Embassy After Protesters Withdraw Around 750 troops U.S. troops were ordered to deploy (Military Times) to Kuwait an…

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December 31, 2019 at 2:15 PM

Iraqis Storm U.S. Embassy | Nicaraguan Protesters Freed | EU Funds in Libya

Daily News Brief December 31, 2019 Editor’s note: There will be no Daily Brief on Wednesday, January 1, for New Year’s Day. Top of the Agenda Iraqi Protesters Stor…

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December 30, 2019 at 2:10 PM

U.S. Strikes in Iraq, Syria | Somalia Bombing | Russia-Ukraine Prisoner Swap

Daily News Brief December 30, 2020 Top of the Agenda U.S. Targets Iran-Backed Militia in Iraq, Syria U.S. forces carried out air strikes (WSJ) against the Kata’ib Hezbollah Shiite militant gro…

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December 27, 2019 at 2:10 PM

Iraq Political Turmoil | Kazakh Plane Crash | Guinea-Bissau's Runoff

Daily News Brief December 27, 2019 Top of the Agenda Iraq’s President Threatens to Quit Amid Protests President Barham Salih said he would resign (AP) rather than approve an Iran-backed candid…

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December 26, 2019 at 2:39 PM

Turkey Plans Troops for Libya | Afghan Activists Abducted | U.S. Cyber Election Prep

Daily News Brief December 26, 2019 Top of the Agenda Turkey Announces Plan to Send Troops to Libya The Turkish government aims to pass a bill authorizing troop reinforcements (Reuters) for Lib…

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December 24, 2019 at 2:05 PM

Chengdu Summit on North Korea | Chile Constitutional Vote | Syria Diplomacy

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December 23, 2019 at 2:11 PM

Death Sentences for Khashoggi Murder | Afghan Election Results | China Tariff Cuts

Daily News Brief December 23, 2019 Top of the Agenda Saudi Court Sentences Eight, Exonerates Top Aides for Khashoggi Murder A Saudi court has sentenced five men (WaPo) to death and three other…

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December 20, 2019 at 2:08 PM

Australia Burns | New Lebanese Prime Minister | Phillippine Massacre Ruling

Daily News Brief December 20, 2019 Top of the Agenda Australia Fires Continue in Week of Record Heat Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, declared a state of emergency (CNN) for t…

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December 19, 2019 at 2:08 PM

Trump Impeachment | Billions Pledged for Refugees | Children of Peacekeepers

Daily News Brief December 19, 2019 Top of the Agenda U.S. House Impeaches Trump Over Conduct With Ukraine The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted largely along party line…

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December 18, 2019 at 2:10 PM

Algerians Protest Election Outcome | U.S. Impeachment Vote | U.S. Mission in Iraq to Shrink

Daily News Brief December 18, 2019 Top of the Agenda Algerian Protesters Reject Talks With New President Thousands of protesters rallied in Algiers yesterday in rejection (AFP) of President-El…

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December 17, 2019 at 2:17 PM

India Protests | EU Migration from Turkey | Congo Families Sue Tech Giants

Daily News Brief December 17, 2019 Top of the Agenda Indian Protests Against Citizenship Law Spread Protests against a law passed last week that would grant citizenship to non-Muslim minoritie…

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December 16, 2019 at 2:15 PM

Deadlock at Climate Talks | Protests Across India | Mexico Pushback on Trade Deal

Daily News Brief December 16, 2019 Top of the Agenda UN Climate Negotiations End With Little Progress UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres denounced this year’s round of climate negotiations …

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December 13, 2019 at 2:09 PM

Tories Sweep UK Vote | Trade Pact with China? | Armenian Genocide Resolution

Daily News Brief December 13, 2019 Top of the Agenda Conservatives Win Wide Majority in UK Vote Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party gained forty-nine parliamentary seats (FT) in …

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December 12, 2019 at 2:22 PM

UK Election | Algeria Election | European Green Deal

Daily News Brief December 12, 2019 Top of the Agenda United Kingdom Holds General Election UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson aims for a majority in today’s snap election (FT) to ensure the succe…

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December 11, 2019 at 2:11 PM

NAFTA Replacement Advances | U.S. Base in Afghanistan Attacked | World Bank in Xinjiang

Daily News Brief December 11, 2019 Top of the Agenda New Draft U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Bill Signed Representatives of the Canadian, Mexican, and U.S. governments signed a draft version (WSJ) …

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December 10, 2019 at 2:17 PM

Myanmar Genocide Trial | Public Misled on Afghan War | WTO Top Court Disabled

Daily News Brief December 10, 2019 Top of the Agenda Rohingya Genocide Trial Begins in The Hague Hearings begin today (Guardian) at the International Court of Justice in The Hague that center …

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December 9, 2019 at 2:09 PM

Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks | Sudan Pulls Yemen Troops | Florida Naval Base Shooting

If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view. Daily News Brief December 09, 2019 Top of the Agenda Russia, Ukraine Peace Talks Begin Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky …

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December 6, 2019 at 2:19 PM

Global 'Failure' on Measles | Aramco Prices Shares | China Loosens Tariffs

If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view. Daily News Brief December 06, 2019 Top of the Agenda WHO Denounces ‘Collective Failure’ on Measles Measles cases between January and November this year rose three…

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December 5, 2019 at 2:13 PM

U.S. Rejoins Taliban Talks | OPEC Meeting | France on Strike

If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view. Daily News Brief December 05, 2019 Top of the Agenda U.S.-Taliban Talks to Restart in Qatar U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad will rejoin official talks with th…

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December 4, 2019 at 2:08 PM

Colombia Strike | U.S. Impeachment Probe | WHO Malaria Report

If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view. Daily News Brief December 04, 2019 Top of the Agenda Colombians Strike Again After Talks Collapse Colombian workers’ unions and student groups are holding their t…

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December 3, 2019 at 1:59 PM

NATO Anniversary | Air Strikes in Syria's Northwest | U.S. Tariff Threat to France

If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view. Daily News Brief December 03, 2019 Top of the Agenda Amid Discord, NATO Meeting Opens in London Leaders of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries are…

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December 2, 2019 at 2:04 PM

COP25 Climate Talks | China's Hong Kong Retaliation | Fresh U.S. Tariffs

If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view. Daily News Brief December 02, 2019 Top of the Agenda UN Climate Conference Opens Amid Bleak Warnings This year’s UN climate change conference, known as COP25, beg…

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November 27, 2019 at 1:49 PM

Houthi Prisoner Release | Calls for EU Reform | Namibia's Election

If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view. Daily News Brief November 27, 2019 Editor’s note: There will be no Daily Brief on Thursday, November 28, and Friday, November 29, for Thanksgiving. …

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November 26, 2019 at 2:05 PM

UN Emissions Report | Pope in Japan | Gender Parity in Africa

If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view. Daily News Brief November 26, 2019 Top of the Agenda UN Urges Drastic Action to Halt Temperature Rise If the current rate of global carbon emissions continues, th…

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November 25, 2019 at 2:06 PM

Hong Kong Election | Xinjiang Camps | Egypt’s Media Crackdown

If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view. Daily News Brief November 25, 2019 Top of the Agenda Pro-democracy Candidates Win Big in Hong Kong’s Election Voters flipped Hong Kong’s district councils (SCMP) …

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November 22, 2019 at 1:57 PM

Japan-South Korea Intelligence Pact | Hong Kong Elections | Colombia Protests

If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view. Daily News Brief November 22, 2019 Top of the Agenda Seoul Reverses Plan to Leave Pact With Tokyo South Korea said it will temporarily extend (Yonhap) a military …

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November 21, 2019 at 2:07 PM

U.S. Bills on Hong Kong | Sri Lankan Prime Minister | Fossil Fuels Above Targets

If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view. Daily News Brief November 21, 2019 Top of the Agenda U.S. Congress Sends Hong Kong Bills to Trump The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed two bills (Re…

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November 20, 2019 at 2:02 PM

Iran Unrest | China Torture Allegations | Ethiopia Regional Referendum

If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view. Daily News Brief November 20, 2019 Top of the Agenda Tehran Cracks Down on Nationwide Protests The UN human rights office called for restraint (Guardian) in Iran …

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November 19, 2019 at 2:02 PM

West Bank Settlements | U.S.-South Korea Talks | Amazon Deforestation

If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view. Daily News Brief November 19, 2019 Top of the Agenda U.S. Shifts Stance on Israeli Settlements In a reversal of decades-old policy, U.S. Secretary of State Mike P…

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