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May 13, 2020 at 12:57 PM

Kabul Resumes ‘Offensive’ Against Taliban | India’s New Stimulus | Lesotho PM to Depart

Daily News Brief May 13, 2020 Top of the Agenda Afghan Government Resumes ‘Offensive’ Against Taliban Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announced that the country’s military will move from “active…

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May 12, 2020 at 12:46 PM

Russia Eases Lockdown | Attack on Kabul Hospital | UN Warning on AIDS Deaths

Daily News Brief May 12, 2020 Top of the Agenda Russia Eases Federal Virus Lockdown As Cases Rise Russian President Vladimir Putin ended a nationwide order for business closures, delegating co…

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May 11, 2020 at 12:57 PM

Hong Kong Protests | India Scrutinizes Chinese Investment | Coronavirus in the White House

Daily News Brief May 11, 2020 Top of the Agenda Hong Kong Arrests Over Two Hundred at Fresh Pro-democracy Protests Hong Kong authorities said they arrested (Reuters) 230 people at protests acr…

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May 8, 2020 at 12:45 PM

UN’s Guterres Slams Hate Speech | Pushback to CDC on Reopening | Turkish Lira’s Troubles

Daily News Brief May 08, 2020 Top of the Agenda UN Chief Calls for End to Pandemic’s ‘Tsunami of Hate’ UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a global effort to end hate speech (AP) …

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May 7, 2020 at 12:43 PM

Iraq’s New Prime Minister | India Kills Top Kashmiri Separatist | Netanyahu Cleared to Govern

Daily News Brief May 07, 2020 Top of the Agenda Iraq Approves New Government After Six-Month Vacuum Iraq’s parliament approved (Al-Monitor) most of the ministers proposed by former intelligenc…

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May 6, 2020 at 12:42 PM

U.S. Virus Task Force to Disband | EU-Balkan Summit | India’s Repatriation Push

Daily News Brief May 06, 2020 Top of the Agenda White House Virus Task Force to Disband As Virus Spreads The Donald J. Trump administration’s task force on the coronavirus will likely disband …

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May 5, 2020 at 12:45 PM

U.S. Warships in Arctic | Colombian Surveillance With U.S. Tools | Iran’s Currency

Daily News Brief May 05, 2020 Top of the Agenda U.S. Navy Ships Begin New Arctic Patrol  U.S. Navy warships entered the Barents Sea (CNN) off Russia’s Arctic coast for the first time in three …

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May 4, 2020 at 12:41 PM

Gunshots in Korean DMZ | EU-Led Push to Fund Vaccine | Venezuela Incursion Claims

Daily News Brief May 04, 2020 Top of the Agenda South Korea Protests North Korean Gunfire in DMZ Seoul said Pyongyang has yet to respond (Yonhap) to its call for an explanation of four bullets…

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May 1, 2020 at 12:44 PM

Global Emissions Plummet | U.S. Labor Strikes | Sudan Bans Female Genital Mutilation

Daily News Brief May 01, 2020 Top of the Agenda Carbon Emissions Expected to Fall 8 Percent This Year Global greenhouse gas emissions are projected to plummet nearly 8 percent (WaPo) this year…

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April 30, 2020 at 12:42 PM

Promising U.S. Drug Trial for Virus | Libya Cease-Fire | Norway Cuts Oil Output

Daily News Brief April 30, 2020 Top of the Agenda U.S. Announces Promising Results in Trial of Coronavirus Drug U.S. regulators are exploring emergency approval (WSJ) for the use of antiviral …

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April 29, 2020 at 12:54 PM

Dozens Killed in Syrian Market | Mexico-EU Trade Deal | Mozambique Targets Insurgents

Daily News Brief April 29, 2020 Top of the Agenda Bomb in Northern Syrian Market Kills Dozens A truck bomb (AFP) in a northern Syrian city controlled by Turkey-backed rebel forces killed at le…

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April 28, 2020 at 12:42 PM

Protests Across Lebanon | New Zealand Reopening | U.S. Mea Culpa for Somali Civilian Deaths

Daily News Brief April 28, 2020 Top of the Agenda Economic Woes Ignite Protests Across Lebanon Lebanese protesters clashed with security forces and set fire to banks in Tripoli during one of m…

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April 27, 2020 at 12:50 PM

Yemen’s War Within a War | Hong Kong Protest | Afghan Civilian Deaths

Daily News Brief April 27, 2020 Top of the Agenda Yemeni Separatists Break With Saudi-Led Coalition Yemen’s Emirati-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) separatist group broke an allianc…

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April 24, 2020 at 12:51 PM

50,000 Americans Killed by Virus | Yemen Cease-Fire | Former Georgian President in Ukraine

Daily News Brief April 24, 2020 Editor’s note: CFR is fully operational. Due to the pandemic, all in-person events are suspended. Find all of CFR’s coronavirus-related resources here. ​ …

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April 23, 2020 at 12:44 PM

Landmark Trial of Syrian Officers | Venezuelan Back Channel | U.S. Vaccine Official Ousted

Daily News Brief April 23, 2020 Editor’s note: CFR is fully operational. Due to the pandemic, all in-person events are suspended. Find all of CFR’s coronavirus-related resources here. ​ …

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April 22, 2020 at 12:41 PM

UN Warns of ‘Biblical’ Famines | Europe Debates Virus App | New U.S. Relief Deal

Daily News Brief April 22, 2020 Editor’s note: CFR is fully operational. Due to the pandemic, all in-person events are suspended. Find all of CFR’s coronavirus-related resources here. ​ …

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April 21, 2020 at 12:42 PM

Israeli Power-Sharing Deal | Negative U.S. Oil Futures | Kim Jong-un’s Health

Daily News Brief April 21, 2020 Editor’s note: CFR is fully operational. Due to the pandemic, all in-person events are suspended. Find all of CFR’s coronavirus-related resources here. ​ …

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April 20, 2020 at 12:48 PM

Hong Kong Arrests Activists | Canadian Mass Shooting | Mali Legislative Election

Daily News Brief April 20, 2020 Editor’s note: CFR is fully operational. Due to the pandemic, all in-person events are suspended. Find all of CFR’s coronavirus-related resources here. ​ …

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April 17, 2020 at 12:46 PM

China's Historic Contraction | Proposal on Asylum in Europe | Brazil's Health Minister Fired

Daily News Brief April 17, 2020 Editor’s note: CFR is fully operational. Due to the pandemic, all in-person events are suspended. Find all of CFR’s coronavirus-related resources here. ​ …

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April 16, 2020 at 12:51 PM

EU Roadmap on Reopening | North Korean Hacking | U.S. Industrial, Retail Activity Declines

Daily News Brief April 16, 2020 Editor’s note: CFR is fully operational. Due to the pandemic, all in-person events are suspended. Find all of CFR’s coronavirus-related resources here. ​ …

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April 15, 2020 at 12:47 PM

U.S. Cuts WHO Funding | South Korean Election | IMF Projects Global Downturn

Daily News Brief April 15, 2020 Editor’s note: CFR is fully operational. Due to the pandemic, all in-person events are suspended. Find all of CFR’s coronavirus-related resources here. ​ …

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April 14, 2020 at 12:44 PM

Libya’s War Escalates | IMF Pauses Some Debt Collection | New African Locust Wave

Daily News Brief April 14, 2020 Editor’s note: CFR is fully operational. Due to the pandemic, all in-person events are suspended. Find all of CFR’s coronavirus-related resources here. ​ …

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April 13, 2020 at 12:41 PM

Deal to End Oil Price War | Ebola Persists in DRC | Pyongyang Leadership Reshuffle

Daily News Brief April 13, 2020 Editor’s note: CFR is fully operational. Due to the pandemic, all in-person events are suspended. Find all of CFR’s coronavirus-related resources here. ​ …

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April 10, 2020 at 12:43 PM

EU Rescue Pact | Draft Deal on Oil Output | 6.6 Million More Americans Jobless

Daily News Brief April 10, 2020 Editor’s note: CFR is fully operational. Due to the pandemic, all in-person events are suspended. Find all of CFR’s coronavirus-related resources here. ​ …

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April 9, 2020 at 12:46 PM

Oil Producers Talk Possible Truce | Yemen Cease-Fire | Sanders Ends Campaign

Daily News Brief April 09, 2020 Editor’s note: CFR is fully operational. Due to the pandemic, all in-person events are suspended. Find all of CFR’s coronavirus-related resources here. ​ …

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April 8, 2020 at 12:47 PM

1,900 U.S. Virus Deaths in a Day | Ecuador’s Correa Convicted | Top EU Scientist Resigns

Daily News Brief April 08, 2020 Editor’s note: CFR is fully operational. Due to the pandemic, all in-person events are suspended. Find all of CFR’s coronavirus-related resources here. ​ …

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April 7, 2020 at 12:47 PM

Wisconsin Votes | Boris Johnson in ICU | Taliban Halts Prisoner Swap Talks

Daily News Brief April 07, 2020 Editor’s note: CFR is fully operational. Due to the pandemic, all in-person events are suspended. Find all of CFR’s coronavirus-related resources here. ​ …

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April 6, 2020 at 12:44 PM

Latin American Appeals to IMF | Rwandan Mass Grave | U.S. Military Funding in Pacific

Daily News Brief April 06, 2020 Editor’s note: CFR is fully operational. Due to the pandemic, all in-person events are suspended. Find all of CFR’s coronavirus-related resources here. ​ …

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April 3, 2020 at 12:36 PM

Oil Execs at White House | EU Ruling on Refugees | Afghan Prisoner Swap

Daily News Brief April 03, 2020 Editor’s note: CFR is fully operational. Due to the pandemic, all in-person events are suspended. Find all of CFR’s coronavirus-related resources here. ​ …

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April 2, 2020 at 12:46 PM

Climate Talks Delayed | U.S. Ups Military in Caribbean | Riyadh Boosts Oil Output

Daily News Brief April 02, 2020 Editor’s note: CFR is fully operational. Due to the pandemic, all in-person events are suspended. Find all of CFR’s coronavirus-related resources here. ​ …

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April 1, 2020 at 12:50 PM

UN: Unite to Prevent Mass Unrest | U.S. Plan for Venezuela Transition | Trade Channel to Iran

Daily News Brief April 01, 2020 Editor’s note: CFR is fully operational. Due to the pandemic, all in-person events are suspended. Find all of CFR’s coronavirus-related resources here. ​ …

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March 31, 2020 at 12:50 PM

Nigeria’s Lockdown | Colombian Rebels’ Cease-Fire | French Domestic Violence Measures

Daily News Brief March 31, 2020 Editor’s note: CFR is fully operational. Due to the pandemic, all in-person events are suspended. Find all of CFR’s coronavirus-related resources here. ​ …

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March 30, 2020 at 12:45 PM

Medical Supplies Airlifted to U.S. | Islamic State Prison Escape | U.S. Cuts Yemen Aid

Daily News Brief March 30, 2020 Editor’s note: CFR is fully operational. Due to the pandemic, all in-person events are suspended. Find all of CFR’s coronavirus-related resources here. ​ …

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March 27, 2020 at 12:48 PM

U.S. Becomes Virus Epicenter | U.S. Indicts Maduro | Gantz-Netanyahu Deal?

Daily News Brief March 27, 2020 Editor’s note: CFR is fully operational. Due to the pandemic, all in-person events are suspended. Find all of CFR’s coronavirus-related resources here.  …

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March 26, 2020 at 12:46 PM

Virtual G20 Summit | Kosovo Government Collapses | Somalian Debt Relief

Daily News Brief March 26, 2020 Editor’s note: Due to the evolving coronavirus pandemic, CFR has suspended all in-person events. CFR anticipates convening a number of discussions online and/or via telecon…

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March 25, 2020 at 12:44 PM

$2 Trillion U.S. Relief Deal | Boko Haram Ambushes | India’s Lockdown

Daily News Brief March 25, 2020 Editor’s note: Due to the evolving coronavirus pandemic, CFR has suspended all in-person events. CFR anticipates convening a number of discussions online and/or via telecon…

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March 24, 2020 at 12:48 PM

U.S. Cuts Afghan Aid | Olympics Postponed | Fed’s ‘Aggressive’ Intervention

Daily News Brief March 24, 2020 Editor’s note: Due to the evolving coronavirus pandemic, CFR has suspended all in-person events. CFR anticipates convening a number of discussions online and/or via telecon…

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March 23, 2020 at 12:58 PM

New Coronavirus Lockdowns | Taliban Video Call | Colombia Prison Riots

Daily News Brief March 23, 2020 Editor’s note: Due to the evolving coronavirus pandemic, CFR has suspended all in-person events. CFR anticipates convening a number of discussions online and/or via telecon…

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March 20, 2020 at 12:49 PM

Californians Told to Stay In | Germany Bans Far-Right Clubs | Protests Against Netanyahu

Daily News Brief March 20, 2020 Editor’s note: Due to the evolving coronavirus pandemic, CFR has suspended all in-person events. CFR anticipates convening a number of discussions online and/or via telecon…

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March 19, 2020 at 12:52 PM

$800 Billion Support for Euro | Iran Pardons Prisoners | Russian Disinformation on Virus

Daily News Brief March 19, 2020 Editor’s note: Due to the evolving coronavirus pandemic, CFR has suspended all in-person events. CFR anticipates convening a number of discussions online and/or via telecon…

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March 18, 2020 at 12:46 PM

UN Suspends Refugee Resettlement | China Expels U.S. Journalists | Yemen Clashes

Daily News Brief March 18, 2020 Editor’s note: Due to the evolving coronavirus pandemic, CFR has suspended all in-person events. CFR anticipates convening a number of discussions online and/or via telecon…

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March 17, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Social Distancing Warnings, Lockdowns | New Iraqi PM | Cyberattack on U.S. Health Department

Daily News Brief March 17, 2020 Top of the Agenda Governments Ramp Up Social Distancing Warnings, Lockdowns U.S. President Donald J. Trump recommended Americans avoid gathering (NYT) in groups…

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March 16, 2020 at 1:01 PM

Virus Epicenter in Europe | Taliban Prisoner Release Delayed | Saudi Anti-Graft Arrests

Daily News Brief March 16, 2020 Top of the Agenda Virus Epicenter Shifts to Europe Despite Global Containment Measures  Europe is now the epicenter (BBC) of the coronavirus pandemic, the World…

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March 13, 2020 at 1:04 PM

U.S. Strikes Across Iraq | Coronavirus Economic Relief | Canadian Immigration Quotas

Daily News Brief March 13, 2020 Top of the Agenda U.S. Conducts Retaliatory Strikes After Attack on Iraqi Base The U.S. military said it carried out air strikes (FT) against five sites belongi…

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March 12, 2020 at 1:04 PM

Coronavirus Travel Bans | Strike on Iraq Base | Attacks on Syrian Medical Sites

Daily News Brief March 12, 2020 Top of the Agenda Coronavirus Declared Pandemic, Triggers Increased Movement Restrictions The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the global coronavirus ou…

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March 11, 2020 at 1:04 PM

Two More Terms for Putin? | Taliban Prisoner Release | Economic Measures on Virus

Daily News Brief March 11, 2020 Top of the Agenda Russia Sets Stage for Twelve More Years of Putin Russia’s parliament approved a constitutional reform (AP) that would allow President Vladimir…

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March 10, 2020 at 1:04 PM

Italian Lockdown | Afghan Prisoner Swap | Ethiopia Probe Faults Boeing

Daily News Brief March 10, 2020 Top of the Agenda All of Italy Locked Down Due to Coronavirus Italy became the first country to impose a nationwide ban (Politico) on most travel and public gat…

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March 9, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Riyadh’s Oil War | Two Afghan Inaugurations | Mexican Women Strike

Daily News Brief March 09, 2020 Top of the Agenda Saudi Arabia Hikes Oil Output, Sparks Price War Saudi Arabia announced plans to up its oil output (FT) and slash prices after Russia failed to…

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March 6, 2020 at 2:02 PM

New Idlib Truce | Kabul Attack | OPEC on Coronavirus

Daily News Brief March 06, 2020 Top of the Agenda Russia, Turkey Announce Truce in Syria Ankara and Moscow agreed to a cease-fire (Hurriyet) in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, effective t…

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March 5, 2020 at 2:06 PM

Afghanistan War Crimes at ICC | Climate Link to Australia Fires | U.S. Coronavirus Spending

Daily News Brief March 05, 2020 Top of the Agenda ICC to Probe War Crimes in Afghanistan The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) greenlit an investigation of war crimes c…

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