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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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March 4, 2020 at 2:06 PM

Greece-Turkey Border Clashes | U.S. Strike on Taliban | Ukraine Cabinet Reshuffle

Daily News Brief March 04, 2020 Top of the Agenda EU Leaders Plan Emergency Steps to Seal Greek Border European Union leaders vowed to seal (Politico) the Greek border after Turkey eased its c…

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March 3, 2020 at 1:56 PM

Netanyahu’s Surge | U.S. Restrictions on Chinese Media | UN Probe on Syria

Daily News Brief March 03, 2020 Top of the Agenda Netanyahu Wins Near Majority in Israeli Election Incumbent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared victory (Haaretz) in elections t…

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March 2, 2020 at 2:51 PM

U.S.-Taliban Deal | New Turkish Offensive in Syria | Israelis Return to Polls

Daily News Brief March 2, 2020 Top of the Agenda U.S.-Taliban Deal Outlines U.S. Withdrawal From America’s Longest War The United States and the Taliban signed an agreement (WaPo) laying out a…

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February 28, 2020 at 1:59 PM

Tensions Soar in Northeastern Syria | U.S.-Taliban Deal Expected | Coronavirus Reaches Nigeria

Daily News Brief February 28, 2020 Top of the Agenda NATO Holds Emergency Talks Over Escalation in Syria North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ambassadors are holding emergency talks (AP) …

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February 27, 2020 at 2:00 PM

Pence Heads U.S. Virus Response | EU Asylum Seekers Spike | New Tunisian Government

Daily News Brief February 27, 2020 Top of the Agenda Vice President Pence to Oversee U.S. Coronavirus Response U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will oversee (NYT) the country’s response to the n…

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February 26, 2020 at 1:59 PM

Delhi Riots | U.S. Strike on Al-Shabab | Russia, Turkey Meet on Syria

Daily News Brief February 26, 2020 Top of the Agenda Death Toll Rises in Delhi Riots More than twenty people have died in riots (Mint) between Hindu and Muslim groups in Delhi’s northeast sinc…

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February 25, 2020 at 1:55 PM

Trump Asks for Coronavirus Funding | Mubarak Dies | Libya Peace Talks Break Down

Daily News Brief February 25, 2020 Top of the Agenda Trump Requests $2.5 Billion to Fight Coronavirus U.S. President Donald J. Trump asked Congress to authorize $2.5 billion (Politico) to fig…

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February 24, 2020 at 2:02 PM

Trump in India | Coronavirus Count | South Sudan Unity Government

Daily News Brief February 24, 2020 Top of the Agenda Trump Begins Visit to India At an Ahmedabad rally celebrating his visit, U.S. President Donald J. Trump said the United States and India wi…

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February 21, 2020 at 2:03 PM

Iran Elections | Russian Meddling in U.S. Election | Afghanistan Violence Reduction Deal

Daily News Brief February 21, 2020 Top of the Agenda Iran Holds Parliamentary Elections Iranians will vote for lawmakers (Al-Monitor) today. A vetting committee loyal to Iran’s Supreme Leader …

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February 20, 2020 at 2:02 PM

New Coronavirus Reporting Criteria | Iraq’s New Cabinet | Germany Mass Shooting

Daily News Brief February 20, 2020 Top of the Agenda New Coronavirus Cases in China Slow As Diagnostic Criteria Adjusted China reported 394 new cases of the coronavirus yesterday, its lowest …

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February 19, 2020 at 2:00 PM

Afghan Leadership Challenge | Libya Cease-Fire Talks Suspended | Clashes in Ukraine

Daily News Brief February 19, 2020 Top of the Agenda Afghanistan’s Ghani Elected President As Opponent Challenges Results The final results of Afghanistan’s September presidential election dec…

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February 18, 2020 at 2:01 PM

Coronavirus Impacts | Uighur Detention Leaks | EU Push on Libya Arms Embargo

Daily News Brief February 18, 2020 Top of the Agenda China May Postpone Important Political Meeting Due to Coronavirus Beijing signaled it will likely delay (SCMP) its biggest annual political…

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February 14, 2020 at 1:54 PM

Resolution | UK Finance Minister Resigns | Hate Speech in Ethiopia

Daily News Brief February 14, 2020 Editor’s Note: There will be no Daily Brief on Monday, February 17, for Presidents’ Day. Top of the Agenda U.S. Senate Votes to …

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February 13, 2020 at 2:02 PM

Coronavirus Reports Jump | Firms Tied to Israeli Settlements | Ebola Health Emergency Extended

Daily News Brief February 13, 2020 Top of the Agenda Virus Count in China’s Hubei Province Jumps With New Diagnostic Criteria Chinese authorities reported a total of 14,480 cases of the new co…

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February 12, 2020 at 1:57 PM

Progress in Taliban Talks | Sudan's Bashir and the ICC | Amazon Rainforest Emissions

Daily News Brief February 12, 2020 Top of the Agenda U.S., Taliban Negotiators Meet in Doha Amid ‘Notable Progress’ in Talks U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shared progress in U.S.-Taliban…

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February 11, 2020 at 2:03 PM

Nearly 700,000 Displaced in Syria | Favored Merkel Successor Resigns | Trial of Ecuador’s Correa

Daily News Brief February 11, 2020 Top of the Agenda Idlib Clashes Cause Largest Displacement of Syria’s War More than 690,000 people have fled clashes in northwestern Syria since December 1 i…

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February 10, 2020 at 2:02 PM

Coronavirus Deaths Surpass SARS | African Union Summit | Thailand Mass Shooting

Daily News Brief February 10, 2020 Top of the Agenda Coronavirus Death Toll Surpasses 2003 SARS Outbreak Chinese health authorities reported 97 more deaths from a new coronavirus yesterday, br…

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February 7, 2020 at 2:04 PM

Coronavirus Drug Trials | Al-Qaeda Leader Killed | Irish Election

Daily News Brief February 07, 2020 Top of the Agenda Antiviral Drug Trials Begin for Coronavirus Patients China has begun two clinical trials (NYT) of an antiviral drug that may be able to fig…

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February 6, 2020 at 2:02 PM

Iraqi Protesters Attacked | Violence Against Deported Salvadorans | ‘Phase One’ Tariff Reductions

Daily News Brief February 06, 2020 Top of the Agenda At Least Seven Killed in Raid on Iraqi Protest Camp  At least seven people died after supporters of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr stormed a…

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February 5, 2020 at 2:06 PM

Warnings of Islamic State Resilience | State of the Union | Libya Talks

Daily News Brief February 05, 2020 Top of the Agenda U.S. Defense Analysts Warn of Islamic State Resilience The self-proclaimed Islamic State, also known as ISIS, likely increased its attacks …

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February 4, 2020 at 1:59 PM

Turkish and Syrian Clashes in Idlib | HIV Vaccine Trial Halted | Medical Flight Departs Yemen

Daily News Brief February 04, 2020 Top of the Agenda Turkish, Syrian Regime Forces Clash in Syria’s Northwest Clashes between the two countries’ militaries in northwestern Syria killed at leas…

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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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