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October 5, 2020 at 12:49 PM

U.S.-Russia Nuclear Talks | Escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh | Pope Criticizes Capitalism

Daily News Brief October 5, 2020 Top of the Agenda U.S., Russia Continue Nuclear Arms Talks The United States and Russia held another round of nuclear arms control talks (DW) today in Helsinki…

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October 2, 2020 at 12:58 PM

Trump Tests Positive for COVID-19 | Hong Kong Protesters Arrested | EU Sanctions Belarus

Daily News Brief October 2, 2020 Top of the Agenda World Reacts After Trump Tests Positive for COVID-19 U.S. President Donald J. Trump, age seventy-four, and First Lady Melania Trump tested po…

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October 1, 2020 at 12:54 PM

Heavy Fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh | Indians Protest Rapes of Women | EU Legal Action Against UK

Daily News Brief October 1, 2020 Top of the Agenda Fighting Over Nagorno-Karabakh Continues Despite Calls for Cease-Fire Four days after Armenian and Azerbaijani forces resumed fighting over t…

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September 30, 2020 at 12:55 PM

Canada, UK Sanction Belarus | Kuwait’s Emir Dies | U.S. Presidential Debate

Daily News Brief September 30, 2020 Top of the Agenda Canada, UK Sanction Belarusian Officials Canada and the United Kingdom imposed sanctions (DW) on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko…

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September 29, 2020 at 12:53 PM

One Million COVID-19 Deaths | Amnesty International in India | Security Council Meets on Nagorno-Karabakh

Daily News Brief September 29, 2020 Top of the Agenda Worldwide COVID-19 Deaths Pass One Million More than one million people have now died of COVID-19, according to reported data, a figure UN…

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September 28, 2020 at 1:05 PM

Armenia-Azerbaijan Clashes | Judge Blocks TikTok Ban | Trump’s Income Taxes

Daily News Brief September 28, 2020 Top of the Agenda Armenia, Azerbaijan Battle Over Contested Region Fighting erupted on Sunday between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the region of Nag…

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September 25, 2020 at 12:58 PM

Fatah, Hamas Agree to Elections | North Korea Apologizes | Ginsburg First Woman to Lie in State

Daily News Brief September 25, 2020 Top of the Agenda Palestinian Factions Agree to First Election in Almost Fifteen Years Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas reached a deal (Al Jazeera…

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September 24, 2020 at 12:53 PM

Trump Power Transfer | South Korean Official Allegedly Killed by North | Saudi King Censures Iran

Daily News Brief September 24, 2020 Top of the Agenda Trump Refuses to Commit to Peaceful Transfer of Power U.S. President Donald J. Trump declined to commit (NPR) to a peaceful transfer of po…

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September 23, 2020 at 12:54 PM

Two Hundred Thousand U.S. COVID-19 Deaths | China on Trump’s UN Speech | Lukashenko Sworn In

Daily News Brief September 23, 2020 Top of the Agenda U.S. Surpasses Two Hundred Thousand Coronavirus Deaths More than two hundred thousand people have died (NPR) from COVID-19 in the United S…

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September 22, 2020 at 12:55 PM

UN Kicks Off Debate | China Sentences Dissident to Prison | U.S. Sanctions Iran

Daily News Brief September 22, 2020 Top of the Agenda Virtual UN General Assembly Debate Set to Begin High-level debate at the UN General Assembly begins today, kicking off the international b…

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September 21, 2020 at 12:48 PM

Iran Sanctions Snapback | Justice Ginsburg Dies | TikTok Deal

Daily News Brief September 21, 2020 Top of the Agenda U.S. Reimposes UN Sanctions on Iran, Triggering International Criticism The United States declared a snapback of UN sanctions on Iran that…

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September 18, 2020 at 12:59 PM

Growing Pressure on Belarus | U.S.-China Tensions Over Taiwan | Coronavirus in Europe

Daily News Brief September 18, 2020 Top of the Agenda Belarus’s Lukashenko Announces Border Closure as Pressure Mounts Against Him President Alexander Lukashenko said Belarus would withdraw it…

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September 17, 2020 at 1:05 PM

CDC Chief on Vaccines | U.S.-China Investments | UN: Crimes Against Humanity in Venezuela

Daily News Brief September 17, 2020 Top of the Agenda CDC Chief: Vaccine Might Not Be Widely Available Until Summer 2021 Robert Redfield, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and P…

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September 16, 2020 at 12:49 PM

Japan Installs New Prime Minister | WTO Rules Against U.S. Tariffs | India Passes Five Million COVID-19 Cases

Daily News Brief September 16, 2020 Top of the Agenda Japan Names Yoshihide Suga Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga became Japan’s ninety-ninth prime minister (Japan Times) today after a vote by th…

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September 15, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Israel Normalization Deals | U.S. Bans Chinese Imports | Russian Vows Aid to Belarus

Daily News Brief September 15, 2020 Top of the Agenda Israel to Sign Normalization Agreements With Bahrain, United Arab Emirates Israel is set to sign (CNN) agreements to normalize diplomatic …

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September 14, 2020 at 12:59 PM

Lukashenko-Putin Meeting | Japan’s New Prime Minister | Malian Opposition Rejects Transition Plan

Daily News Brief September 14, 2020 Top of the Agenda Lukashenko to Meet With Putin as Belarusian Protests Continue Embattled Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is expected to meet (Gua…

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September 10, 2020 at 12:55 PM

U.S. Wildfires | Brexit Under New Strain | Trump Downplayed Coronavirus

Daily News Brief September 10, 2020 Top of the Agenda Historic Wildfires Hit U.S. West Wildfires are wreaking havoc across the western United States. They have scorched a record-breaking 2.5 m…

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September 9, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Fires Devastate Refugee Camp | Australia-China Tensions | COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Paused

Daily News Brief September 9, 2020 Top of the Agenda Thousands Flee After Fires Destroy Greek Refugee Camp Multiple fires devastated Greece’s largest refugee camp, Moria, forcing thousands of …

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September 8, 2020 at 1:05 PM

Final Ruling on Khashoggi | Australian Journalists Flee China | Belarusian Opposition Leader Detained

Daily News Brief September 8, 2020 Top of the Agenda Saudi Arabia Announces ‘Final’ Ruling on Khashoggi Killing A Saudi court issued a “final” ruling (WaPo) on the 2018 killing of dissident jo…

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September 4, 2020 at 1:02 PM

Navalny Poisoning Scrutiny | UN Concerns Over Hong Kong Law | Taliban Prisoner Release Almost Done

Daily News Brief September 4, 2020 Editor’s note: There will be no Daily Brief on Monday, September 7, for Labor Day. Top of the Agenda Russia Faces Mounting Press…

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September 3, 2020 at 12:56 PM

Belarus-Russia Ties | U.S. Sanctions ICC Officials | Arms Shipments to Libya

Daily News Brief September 3, 2020 Top of the Agenda Belarus, Russia Strengthen Ties Amid Election Protests Russia’s prime minister will visit Belarus today (Reuters) and Belarus’s defense min…

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September 2, 2020 at 12:55 PM

Chinese Military Power | Australian Recession | Lebanese Government Formation Begins

Daily News Brief September 2, 2020 Top of the Agenda Pentagon: China Is Increasing Its Military Power China is increasing its nuclear power, growing its space program, and deploying artificial…

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September 1, 2020 at 12:58 PM

Belarus Sanctions | China Detains Australian Journalist | Maduro Pardons Opposition Members

Daily News Brief September 1, 2020 Top of the Agenda Baltic Countries Sanction Belarusian Officials Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania imposed travel bans (RFE/FL) on thirty Belarusian officials, …

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August 31, 2020 at 1:02 PM

Coronavirus Cases Grow | Lebanon Picks Prime Minister | North Macedonia Approves New Government

Daily News Brief August 31, 2020 Top of the Agenda Global Coronavirus Cases Pass Twenty-Five Million The global tally of coronavirus infections has exceeded twenty-five million despite attempt…

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August 28, 2020 at 1:04 PM

Japan’s Abe Resigns | Ex-Malian President Freed | Trump Accepts Nomination

Daily News Brief August 28, 2020 Top of the Agenda Japan’s Prime Minister Resigns Over Health Issues Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he will resign (NYT) for health reasons, ending wee…

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August 27, 2020 at 1:19 PM

Iranian Nuclear Sites | UN Investigates Israel-Hezbollah Clash | Pence Vows ‘Law and Order’

Daily News Brief August 27, 2020 Top of the Agenda Iran Allows International Access to Suspected Former Nuclear Sites Iran agreed to allow (BBC) the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) a…

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August 26, 2020 at 1:06 PM

Hong Kong Lawmakers Arrested | UN Rejects Iran Sanctions | Floods in Afghanistan, Pakistan

Daily News Brief August 26, 2020 Top of the Agenda Hong Kong Authorities Arrest Two Legislators Hong Kong police arrested (Straits Times) two opposition Legislative Council members amid a grow…

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August 25, 2020 at 1:00 PM

U.S.-China Trade Deal | Africa Eliminates Wild Polio | Republicans Renominate Trump

Daily News Brief August 25, 2020 Top of the Agenda U.S., China Forge Ahead on Trade Deal Despite Souring Relations Despite rising tensions in other areas, the United States and China reiterate…

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August 24, 2020 at 12:56 PM

Belarus Protests Continue | Christchurch Shooter Sentencing | Pompeo Visits the Middle East

Daily News Brief August 24, 2020 Top of the Agenda Belarusian Opposition Leader to Meet With U.S. Diplomat Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya will meet (RFE/RL) with U.S. Depu…

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August 21, 2020 at 12:55 PM

Tensions Over Iran Sanctions | Navalny’s Transfer Blocked | Biden Accepts Nomination

Daily News Brief August 21, 2020 Top of the Agenda U.S. Moves to Reimpose Sanctions on Iran U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered letters (NPR) to UN leaders accusing Iran of violating…

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August 20, 2020 at 12:45 PM

Putin Critic Hospitalized | U.S. Ends Hong Kong Agreements | EU Rejects Belarusian Election

Daily News Brief August 20, 2020 Top of the Agenda Russian Opposition Leader Hospitalized After Suspected Poisoning Prominent Russian opposition leader and anticorruption advocate Alexey Naval…

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August 19, 2020 at 12:47 PM

Mali’s President Resigns | Hezbollah Member Convicted on Hariri Killing | EU Meets on Belarus

Daily News Brief August 19, 2020 Top of the Agenda Mali’s Keita Steps Down Amid Military Coup Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resigned after mutinous soldiers arrested him (Al Jazeera)…

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August 18, 2020 at 12:40 PM

Court Rules on Hariri Killing | U.S. Restrictions on Huawei | Rockets Strike Kabul

Daily News Brief August 18, 2020 Top of the Agenda Court Finds Hezbollah Leadership, Syria Not Responsible for Hariri Assassination ​ An UN-backed tribunal in the Netherlands has begun issuing…

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August 17, 2020 at 12:49 PM

Belarus Protests Grow | New Zealand Delays Election | UAE Summons Iranian Diplomat

Daily News Brief August 17, 2020 Top of the Agenda Protests Escalate in Belarus Over Disputed Election Protesters held what might have been the largest demonstration in Belarus’s history (NYT)…

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August 14, 2020 at 12:52 PM

Landmark Israel-UAE Deal | U.S. Confiscates Iranian Oil | Belarusian Protesters Allege Abuse

Daily News Brief August 14, 2020 Top of the Agenda Israel, UAE to Normalize Diplomatic Ties in Major Agreement After months of secretive talks, Israel and the United Arab Emirates have announc…

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August 13, 2020 at 12:58 PM

Belarusian Protests Continue | France Ups Mediterranean Presence | Ship Drained in Mauritius

Daily News Brief August 13, 2020 Top of the Agenda Deadly Protests Stretch On in Belarus Over Contested Election A second protester died as Belarus endured a fourth straight night of demonstra…

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August 12, 2020 at 1:10 PM

Biden’s Historic VP Choice | U.S.–Middle East Arms Transfers | Mexican Ex-President Accused of Graft

Daily News Brief August 12, 2020 Top of the Agenda Joe Biden Picks Kamala Harris as Running Mate Democratic presidential contender and former Vice President Joe Biden selected (NYT) Senator Ka…

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August 11, 2020 at 12:50 PM

Lebanese Government Quits | Belarusian Opposition Leader Flees | Hong Kongers Back Newspaper

Daily News Brief August 11, 2020 Top of the Agenda Lebanon’s Government Steps Down Following Public Pressure After less than eight months in power, Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab’s govern…

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August 10, 2020 at 12:57 PM

U.S.-Taiwan Meeting | Thousands Protest Belarus Election Results | Afghanistan to Release Taliban Prisoners

Daily News Brief August 10, 2020 Top of the Agenda U.S. Health Secretary, Taiwanese President Meet as Beijing Cracks Down on Hong Kong U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar pra…

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August 7, 2020 at 12:46 PM

U.S. Cracks Down on Chinese Apps | Lebanon Investigates Explosions | African Coronavirus Cases Pass One Million

Daily News Brief August 7, 2020 Top of the Agenda Trump Orders U.S. Entities to Stop Dealing With Chinese-Owned Apps U.S. President Donald J. Trump issued a set of executive orders (FT) giving…

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August 6, 2020 at 12:47 PM

Lebanon Seeks Justice | Japan Remembers Hiroshima | U.S. Ups Pressure on Chinese Apps

Daily News Brief August 6, 2020 Top of the Agenda Lebanon Seeks Justice After Devastating Explosion Pressure is mounting for Lebanese authorities to deliver justice after a pair of explosions …

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August 5, 2020 at 12:51 PM

Explosions Rock Beirut | U.S. Announces Taiwan Visit | Egypt Withdraws From Dam Talks

Daily News Brief August 5, 2020 Top of the Agenda Explosions Devastate Beirut, Trigger Outpouring of International Support A set of explosions rocked Lebanon’s capital city of Beirut, devastat…

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August 4, 2020 at 1:05 PM

Virus Cases Soar in Latin America | Kashmir Lockdown | Former Spanish King Flees

Daily News Brief August 4, 2020 Top of the Agenda Latin American Coronavirus Cases Top Five Million Latin America, the region hit hardest by the pandemic, has passed five million coronavirus c…

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August 3, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Microsoft Mulls TikTok Buy | Afghan Prison Attacked | Guyana Installs New President

Daily News Brief August 3, 2020 Top of the Agenda Microsoft Considers Buying TikTok Amid Concerns About Chinese Technology U.S. software giant Microsoft announced it is negotiating (CNBC) to b…

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July 31, 2020 at 1:04 PM

Hong Kong Delays Election | Intra-Afghan Cease-Fire Begins | Eurozone Enters Record-Setting Recession

Daily News Brief July 31, 2020 Top of the Agenda Hong Kong Delays Election, Deepening Concern About Crackdown Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam used her emergency powers (SCMP) to push th…

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July 30, 2020 at 12:56 PM

U.S. to Withdraw Troops in Germany | Hong Kong Disqualifies Opposition Candidates | New Syria Sanctions

Daily News Brief July 30, 2020 Top of the Agenda U.S. Cuts Troops in Germany, Signaling Cracks in Alliance The United States will withdraw nearly twelve thousand troops (DW) from Germany in a …

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July 29, 2020 at 12:51 PM

Yemen Peace Prospects | Intra-Afghan Cease-Fire | Iranian Missiles Put U.S. Bases on Alert

Daily News Brief July 29, 2020 Top of the Agenda Yemeni Separatists Raise Peace Prospects by Abandoning Self-Rule  Yemen’s separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) abandoned its claim of…

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July 28, 2020 at 1:03 PM

Israel-Hezbollah Tensions | Former Malaysian Prime Minister Convicted | U.S.-Russia Nuclear Talks

Daily News Brief July 28, 2020 Top of the Agenda Israel, Hezbollah Clash Over Alleged Border Incursion Israel’s military accused Lebanon’s Hezbollah of launching a raid (Al Jazeera) across the…

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July 27, 2020 at 12:55 PM

U.S. Consulate in Chengdu Closes | Israel Warns Against Attacks | Gunmen Kill Dozens in Darfur

Daily News Brief July 27, 2020 Top of the Agenda U.S. Consulate in China Closes Amid Diplomatic Row Chinese officials took control (SCMP) of the U.S. consulate in Chengdu today, ending a thirt…

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July 24, 2020 at 1:14 PM

China Shutters U.S. Consulate | U.S. Jets Buzz Iranian Airliner | Taliban Proposes Intra-Afghan Talks

Daily News Brief July 24, 2020 Top of the Agenda China Closes U.S. Consulate as Tensions Escalate Chinese officials demanded that the U.S. consulate in the city of Chengdu cease operations by …

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