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November 24, 2020 at 1:52 PM

U.S. Transition to Biden | Tigray Conflict | Catholic Pilgrimage Canceled

Daily News Brief November 24, 2020 Top of the Agenda Trump Allows Transition to Begin, Biden Names Foreign Policy Team The Donald J. Trump administration has allowed the federal government’s t…

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November 20, 2020 at 1:43 PM

Ethiopia’s Refugee Crisis | Burkina Faso’s Election | COVID-19 Deaths in Mexico

Daily News Brief November 20, 2020 Top of the Agenda UN Prepares for Mass Displacement From Conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region The UN refugee agency said it is preparing (AP) for as many as …

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November 18, 2020 at 1:49 PM

U.S. Troop Withdrawal | Israeli-Palestinian Cooperation | UK’s ‘Green Industrial Revolution’

Daily News Brief November 18, 2020 Top of the Agenda Trump Orders Troop Drawdown From Afghanistan, Iraq The Pentagon announced yesterday that thousands of U.S. troops will be withdrawn (CNN) f…

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November 17, 2020 at 1:56 PM

EU Budget Impasse | Trump Eyes Troop Withdrawal | Russia to Build Naval Base in Africa

Daily News Brief November 17, 2020 Top of the Agenda Hungary, Poland Block EU Budget, Pandemic Recovery Package Hungary and Poland moved to block the European Union’s budget and pandemic stimu…

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November 12, 2020 at 1:46 PM

Hong Kong Lawmakers Resign | Iran Enriching Uranium | New Peruvian President

Daily News Brief November 12, 2020 Top of the Agenda Hong Kong’s Pro-democracy Lawmakers Resign Pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong are resigning in protest (AP) after four of their colleagu…

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November 9, 2020 at 2:07 PM

Biden Unveils COVID-19 Team | Libya Peace Talks | Bolivia Inaugurates New President

Daily News Brief November 9, 2020 Top of the Agenda Biden Announces COVID-19 Task Force, Trump Refuses to Concede President-elect Joe Biden announced the members of his coronavirus task force…

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November 5, 2020 at 1:50 PM

Ethiopia’s Conflict Rages | Riyadh Relaxes Worker Restrictions | Kosovo’s President Resigns

Daily News Brief November 5, 2020 Top of the Agenda Conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region Continues Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pledged to continue a military operation (AP) in the nort…

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November 4, 2020 at 1:56 PM

U.S. Vote Count Continues | Conflict Brews in Ethiopia | U.S. Officially Exits Paris Agreement

Daily News Brief November 4, 2020 Top of the Agenda Vote Counting Continues in Close U.S. Election President Donald J. Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are locked in a tightly contest…

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November 3, 2020 at 2:02 PM

Vienna Attack | U.S. General Election | Libya’s Warring Groups Meet

Daily News Brief November 3, 2020 Top of the Agenda Terrorist Attack Kills at Least Four in Vienna  At least four people were killed in an attack (NYT) in the Austrian capital of Vienna yester…

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November 2, 2020 at 2:05 PM

Kabul University Attacked | Algeria’s Constitutional Referendum | Earthquake Kills Dozens in Turkey

Daily News Brief November 2, 2020 Top of the Agenda Nineteen People Die in Attack on Afghanistan’s Largest University Gunmen stormed Afghanistan’s largest school (AP), Kabul University, on Mon…

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October 30, 2020 at 12:59 PM

France on Alert After Knife Attack | U.S. to Sell F-35s to UAE | UK’s Corbyn Suspended

Daily News Brief October 30, 2020 Top of the Agenda France on High Alert After Knife Attack in Nice France is under its highest-level security alert (WaPo) after three people were killed at a …

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October 29, 2020 at 12:49 PM

France, Germany Lock Down | Tanzania’s Disputed Election | U.S. Blocks WTO Front-Runner

Daily News Brief October 29, 2020 Top of the Agenda France, Germany Reenter Lockdown as Pandemic Ravages Europe France and Germany have reimposed coronavirus lockdown measures (BBC) as they st…

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October 28, 2020 at 1:05 PM

Iran Builds Nuclear Facility | Tanzania Votes | U.S. Sets New COVID-19 Record

Daily News Brief October 28, 2020 Top of the Agenda Iran Is Building an Underground Nuclear Facility, UN Watchdog Says Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed t…

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October 27, 2020 at 1:10 PM

Russian Air Strikes in Syria | Deadly Blast in Pakistan | New Supreme Court Justice

Daily News Brief October 27, 2020 Top of the Agenda Suspected Russian Air Strikes Kill Dozens of Rebels in Syria Air strikes believed to be carried out by Russia killed dozens of Turkish-backe…

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October 26, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Chile to Rewrite Constitution | Israel, Sudan Normalize Ties | First Black American Cardinal

Daily News Brief October 26, 2020 Top of the Agenda Chileans Vote to Rewrite Constitution In a referendum held Sunday, Chileans overwhelmingly voted to rewrite the country’s constitution (Merc…

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October 23, 2020 at 12:54 PM

Cease-Fire in Libya | Kyrgyzstan Suspends Elections | Final Trump-Biden Debate

Daily News Brief October 23, 2020 Top of the Agenda Warring Libyan Factions Agree to Cease-Fire  Libya’s two main warring parties agreed to a cease-fire today (NYT), raising hopes for an end t…

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October 22, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Possible U.S. Election Interference | Brexit Talks Resume | Postelection Clashes in Guinea

Daily News Brief October 22, 2020 Top of the Agenda U.S. Officials Warn of Election Interference From Iran, Russia ​ Top U.S. officials accused Iran and Russia of obtaining U.S. voter data (Wa…

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October 21, 2020 at 12:58 PM

U.S.-Russia Nuclear Deal | Saudi Crown Prince Sued | Nigerian Protesters Shot At

Daily News Brief October 21, 2020 Top of the Agenda U.S., Russia Nearing Nuclear Deal The United States and Russia appear close to a nuclear arms control agreement (WSJ) that would freeze the …

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October 20, 2020 at 12:55 PM

Protests in Nigeria | Australia Joins ‘Quad’ Naval Drills | Coronavirus Rages in Argentina

Daily News Brief October 20, 2020 Top of the Agenda Nigeria’s Protests Against Police Brutality Escalate Thousands of people gathered in cities across Nigeria yesterday for protests against po…

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October 19, 2020 at 12:46 PM

Bolivia’s Elections | New Zealand’s Ardern Wins Big | Truce Broken in Nagorno-Karabakh

Daily News Brief October 19, 2020 Top of the Agenda Exit Polls Show Big Win for Socialists in Bolivia’s Election Exit polls released early today show Bolivia’s socialist candidate holds an ins…

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October 16, 2020 at 12:56 PM

Europe’s Second Wave | Prisoner Swap in Yemen | Mexico’s Ex–Defense Chief Arrested

Daily News Brief October 16, 2020 Top of the Agenda Europe Overtakes U.S. in New Coronavirus Cases Europe now exceeds the United States in new coronavirus cases per capita as the continent rep…

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October 15, 2020 at 12:53 PM

Protests in Thailand | Kyrgyz President Resigns | Europe’s Coronavirus Surge

Daily News Brief October 15, 2020 Top of the Agenda Thailand Cracks Down on Growing Protests Thousands of protesters gathered in Bangkok today in defiance of an emergency decree (WaPo) that se…

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October 14, 2020 at 12:47 PM

Israel-Lebanon Talks | EU Can Hit U.S. With Tariffs | Internet Freedom Declines During Pandemic

Daily News Brief October 14, 2020 Top of the Agenda Israel, Lebanon Begin First Talks in Decades ​ Officials from Israel and Lebanon met today for negotiations—the countries’ first direct civi…

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October 13, 2020 at 12:49 PM

Belarus Protests | Ethiopian Jews in Israel | UN Human Rights Council Elections

Daily News Brief October 13, 2020 Top of the Agenda Belarus Threatens to Use Lethal Weapons on Protesters Belarus’s government has threatened to use lethal weapons (RFE/RL) on protesters demon…

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October 12, 2020 at 1:06 PM

North Korea Unveils New Missile | Nagorno-Karabakh Truce Frays | Kyrgyz Political Turmoil

Daily News Brief October 12, 2020 Top of the Agenda North Korea Stirs Concern by Parading Large Missile U.S. and South Korean authorities are analyzing new weapons (Yonhap) unveiled by North K…

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October 9, 2020 at 12:42 PM

World Food Program Wins Nobel | Iran Sanctions | Trump Hopes to Resume Rallies

Daily News Brief October 9, 2020 Top of the Agenda Amid Rising Hunger, World Food Program Wins Nobel Peace Prize The UN World Food Program (WFP) was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (NYT) for it…

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October 8, 2020 at 12:50 PM

Massive Increase in Global Poverty | U.S. Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan | VP Debate

Daily News Brief October 8, 2020 Top of the Agenda World Bank: Pandemic Has Pushed One Hundred Million People Into Extreme Poverty The coronavirus pandemic is expected to force 88–115 million …

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October 7, 2020 at 12:59 PM

Navalny Poisoning | Iran Fears Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict | Trump Tightens Visa Rules

Daily News Brief October 7, 2020 Top of the Agenda Chemical Weapons Body Confirms Nerve Agent Was Used on Russian Dissident Navalny A substance similar to the Novichok family of nerve agents w…

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October 6, 2020 at 12:44 PM

Kyrgyz Elections Annulled | Trump Returns to White House | Pompeo Meets With Quad

Daily News Brief October 6, 2020 Top of the Agenda Kyrgyzstan’s Elections Overturned After Violent Protests Election officials in Kyrgyzstan annulled the results (RFE/RL) of parliamentary elec…

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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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