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October 21, 2021 at 12:52 PM

EU, Poland Clash on Rule of Law | Blinken in South America | FDA Booster Announcement

Daily News Brief October 21, 2021 Top of the Agenda Dispute With Poland Over Rule of Law Expected to Dominate EU Summit A two-day summit of European Union (EU) leaders begins today. It was originally slated…
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October 20, 2021 at 1:03 PM

Brazilian Probe on Pandemic Handling | Moscow Summit on Afghanistan | Damascus Attack

Daily News Brief October 20, 2021 Top of the Agenda Brazilian Senate Panel to Seek Criminal Charges Against Bolsonaro for Pandemic Response A Senate committee that has for months investigated Brazilian Pres…
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October 19, 2021 at 12:54 PM

Russia Suspends Mission to NATO | Ethiopian Air Strikes | German Coalition Talks

Daily News Brief October 19, 2021 Top of the Agenda Russia Suspends Diplomatic Ties With NATO Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, announced that the country is suspending diplomatic ties (NYT) with th…
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October 18, 2021 at 1:19 PM

Maduro Ends Talks With Opposition | Colin Powell Dies | Missionaries Kidnapped in Haiti

Daily News Brief October 18, 2021 Top of the Agenda Venezuela’s Maduro Suspends Talks With Opposition After Ally’s Extradition A Venezuelan opposition alliance and the Norwegian government urged President N…
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October 15, 2021 at 12:49 PM

Attack at Afghan Shiite Mosque | Questioning Abenomics | U.S. Rejoins UN Rights Council

Daily News Brief October 15, 2021 Top of the Agenda Dozens Killed in Attack on Afghan Shiite Mosque Explosions at a Shiite mosque in the city of Kandahar killed at least thirty-two people (Al Jazeera). It w…
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October 14, 2021 at 12:54 PM

New WHO Pandemic Forensic Team | Kenya’s President in Washington | Honduran Opposition Unites

Daily News Brief October 14, 2021 Top of the Agenda WHO Announces New Team to Probe COVID-19’s Origins The World Health Organization (WHO) announced twenty-six proposed members of a team that will advise a …
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October 13, 2021 at 12:54 PM

U.S. to Ease Canada, Mexico Travel | Abraham Accords Anniversary | EU Stance on Irish Border

Daily News Brief October 13, 2021 Top of the Agenda U.S. to Reopen Canada, Mexico Land Borders to Vaccinated Travelers The United States will allow all fully vaccinated travelers to enter the country (CNN) …
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October 12, 2021 at 12:58 PM

Countries Pledge to Cut Methane | Sadr Leads Iraq Vote Count | France’s Industrial Push

Daily News Brief October 12, 2021 Top of the Agenda Over Thirty Countries Pledge to Slash Methane Emissions by 2030 Countries that together produce around 30 percent of global methane emissions have pledged…
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October 11, 2021 at 12:53 PM

Scandal at IMF, World Bank | China-India Border Talks Fail | Tunisia’s New Government

Daily News Brief October 11, 2021 Top of the Agenda IMF, World Bank Begin Annual Meetings Amid Data-Rigging Controversy Weeklong annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank kick …
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October 8, 2021 at 12:53 PM

Journalists Win Nobel Peace Prize | OECD Tax Talks | U.S.-Mexico Security Agreement

Daily News Brief October 8, 2021 Top of the Agenda Philippine, Russian Journalists Awarded Nobel Peace Prize Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize (BBC) …
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October 7, 2021 at 1:00 PM

U.S.-China Talks | Malaria Vaccine | Peru’s Cabinet Reshuffle

Daily News Brief October 7, 2021 Top of the Agenda U.S., Chinese Envoys Hold ‘Constructive’ Talks in Zurich A six-hour meeting between senior U.S. and Chinese officials was described by both sides as “const…
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October 6, 2021 at 12:46 PM

EU-Western Balkans Summit | Facebook Whistleblower Testifies | British Talks With Taliban

Daily News Brief October 6, 2021 Top of the Agenda EU, Balkan Leaders Meet Amid Stalled Progress on Bloc Membership ​ European Union (EU) leaders are meeting in Slovenia today (AP) with the leaders of Alban…
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October 5, 2021 at 12:50 PM

Chinese Warplanes Near Taiwan | UN Probe on Libya Atrocities | Blinken, Macron Meet

Daily News Brief October 5, 2021 Top of the Agenda China Sends Record Number of Warplanes Near Taiwanese Airspace Washington and Beijing traded public warnings and are in private contact (Reuters) after fif…
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October 4, 2021 at 1:04 PM

Leak of Leaders’ Hidden Assets | U.S.-China Trade Talks | Bombing in Kabul

Daily News Brief October 4, 2021 Top of the Agenda Massive Leak Details World Leaders’ Offshore Accounts Millions of files leaked to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) and exam…
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October 1, 2021 at 12:48 PM

Ethiopia Orders UN Officials Out | Australia to Ease Travel Curbs | U.S.-Russia Arms Control Talks

Daily News Brief October 1, 2021 Top of the Agenda Ethiopia Expels Seven UN Officials as Famine Looms The UN Security Council is holding an emergency meeting today (AFP) to discuss Ethiopia’s announcement t…
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September 30, 2021 at 12:58 PM

Pyongyang to Restore Hotline | Pre-COP26 Talks | Reported Deal to Avoid U.S. Government Shutdown

Daily News Brief September 30, 2021 Top of the Agenda North Korea’s Kim: Inter-Korean Military Hotline Will Be Restored in October North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said that regular hotline calls with South …
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September 29, 2021 at 12:58 PM

Japan’s Ruling Party Elects Leader | Reported Sex Abuse by WHO Staff | Putin, Erdogan Meet

Daily News Brief September 29, 2021 Top of the Agenda Former Foreign Minister Elected to Lead Japan’s Ruling Party Fumio Kishida, a former foreign minister favored by leaders in Japan’s ruling Liberal Democ…
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September 28, 2021 at 12:49 PM

U.S. Debt-Ceiling Showdown | Power Outages in China | South Africa’s Emissions Targets

Daily News Brief September 28, 2021 Top of the Agenda U.S. Fed Official Warns of Risks of Failure to Lift Debt Ceiling as Shutdown Looms President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York John Williams warne…
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September 27, 2021 at 12:49 PM

Germany in Limbo After Election | Indian Farmers Resume Protests | UK Fuel Bottlenecks

Daily News Brief September 27, 2021 Top of the Agenda German Government Hinges on Coalition Talks After Narrow SPD Win The Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) held a 1.6 percent lead (FT) over the ruli…
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September 24, 2021 at 12:54 PM

Quad Convenes at White House | German Elections | Global Climate Protests

Daily News Brief September 24, 2021 Top of the Agenda Quad Convenes First In-Person Meeting The leaders of the United States, Australia, India, and Japan—which form the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Q…
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September 23, 2021 at 12:48 PM

Beijing Reacts to Market Concerns | U.S. Envoy to Haiti Resigns | EPA Emissions Rule

Daily News Brief September 23, 2021 Top of the Agenda Beijing Vows to Stabilize Economy Amid Concerns Over Housing Debt China’s central bank injected a net $17 billion into the financial system today, Bloom…
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September 22, 2021 at 12:49 PM

Biden’s Global Vaccination Push | Taliban Seek UNGA Slot | South American Vaccine Hubs

Daily News Brief September 22, 2021 Top of the Agenda Biden Pushes for Increased COVID-19 Vaccine Access on Heels of UNGA Climate Pledges U.S. President Joe Biden will meet (NYT) with foreign leaders and re…
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September 21, 2021 at 12:54 PM

UNGA Speeches Kick Off | Sudanese Coup Attempt | Trudeau’s Lackluster Victory

Daily News Brief September 21, 2021 Top of the Agenda Global Tensions Will Be on Display at UNGA Debate Speeches by world leaders kick off today (NYT) at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, tho…
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September 20, 2021 at 12:50 PM

Climate Appeals Ahead of UNGA | Russian Elections | Haitians Deported

Daily News Brief September 20, 2021 Top of the Agenda UN’s Guterres, Britain’s Johnson Host Climate Session Ahead of UNGA General Debate UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and British Prime Minister Bori…
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September 17, 2021 at 12:44 PM

China’s Bid to Join CPTPP | Migrant Camp in Texas | Abraham Accords Turn One

Daily News Brief September 17, 2021 Top of the Agenda China Applies to Join Trade Pact Originally Meant to Counter Its Influence In a bid to increase its economic clout in the Pacific, China filed an applic…
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September 16, 2021 at 12:44 PM

Nuclear Subs for Australia | France Kills Sahel Jihadi Leader | First All-Civilian Space Flight

Daily News Brief September 16, 2021 Top of the Agenda U.S., UK to Help Australia Acquire Nuclear-Powered Submarines Heralding the beginning of a new security alliance, the leaders of Australia, the United K…
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September 15, 2021 at 12:59 PM

North, South Korea Test Missiles | EU Calls for Security Autonomy | U.S. General’s De-escalation Steps

Daily News Brief September 15, 2021 Top of the Agenda Koreas Test Missiles as Nuclear Negotiations Remain Stalled North Korea and South Korea both tested ballistic missiles (CNN) today, adding new pressure …
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September 14, 2021 at 12:49 PM

Blinken Grilled on Afghanistan Exit | Egypt-Israel Ties | UN General Assembly Kicks Off

Daily News Brief September 14, 2021 Top of the Agenda Blinken Faces Congress Questioning on Afghanistan Pullout U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will testify (Foreign Policy) before the Senate Committ…
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September 13, 2021 at 12:51 PM

UN Appeals for Afghanistan Aid | Iran-IAEA Agreement | Norwegian Elections

Daily News Brief September 13, 2021 Top of the Agenda UN Appeals for $600 Million in Aid for Afghanistan At a conference it hosts today, the United Nations will call for $600 million (DW) to fund humanitari…
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September 10, 2021 at 1:02 PM

U.S. Vaccine Requirements | Civilian Flight From Kabul | Twenty Years Since 9/11

Daily News Brief September 10, 2021 Top of the Agenda Biden Announces Sweeping COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements As part of a package of new pandemic-containment measures, U.S. President Joe Biden announced fed…
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September 9, 2021 at 12:48 PM

COVAX Slashes 2021 Delivery Forecast | Morocco’s Election Upset | China-Uruguay Trade Talks

Daily News Brief September 9, 2021 Top of the Agenda COVAX Vaccine Equity Program Cuts Expected 2021 Deliveries By a Quarter COVAX, the UN-backed mechanism for improving global access to COVID-19 vaccines, …
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September 8, 2021 at 2:24 PM

How the World Has Changed: 20 Years After 9/11

Insight on the terror attacks and aftermath     Twenty years after the attacks of September 11, 2001, the war in Afghanistan has come to an end, but U.S. foreign policy—including counterterrorism, human rights, migration, and surveillance—has been…
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September 8, 2021 at 12:56 PM

Taliban Announce Government | Trial for 2015 Paris Attacks | Mexico’s Abortion Ruling

Daily News Brief September 8, 2021 Top of the Agenda Taliban Announce Caretaker Government With Longtime Leaders in Top Positions  The Taliban announced a caretaker cabinet (NYT) that includes many hard-lin…
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September 7, 2021 at 1:01 PM

Guinea’s Coup | Myanmar Opposition Calls for Armed Resistance | Rallies for Brazil’s Bolsonaro

Daily News Brief September 7, 2021 Top of the Agenda Guinean Military Consolidates Power in Wake of Coup The soldiers who carried out a coup against Guinean President Alpha Conde on Sunday announced that mi…
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September 3, 2021 at 12:51 PM

Japan’s Suga to Resign | Calls for EU Military Force | Venezuela Talks

Daily News Brief September 3, 2021 Editor’s note: There will be no Daily Brief on Monday, September 6, for Labor Day. Top of the Agenda Japanese Leader to Step Aside After One Y…
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September 2, 2021 at 12:55 PM

China’s Warning on Climate Cooperation | New Taliban Government | Ivory Coast Oil Find

Daily News Brief September 2, 2021 Top of the Agenda Beijing Tells Washington That Climate Action Is Inseparable From Broader Relations Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told top U.S. climate diplomat John K…
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September 1, 2021 at 12:58 PM

Ukraine’s Zelensky in Washington | Biden’s Afghanistan Address | Venezuelan Opposition’s Election Boycott Ends

Daily News Brief September 1, 2021 Top of the Agenda U.S. Security Support for Ukraine in Focus as Zelensky Meets With Biden Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with U.S. President Joe Biden (A…
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August 31, 2021 at 12:57 PM

U.S. Completes Afghanistan Withdrawal | U.S. Climate Envoy in Asia | Israeli-Palestinian Talks

Daily News Brief August 31, 2021 Top of the Agenda U.S. Completes Military Pullout From Afghanistan, Ending Twenty-Year War The final U.S. military forces departed Afghanistan (TOLOnews) yesterday, finalizi…
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August 30, 2021 at 1:04 PM

U.S. Intercepts Rockets in Kabul | North Korea’s Nuclear Program | UK Study on Delta Variant

Daily News Brief August 30, 2021 Top of the Agenda U.S. Intercepts Rockets at Kabul Airport as Withdrawal Deadline Nears Ahead of tomorrow’s deadline for the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the United Sta…
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August 27, 2021 at 12:57 PM

Scores Killed in Kabul Attack | Japan-Taiwan Talks | Fed’s Annual Meeting

Daily News Brief August 27, 2021 Top of the Agenda U.S. Vows to Continue Evacuations From Afghanistan After Deadly Attack President Joe Biden vowed to hunt down the attackers (White House) responsible for k…
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August 26, 2021 at 1:05 PM

Israel’s Bennett at White House | Security Threats in Kabul | Iran’s New Cabinet

Daily News Brief August 26, 2021 Top of the Agenda Israeli Prime Minister Bennett to Meet With Biden Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who took office in June as part of an ideologically diverse coali…
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August 25, 2021 at 1:08 PM

‘Remain in Mexico’ Ruling | Deadline for Afghanistan Withdrawal | Algeria-Morocco Ties

Daily News Brief August 25, 2021 Top of the Agenda U.S. Supreme Court Allows ‘Remain in Mexico’ Program to be Reinstated The U.S. Supreme Court refused to block a Texas federal court’s ruling (WaPo) that or…
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August 24, 2021 at 1:00 PM

CIA-Taliban Meeting | Egypt Closes Gaza Border | U.S. FDA Approves Pfizer Jab

Daily News Brief August 24, 2021 Top of the Agenda CIA Director Meets With Taliban Leader Ahead of G7 Gathering CIA Director William Burns met with the Taliban’s top political leader, Mullah Abdul Ghani Bar…
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August 23, 2021 at 1:04 PM

Medical Aid to Afghanistan Delayed | DNA-Based COVID-19 Shot Approved | Chad’s Sahel Drawdown

Daily News Brief August 23, 2021 Top of the Agenda Medical Aid to Afghanistan Delayed Amid Tense Airport Evacuations Five hundred tons of medical supplies due to be delivered to Afghanistan this week have b…
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August 20, 2021 at 1:07 PM

Delays in Kabul Airlifts | Chinese Data Privacy Law | Merkel-Putin Meeting

Daily News Brief August 20, 2021 Top of the Agenda Airlifts From Kabul Continue as Taliban Tightens Grip More than eighteen thousand people have been evacuated (Reuters) from Afghanistan since the Taliban t…
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August 19, 2021 at 12:59 PM

U.S. Announces COVID-19 Boosters | IMF Blocks Afghanistan Funds | EU Criticizes Belarus

Daily News Brief August 19, 2021 Top of the Agenda U.S. to Offer COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Despite Inequity Warnings The White House announced that beginning September 20, the United States will offer COVID…
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August 18, 2021 at 1:06 PM

Nearly Two Thousand Dead in Haiti Quake | Taliban Press Conference | South Africans Protest Vaccine Exports

Daily News Brief August 18, 2021 Top of the Agenda Death Toll in Haiti Earthquake Nears Two Thousand Haitian authorities said the confirmed death toll from Saturday’s earthquake has risen (Miami Herald) to …
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August 17, 2021 at 1:08 PM

Taliban Consolidates Control | Haiti Earthquake Relief | Israel-Poland Dispute

Daily News Brief August 17, 2021 Top of the Agenda Taliban Consolidates Control of Afghanistan as Biden Defends U.S. Withdrawal In the first signals of what Taliban rule in Afghanistan could look like in th…
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August 16, 2021 at 1:08 PM

Afghan Government Collapses | Earthquake Strikes Haiti | Zambian Opposition Wins Election

Daily News Brief August 16, 2021 Top of the Agenda Afghan Government Collapses Amid Taliban Takeover, Chaotic U.S. Evacuation President Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan (Economist) yesterday as Taliban leaders…
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August 13, 2021 at 12:56 PM

Taliban Surges | Venezuela Talks | Census Shows More Multiracial U.S.

Daily News Brief August 13, 2021 Top of the Agenda As Taliban Gains Ground, Western Countries Scramble to Assist Withdrawal The Taliban gained control of Afghanistan’s second- and third-largest cities by ea…
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