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December 6, 2021 at 1:58 PM

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Sentenced | Modi, Putin Meet | Pope’s Message on Migrants

Daily News Brief December 6, 2021 Top of the Agenda Deposed Myanmar Leader Handed Prison Sentence in Closed-Door Trial A Myanmar court sentenced deposed civilian leader (Reuters) Aung San Suu Kyi to four ye…

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December 3, 2021 at 1:58 PM

Mexico Allows ‘Remain in Mexico’ to Restart | Gambia’s Election | Shake-Up in Austrian Ruling Party

Daily News Brief December 3, 2021 Top of the Agenda Mexico Agrees to Allow Contentious ‘Remain in Mexico’ Policy to Restart After a Texas court ruled in August that the United States must recommence a polic…

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December 2, 2021 at 1:49 PM

New Responses to Omicron | U.S.-South Korea Defense Talks | Migrant Detentions on Belarus Border

Daily News Brief December 2, 2021 Top of the Agenda World Leaders Weigh New COVID-19 Measures Amid Omicron Fears As global concerns over the omicron coronavirus variant continue to rise, European Commission…

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December 1, 2021 at 1:58 PM

Russia-Ukraine Tensions | EU Infrastructure Program | U.S. Supreme Court Hears Abortion Case

Daily News Brief December 1, 2021 Top of the Agenda NATO Chief: Be ‘Prepared for the Worst’ As Russia-Ukraine Tensions Soar At a meeting of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) foreign ministers yester…

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November 30, 2021 at 2:03 PM

Iran’s Demands in Nuclear Talks | Air Strikes in Uganda | Barbados Becomes a Republic

Daily News Brief November 30, 2021 Top of the Agenda Iran Makes Maximalist Demands in New Round of Nuclear Talks Iran called for an immediate lifting of U.S. sanctions (NYT) against it in negotiations yeste…

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November 29, 2021 at 2:05 PM

Omicron Travel Bans | Iran Nuclear Talks Restart | Honduran Presidential Elections

Daily News Brief November 29, 2021 Top of the Agenda G7 Ministers to Meet Over New Virus Variant as Travel Bans Grow Health ministers from Group of Seven (G7) countries will meet today (Politico) to discuss…

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November 23, 2021 at 1:53 PM

Biden to Tap Strategic Oil Reserve | UN Nuclear Chief in Iran | Ethiopia’s Abiy at the Battlefront

Daily News Brief November 23, 2021 Editor’s note: There will be no Daily Brief until Monday, November 29, for Thanksgiving. Top of the Agenda OPEC+ Warns of Response as Washingt…

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November 22, 2021 at 2:00 PM

Sudanese PM Reinstated | Peng Shuai’s Call With IOC Head | Russian Troop Buildup Near Ukraine

Daily News Brief November 22, 2021 Top of the Agenda Sudanese Protests Continue After Military Reinstates Ousted Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, the Sudanese prime minister deposed in an October 25 military …

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November 19, 2021 at 1:53 PM

Austria’s Vaccine Mandate | India to Repeal Farm Laws | Deforestation of Amazon Rainforest Surges

Daily News Brief November 19, 2021 Top of the Agenda Austria Announces Lockdown, Europe’s First COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Amid surging COVID-19 infections, Austria announced it will begin a nationwide lockdo…

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November 18, 2021 at 1:46 PM

‘Three Amigos’ Summit | Voting Rights for Overseas Pakistanis | Greece Tries Migration Activists

Daily News Brief November 18, 2021 Top of the Agenda Leaders of U.S., Canada, Mexico to Hold First Meeting in Five Years Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obra…

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November 17, 2021 at 1:55 PM

Pfizer Deal on Generic COVID-19 Pill | Detentions in Ethiopia | Armenia-Azerbaijan Truce

Daily News Brief November 17, 2021 Top of the Agenda Pfizer to Allow Developing Countries to Produce Generic Versions of Its COVID-19 Pill U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer signed an agreement (NYT) to share…

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November 16, 2021 at 1:59 PM

‘Respectful’ Biden-Xi Meeting | Libya’s Haftar Runs for President | Scrutiny of U.S. Strike in Syria

Daily News Brief November 16, 2021 Top of the Agenda Biden, Xi Express Desire to Avoid Conflict in Virtual Meeting U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke for more than three hours l…

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November 15, 2021 at 1:54 PM

COP26 Climate Pact | Biden-Xi Meeting | Blinken’s Tour of Africa

Daily News Brief November 15, 2021 Top of the Agenda COP26 Deal Breaks New Ground on Fossil Fuels, Carbon Trading Finalized at the twenty-sixth Conference of Parties (COP26) on Saturday, the Glasgow Climate…

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November 12, 2021 at 1:58 PM

Final Stretch of COP26 | Declaration on Xi’s Power | Conference on Libya

Daily News Brief November 12, 2021 Top of the Agenda COP26 Enters Final Stretch of Negotiations Delegates at this year’s UN climate summit, the twenty-sixth Conference of the Parties (COP26), are negotiatin…

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November 10, 2021 at 2:04 PM

Draft COP26 Deal | Syria-UAE Ties | Von Der Leyen at White House

Daily News Brief November 10, 2021 Editor’s note: There will be no Daily Brief on Thursday, November 11, for Veterans Day. Top of the Agenda Draft UN Climate Deal Mentions Coal,…

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November 9, 2021 at 1:59 PM

Poland Warns Belarus Over Border Tensions | Chile’s Impeachment Vote | Global Heat Stress

Daily News Brief November 9, 2021 Editor’s note: For the duration of the twenty-sixth Conference of the Parties (COP26), the Daily News Brief will include a special section dedicated to developments at the climate summ…

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November 8, 2021 at 1:51 PM

Iraqi PM Survives Drone Attack | New Czech Government | Report: Countries Underreporting Emissions

Daily News Brief November 8, 2021 Editor’s note: For the duration of the twenty-sixth Conference of the Parties (COP26), the Daily News Brief will include a special section dedicated to developments at the climate summ…

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November 5, 2021 at 12:54 PM

Europe at Pandemic’s Epicenter | U.S. Arms Sale to Saudi Arabia | Ethiopian Opposition Alliance

Daily News Brief November 5, 2021 Editor’s note: For the duration of the twenty-sixth Conference of the Parties (COP26), the Daily News Brief will include a special section dedicated to developments at the climate summ…

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November 4, 2021 at 12:47 PM

Iran to Return to Nuclear Talks | U.S. Blacklists Israeli Spyware | Countries Pledge to Quit Coal

Daily News Brief November 4, 2021 Editor’s note: For the duration of the twenty-sixth Conference of the Parties (COP26), the Daily News Brief will include a special section dedicated to developments at the climate summ…

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November 3, 2021 at 12:56 PM

UN Report Slams Atrocities in Ethiopia | RCEP Trade Pact | UK Climate Rules for Companies

Daily News Brief November 3, 2021 Editor’s note: For the duration of the twenty-sixth Conference of the Parties (COP26), the Daily News Brief will include a special section dedicated to developments at the climate summ…

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November 2, 2021 at 1:05 PM

Pledges on Methane, Deforestation | Explosions at Kabul Hospital | Facebook Closes Nicaraguan Accounts

Daily News Brief November 2, 2021 Top of the Agenda U.S. Unveils New Methane Rules as Countries Join Pledges on Methane, Deforestation The White House proposed rules (NYT) that would reduce U.S. emissions o…

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November 1, 2021 at 1:04 PM

COP26 Begins | Japan’s Election Results | U.S. Rolls Back Tariffs on EU

Daily News Brief November 1, 2021 Editor’s note: For the duration of the twenty-sixth Conference of the Parties (COP26), the Daily News Brief will include a special section dedicated to developments at the climate summ…

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October 29, 2021 at 12:59 PM

Biden Heads to G20 | Japan’s Election | Sudanese Opposition to Coup

Daily News Brief October 29, 2021 Top of the Agenda Biden Meets Pope, Macron Ahead of G20 Summit World leaders have begun arriving in Rome (Politico) to attend this weekend’s Group of Twenty (G20) summit, w…

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October 28, 2021 at 8:59 PM

All You Need to Know Ahead of COP26

Can next week's climate meeting spark action?     A Summit at a Tipping Point Dozens of world leaders and some 20,000 diplomats, business executives, and activists will meet in Glasgow starting this Sunday for the United Nations Climate C…

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October 28, 2021 at 12:57 PM

EU Fines Poland | India Criticizes Net-Zero Targets | Oil CEOs Testify Before U.S. Congress

Daily News Brief October 28, 2021 Top of the Agenda EU Court Slaps Record Fine on Poland, Escalating Rule-of-Law Dispute The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ordered Poland to pay a record-high…

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October 27, 2021 at 1:01 PM

UN Predicts 2.7°C of Warming | Indian Court to Probe Spyware | Alleged Cyberattack in Iran

Daily News Brief October 27, 2021 Top of the Agenda New UN Report Finds World on Track for 2.7°C of Warming A report from the UN Environment Program found that countries’ updated climate pledges put the wor…

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October 26, 2021 at 1:05 PM

Myanmar Crisis Hangs Over ASEAN Summit | U.S. Freezes Sudan Aid | Canada’s New Cabinet

Daily News Brief October 26, 2021 Top of the Agenda ASEAN Summit Kicks Off Without Myanmar Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) began a series of virtual meetings today by lamenti…

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October 25, 2021 at 1:09 PM

Coup in Sudan | Facebook’s Poor Policing of Hate Speech | Saudi Arabia’s Emissions Pledge

Daily News Brief October 25, 2021 Top of the Agenda Sudan’s Military Dissolves Transitional Government in Apparent Coup World leaders and human rights groups have condemned (Al Jazeera) an apparent coup in …

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October 22, 2021 at 12:54 PM

Crisis Diplomacy in Sudan | French-Israeli Talks on Spyware | U.S. Hypersonic Missile Test

Daily News Brief October 22, 2021 Top of the Agenda U.S. Envoy Travels to Sudan as Transitional Government Risks Unraveling Hundreds of thousands of people reportedly protested in Sudan yesterday (Reuters) …

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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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