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March 17, 2022 at 12:51 PM

ICJ Orders Russia to Halt War | India-Russia Trade | U.S. Interest Rate Hikes

Daily News Brief March 17, 2022 Top of the Agenda ICJ Orders Russia to Immediately Suspend Military Operations in Ukraine The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the United Nations’ top court for disputes…

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March 16, 2022 at 12:48 PM

Three Million Flee Ukraine | Hunger in Afghanistan | Climate Stance Sinks Fed Nominee

Daily News Brief March 16, 2022 Top of the Agenda Russia Steps Up Attacks on Kyiv Suburbs as Refugee Count Reaches Three Million Russia escalated its bombings (AP) of Kyiv’s suburbs, where twelve towns repo…

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March 15, 2022 at 12:56 PM

Eastern European Leaders Visit Ukraine | Iranian Envoy in Moscow | Famine in Yemen

Daily News Brief March 15, 2022 Top of the Agenda Eastern European Leaders Visit Kyiv Amid Shelling The prime ministers of the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovenia departed for Kyiv (NYT) to voice European …

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March 14, 2022 at 1:03 PM

Fresh Russia-Ukraine Talks | Shenzhen Lockdown | Chad Peace Talks

Daily News Brief March 14, 2022 Top of the Agenda New Round of Russia-Ukraine Talks Weigh Cease-Fire Representatives from Russia and Ukraine began their fourth round of peace talks (Reuters) today. Meanwhil…

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March 11, 2022 at 1:57 PM

Russian Air Strikes Target Western Ukraine | Iran Deal Talks Paused | U.S. Census Undercounts

Daily News Brief March 11, 2022 Top of the Agenda Russia Expands Range of Ukraine Air Strikes Russia extended the range of its air strikes (NYT) to now reach parts of Ukraine’s northwest and southwest. Rus…

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March 10, 2022 at 1:54 PM

Russia-Ukraine Talks | Conservative Wins South Korean Presidency | UN Warning on Syria

Daily News Brief March 10, 2022 Top of the Agenda Highest-Level Russia-Ukraine Talks Since War Began Yield No Breakthroughs Talks between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Ukrainian counterpart…

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March 9, 2022 at 2:01 PM

U.S., UK Ban Russian Oil Imports | South Korea Votes | Venezuela Frees Detained Americans

Daily News Brief March 9, 2022 Top of the Agenda U.S., UK to Ban Russian Oil Imports as Putin Vows to Restrict Commodity Exports The United States will stop importing (FT) Russian oil and gas and the United…

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March 8, 2022 at 1:56 PM

EU to Cut Reliance on Russian Gas | Vaccine Factory in Kenya | U.S. Vehicle Pollution Rules

Daily News Brief March 8, 2022 Top of the Agenda EU Plans New Energy Strategy to Slash Reliance on Russian Gas In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Union (EU) plans to cut its reliance …

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March 7, 2022 at 1:47 PM

Countries Weigh Ban on Russian Oil | Rohingya in Indonesia | U.S. Officials Visit Venezuela

Daily News Brief March 7, 2022 Top of the Agenda U.S., Allies Weigh Ban on Russian Oil Imports as Prices Soar The price for Brent crude hit $139 per barrel (FT) today after reports that the United States an…

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March 4, 2022 at 1:59 PM

Russian Forces Seize Nuclear Plant | Macron’s Reelection Bid | Buy American Rule

Daily News Brief March 4, 2022 Top of the Agenda Russian Forces Seize Ukrainian Nuclear Plant, NATO Set to Meet Russian forces seized Europe’s largest nuclear power plant (RFE/RL), the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear …

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March 3, 2022 at 1:56 PM

One Million Refugees Flee Ukraine | Quad Leaders Meet | Global Plastics Treaty

Daily News Brief March 3, 2022 Top of the Agenda One Million Refugees Flee Ukraine, Russia Takes First Major City One million people fled Ukraine (WaPo) during the war’s first seven days in what could becom…

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March 2, 2022 at 2:06 PM

Biden: Putin Will Pay for Ukraine Invasion | Afghanistan Aid | EU Plan for Ukraine Refugees

Daily News Brief March 2, 2022 Top of the Agenda Biden Declares Putin Will Pay for Ukraine War in State of the Union Speech In his first State of the Union address, U.S. President Joe Biden said Russian Pre…

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March 1, 2022 at 1:52 PM

Russian Convoy Nears Kyiv | Arms Embargo on Houthis | Turkey Bans Warships From Straits

Daily News Brief March 1, 2022 Top of the Agenda Russian Military Convoy Advances Toward Kyiv as Missile Strikes Central Kharkiv Satellite imagery showed a forty-mile-long Russian military convoy advancing …

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February 28, 2022 at 1:56 PM

Russia-Ukraine Talks | Taliban Restrict Afghans’ Travel | UN Climate Report

Daily News Brief February 28, 2022 Top of the Agenda Russia, Ukraine Hold Talks Amid Efforts to Financially Pressure Moscow High-level delegations from Russia and Ukraine began talks today (RFE/RL) at Ukrai…

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February 25, 2022 at 1:50 PM

Russian Forces Enter Kyiv | China’s Response to the Invasion | Russian Anti-war Protesters Detained

Daily News Brief February 25, 2022 Top of the Agenda Russian Forces Advance on Kyiv as Ukraine’s Zelensky Calls on Moscow to ‘Stop the Death’ Invading Russian forces advanced on the outskirts of Ukraine’s c…

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February 24, 2022 at 2:09 PM

Russia Invades Ukraine | Taiwan on Alert | Central Europe Prepares for Refugees

Daily News Brief February 24, 2022 Top of the Agenda Russia Attacks Ukraine by Air, Land, and Sea Russian tanks and armored vehicles rolled into Ukraine on three fronts (FT) in a large-scale invasion that b…

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February 23, 2022 at 1:57 PM

More Countries Sanction Russia | Pakistan’s PM in Moscow | Underreported Methane Emissions

Daily News Brief February 23, 2022 Top of the Agenda Australia, Canada, Japan Join Countries Sanctioning Russia The three countries joined the United States, European Union, and United Kingdom in announcing…

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February 22, 2022 at 2:05 PM

Russian Troops to Separatist Regions in Ukraine | Iran-Qatar Talks | Colombia Decriminalizes Abortion

Daily News Brief February 22, 2022 Top of the Agenda World Responds After Putin Orders Troops to Breakaway Ukrainian Regions Germany suspended the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline (AP) amid a raft of internationa…

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February 18, 2022 at 2:06 PM

Biden Calls NATO Allies | Draft of New Nuclear Deal | South Africa’s Shift From Coal

Daily News Brief February 18, 2022 Editor’s Note: There will be no Daily Brief on Monday, February 21, for Presidents’ Day. Top of the Agenda Biden to Conference With NATO Allie…

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February 17, 2022 at 2:04 PM

Shifting AU-EU Relations | Shelling in Eastern Ukraine | Pandemic Readiness Fund

Daily News Brief February 17, 2022 Top of the Agenda AU, EU Leaders Meet as France Announces End to Antiterrorism Mission in Mali African Union (AU) and European Union (EU) leaders began their triennial sum…

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February 16, 2022 at 2:04 PM

Biden’s Warning on Ukraine | Rising U.S. Coastal Sea Levels | Yemen’s Escalating War

Daily News Brief February 16, 2022 Top of the Agenda Biden Warns Russia Against Starting ‘War of Choice’ In a speech at the White House yesterday, U.S. President Joe Biden pledged to give diplomacy “every c…

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February 15, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Trudeau’s Emergency Powers | Bahrain-Israel Ties | Russia’s Troop Movements

Daily News Brief February 15, 2022 Top of the Agenda Canada’s Trudeau Invokes Emergency Powers Amid Ottawa Protests Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked federal emergency powers (CBC) to quell ong…

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February 14, 2022 at 2:05 PM

Germany’s Scholz’s in Ukraine | India Bans Chinese Apps | U.S. School Shootings on the Rise

Daily News Brief February 14, 2022 Top of the Agenda Germany’s Scholz Visits Kyiv Amid Warnings That Russian Will Move on Ukraine German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in Kyiv today (DW) for talks with Ukrainian…

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February 11, 2022 at 1:55 PM

Protest Blocks U.S.-Canada Border | France’s Nuclear Bid | Nicaraguan Dissenters Sentenced

Daily News Brief February 11, 2022 Top of the Agenda U.S. Offers to Help Canada De-escalate Border Protests as Disruptions Mount Washington offered to help Ottawa (CBC) end protests that are blocking three …

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February 10, 2022 at 1:45 PM

Russian Military Drills in Belarus | Voting in India’s Largest State | U.S. Inflation Report

Daily News Brief February 10, 2022 Top of the Agenda Belarus, Russia Begin Military Drills as Normandy Format Advisors Meet Kyiv denounced the joint military exercises (AFP) in Belarus as “psychological pre…

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February 9, 2022 at 2:04 PM

Blinken’s Pacific Tour | Congo-Uganda Reparations Case | COVAX Production Delays

Daily News Brief February 9, 2022 Top of the Agenda Blinken to Begin Pacific Tour With Quad Summit U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Australia (AP) to prepare for a ministers’ summit of the s…

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February 8, 2022 at 1:47 PM

Iran Nuclear Talks Resume | Ethiopia’s Drones | Biden’s Nord Stream 2 Ultimatum

Daily News Brief February 8, 2022 Top of the Agenda U.S. Official: Deal ‘In Sight’ as Iran Nuclear Deal Talks Resume Negotiators resume talks in Vienna today (Al-Monitor) over a possible return to the 2015 …

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February 7, 2022 at 1:58 PM

Latest Talks on Ukraine Crisis | Iraq’s Presidential Pick Delayed | Argentina Joins BRI

Daily News Brief February 7, 2022 Top of the Agenda Talks in Moscow, Washington Mark Latest Diplomatic Push on Ukraine French President Emmanuel Macron meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin (WaPo) in …

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February 4, 2022 at 1:54 PM

Xi, Putin Meet Ahead of Olympics | African Scientists Copy Moderna Jab | Costa Rica Votes

Daily News Brief February 4, 2022 Top of the Agenda Olympics Open on Heels of Xi-Putin Meeting The Winter Olympics opening ceremony kicked off in Beijing (Nikkei) today, with several world leaders boycottin…

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February 3, 2022 at 6:00 PM

Controversy and Diplomacy at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Get up to speed on the issues as the Games begin.     Statecraft and Sports The 2022 Winter Olympics kick off this week. But while athletes from around the world compete in Beijing, the Chinese government faces a diplomatic boycott over its …

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February 3, 2022 at 1:56 PM

U.S. Troops to Eastern Europe | U.S. Announces Killing of Islamic State Leader | Labor Rights Under USMCA

Daily News Brief February 3, 2022 Top of the Agenda U.S. Orders Three Thousand Troops to Eastern Europe Amid Russia-Ukraine Tensions The White House approved the deployment (CNN) of around two thousand troo…

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February 2, 2022 at 1:56 PM

Attempted Coup in Guinea-Bissau | China’s Mideast Investments | India’s Stance on Crypto

Daily News Brief February 2, 2022 Top of the Agenda Thwarted Attack on Guinea-Bissau’s President Sparks Worries of Coup Contagion President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said he survived an attempted coup (Reuters) …

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February 1, 2022 at 2:00 PM

Blinken-Lavrov Call | One Year Since Myanmar’s Coup | African Union Suspends Burkina Faso

Daily News Brief February 1, 2022 Top of the Agenda Blinken, Lavrov to Speak After UN Standoff U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will speak on the phone today…

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January 31, 2022 at 1:58 PM

Pyongyang Escalates Missile Tests | Israel-UAE Diplomacy | Qatari Leader in Washington

Daily News Brief January 31, 2022 Top of the Agenda North Korea Tests Biggest Missile Since 2017 The United States reportedly called for North Korea to join direct talks (Reuters) on its nuclear activities …

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January 28, 2022 at 1:47 PM

Macron Talks to Putin, Zelensky | West Africa Summit | U.S. Court Blocks Oil Leases

Daily News Brief January 28, 2022 Top of the Agenda France’s Macron Speaks With Russian, Ukrainian Leaders Amid Crisis French President Emmanuel Macron held a call (France 24) with Russian President Vladimi…

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January 27, 2022 at 1:35 PM

Moscow Mulls Reply to Demands | China Wins U.S. Tariff Dispute | Honduras’s New President

Daily News Brief January 27, 2022 Top of the Agenda Kremlin Hopes for Dialogue After West Denies Its Main Security Demand Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said there was “no positive response” (Moscow…

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January 26, 2022 at 2:03 PM

Talks With Taliban in Oslo | Battle Over Syrian Prison | Trillions of Dollars Needed for Net-Zero

Daily News Brief January 26, 2022 Top of the Agenda Taliban Talk Human Rights, Humanitarian Crisis With Western Diplomats in Norway Norway is chairing a UN Security Council meeting (Al Jazeera) on Afghanist…

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January 25, 2022 at 1:50 PM

Burkina Faso Coup | France, Germany Meet on Ukraine | NASA Space Telescope

Daily News Brief January 25, 2022 Top of the Agenda Burkina Faso’s Military Takeover Becomes Latest in String of African Coups More than one thousand people gathered in Burkina Faso’s capital today to celeb…

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January 24, 2022 at 2:09 PM

NATO Forces on Standby | New Rules for Olympics COVID-19 Tests | Burkina Faso Coup

Daily News Brief January 24, 2022 Top of the Agenda NATO Puts Forces on Standby as European Officials Hold Crisis Talks The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) said its member countries are putting mi…

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January 21, 2022 at 1:53 PM

U.S.-Russia Talks | Taliban to Visit Norway | Mexico’s Rising Femicides

Daily News Brief January 21, 2022 Top of the Agenda Blinken, Lavrov Hold ‘Frank and Substantive’ Talks in Geneva The United States and Russia weighed possible negotiated outcomes (NYT) to security tensions …

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January 20, 2022 at 2:05 PM

Biden Predicts Russian Incursion in Ukraine | Raisi in Moscow | U.S. Voting Rights Bill Fails

Daily News Brief January 20, 2022 Top of the Agenda Biden Predicts Putin Will ‘Move In’ on Ukraine, Promises Response U.S. President Joe Biden said yesterday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will likel…

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January 19, 2022 at 1:54 PM

Blinken Talks Russia Tensions | Flight Disruptions Over 5G | Barbados Elections

Daily News Brief January 19, 2022 Top of the Agenda Blinken Conducts Fresh Diplomatic Push in Europe Over Russia Tensions U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelens…

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January 18, 2022 at 1:57 PM

Yemen’s War Escalates | ASEAN Discord on Myanmar | Global Employment Lags

Daily News Brief January 18, 2022 Top of the Agenda Yemen’s War Escalates With Rare Houthi Strike on Abu Dhabi Yemen’s Saudi- and Emirati-backed government launched air raids (Al Jazeera) that killed at lea…

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January 14, 2022 at 1:46 PM

Russia Demands Response From West | Armenia-Turkey Talks | January 6 Rioters Charged

Daily News Brief January 14, 2022 Editor’s Note: There will be no Daily Brief on Monday, January 17, for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Top of the Agenda Russia Calls for Response …

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January 13, 2022 at 1:58 PM

Former Syrian Official Convicted | India-UK Trade Talks | Spyware in El Salvador

Daily News Brief January 13, 2022 Top of the Agenda Former Syrian Colonel Convicted in Landmark Trial A German court sentenced former Syrian intelligence officer (WaPo) Anwar Raslan to life in prison for cr…

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January 12, 2022 at 1:46 PM

NATO-Russia Talks | India’s Doctor Shortage | Biden’s Voting Rights Speech

Daily News Brief January 12, 2022 Top of the Agenda NATO, Russia Hold Talks Over Ukraine Impasse Delegates from North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries and Russia met in Brussels (RFE/RL) today …

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January 11, 2022 at 1:51 PM

U.S. Pandemic Hospitalization Record | UN Seeks $5 Billion for Afghanistan | Biden-Abiy Call

Daily News Brief January 11, 2022 Top of the Agenda U.S. Poised to Break Pandemic Record for COVID-19 Hospitalizations More than 141,000 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in the United States yesterday…

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January 10, 2022 at 2:03 PM

U.S.-Russia Talks Begin | Gulf Delegation in Beijing | Sanctions on Mali

Daily News Brief January 10, 2022 Top of the Agenda U.S.-Russia Meeting in Geneva Kicks Off Week of Talks on Ukraine U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman today began negotiations (NYT) with her coun…

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January 7, 2022 at 1:50 PM

Kazakhstan’s Shoot-to-Kill Order | Cambodian PM in Myanmar | Critiques of U.S. COVID-19 Response

Daily News Brief January 7, 2022 Top of the Agenda Kazakh President Gives Shoot-to-Kill Order Amid Protests President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev authorized troops to use lethal force “without warning” (Reuters) …

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January 6, 2022 at 1:56 PM

Capitol Riot Anniversary | Troops Deployed in Kazakhstan | Australia-Japan Defense Pact

Daily News Brief January 6, 2022 Top of the Agenda Biden to Denounce Political Violence on Capitol Riot Anniversary U.S. President Joe Biden will deliver a speech (NPR) at the Capitol today to mark one year…

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