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June 13, 2022 at 12:55 PM

China’s Warning on Taiwan | Iraqi Political Bloc Resigns | U.S. Gun Control Deal

Daily News BriefJune 13, 2022Top of the AgendaChinese Defense Chief Criticizes U.S. ‘Interference’ at Asian Security Summit In a speech yesterday at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe vowed to “fight to the end” (WaPo) if “anyone dares to secede Taiwan from Ch…
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June 10, 2022 at 12:47 PM

January 6 Hearing | French Parliamentary Elections | Americas Migration Pact

Daily News BriefJune 10, 2022Top of the AgendaHouse Committee Presents New Findings on U.S. Capitol Attack The House of Representatives committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol presented their findings (AP) during a prime-time hearing yesterday. Chairman Bennie Thomps…
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June 9, 2022 at 12:56 PM

EU’s Green Agenda | Rift Over Western Sahara | Biden-Bolsonaro Meeting

Daily News BriefJune 9, 2022Top of the AgendaEU Votes to Ban Gasoline Car Sales by 2035 as Other Climate Policies Blocked The European Parliament approved legislation (CNN) that is poised to become one of the world’s strongest laws to phase out gasoline-powered cars. The ban on new gasoline cars af…
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June 8, 2022 at 12:58 PM

Biden’s Pitch to Americas Summit | Iran-India Relations | UN Report on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Daily News BriefJune 8, 2022Top of the AgendaBiden to Promote Economic, Migration Initiatives at Summit of the Americas U.S. President Joe Biden arrives in Los Angeles today for a summit of Western Hemisphere leaders that is expected to focus on economic engagement, migration, and democracy. An unn…
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June 7, 2022 at 12:46 PM

UN Nuclear Agency Meets on Iran | UK’s Johnson Wins Vote | Migrants Head Toward U.S.

Daily News BriefJune 7, 2022Top of the AgendaUN Nuclear Agency Weighs Censure of Iran for Undeclared Uranium Sites The United States, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom (UK) submitted a draft resolution (Reuters) condemning Iran’s lack of cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency…
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June 6, 2022 at 12:51 PM

U.S., South Korean Missile Tests | Nigeria Church Attack | Russia Strikes Kyiv

Daily News BriefJune 6, 2022Top of the AgendaU.S., South Korea Test-Fire Missiles in Response to North Korean Launches The United States and South Korea test-fired eight ballistic missiles (Yonhap) from South Korea into the sea in response to North Korea’s ramped-up missile testing this year, inclu…
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June 3, 2022 at 12:47 PM

One Hundred Days of War in Ukraine | Indian Officials in Kabul | Reports: Biden to Visit Riyadh

Daily News BriefJune 3, 2022Top of the AgendaRussia Controls One-Fifth of Ukraine After One Hundred Days of War Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the extent of Russian gains (NYT) since its February invasion, saying Russia now controls Ukrainian territory that is equivalent to the s…
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June 2, 2022 at 12:56 PM

U.S.-Taiwan Trade Talks | Yemen Truce Extended | Protests in Guinea

Daily News BriefJune 2, 2022Top of the AgendaU.S., Taiwan Announce Trade Talks The United States and Taiwan said that they will hold trade talks (CNN) in Washington later this month. The announcement comes as the Joe Biden administration develops its Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), which in…
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June 1, 2022 at 12:57 PM

Biden’s Aims for Ukraine | Shanghai Reopens | Tigray Hospital Suspends Services

Daily News BriefJune 1, 2022Top of the AgendaBiden Announces Advanced Rocket Systems for Ukraine in Op-ed The United States agreed to send (WaPo) Ukraine advanced rocket systems that can strike targets nearly fifty miles away. The announcement came after Kyiv pledged not to use the weapons for cros…
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May 31, 2022 at 12:52 PM

EU Deal on Russian Oil | Israel-UAE Trade Pact | Canada’s Gun Control Measures

Daily News BriefMay 31, 2022Top of the AgendaEU Leaders Agree to Ban Most Russian Oil Imports European Union (EU) leaders reached a deal (FT) to ban seaborne oil imports from Russia, with the aim to deprive Moscow of funds for its ongoing war in Ukraine. Although pipeline imports were temporarily …
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May 27, 2022 at 12:47 PM

Blinken’s Speech on China | Veto on North Korea Sanctions | Colombian Election

Daily News BriefMay 27, 2022  Editor’s note: There will be no Daily Brief on Monday, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day.  Top of the Agenda Blinken Details U.S. Strategy Toward China U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken laid out (CNN) the Joe Biden administration’s strategy toward China in a …
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May 26, 2022 at 1:12 PM

Russia Advances in the Donbas | South Africa’s Energy Shift | Biden, Bolsonaro to Meet

Daily News BriefMay 26, 2022Top of the AgendaRussia Bombards Eastern Donbas as World Bank Chief Warns of Global Recession Russia has focused its offensive in the eastern part of Ukraine’s Donbas region, shelling several towns and moving toward encircling the cities (RFE/RL) of Syevyerodonetsk and L…
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May 25, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Track Global Conflicts and Their Effects

A redesigned interactive guide to conflictsMonitor World Conflicts Monitor World Conflicts     The Global Conflict Tracker identifies conflicts around the world, follows their evolution, and assesses their impact on U.S. national security. Our newly redesigned and expertly researched tool from CFR’s…
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May 25, 2022 at 1:11 PM

Texas School Shooting | UN Rights Chief in Xinjiang | Tracking Monkeypox

Daily News BriefMay 25, 2022Top of the AgendaDeadliest U.S. School Shooting in a Decade Continues Alarming Trend A gunman killed nineteen children and two teachers yesterday at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, in the United States’ twenty-seventh school shooting (NPR) this year. Authorities h…
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May 24, 2022 at 12:58 PM

Quad Summit in Tokyo | Deal on Managing Afghan Airports | Erdogan’s Demands

Daily News BriefMay 24, 2022Top of the AgendaQuad Leaders Announce Maritime Surveillance, Infrastructure Plans at Tokyo Summit At a summit of the so-called Quad, the leaders of the United States, Australia, India, and Japan said they will cooperate (FT) to track illegal fishing and maritime militia…
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May 23, 2022 at 12:59 PM

Biden’s Taiwan Pledge | Australia’s New Prime Minister | Germany’s Scholz in Africa

Daily News BriefMay 23, 2022Top of the AgendaBiden: U.S. Would Use Military Force to Defend Taiwan At a news conference in Tokyo, U.S. President Joe Biden said the United States made a commitment to use military force (NYT) to defend Taiwan if it were ever attacked. The comment marks a departure fr…
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May 20, 2022 at 1:05 PM

U.S. Senate Approves $40 Billion for Ukraine | Australia’s Elections | Canada Bans Huawei

Daily News BriefMay 20, 2022Top of the AgendaU.S. Senate Overwhelmingly Approves $40 Billion Aid Package for Ukraine With only eleven votes in opposition, the Senate approved an emergency bill (NYT) to provide additional military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine. President Joe Biden is expected to s…
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May 19, 2022 at 1:10 PM

Biden’s Trip to East Asia | Plan to Address Global Food Crisis | Labor Rights in Qatar

Daily News BriefMay 19, 2022Top of the AgendaBiden to Talk North Korea, Indo-Pacific Economic Framework on Asia Trip U.S. President Joe Biden sets off today (AP) to visit South Korea and Japan. In Seoul, he and new South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will discuss issues including North Korea’s nuc…
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May 18, 2022 at 1:26 PM

Finland, Sweden Submit NATO Bids | EU Energy Plan | Sri Lanka’s Default

Daily News BriefMay 18, 2022Top of the AgendaFinland, Sweden Submit NATO Applications Prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Finland and Sweden formally applied (FT) to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). But Turkey blocked the opening of their accession processes over their refu…
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May 17, 2022 at 12:52 PM

U.S. Troops Return to Somalia | Ukraine Surrenders Steel Plant | U.S. Shifts Cuba Policy

Daily News Brief May 17, 2022 Top of the Agenda Biden Orders Hundreds of Troops Back to Somalia for Antiterrorism Mission U.S. President Joe Biden ordered up to 450 troops to deploy to Somalia for a counterterrorism…
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May 16, 2022 at 1:07 PM

Sweden Supports NATO Membership | India’s Wheat Export Ban | U.S. Mass Shootings

Daily News BriefMay 16, 2022Top of the AgendaSweden’s Ruling Party Announces Support for Joining NATO Sweden’s ruling Social Democrats announced their support (Bloomberg) for joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), reversing their longtime opposition to participation in a military al…
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May 13, 2022 at 12:56 PM

COVID-19 in North Korea | Emirati President Dies | Russian Sanctions on European Gas

Daily News BriefMay 13, 2022Top of the AgendaNorth Korea Reports First COVID-19 Death, ‘Explosive’ Outbreak North Korea publicly acknowledged a citizen’s death from COVID-19 for the first time, with state media reporting that a fever spreading “explosively” across the country had infected 350,000 p…
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May 12, 2022 at 12:58 PM

Finland Seeks NATO Membership | U.S.-ASEAN Summit | Migrant Disappearances in Mexico

Daily News Brief May 12, 2022 Top of the Agenda Finland’s President, Prime Minister Back NATO Membership President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin said Finland “must apply” (FT) for membership in the N…
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May 11, 2022 at 12:59 PM

U.S. Spy Chief Predicts Prolonged War in Ukraine | India’s Sedition Law | U.S. Gun Homicides

Daily News BriefMay 11, 2022Top of the AgendaU.S. Intelligence Chief Predicts ‘War of Attrition’ in Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing for a prolonged war (WaPo) in Ukraine, U.S. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told Congress. She said a diplomatic resolution to the…
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May 10, 2022 at 1:14 PM

Marcos Jr. Wins in Philippines | South Africa’s Vaccination Drive | U.S. Accepts Ukrainian Refugees

Daily News BriefMay 10, 2022Top of the AgendaSon of Former Philippine Dictator Wins Landslide Presidential Victory Thirty-six years after a revolution ousted his father from power, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appears to have won the Philippines’ presidential election (Rappler) yesterday with roughly doubl…
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May 9, 2022 at 1:11 PM

Putin Defends Invasion of Ukraine | Philippine Presidential Election | Sri Lankan PM Resigns

Daily News BriefMay 9, 2022Top of the AgendaPutin Claims Russia Is Defending ‘Motherland’ by Invading Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to justify the invasion of Ukraine as necessary for “defending the motherland” (RFE/RL) during a parade celebrating the Allies’ victory over Germany …
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May 6, 2022 at 1:04 PM

Fifteen Million Deaths From Pandemic | Sri Lanka on Strike | Angola, Nigeria Oil Output Gap

Daily News BriefMay 6, 2022Top of the AgendaWHO Estimates Nearly Fifteen Million Pandemic-Related Deaths The new estimate of excess deaths, or deaths that would not have happened had the pandemic not occurred, includes people (NYT) who died directly of COVID-19 and those who died due to restricted …
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May 5, 2022 at 1:06 PM

Northern Ireland’s Elections | U.S. Intelligence Support for Ukraine | Fed’s Interest Rate Hike

Daily News BriefMay 5, 2022Top of the AgendaNorthern Ireland’s Elections Could Bring Shifts on Reunification, Brexit Northern Ireland votes today in parliamentary elections that could upset the political balance (Bloomberg) between nationalists and unionists and deal a blow to London’s efforts to …
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May 4, 2022 at 12:58 PM

Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis | Japan’s Kishida in Rome | Turkey’s Plan for Syrians

Daily News BriefMay 4, 2022Top of the AgendaAfghanistan’s Humanitarian Crisis Deepens Amid Drought, Surging Food Prices Over twenty-four million Afghans are in need of humanitarian assistance, up from around eighteen million last year, according to a Pentagon watchdog’s report seen by Bloomberg. Th…
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May 3, 2022 at 12:57 PM

EU Plans Russian Oil Embargo | U.S. Abortion Rights | Modi in Germany

Daily News Brief May 3, 2022 Top of the Agenda EU to Announce Russian Oil Embargo Plan  European Union (EU) officials are expected to present a proposal (WSJ) today for the bloc to phase out purchases of Russian oil…
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May 2, 2022 at 12:57 PM

New COVID-19 Curbs in Beijing | Evacuations From Mariupol | Modi in Berlin

Daily News BriefMay 2, 2022Top of the AgendaBeijing Tightens COVID-19 Restrictions Amid Drop in Manufacturing Activity To control rising COVID-19 cases in Beijing, Chinese authorities banned indoor dining (SCMP) and announced new rounds of mass testing, among other measures. Many other regional gov…
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April 29, 2022 at 12:57 PM

Biden Proposes $33 Billion for Ukraine | Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Ties | South Africa’s Omicron Surge

Daily News BriefApril 29, 2022Top of the AgendaBiden Asks Congress for $33 Billion to Support Ukraine U.S. President Joe Biden urged Congress (NPR) to approve $33 billion in aid to Ukraine to last through September, an amount more than double the U.S. assistance pledged so far. Of that, $20 billion…
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April 28, 2022 at 12:56 PM

Saudi Arabia-Turkey Ties | Germany’s Scholz in Japan | U.S. Food Aid to Six Countries

Daily News BriefApril 28, 2022Top of the AgendaTurkey’s Erdogan Visits Riyadh to Solidify Warming Ties Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to meet (Bloomberg) with Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh today to mend a rift escalated by the 2018 murder …
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April 27, 2022 at 1:01 PM

Russian Gas Cuts | Suu Kyi Sentenced | Venezuela’s New Judges

Daily News BriefApril 27, 2022Top of the AgendaRussian Gas Giant Halts Supplies to Bulgaria, Poland Russian state-controlled natural gas company Gazprom shut off flows (WaPo) to Bulgaria and Poland in the first supply cutoff since Russian President Vladimir Putin said “unfriendly countries” need t…
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April 26, 2022 at 12:46 PM

UN’s Guterres in Moscow | North Korea’s Nuclear Pledge | Turkish Activist Sentenced

Daily News BriefApril 26, 2022Top of the AgendaUN’s Guterres Meets With Putin While NATO Allies Talk in Germany UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a cease-fire (WaPo) in Ukraine during a visit to Moscow today. While Guterres meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Fore…
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April 25, 2022 at 1:00 PM

Macron Wins Second Term | U.S. Officials Visit Kyiv | India-EU Trade Council

Daily News BriefApril 25, 2022Top of the AgendaMacron Wins Second Term, Vows to Tackle France’s ‘Doubts and Divisions’ French President Emmanuel Macron promised to respond to the “doubts and divisions” besetting France after he received 58.5 percent of votes (FT) to his far-right challenger Marine …
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April 22, 2022 at 1:06 PM

Macron and Le Pen Face Off | New U.S. Aid to Ukraine | India-UK Defense Pact

Daily News BriefApril 22, 2022Top of the AgendaFrance’s Macron Leads Le Pen in Polls Ahead of Runoff  French President Emmanuel Macron led far-right challenger Marine Le Pen (FT) by around ten percentage points in polls ahead of France’s presidential runoff election on Sunday. Macron defeated Le Pe…
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April 21, 2022 at 12:58 PM

Rising Debt in Poor Countries | Russian Troops in Mariupol | Jerusalem Tensions

Daily News BriefApril 21, 2022Top of the AgendaIMF, World Bank Warn Rising Debt in Poor Countries Could Unleash Crises Debt buildup in poor countries is a central discussion topic (AP) at this week’s Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Washington, World Bank P…
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April 20, 2022 at 1:05 PM

Summit on Western Hemisphere Migration | Mariupol Bombardment | U.S. Officials in Mideast

Daily News BriefApril 20, 2022Top of the AgendaU.S. Co-chairs Panama Conference on Western Hemisphere Migration U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Panama to co-chair a meeting (Al Jazeera) on migration with counterparts from twenty Western Hemisphere countries. They will aim to adopt a jo…
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April 19, 2022 at 12:50 PM

Russia’s Assault on Eastern Ukraine | Kabul Bombing | U.S. Mask Mandate

Daily News Brief April 19, 2022 Top of the Agenda Russia Begins Large-Scale Assault on Eastern Ukraine Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov declared that “another phase” of the war had begun (NYT) as Russia’s troo…
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April 18, 2022 at 12:55 PM

Russia’s Attack on Lviv | Pakistan’s Strike on Afghanistan | U.S. Oil Leases on Public Land

Daily News Brief April 18, 2022 Top of the Agenda Russian Strike on Ukraine’s Lviv Kills at Least Seven The missile strike on the western Ukrainian city of Lviv today caused the city’s first known deaths (NYT) of th…
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April 15, 2022 at 12:51 PM

Russia Loses Warship | South Korea Eases Virus Measures | Floods in South Africa

Daily News BriefApril 15, 2022Top of the AgendaRussia Loses Warship, Says It Will Ramp Up Strikes on Kyiv Russia’s defense ministry said it will increase missile attacks (AP) on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv after accusing Ukraine of striking residential buildings across the Russian border. Moscow …
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April 14, 2022 at 12:59 PM

Finland, Sweden Eye NATO Bids | Russian Exports to East Asia | Rwanda-UK Asylum Deal

Daily News BriefApril 14, 2022Top of the AgendaRussia Threatens Weapons Buildup in Baltic Sea as Finland, Sweden Weigh NATO Application The prime ministers of Finland and Sweden announced that their countries are considering applying (WaPo) to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Fi…
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April 13, 2022 at 1:02 PM

Russian Abuses in Ukraine | Israeli Military Exports | U.S. Envoy to East Africa to Quit

Daily News Brief April 13, 2022 Top of the Agenda European Security Body Details Russian Abuses in Ukraine Russian forces targeted civilians and medical facilities (WaPo) and carried out rapes, executions, and looti…
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April 12, 2022 at 12:46 PM

Shanghai’s Lockdown | Sri Lanka’s Default | Ukraine War’s Impact on Trade

Daily News BriefApril 12, 2022Top of the AgendaShanghai’s COVID-19 Lockdown Disrupts Supply Chains Even as Shanghai began easing its COVID-19 lockdown yesterday, most of the Chinese city’s twenty-five million people remain under stringent restrictions following a surge in cases. The lockdown conti…
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April 11, 2022 at 1:04 PM

Pakistan’s New Prime Minister | Japan-Philippines Cooperation | Macron-Le Pen Runoff

Daily News BriefApril 11, 2022Top of the AgendaPakistani Lawmakers Elect New Prime Minister After Voting Khan Out Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif was elected prime minister (CNN) today in a vote boycotted by lawmakers from former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party. Ahead of the vote, they announced…
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April 8, 2022 at 12:51 PM

Russia Strikes Evacuating Ukrainians | France’s Election | Pakistan’s No-Confidence Vote

Daily News BriefApril 8, 2022Top of the AgendaRussian Strike Kills Dozens Waiting to Evacuate in Eastern Ukraine A Russian strike hit a Ukrainian railway station (NYT) used to evacuate civilians today, killing at least thirty-nine people and wounding more than ninety, Ukrainian officials said. Ukra…
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April 7, 2022 at 1:01 PM

Yemen’s President Steps Down | General Assembly Vote on Russia | Cuban Exodus to U.S.

Daily News BriefApril 7, 2022Top of the AgendaYemen’s President Steps Aside Amid Efforts to End War President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi delegated his powers (Reuters) to a governing council in an effort to boost Yemen’s fragile peace efforts. Saudi Arabia, the main backer of Yemen’s government, called…
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April 6, 2022 at 12:52 PM

Bucha Atrocities Prompt New Sanctions | AUKUS Missile Cooperation | West Africa’s Food Crisis

Daily News BriefApril 6, 2022Top of the AgendaWestern Countries Prepare New Sanctions on Moscow After Bucha Atrocities The United States, European Union (EU), and Group of Seven (G7) are deliberating new penalties (Bloomberg) on Russia in response to killings of civilians in parts of Ukraine that i…
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April 5, 2022 at 1:05 PM

UN Climate Report Urges Immediate Action | Zelenskyy at UN Security Council | Kuwait’s PM Resigns

Daily News BriefApril 05, 2022Top of the AgendaUN Climate Report Calls for Immediate Transition Away From Fossil Fuels Renewable energy technologies that can replace fossil fuels and help avoid catastrophic global warming are widely available and cheaper than ever, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on…