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May 25, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Track Global Conflicts and Their Effects

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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…
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April 4, 2022 at 1:04 PM

Outrage Over Reported Massacre in Ukraine | Elections in Hungary, Serbia | Guantanamo Repatriation

Daily News Brief April 04, 2022 Top of the Agenda Atrocities in Ukraine Suburb Recaptured From Russia Spark Outrage U.S. and European officials are weighing new sanctions (WaPo) on Russia after Ukrainian officials r…
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April 1, 2022 at 12:57 PM

China-EU Summit | Israel-UAE Trade Deal | Orban Leads Hungarian Polls

Daily News BriefApril 01, 2022Top of the AgendaChina, EU Leaders Hold Summit With Ukraine at Fore Chinese and European Union (EU) leaders held their first summit in two years (Reuters) today, with Russia’s war in Ukraine looming large over the talks. Ahead of the meeting, EU officials said China w…
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March 31, 2022 at 1:03 PM

OPEC+ Meets | Tunisia’s President Dissolves Congress | Armenia-Azerbaijan Talks

Daily News BriefMarch 31, 2022Top of the AgendaOPEC+ Meets Amid Pressure to Boost Global Oil Output Before today’s meeting of OPEC+, which consists of Russia and other oil-producing countries allied with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), members of the group signaled th…
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March 30, 2022 at 12:48 PM

Four Million Ukrainian Refugees | Talks on Afghanistan | Germany’s Gas Plan

Daily News BriefMarch 30, 2022 Top of the Agenda Ukrainian Refugees Top Four Million as Reports Cast Doubt on Russian Pullback Almost 10 percent of Ukraine’s population has fled the country (NYT) since Russia invaded, the United Nations said. Ukrainian officials reported new attacks near Kyiv and…
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March 29, 2022 at 12:56 PM

Russia, Ukraine Negotiate in Turkey | Yemen Cease-Fire Talks | U.S. National Defense Strategy

Daily News Brief March 29, 2022 Top of the Agenda Russian, Ukrainian Envoys Return to Face-to-Face Talks in Istanbul The talks in Turkey are the delegates’ first in-person meeting (FT) in almost two weeks. They are …
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March 28, 2022 at 12:57 PM

Fresh Russia-Ukraine Talks | Shanghai Lockdown | Israel, Arab Nations Meet

Daily News BriefMarch 28, 2022 Top of the Agenda Ukrainian Official Says Humanitarian Corridors at Risk Ahead of Talks With Russia  Ukraine’s deputy prime minister said humanitarian corridors won’t open today (RFE/RL) due to the risk of Russian “provocations.” Russia continued to attack cities a…
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March 25, 2022 at 12:54 PM

U.S.-EU Natural Gas Deal | China-India Diplomacy | Cease-Fire in Ethiopia

Daily News Brief March 25, 2022 Top of the Agenda U.S.-EU Natural Gas Deal Aims to Cut Dependence on Russia As Europe scrambles to secure non-Russian sources of liquefied natural gas, the United States comm…
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March 24, 2022 at 12:58 PM

Western Leaders Meet in Brussels | North Korea’s ICBM Launch | Madeleine Albright Dies

Daily News Brief March 24, 2022 Top of the Agenda Three Brussels Summits Weigh Responses to War in Ukraine Leaders of European Union (EU), Group of Seven (G7), and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)…
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March 23, 2022 at 12:52 PM

Biden Travels to Brussels | Muslim-Majority Countries Meet | Omicron Subvariant in U.S.

Daily News Brief March 23, 2022 Top of the Agenda Biden Travels to Brussels to Meet With Western Allies U.S. President Joe Biden heads to Brussels today (NYT) in his first international trip since Russia in…
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March 22, 2022 at 1:05 PM

Biden Warns of Russian Cyber, Chemical Attacks | Egypt-Israel-UAE Meeting | SEC Climate Rules

Daily News Brief March 22, 2022 Top of the Agenda Biden: Russia Could Deploy Chemical Weapons, Cyberattacks U.S. President Joe Biden warned that Russia is considering using biological or chemical weapons (V…
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March 21, 2022 at 12:56 PM

Ukraine Will Not Surrender Mariupol | Hong Kong COVID-19 Rules | Germany-Qatar Gas Deal

Daily News Brief March 21, 2022 Top of the Agenda Ukraine Rejects Russia’s Demand to Surrender Mariupol Ukraine defied Russia’s demand (RFE/RL) that it surrender the besieged port city of Mariupol, where re…
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March 18, 2022 at 1:05 PM

Biden-Xi Call on Ukraine | Kishida Meets Modi | Macron Pledges Industrial Policy

Daily News Brief March 18, 2022 Top of the Agenda Biden to Warn Xi Against Supporting Russia in Ukraine In a phone call today, U.S. President Joe Biden plans to warn Chinese President Xi Jinping that suppor…
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