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September 15, 2022 at 1:06 PM

Xi-Putin Meeting | Sweden’s Prime Minister Resigns | U.S. Rail Strike Potentially Averted

Daily News Brief September 15, 2022 Top of the Agenda China’s Xi Meets Russia’s Putin at Central Asia Summit On his first trip abroad since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chinese President Xi Jinping met today …
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September 14, 2022 at 1:08 PM

EU Plan to Cut Energy Costs | Afghanistan’s Frozen Funds | Polio in U.S.

Daily News BriefSeptember 14, 2022Top of the AgendaEU’s Von der Leyen Proposes Energy Market Reforms to Address High Costs In her annual state of the union address, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pledged sweeping efforts (Politico) to reduce energy prices that have soared amid Ru…
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September 13, 2022 at 12:58 PM

Armenia-Azerbaijan Clashes | Egypt’s Leader in Qatar | U.S. Biotech Push

Daily News BriefSeptember 13, 2022Top of the AgendaDozens Killed in Worst Flare-Up of Armenia-Azerbaijan Dispute Since 2020 War Clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan near the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh prompted international appeals for restraint (Reuters). Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pa…
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September 12, 2022 at 12:56 PM

Ukraine’s Gains | Report: Egypt Blocks Environmental Groups | Tigray Rebels Open to Talks

Daily News BriefSeptember 12, 2022Top of the AgendaUkrainian Forces Make Sweeping Gains in Country’s Northeast Ukraine’s military has recaptured (FT) 3,000 square kilometers (1,158 square miles) of Russia-held territories in the Kharkiv region this month following a weekend blitz. The new counteroff…
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September 9, 2022 at 12:51 PM

World Mourns Queen Elizabeth | North Korea’s Nuclear Law | Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Talks

Daily News BriefSeptember 9, 2022Top of the AgendaUK’s King Charles III to Address Nation as World Mourns Queen Elizabeth II The United Kingdom (UK) began a period of mourning (FT) after Queen Elizabeth II died yesterday. Preparations for her funeral have halted parts of British public life, includi…
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September 8, 2022 at 5:02 PM

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September 8, 2022 at 1:04 PM

Backward Slide in Global Human Development | Australia’s Climate Law | U.S. Aid to Ukraine

Daily News BriefSeptember 8, 2022Top of the AgendaUN: Overlapping Crises Have Set Human Development Back Five Years A new UN report [PDF] said the global Human Development Index value has declined two years in a row, a first since the index was created in 1990. The index measures (AFP) life expectan…
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September 7, 2022 at 1:09 PM

U.S.: Moscow Seeks North Korean Weapons | South Sudan Clashes | UN Warning on Ukrainian Power Plant

Daily News BriefSeptember 7, 2022Top of the AgendaU.S. Officials Say Russia Seeks to Buy Weapons From North Korea New U.S. intelligence shows Russia is seeking to purchase artillery shells and rockets (Reuters) from North Korea, American officials said yesterday. While Russia’s ambassador to the Uni…
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September 6, 2022 at 12:59 PM

Truss Becomes UK Prime Minister | China’s Lockdowns | Putin’s ‘Russian World’ Doctrine

Daily News BriefSeptember 6, 2022Top of the AgendaTruss Takes Reins as UK Prime Minister Former Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has become (NYT) the third female prime minister of the United Kingdom (UK) after winning an election within the ruling Conservative Party. She faces challenges including Brita…
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September 2, 2022 at 12:48 PM

UN Inspects Ukraine Nuclear Plant | Biden Warns of U.S. Extremism | Argentine VP Threatened With Gun

Daily News BriefSeptember 2, 2022Editor’s note: There will be no Daily Brief on Monday, September 5, for Labor Day.Top of the AgendaUN Nuclear Chief Cites Damage at Ukrainian Power Plant UN nuclear chief Rafael Grossi said the physical integrity of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been…
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September 1, 2022 at 1:12 PM

UN Report on Xinjiang Abuses | Zambia’s Bailout | Venezuelan Emigration

Daily News BriefSeptember 1, 2022Top of the AgendaDelayed UN Report Details China’s Human Rights Violations in Xinjiang A UN human rights office report [PDF] issued yesterday said the Chinese government’s detentions of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim groups in the Xinjiang region could consti…
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August 31, 2022 at 1:08 PM

Gorbachev’s Legacy | Taiwan’s Warning Shots | U.S. Life Expectancy Falls

Daily News BriefAugust 31, 2022Top of the AgendaWorld Leaders Mourn Soviet Reformist Gorbachev Mikhail Gorbachev, who presided over the end of the Cold War and was the last leader of the Soviet Union, died yesterday (CNN) at the age of ninety-one. He oversaw arms control agreements (NYT) with the Un…
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August 30, 2022 at 1:01 PM

Iraq’s Deadly Protests | Angola’s Election Results | Ukraine’s Counteroffensive

Daily News BriefAugust 30, 2022Top of the AgendaIraq Protests Turn Deadly as Political Deadlock Escalates Influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr appealed to his supporters to stand down (AP) after hundreds of them staged protests in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, yesterday. The demonstrators stormed go…
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August 29, 2022 at 1:03 PM

Pakistan Flooding | Libya Clashes | Colombia, Venezuela Reestablish Ties

Daily News BriefAugust 29, 2022Top of the AgendaOver One Thousand People Killed in Catastrophic Pakistan Floods Pakistani officials are appealing for international aid (CNN) as uncharacteristically strong monsoon rains cause nationwide flooding. The floods, which climate change minister Sherry Rehma…
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August 26, 2022 at 12:58 PM

Flare-Up in Ethiopia | Pakistan Flooding | U.S. Drone Policy

Daily News Brief August 26, 2022 Top of the Agenda Renewed Fighting Ends Humanitarian Truce in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region Residents of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region told Reuters that fighting has resumed, violatin…
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August 25, 2022 at 1:11 PM

Macron’s Algeria Reset | Taiwan’s Military Spending | Biden’s Student Debt Relief

Daily News BriefAugust 25, 2022Top of the AgendaFrance’s Macron Leads Delegation to Algeria in Effort to Mend Ties French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Algeria today (FT) for a three-day visit aimed at resolving tensions that led Algeria to recall its ambassador to France last year. At the ti…
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August 24, 2022 at 12:59 PM

Six Months of War in Ukraine | Japan’s Nuclear Power Plans | Angola’s Election

Daily News Brief August 24, 2022 Top of the Agenda As Ukraine War Hits Six-Month Mark, U.S. Pledges $3 Billion in Military Aid Six months after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Washington announced nearly $3 billion…
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August 23, 2022 at 1:11 PM

Separatist Offensive in Yemen | China Forgives Loans to Africa | Probe of Argentine VP

Daily News BriefAugust 23, 2022Top of the AgendaSeparatist Offensive Complicates Truce in Yemen Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council (STC), a group of Emirati-backed separatists from the country’s south, began a new military offensive (Reuters) to combat “terrorist organizations” in Abyan Governora…
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August 22, 2022 at 1:06 PM

Pakistan’s Khan Charged | Al-Shabab Attack | Pope Speaks Out on Nicaragua

Daily News BriefAugust 22, 2022Top of the AgendaPakistani Authorities Charge Former Prime Minister With Terrorism Investigators in Pakistan charged (WaPo) former Prime Minister Imran Khan under the country’s antiterrorism act yesterday, escalating tensions that have simmered since Khan was ousted in…
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August 19, 2022 at 1:03 PM

Pyongyang Rebuffs Seoul’s Proposal | Kashmir Voting Controversy | U.S. Monkeypox Strategy

Daily News BriefAugust 19, 2022Top of the AgendaNorth Korea Slams South’s Aid-for-Denuclearization Offer Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, rejected Seoul’s offer (Yonhap) for large-scale economic aid in exchange for North Korean denuclearization, calling it “the height of a…
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August 18, 2022 at 12:51 PM

Erdoğan-Zelenskyy Meeting | U.S.-Taiwan to Talk Trade | CDC’s Mea Culpa on Pandemic

Daily News BriefAugust 18, 2022Top of the AgendaTurkish, Ukrainian Leaders Hold First Face-to-Face Meeting Since Start of War Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is meeting (AFP) with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and UN Secretary-General António Guterres in the western Ukrainian city o…
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August 17, 2022 at 1:05 PM

Beijing’s Warning on Taiwan | Syria Denies Holding U.S. Journalist | Monkeypox Vaccine Supply Strains

Daily News BriefAugust 17, 2022Top of the AgendaChina’s Ambassador to U.S. Warns of Continued Consequences Over Taiwan During a press briefing in Washington, China’s ambassador to the United States, Qin Gang, accused the United States (Politico) of “changing the status quo” in the Taiwan Strait and …
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August 16, 2022 at 12:54 PM

Kenyan Election Results | UN Envoy Visits Myanmar | New UN Climate Chief

Daily News BriefAugust 16, 2022Top of the AgendaRuto Declared Winner of Kenya’s Presidential Election After six days of tallying, Kenya’s electoral commission announced that Deputy President William Ruto won the country’s presidential election (NYT) with 50.49 percent of votes to challenger Raila Od…
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August 15, 2022 at 12:58 PM

Taliban Mark One Year in Power | New U.S. Delegation to Taiwan | Germany’s Gas Crunch

Daily News BriefAugust 15, 2022Top of the AgendaTaliban Mark One Year Ruling Afghanistan Taliban fighters and commanders gathered (WaPo) in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, to celebrate one year of rule over the country. Since their takeover, a tanking economy has plunged nearly half the population (CN…
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August 12, 2022 at 1:10 PM

UN Ship to Carry Ukrainian Wheat | China-Taiwan Tensions | Flooding in Yemen

Daily News BriefAugust 12, 2022Top of the AgendaUN Ship to Carry Ukrainian Grain to Hardest-Hit Countries The United Nations–chartered vessel will join others (NYT) carrying food shipments out of Ukraine’s seaports permitted under a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey last month. The UN s…
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August 11, 2022 at 1:01 PM

Blinken in Africa | COVID-19 in North Korea | Sierra Leone Protests

Daily News BriefAugust 11, 2022Top of the AgendaBlinken Talks DRC Conflict, Environmental Protection on Africa Tour During a trip to Rwanda, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he and Rwandan President Paul Kagame discussed the “credible reports” (Reuters) that Kigali is supporting the March…
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August 10, 2022 at 1:11 PM

U.S. Incentives for Chips | China’s Strategy Paper | Explosions in Crimea

Daily News BriefAugust 10, 2022Top of the AgendaBiden Signs Law to Pump $52 Billion Into Domestic Chip Development  U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law (WaPo) the CHIPS and Science Act, which is set to create one of the largest-ever industrial policies in U.S. history. The law aims to reduce U.…
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August 9, 2022 at 1:08 PM

Kenya’s Presidential Election | Biden’s Africa Strategy | FBI Raids Mar-a-Lago

Daily News BriefAugust 9, 2022Top of the AgendaKenyans Choose Their Next President in Test for Country’s Democracy Kenyans are voting today (PBS NewsHour) in the country’s first presidential election in which neither candidate comes from the politically dominant Kikuyu tribe. In a twist, outgoing Pr…
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August 8, 2022 at 1:04 PM

Gaza Truce | Iraq’s Heat Wave | Sweeping U.S. Climate Bill

Daily News BriefAugust 8, 2022Top of the AgendaIsrael, Palestinian Militants Announce Truce After Dozens Killed Over Weekend An Egypt-brokered truce between Israel and the militant group Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) came into effect (CNN) last night after a weekend of violence in which more than …
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August 5, 2022 at 12:54 PM

Russia Advances in Eastern Ukraine | China Sanctions Pelosi | Putin, Erdogan Meet

Daily News BriefAugust 5, 2022Top of the AgendaRussia Gains Ground in Eastern Ukraine, Sentences American to Prison Ukraine ceded territory (The Guardian) to Russian forces in the eastern Donbas region in recent days, a development Kyiv called a “partial success” for Moscow. In the south, Russian tr…
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August 4, 2022 at 1:13 PM

China’s Unprecedented Military Drills | OPEC+ Oil Increase | U.S. Ratifies NATO Expansion

Daily News BriefAugust 4, 2022Top of the AgendaChina Begins Military Drills Around Taiwan as Pelosi Visits South Korea China launched eleven ballistic missiles (SCMP) into waters off of Taiwan following U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s controversial visit to the island, Taiwan’s defense ministry sa…
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August 3, 2022 at 12:58 PM

Taiwan Tensions | Yemen’s Truce | New Russia Sanctions

Daily News BriefAugust 3, 2022Top of the AgendaPelosi’s Taiwan Visit Raises U.S. Tensions With China  U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi became the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Taiwan (WSJ) since 1997. Meeting with Taiwanese lawmakers and President Tsai Ing-wen, Pelosi said the U.S. commitmen…
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August 2, 2022 at 1:06 PM

Al-Qaeda Leader Killed | South Africa Protests | California Declares Monkeypox Emergency

Daily News BriefAugust 2, 2022Top of the AgendaAl-Qaeda’s Top Leader Killed in U.S. Drone Strike Ayman al-Zawahiri, one of the main planners of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the global leader of al-Qaeda following the death of Osama bin Laden in 2011, was killed (NYT) by a U.S. drone strike in Afgh…
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August 1, 2022 at 1:09 PM

Ukraine Grain Deal | Pelosi in Asia | Guatemala Cracks Down on Dissent

Daily News Brief August 1, 2022 Top of the Agenda Ukraine’s First Wartime Grain Shipment Leaves Odesa A shipment of grain left the Ukrainian port of Odesa for the first time since Russia’s February invasion. Carryin…
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July 29, 2022 at 1:03 PM

Biden, Xi Talk Taiwan | Protests in Guinea | Spain’s Record-Breaking Inflation

Daily News BriefJuly 29, 2022Top of the AgendaXi Warns Biden on Taiwan Ahead of Pelosi’s Potential Visit  Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned U.S. President Joe Biden not to “play with fire” (AP) when it comes to Taiwan, Chinese state media said. The warning came in a phone call yesterday that l…
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July 28, 2022 at 1:12 PM

Potential U.S.-Russia Prisoner Swap | Rights Abuses in Morocco | Biden-Xi Call

Daily News BriefJuly 28, 2022Top of the AgendaU.S. Offers Prisoner Swap With Russia as Ukraine Intensifies Counterattack in Kherson U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken revealed that the United States offered to release (Bloomberg) a Russian arms dealer in exchange for the freedom of Brittney Grin…
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July 27, 2022 at 1:08 PM

Russia to Leave Space Station | Bangladesh Seeks IMF Loan | El Salvador’s Debt Plan

Daily News BriefJuly 27, 2022Top of the AgendaRussia Announces Plan to Leave International Space Station The head of Russia’s space agency said the country will withdraw (WaPo) from the International Space Station (ISS) after its current agreement to use the station ends in 2024, at which point it w…
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July 26, 2022 at 1:02 PM

EU Deal on Gas Use | Widodo-Xi Meeting | Pope Apologizes to Indigenous Canadians

Daily News BriefJuly 26, 2022Top of the AgendaEU Reaches Deal on Lowering Gas Use as Nord Stream 1 Flow Set to Fall Russia’s Gazprom will slash gas flows (WaPo) to Germany through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline by half starting tomorrow. While Gazprom said (Reuters) the reduction is due to problems with…
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July 25, 2022 at 12:57 PM

The Race to Respond to Monkeypox | Myanmar Executes Activists | Tunisia’s Constitutional Vote

Daily News BriefJuly 25, 2022Top of the AgendaEU Approves Vaccine for Monkeypox in Wake of WHO Emergency Declaration The European Union (EU) followed Canada and the United States in approving Bavarian Nordic’s smallpox vaccine for use against monkeypox (Reuters), the Danish drugmaker said. The step …
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July 22, 2022 at 1:11 PM

Russia-Ukraine Deal on Grain Exports | Sri Lanka Crackdown | Capitol Riot Probe Intensifies

Daily News BriefJuly 22, 2022Top of the AgendaRussia, Ukraine Expected to Sign Deal to Unblock Ukrainian Grain Exports Russia and Ukraine are expected to formally agree today (Reuters) to allow Ukrainian grain shipments to leave Black Sea ports that Russian forces had blocked since February, possibl…
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July 21, 2022 at 1:04 PM

Italy’s Prime Minister to Step Down | UN Rights Report on Afghanistan | Biden’s Climate Actions

Daily News Brief July 21, 2022 Top of the Agenda Italy’s Draghi Announces Resignation as Unity Government Unravels Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi announced his resignation (FT) after three parties in his govern…
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July 20, 2022 at 12:54 PM

EU Plan for Reducing Gas Use | Sri Lanka’s New President | U.S.-Africa Summit Announced

Daily News BriefJuly 20, 2022Top of the AgendaBrussels Asks EU Countries to Cut Gas Use Amid Concerns Over Russian Supply The European Commission asked that European Union (EU) countries reduce their natural gas use by 15 percent (FT) amid fears that Russia could cut off gas supplies. Russian Presid…
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July 19, 2022 at 1:09 PM

Putin Meets Iranian, Turkish Leaders | New EU Accession Talks | U.S. Strike on al-Shabab

Daily News BriefJuly 19, 2022Top of the AgendaPutin Visits Tehran for Talks With Iranian, Turkish Leaders The leaders of Iran, Russia, and Turkey are set to discuss (Bloomberg) the wars in Syria and Ukraine during a rare trip abroad by Russian President Vladimir Putin and plan to release a joint sta…
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July 18, 2022 at 1:07 PM

Europe’s Record Heat Wave | Japan-South Korea Diplomacy | Ukraine Removes Top Officials

Daily News Brief July 18, 2022 Top of the Agenda Europe Suffers Heat Wave as Climate Officials Meet in Berlin Ministers from forty countries are attending a climate conference (The Guardian) in Berlin as a heat wave…
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July 15, 2022 at 1:05 PM

Biden Visits Saudi Arabia | China’s Economy Shrinks | UN Vote on Haiti Arms

Daily News BriefJuly 15, 2022Top of the AgendaBiden Meets With Saudi Leaders on Oil, Regional Ties U.S. President Joe Biden will meet (Reuters) with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and hold a separate working session with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Although Biden had pledged before ta…
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July 14, 2022 at 12:59 PM

Sri Lanka Imposes Curfew | Pakistan’s Preliminary IMF Deal | I2U2 Summit

Daily News BriefJuly 14, 2022Top of the AgendaSri Lankan Military Imposes Curfew After President Flees Sri Lanka’s military is patrolling the streets (Reuters) of the capital, Colombo, after mass demonstrations prompted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country yesterday. Today, he arrived in…
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July 13, 2022 at 12:59 PM

Biden Arrives in Israel | Sri Lankan President Flees | Talks on Ukrainian Grain Exports

Daily News BriefJuly 13, 2022Top of the AgendaBiden Kicks Off Mideast Trip With Stop in Israel U.S. President Joe Biden arrives in Israel today (AP) to kick off his first visit to the Middle East as president. The trip will include a meeting with Palestinian officials in the West Bank and a stop in…
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July 12, 2022 at 5:01 PM

Responding to cyber threats

Task Force report urges new foreign policy for cyberspace Confronting Reality in CyberspaceJuly 12, 2022 The era of the global internet is over. The vision of an open, reliable, and secure global network has not been achieved and is unlikely to be realized. As a result, the internet is less free, m…
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July 12, 2022 at 12:53 PM

Mexico’s President at White House | India’s Population Milestone | Syria Aid Extended

Daily News BriefJuly 12, 2022Top of the AgendaMexico’s President Visits White House After Skipping Summit of the Americas Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador meets with (WaPo) U.S. President Joe Biden today to discuss cooperation on issues including migration, energy, and drug policy. The…
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July 11, 2022 at 12:59 PM

Abe’s Party Wins Supermajority | Sri Lankan Leaders Vow to Resign | Nord Stream 1 Gas Flow Paused

Daily News BriefJuly 11, 2022Top of the AgendaJapan’s Kishida Pledges to Reform Pacifist Constitution After Election Victory Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he will initiate efforts (Kyodo) to reform the country’s pacifist constitution and otherwise work to continue the legacy of assassi…