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November 28, 2022 at 2:05 PM

China’s Mass Protests | Europe’s Cocaine Cartel | Venezuela Talks Resume

Daily News BriefNovember 28, 2022Top of the AgendaOutrage Over COVID-19 Restrictions Prompts Rare Protests in China Tens of thousands of people joined demonstrations (FT) in at least ten cities across China over the weekend, at times clashing with security forces. In addition to objecting to harsh r…
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November 22, 2022 at 2:10 PM

WHO Flags Danger of Ukraine Blackouts | Colombian Peace Talks | Nuclear Power in California

Daily News BriefNovember 22, 2022Editor’s note: There will be no Daily Brief until Monday, November 28, in observance of Thanksgiving. Top of the AgendaWHO: Ukrainians Face Life-Threatening Winter Amid Energy Crisis A quarter of Ukraine’s population lacks electricity, and the World Health Organizati…
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November 21, 2022 at 2:11 PM

COP27 Deal on Loss and Damage | Malaysian Elections | Qatar’s World Cup

Daily News BriefNovember 21, 2022Top of the AgendaCOP27 Ends With Landmark Deal on Loss and Damage The final deal of this year’s UN climate conference, COP27, included two historic firsts (Bloomberg): an agreement to establish a fund to help poor countries cope with climate damages, and a call for m…
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November 18, 2022 at 2:16 PM

EU Proposal at COP27 | Nepal Elections | Pelosi Steps Down as House Speaker

Daily News BriefNovember 18, 2022Top of the AgendaClimate Summit Runs Into Overtime as Deal Sought on Loss and Damage Negotiations on the final communiqué of this year’s UN climate conference, COP27, will continue (Bloomberg) at least one day past the original deadline as delegates scramble to reach…
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November 17, 2022 at 2:17 PM

Xi, Kishida Hold Talks | MH17 Crash Verdict | Vietnam’s Deal to Quit Coal

Daily News BriefNovember 17, 2022 Editor’s note: For the duration of the twenty-seventh Conference of the Parties (COP27), the Daily News Brief will include a special section dedicated to developments at the climate conference. Top of the Agenda Xi, Kishida Meet in Bangkok Chinese President Xi Jinpi…
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November 16, 2022 at 2:00 PM

NATO Discusses Poland Blast | Aid Reaches Tigray | Cities Lack Tracking for Net-Zero Goals

Daily News BriefNovember 16, 2022 Editor’s note: For the duration of the twenty-seventh Conference of the Parties (COP27), the Daily News Brief will include a special section dedicated to developments at the climate conference. Top of the Agenda NATO Chief Says Explosion in Poland Was Likely Uninten…
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November 15, 2022 at 6:00 PM

CFR Explains What’s At Stake in the Climate Talks

Explore our coverage of how the world is confronting climate change. COP27: What’s at Stake for the World? COP27: What’s at Stake for the World? The COP27 climate conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, closes out another year of disasters: record-breaking floods, deadly heat waves, and devastating d…
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November 15, 2022 at 2:05 PM

G20 Focuses on Ukraine War | Haitian Officials Ousted | Climate-Disaster Insurance Fund

Daily News BriefNovember 15, 2022 Editor’s note: For the duration of the twenty-seventh Conference of the Parties (COP27), the Daily News Brief will include a special section dedicated to developments at the climate conference. Top of the Agenda G20 Summit Focuses on Ukraine War A draft communiqué f…
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November 14, 2022 at 2:13 PM

Biden-Xi Meeting | Chinese Support for Property Sector | France-UK Migration Deal

Daily News BriefNovember 14, 2022 Editor’s note: For the duration of the twenty-seventh Conference of the Parties (COP27), the Daily News Brief will include a special section dedicated to developments at the climate conference. Top of the Agenda Biden, Xi Hold First In-Person Meeting U.S. President …
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November 10, 2022 at 2:08 PM

Russia’s Retreat From Kherson | ASEAN Summit | Georgia Senate Runoff

Daily News BriefNovember 10, 2022Editor’s note: There will be no Daily Brief on Friday, November 11, for Veterans Day. Top of the AgendaIn Major Retreat, Russia Orders Withdrawal From Occupied Kherson Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered troops to withdraw (NYT) from Kherson, a southern Uk…
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November 9, 2022 at 2:15 PM

Control of U.S. Congress Unclear | Bangladesh’s IMF Deal | UN Slams Greenwashing

Daily News BriefNovember 9, 2022 Editor’s note: For the duration of the twenty-seventh Conference of the Parties (COP27), the Daily News Brief will include a special section dedicated to developments at the climate conference. Top of the Agenda Control of U.S. Congress Unclear as Republicans Make Sl…
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November 8, 2022 at 2:15 PM

Kyiv’s Position on Talks With Russia | Yellen in India | Global Climate Finance Needs

Daily News BriefNovember 8, 2022 Editor’s note: For the duration of the twenty-seventh Conference of the Parties (COP27), the Daily News Brief will include a special section dedicated to developments at the climate conference. Top of the Agenda After U.S. Urging, Zelenskyy Lays Out Conditions for Ta…
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November 7, 2022 at 2:17 PM

COP27 Begins | Indian FM in Russia | EU Complaint on U.S. Climate Law

Daily News BriefNovember 7, 2022Top of the AgendaCOP27 Kicks Off in Egypt With Focus on Climate Reparations This year’s UN climate conference, the twenty-seventh Conference of the Parties (COP27), began yesterday with an agreement for negotiators to discuss compensating (The Guardian) poor and other…
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November 4, 2022 at 12:54 PM

Germany’s Scholz in Beijing | Attack on Pakistan’s Khan | UN Vote on Cuba Embargo

Daily News BriefNovember 4, 2022Top of the AgendaGermany’s Scholz Talks Ukraine, Economic Ties During Visit to Beijing In Beijing, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Chinese President Xi Jinping both condemned the use of and threats to use nuclear weapons (Politico) in international conflicts. Scholz…
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November 3, 2022 at 1:00 PM

Truce in Ethiopia | Tunisian Exodus | Biden Warns of Threats to U.S. Democracy

Daily News BriefNovember 3, 2022Top of the AgendaEthiopian Government Agrees to Truce With Tigrayan Rebels After two years of fighting, the Ethiopian government and rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) agreed to end hostilities (WaPo), disarm, and restore “law and order,” said Olusegun Obas…
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November 2, 2022 at 1:04 PM

North Korea’s Missile Test Barrage | Netanyahu’s Strong Showing | Ukraine Grain Deal

Daily News BriefNovember 2, 2022Top of the AgendaSeoul Fires Back After Barrage of North Korean Missile Tests North Korea fired a missile that crossed the Northern Limit Line, a maritime border with South Korea that Pyongyang does not recognize (CNN), for the first time since the 1950–53 Korean War.…
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November 1, 2022 at 1:05 PM

Israeli Elections | Evacuation Order in Occupied Ukraine | New Malaria Drug Shows Promise

Daily News BriefNovember 1, 2022Top of the AgendaIsraelis Vote in Fifth General Election in Less Than Four Years Israelis choose a new parliament (CNN) today in the country’s fifth election since April 2019. The vote was triggered (BBC) after a coalition government composed of liberal, conservative,…
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October 31, 2022 at 12:52 PM

Lula Wins Brazilian Election | Russia Withdraws From Grain Deal | Pelosi’s Husband Attacked

Daily News BriefOctober 31, 2022Top of the AgendaBolsonaro Yet to Concede After Lula Elected Brazil’s Next President Leftist former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, commonly known as Lula, won Brazil’s presidential runoff (Reuters) yesterday, defeating incumbent Jair Bolsonaro by less than two p…
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October 28, 2022 at 1:06 PM

Brazil’s High-Stakes Runoff | Iraq’s New Government | EU Deal on Carbon-Emitting Cars

Daily News BriefOctober 28, 2022Top of the AgendaBrazil Braces for High-Stakes Presidential Runoff  Brazilians will head to the polls (AP) on Sunday to vote in a presidential runoff between current President Jair Bolsonaro and former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, commonly known as Lula. The c…
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October 27, 2022 at 5:00 PM

CFR’s Renewing America Initiative Explores Critical Domestic Issues

The initiative’s areas of research include democracy, immigration, and infrastructure. Some of the most important national security threats to the United States come not from without, but from within. With its Renewing America initiative, the Council on Foreign Relations is monitoring nine critical …
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October 27, 2022 at 1:09 PM

Iran’s Protests Escalate | Legal Cannabis in Germany | Global Fossil Fuel Demand

Daily News BriefOctober 27, 2022Top of the AgendaIranian Protests Escalate as Security Forces Attack Mourners of Mahsa Amini Iranian security forces opened fire (BBC) on protesters who gathered by the thousands in Kurdistan Province yesterday to mark forty days since the death of Mahsa Amini, who di…
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October 26, 2022 at 1:18 PM

UN Study: Climate Pledges Aren’t Enough | Bangladesh’s Debt | Brazil Election Misinformation

Daily News BriefOctober 26, 2022Top of the AgendaUN Report: Current Climate Pledges Aren’t Enough to Limit Warming to 1.5℃ The world is on track to warm by up to 2.9℃ (5.2℉) above preindustrial temperatures by the end of the century if countries do not increase the ambition of their current climate …
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October 25, 2022 at 1:11 PM

Sunak Takes Helm in UK | U.S. Alleges Chinese Espionage | Brittany Griner’s Hearing

Daily News BriefOctober 25, 2022Top of the AgendaSunak Takes Helm as UK’s Third Prime Minister in Two Months Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has officially become prime minister (The Economist) of the United Kingdom (UK) after meeting with King Charles III. Conservative Party lawmaker…
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October 24, 2022 at 1:26 PM

China’s Xi Elevates Loyalists | UK Leadership Race | New Round of Ethiopia Talks

Daily News BriefOctober 24, 2022Top of the AgendaChina’s Xi Stacks Communist Party Leadership With Loyalists President Xi Jinping was granted (The Economist) a precedent-breaking third five-year term as leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) during the party congress over the weekend. Six of Xi…
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October 21, 2022 at 1:11 PM

UK’s Uncertainty After Truss | Pakistan’s Khan Barred From Politics | Chad’s Protests

Daily News BriefOctober 21, 2022Top of the AgendaTruss’s Departure Kicks Off Another UK Leadership Contest Lawmakers from the ruling Conservative Party in the United Kingdom (UK) will hold a preliminary vote (FT) on Monday to choose candidates to succeed Liz Truss, who announced her resignation yest…
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October 20, 2022 at 1:05 PM

Martial Law in Occupied Ukraine | UK’s Truss Quits | Cholera Outbreaks

Daily News BriefOctober 20, 2022Top of the AgendaRussia Declares Martial Law in Illegally Annexed Ukrainian Territories Moscow declared martial law (WaPo) yesterday in four Ukrainian territories it recently annexed, giving Russia-installed authorities new powers to restrict freedom of movement and i…
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October 19, 2022 at 12:56 PM

Ethiopia’s War Escalates | U.S. Military Retirees Work for UAE | Venezuela’s Exodus

Daily News BriefOctober 19, 2022Top of the AgendaEthiopian Government Advances in Tigray as UN Warns of Conflict ‘Spiraling Out of Control’ Ethiopia’s government said it captured three towns (AFP) in the country’s Tigray region, escalating a two-year war between government forces and Tigrayan rebels…
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October 18, 2022 at 12:58 PM

Iran Deal on Ice | Ethiopian Forces Take Tigrayan City | Nuclear Power in Germany

Daily News BriefOctober 18, 2022Top of the AgendaWhite House: Iran Nuclear Deal Not Happening ‘Anytime Soon’ White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre said that Washington does not foresee a nuclear deal (Yahoo News) with Iran “anytime soon.” In a separate briefing, European Union (EU) foreign pol…
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October 17, 2022 at 1:07 PM

Deadly Russian Strike on Kyiv | Fire at Iranian Prison | UK U-turn on Economic Policy

Daily News BriefOctober 17, 2022Top of the AgendaThree Killed in Kyiv as Russia Unleashes Drone Strikes Across Ukraine  A fresh round of Russian drone strikes today targeted Ukraine’s capital (NBC), Kyiv, the cities of Odesa and Mykolaiv, and the regions of Dnipropetrovsk and Sumy, Ukrainian officia…
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October 14, 2022 at 1:04 PM

Chinese Communist Party to Meet | Iraq’s New President | UN Sanctions Proposal for Haiti

Daily News BriefOctober 14, 2022Top of the AgendaChina’s Party Congress Kicks Off Amid Economic Slowdown, Rare Protest The twice-a-decade meeting of the ruling Chinese Communist Party begins on Sunday, with President Xi Jinping set to be granted (The Guardian) a precedent-breaking third term as part…
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October 13, 2022 at 1:06 PM

UN Rebuke of Russia | Haiti’s Crisis | U.S. National Security Strategy

Daily News BriefOctober 13, 2022Top of the AgendaAt UN, Three-Quarters of Countries Condemn Russia’s Annexations in Ukraine At the UN General Assembly yesterday, 143 countries voted to condemn Russia’s “attempted illegal annexation” (The Guardian) of Ukrainian territories and demanded that Moscow “i…
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October 12, 2022 at 12:56 PM

Ukraine’s Air Defenses | U.S.-Saudi Relations | Venezuela Out of UN Rights Council

Daily News Brief October 12, 2022 Top of the Agenda Ukraine’s Supporters Discuss Further Military Support Amid Russian Missile Barrage As Russian missiles bombard Ukraine, officials from more than fifty countries ar…
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October 11, 2022 at 12:52 PM

UN Refugee Agency Short on Funds | Israel-Lebanon Maritime Deal | Lesotho Elections

Daily News BriefOctober 11, 2022Top of the AgendaUN Refugee Chief: Lack of Funding Could Mean ‘Severe Cuts’ to Services UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said his agency needs $700 million (Reuters) in new funding by the end of the year to avoid making “severe cuts” to services. The c…
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October 10, 2022 at 1:03 PM

Russian Strikes Pummel Ukraine | Austria’s Election | Haiti Requests Security Support

Daily News BriefOctober 10, 2022Top of the AgendaRussian Missiles Strike Across Ukraine Following Bridge Attack Russia launched (FT) its most extensive air strikes on Ukraine in months after a Russian bridge was bombed over the weekend. At least ten people were killed across Ukraine, including at le…
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October 7, 2022 at 1:06 PM

Nobel Peace Prize | Xinjiang Debate Rejected at UN | Biden’s Marijuana Pardon

Daily News BriefOctober 7, 2022Top of the AgendaHuman Rights Advocates From Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine Win Nobel Peace Prize This year’s Nobel Peace Prize was awarded (AP) to jailed Belarusian rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian rights group Memorial, and the Ukrainian rights group Center…
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October 6, 2022 at 1:04 PM

Iranian Women’s Protests Continue | Ethiopia Peace Talks | Armenian, Turkish Leaders Meet

Daily News BriefOctober 6, 2022Top of the AgendaIranian Protests Surge in Third Week Amid Outrage Over Girl’s Death Iranians held fresh anti-government protests (WSJ) yesterday after a sixteen-year-old girl, Nika Shakarami, died after participating in a rally. The largely women-led protests have now…
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October 5, 2022 at 1:10 PM

OPEC+ Weighs Supply Cuts | U.S.-Japan Military Drills | Voting Rights at U.S. Supreme Court

Daily News BriefOctober 5, 2022Top of the AgendaOPEC+ Weighs Deep Supply Cuts Despite U.S. Concerns The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and oil producers such as Russia are considering a sizable cut (NYT) in their oil output as they meet in Vienna today. The bloc and its all…
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October 4, 2022 at 12:59 PM

North Korean Missile Over Japan | Top Al-Shabab Leader Killed | Blinken’s South America Tour

Daily News BriefOctober 4, 2022Top of the AgendaNorth Korea Test-Fires Missile Over Japan for First Time Since 2017 The missile launch early this morning triggered alerts across Japan (NYT) telling people to seek shelter. The last time a North Korean missile flew over Japan was during a period of hi…
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October 3, 2022 at 1:05 PM

Brazil’s Presidential Runoff | Iran’s Protests Continue | Burkina Faso’s Coup

Daily News BriefOctober 3, 2022Top of the AgendaBrazilian Presidential Election Goes to Runoff After Bolsonaro Defies Polls Left-wing former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won 48.4 percent of votes (FT) in Brazil’s presidential race yesterday, compared to 43.2 percent won by far-right President…
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September 30, 2022 at 1:09 PM

Brazil’s High-Stakes Election | Thai Leader Can Stay in Power | EU Energy Talks

Daily News BriefSeptember 30, 2022Top of the AgendaBrazilians Prepare to Vote in High-Stakes Election Marked by Political Violence  On Sunday, Brazilians will vote (NYT) in an election seen as a crossroads for the country’s climate policy and democratic institutions. The incumbent, far-right Preside…
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September 29, 2022 at 1:04 PM

Russia’s Annexation Plans | Hurricane Ian Hits Florida | U.S. Investment in Pacific Islands

Daily News BriefSeptember 29, 2022Top of the AgendaPutin Announces Plan to Annex Four Ukrainian Regions Russian President Vladimir Putin will sign a decree to annex (FT) the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia tomorrow, a Kremlin spokesperson said. This major escalation …
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September 28, 2022 at 1:05 PM

EU Probes Pipeline Leaks | Hurricane Ian Cuts Cuba’s Power | IMF Criticizes UK Tax Cuts

Daily News BriefSeptember 28, 2022Top of the AgendaEU Probes Pipeline Leaks, Warns of Response to Possible Sabotage European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called simultaneous leaks (WaPo) in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines between Russia and Europe “utterly unacceptable.” While…
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September 27, 2022 at 1:07 PM

Moscow’s Draft Mayhem | Abe Shinzo’s Funeral | Oath Keepers on Trial

Daily News BriefSeptember 27, 2022Top of the AgendaMoscow Admits to Problems in Military Mobilization as Russians Protest, Flee Draft Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has admitted to errors (NYT) in Russia’s ongoing military draft as protests against it erupt nationwide and men flee the country by…
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September 26, 2022 at 1:12 PM

The Italian Right’s Victory | North Korean Missile Test | Cholera in Syria

Daily News BriefSeptember 26, 2022Top of the AgendaRight-Wing Alliance Wins Sweeping Victory in Italian Elections  A right-wing coalition headed by Giorgia Meloni of the Brothers of Italy party won a resounding victory (FT) in Italy’s parliamentary elections yesterday, earning over 44 percent of vot…
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September 23, 2022 at 12:59 PM

Referendums in Russia-Occupied Ukraine | Sri Lanka Talks Debt | Italy’s Elections

Daily News BriefSeptember 23, 2022Top of the AgendaRussia Stages Referendums in Occupied Eastern Ukraine Amid strong condemnation (NYT) by Ukrainian and Western leaders, voting began today in four occupied regions of Ukraine on whether to become part of Russia. Voting is set to continue until Tuesda…
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September 22, 2022 at 12:59 PM

Iran Cracks Down on Protests | Japan Props Up Yen | Russia-Ukraine Prisoner Swap

Daily News BriefSeptember 22, 2022Top of the AgendaIran Curbs Internet Access as Protests Over Woman’s Death Spread Protests in support of women’s rights and Iran’s political opposition have spread to dozens of cities (NYT) in the country following a woman’s death after being detained by police last…
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September 21, 2022 at 1:01 PM

Putin’s Escalation | Eritrean Troops in Tigray | UN Report on Venezuela

Daily News BriefSeptember 21, 2022Top of the AgendaPutin Escalates Russian War Efforts With New Troop Mobilization  Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a new mobilization of troops (FT) to fight in Ukraine in a televised address today. Three hundred thousand reservists will be called up to fi…
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September 20, 2022 at 1:05 PM

UNGA Weighs ‘Interconnected Crises’ | Ebola in Uganda | China-Ecuador Debt Deal

Daily News BriefSeptember 20, 2022Top of the AgendaUN General Assembly Weighs ‘Interconnected Crises’ World leaders begin their annual addresses (NYT) to the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York today amid what the United Nations has described (Al Jazeera) as time of “complex and interconnected cr…
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September 19, 2022 at 12:58 PM

Biden Vows to Defend Taiwan | Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Cease-Fire | Protests in Iran

Daily News BriefSeptember 19, 2022Top of the AgendaBiden Again Says U.S. Military Would Defend Taiwan In an interview with 60 Minutes that aired yesterday, U.S. President Joe Biden said that if China were to invade Taiwan, U.S. military forces would come to the island’s defense. It is at least the f…
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September 16, 2022 at 1:04 PM

Germany Seizes Russian Refineries | China-South Korea Ties | Turkey-Syria Meetings

Daily News BriefSeptember 16, 2022Top of the AgendaGermany Takes Control of Russian-Owned Refineries Amid Energy Crisis The German government seized control of three refineries (FT) owned by Russian oil company Rosneft before a European Union embargo on Russian crude oil takes effect in December. Op…