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December 29, 2022 at 2:10 PM

Russia Bombards Ukraine | Netanyahu’s Return to Power | Pakistan’s Antiterrorism Campaign

Daily News BriefDecember 29, 2022Editor’s note: There will be no Daily Brief until Tuesday, January 3, in observance of New Year’s Day. Top of the AgendaRussia Rejects Ukraine’s Peace Conditions, Bombards Its Power Grid Russia fired nearly seventy missiles (WaPo) at Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities t…
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December 28, 2022 at 1:58 PM

Moscow’s Response to Oil Price Cap | Hong Kong’s Reopening | Title 42 Border Policy

Daily News BriefDecember 28, 2022Top of the AgendaRussia Bans Oil Sales to Countries With Price Caps Starting February 1, Russia is banning oil exports (FT) to countries that have imposed a price ceiling on Russian oil. The price cap of $60 per barrel was adopted earlier this month by Group of Seven…
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December 27, 2022 at 1:58 PM

China Eases Travel Restrictions | Taiwan’s Military Requirement | Ethiopian Envoys in Tigray

Daily News BriefDecember 27, 2022Top of the AgendaChina Makes Sweeping Changes to COVID-19 Travel Restrictions From January 8, China will no longer require (Nikkei) passengers to undergo mandatory testing and quarantines upon arrival and will relax limits on the number of flights entering the countr…
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December 22, 2022 at 2:03 PM

Zelenskyy Calls for Sustained Aid | Security Council Resolution on Myanmar | Israeli Coalition Deal

Daily News BriefDecember 22, 2022Editor’s note: There will be no Daily Brief until Tuesday, December 27, in observance of Christmas. Top of the AgendaZelenskyy Appeals to U.S. Congress for Sustained Aid to Ukraine In an address to the U.S. Congress, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called U.S…
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December 21, 2022 at 2:04 PM

Zelenskyy in Washington | Taliban Ban Women’s Higher Education | Record U.S. Fentanyl Seizures

Daily News BriefDecember 21, 2022Top of the AgendaZelenskyy Visits Washington in First Foreign Trip Since Russia’s Invasion Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden (WaPo) and address Congress today in his first trip outside of Ukraine since Russia i…
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December 20, 2022 at 2:12 PM

House Panel Refers Trump for Criminal Charges | COVID-19 Hits China’s Economy | EU Gas Price Cap

Daily News BriefDecember 20, 2022Top of the AgendaJanuary 6 Investigation Committee Recommends Charging Trump The House of Representatives committee that investigated the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol recommended that the Justice Department pursue criminal charges (WaPo) against former…
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December 19, 2022 at 2:07 PM

Landmark Biodiversity Deal | Ghana’s Default | EU Carbon Market Overhaul

Daily News BriefDecember 19, 2022Top of the AgendaCountries Reach Landmark Deal on Protecting Biodiversity At a UN biodiversity summit in Canada, nearly two hundred countries agreed to extend protected status (AP) to more than 30 percent of the world’s land and water by 2030, a goal known as 30x30. …
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December 16, 2022 at 1:58 PM

Japan’s New Defense Strategy | Cuts to Mexico’s Election Watchdog | Twitter Bans Several Journalists

Daily News BriefDecember 16, 2022Top of the AgendaPacifist Japan Seeks Major Military Buildup In the first revision of its national defense strategy since 2013, Japan plans to double defense spending by 2027 and lifts a self-imposed restriction (NPR) on its ability to strike other nations with missi…
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December 15, 2022 at 2:03 PM

HSBC Shuns New Oil, Gas Projects | ASEAN-EU Ties | Peru’s State of Emergency

Daily News BriefDecember 15, 2022Top of the AgendaEurope’s Biggest Bank to Stop Financing New Oil, Gas Fields In an update to its climate policies, HSBC announced that it will no longer finance (Bloomberg) new oil and gas fields or related infrastructure. It will still finance existing fossil fuel p…
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December 14, 2022 at 1:57 PM

Military, Infrastructure Aid for Ukraine | China Reduces COVID-19 Tracking | Europe’s Carbon Tariff

Daily News BriefDecember 14, 2022Top of the AgendaInternational Backers Plan New Infrastructure, Military Aid for Ukraine At a conference in Paris yesterday, donor nations pledged to provide Ukraine (AP) more than $1 billion worth of financial aid and donations of health, food, and other supplies. T…
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December 13, 2022 at 2:09 PM

U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit | China-India Border Clash | U.S. Nuclear Breakthrough

Daily News BriefDecember 13, 2022Top of the AgendaBiden Convenes Washington Summit With African Leaders At the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit that begins today in Washington, U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to unveil plans (AP) for his administration to spend $55 billion in Africa over the next thr…
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December 12, 2022 at 2:08 PM

COVID-19 Strains China’s Hospitals | EU Corruption Scandal | Bangladesh’s Protests

Daily News BriefDecember 12, 2022Top of the AgendaCOVID-19 Strains China’s Health System Amid Reopening Long lines formed outside medical centers and hospitals experienced staff shortages in some Chinese cities as an easing of COVID-19 restrictions appeared to trigger an increase in cases, Bloomberg…
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December 9, 2022 at 2:16 PM

China-Saudi Arabia Strategic Partnership | Conflict in Central Ethiopia | Chile-EU Trade Deal

Daily News BriefDecember 9, 2022Top of the AgendaChina, Saudi Arabia Upgrade Ties With Strategic Partnership Deal Chinese President Xi Jinping and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud signed an agreement (Al Jazeera) to upgrade their countries’ relationship and pledged to cooperate in the global …
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December 8, 2022 at 2:04 PM

Peru’s President Ousted | Brittney Griner Freed | U.S. Tracks Opioid Overdoses

Daily News BriefDecember 8, 2022Top of the AgendaPeru’s President Impeached, Arrested After Attempt to Dissolve Congress To retain power ahead of an impeachment vote, Peruvian President Pedro Castillo Terrones yesterday attempted to dissolve Congress (WaPo) and rule by decree. Lawmakers immediately …
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December 7, 2022 at 2:00 PM

China’s Retreat From Zero COVID | Probe of German Coup Plot | China-Saudi Arabia Relations

Daily News BriefDecember 7, 2022Top of the AgendaChina Announces Easing of COVID-19 Rules The Chinese government announced major changes (Bloomberg) to its COVID-19 response, easing the harsh approach known as zero COVID in the wake of protests last month. People with mild symptoms will be allowed t…
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December 6, 2022 at 2:13 PM

Iranians on Strike | New Chip Plant in U.S. | Georgia Senate Runoff

Daily News BriefDecember 6, 2022Top of the AgendaIranian Workers Strike to Support Anti-government Protests Shopkeepers and truck drivers staged walkouts in almost forty cities across Iran in a show of solidarity with anti-government protesters, the Guardian reported. Demonstrators had called for a …
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December 5, 2022 at 2:07 PM

Price Cap on Russian Oil | Sudan’s Political Transition | U.S.-EU Trade Meeting

Daily News BriefDecember 5, 2022Top of the AgendaEU, G7 Countries Roll Out Price Cap on Russian Oil  To limit Russia’s ability to finance its war in Ukraine, Group of Seven (G7) countries, the European Union (EU), and Australia began implementing a price cap (Reuters) on seaborne Russian oil today. …
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December 2, 2022 at 2:00 PM

New North Korea Sanctions | Biden’s Conditions for Talks With Putin | Support for Venezuelan Migrants

Daily News BriefDecember 2, 2022Top of the AgendaU.S., Japan, South Korea Unveil New Sanctions on North Korea The countries announced new sanctions (Reuters) on individuals linked to North Korea’s nuclear program in the wake of Pyongyang’s test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) …
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December 1, 2022 at 2:08 PM

China Eases COVID-19 Stance | Japan’s Supply Chains | U.S. Domestic Terrorism Advisory

Daily News BriefDecember 1, 2022Top of the AgendaChina Signals Slight Easing of Pandemic Restrictions After Countrywide Protests China’s top official for COVID-19 said the country is entering a new stage (SCMP) of its pandemic response and that the “optimization” of control measures will continue. W…
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November 30, 2022 at 2:08 PM

Macron’s White House Visit | U.S. Arms Sale to Qatar | Attacks by Eritrean Troops

Daily News BriefNovember 30, 2022Top of the AgendaFrance’s Macron to Talk Ukraine, Trade Policy During White House Visit French President Emmanuel Macron begins the first state visit (NYT) of Joe Biden’s presidency today. The leaders are expected to discuss how to end Russia’s war in Ukraine and cop…
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November 29, 2022 at 1:55 PM

Russia Delays Arms Control Talks | Pakistani Taliban End Truce | Germany-Qatar Gas Deal

Daily News BriefNovember 29, 2022Top of the AgendaRussia ‘Unilaterally’ Postpones Arms Control Talks Russia “unilaterally” postponed (WSJ) a meeting with U.S. officials focused on the New START treaty on arms control, the U.S. State Department said in a statement. Russian officials have not given a …
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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…