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May 17, 2023 at 1:09 PM

Biden Curtails Asia Trip Amid Debt Talks | Iran-Russia Rail Deal | UN Appeal for Sudan Aid

Daily News BriefMay 17, 2023Top of the AgendaU.S. Debt Impasse Curtails Biden’s Asia Trip, Prompts Cancellation of Quad Summit The nations of the so-called Quad—the United States, Australia, India, and Japan—canceled a summit (Bloomberg) set to take place in Sydney next week after U.S. President Joe…
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May 16, 2023 at 1:08 PM

Chinese Envoy in Kyiv | Religious Freedom in India | Syria’s Assad Invited to COP28

Daily News BriefMay 16, 2023Top of the AgendaChinese Envoy Begins Visit to Kyiv, Moscow Li Hui, Chinese special representative for Eurasian affairs, is Beijing’s highest-ranking official (Reuters) to visit Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began last February. Beijing said the trip aims to discuss a “…
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May 15, 2023 at 1:18 PM

Turkey’s Presidential Runoff | Thai Opposition’s Electoral Win | Brazil’s Deforestation Falls

Daily News BriefMay 15, 2023Top of the AgendaTurkish Election Headed to Runoff After Erdoğan Leads First Round Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan won 49.5 percent of votes (Al Jazeera) in Sunday’s presidential election, leading his main challenger, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, by more than 4 percent, acc…
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May 12, 2023 at 1:11 PM

Turkish Presidential Candidate Withdraws | Pakistan’s Khan Given Bail | Starvation Risk in Haiti

Daily News BriefMay 12, 2023Top of the AgendaTurkish Presidential Candidate Quits in Potential Boost to Erdoğan Rival Muharrem İnce, leader of the center-left Homeland Party, pulled out of the race (AP) yesterday in a move that could boost the chances of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s main rival, …
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May 11, 2023 at 1:09 PM

New U.S. Border Restrictions | Israel-Gaza Clashes | China, Ecuador Sign Free Trade Deal

Daily News BriefMay 11, 2023Top of the AgendaBiden Administration Rolls Out New Restrictions on Illegal Crossings at Southern U.S. Border  The Joe Biden administration finalized a new rule (Reuters) to govern crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border ahead of the midnight expiration of Title 42, a public …
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May 10, 2023 at 1:09 PM

Mass Protests in Pakistan | Displacement in Sudan | Federal Jury Finds Trump Guilty

Daily News BriefMay 10, 2023Top of the AgendaSupporters of Detained Former Premier Stage Mass Protests Across Pakistan An Islamabad court ruled that former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan can be held for eight days (AP) of questioning following his dramatic arrest on corruption charges yesterday…
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May 9, 2023 at 1:12 PM

ASEAN Talks Myanmar Crisis | Israeli Strikes on Gaza | Pakistan’s Khan Arrested

Daily News BriefMay 9, 2023Top of the AgendaASEAN Summit Spotlights Escalating Myanmar Violence   Ahead of an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit today, the leaders of Indonesia and Singapore called for peace in Myanmar (The Diplomat) and condemned a recent attack on an ASEAN human…
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May 8, 2023 at 1:10 PM

Syria Rejoins Arab League | Sudan Fighting Spreads | Chile’s New Constitutional Assembly

Daily News BriefMay 8, 2023Top of the AgendaArab League Ends Syria’s Twelve-Year Suspension Members of the Arab League voted to readmit Syria (NYT) yesterday, lifting the suspension they handed President Bashar al-Assad in 2011 over his deadly crackdown on anti-government protests. That unrest escal…
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May 5, 2023 at 1:09 PM

White House Flags AI Risks | Wagner Threatens to Leave Bakhmut | King Charles’s Coronation

Daily News BriefMay 5, 2023Top of the AgendaWhite House Meeting Weighs AI’s Risks to Security, Democratic Values U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris held a meeting yesterday with the CEOs of four firms developing artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and told the executives that more work is neede…
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May 4, 2023 at 1:11 PM

Russian Strikes Follow Blasts Over Kremlin | U.S.-China Climate Diplomacy | Clashes in Sudan

Daily News BriefMay 4, 2023Top of the AgendaRussia Launches Strikes on Ukrainian Cities as Kyiv Denies Role in Kremlin Explosions Russian forces launched aerial attacks (NYT) on Kyiv and Odesa last night after two drones exploded over the Kremlin yesterday. Moscow initially called the blasts a foile…
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May 3, 2023 at 1:03 PM

Iran’s Raisi Visits Syria | New NATO Office in Japan | Kremlin Accuses Ukraine of Drone Attack

Daily News BriefMay 3, 2023Top of the AgendaRaisi Becomes First Iranian President to Visit Syria in Thirteen Years Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is on a two-day state visit to Damascus (AP), making him the first Iranian president to travel to Syria since before the country’s civil war broke out in…
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May 2, 2023 at 1:00 PM

Standoff Over U.S. Debt Ceiling | Russian War Casualties | Refugees Flee Sudan

Daily News BriefMay 2, 2023Top of the AgendaBiden Invites Congressional Leadership for Talks as Debt Default Looms In a letter to congressional leaders yesterday, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the federal government could run out of money (FT) to pay its bills as soon as June 1 if…
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May 1, 2023 at 12:59 PM

Philippine President at White House | UN Warning on Sudan | Ruling Party Victory in Paraguay

Daily News BriefMay 1, 2023Top of the AgendaMarcos Jr.’s White House Trip Highlights Improving U.S.-Philippines Ties U.S. President Joe Biden and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will pledge to step up military coordination during Marcos Jr.’s White House visit today, unnamed U.S. officials…
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April 29, 2023 at 2:00 PM

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April 28, 2023 at 1:11 PM

Deadly Russian Strikes Across Ukraine | Pro–Judicial Reform Rally in Israel | Paraguayan Elections

Daily News BriefApril 28, 2023Top of the AgendaKyiv Vows Response to Deadly Russian Missiles Strikes Russia will “face a fair response” (Reuters) to missile attacks that killed at least nineteen people (AP) in central and southeastern Ukraine last night, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wrote…
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April 27, 2023 at 12:57 PM

Xi, Zelenskyy Hold Call on War | China-Pakistan Military Ties | Cambodia-UAE Trade Deal

Daily News BriefApril 27, 2023Top of the AgendaXi, Zelenskyy Hold First Call Since Start of Ukraine War Chinese President Xi Jinping and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy discussed the war in Ukraine (WaPo) yesterday in a call that Zelenskyy described as “long and meaningful.” Kyiv has sought …
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April 26, 2023 at 1:05 PM

Biden, Yoon to Step Up Military Ties | India Hosts Talks on Myanmar | Lula in Spain

Daily News BriefApril 26, 2023Top of the AgendaSouth Korean President Talks Heightened Military Cooperation at White House The United States will increase military deployments to South Korea (NBC) as part of a new deal to jointly respond to the nuclear threat posed by North Korea, U.S. officials tol…
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April 25, 2023 at 1:09 PM

U.S.-Brokered Sudan Truce | Syria-Turkey Talks | Conference on Venezuelan Impasse

Daily News BriefApril 25, 2023Top of the AgendaU.S.-Brokered Cease-Fire in Sudan Yields Limited Lull in Fighting Some residents in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, heard shelling and gunfire today (WaPo), even though U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the country’s warring military fact…
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April 24, 2023 at 1:11 PM

Record Military Spending Worldwide | Ethiopia Peace Talks | Evacuations From Sudan

Daily News BriefApril 24, 2023Top of the AgendaGlobal Military Spending Reached All-Time High of $2.24 Trillion in 2022 The record spending calculated by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) shows “we are living in an increasingly insecure world,” a senior SIPRI researcher sa…
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April 21, 2023 at 1:05 PM

Yellen Warns Against U.S.-China Decoupling | Russia-India Arms Sales | Chile’s Plan to Nationalize Lithium

Daily News BriefApril 21, 2023Top of the AgendaU.S. Treasury Secretary: Decoupling From China Would Be ‘Disastrous’ In a speech yesterday on U.S.-China economic ties, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said (FT) that “a full separation of [the countries’] economies would be disastrous.” While the …
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April 20, 2023 at 12:50 PM

U.S. Weighs Sanctions Amid Sudan Clashes | NATO Chief in Ukraine | Colombia’s Petro in Washington

Daily News BriefApril 20, 2023Top of the AgendaThousands Try to Flee Sudan Fighting as Clashes Continue Gunfire in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, continued for a sixth day (Reuters) despite efforts to broker a cease-fire between the military and the paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces (…
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April 19, 2023 at 1:18 PM

EU’s Chip Subsidy Plan | China’s Spy Drone Capability | Fox News Settles Defamation Lawsuit

Daily News BriefApril 19, 2023Top of the AgendaEU Reaches $47 Billion Deal on Chips Subsidies European Union (EU) member states reached a preliminary deal (Reuters) to channel $47 billion in funding toward the bloc’s semiconductor industry in a bid to compete with massive state support for the secto…
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April 18, 2023 at 1:08 PM

Putin Visits Russia-Occupied Ukraine | Sudan Death Toll Rises | Spyware in Mexico

Daily News BriefApril 18, 2023Top of the AgendaPutin Meets With Commanders in Russia-Occupied Ukraine After Military Shakeup Russian President Vladimir Putin made a rare visit (WaPo) to meet with military commanders in the Kherson and Luhansk regions in Ukraine, the Kremlin said, months after a shak…
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April 17, 2023 at 1:12 PM

Dozens Killed in Sudan Clashes | India-Russia Trade Talks | Putin Critic Jailed

Daily News BriefApril 17, 2023Top of the AgendaClashes Between Rival Sudanese Security Forces Kill Dozens of Civilians Fighting between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continued in the country’s capital (Reuters) of Khartoum today despite international calls for a …
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April 14, 2023 at 1:08 PM

FBI Arrests Suspect in Probe of Leak | Yemen Prisoner Swap | Ethiopia’s IMF Talks

Daily News BriefApril 14, 2023Top of the AgendaFBI Arrests Twenty-One-Year-Old Air National Guardsman in Probe of Intel Leak The FBI arrested (WaPo) Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira in Dighton, Massachusetts, yesterday on suspicion of leaking classified documents. Teixeira could ap…
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April 13, 2023 at 1:06 PM

Lula’s Trip to China | Ghana Approves Promising Malaria Vaccine | Suspected U.S. Intel Leaker

Daily News BriefApril 13, 2023Top of the AgendaBrazil’s Lula Arrives in Beijing to Talk Business, War in Ukraine Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, commonly known as Lula, is leading a delegation (AP) of businesspeople and local officials on a two-day state visit to China, during which B…
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April 12, 2023 at 1:07 PM

Biden in Belfast | UN Chief in Somalia | Proposed U.S. Rules on Electric Vehicles

Daily News BriefApril 12, 2023Top of the AgendaBiden Celebrates Northern Ireland Peace Anniversary as Political Tensions Simmer At a university in Belfast, U.S. President Joe Biden hailed “the power and possibilities of peace” (CNN) in a speech marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the U.S.-broker…
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April 11, 2023 at 1:14 PM

U.S.-Philippines Combat Drills | Ukrainian Official in New Delhi | Food Theft in Ethiopia

Daily News BriefApril 11, 2023Top of the AgendaU.S., Philippines Kick Off Largest Joint Military Exercises in Decades The drills that opened today (FT) demonstrate Manila’s increased military cooperation with Washington under Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who took office last year. In t…
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April 10, 2023 at 12:59 PM

Sensitive U.S. Intel Leaked | Peace Talks in Yemen | Canada-Mercosur Trade Talks

Daily News BriefApril 10, 2023Top of the AgendaU.S. Probes Apparent Intel Leak Regarding Ukraine War, Spying on Allies U.S. officials restricted intelligence sharing and scrambled to liaise with allies over the weekend in the wake of what seems to be the biggest leak of secret U.S. military document…
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April 7, 2023 at 1:05 PM

Israel-Lebanon Cross-Border Attacks | Report on U.S. Exit From Afghanistan | Tunisia-IMF Tensions

Daily News BriefApril 7, 2023Top of the AgendaIsrael Strikes Lebanon, Gaza After Rocket Attacks Israel struck targets in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip (NYT) last night in response to a barrage of rockets fired into Israel from Lebanon. It is considered the most serious escalation along the Israel-Leban…
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April 6, 2023 at 1:07 PM

Iran-Saudi Arabia Talks | Macron Appeals to Xi on Ukraine | Raids at al-Aqsa Mosque

Daily News BriefApril 6, 2023Top of the AgendaIran, Saudi Arabia Formally Restore Ties in Beijing Meeting The countries’ foreign ministers reestablished diplomatic relations (AP) and pledged to work toward economic cooperation and regional stability, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian …
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April 5, 2023 at 1:02 PM

Taiwanese President in the U.S. | Iran’s New UAE Envoy | U.S. Aid to Ukraine

Daily News BriefApril 5, 2023Top of the AgendaTaiwan’s President Meets Senior U.S. Lawmakers in California Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is scheduled to meet with (Reuters) U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and a bipartisan group of Congress members in the Los Angeles area today. While the White …
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April 4, 2023 at 1:10 PM

Macron, Von der Leyen in China | Sahel Becoming ‘No-News’ Zone | Trump Appears in Court

Daily News BriefApril 4, 2023Top of the AgendaEuropean Leaders to Press Beijing on Ukraine War During Joint Visit to China Ahead of a trip to China tomorrow, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Beijing should use its relations with Moscow to try to reign in Russia’s war (FT) in U…
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April 3, 2023 at 1:09 PM

OPEC+ Cuts Output | Egyptian, Saudi Leaders Meet | Pro-war Russian Blogger Killed

Daily News BriefApril 3, 2023Top of the AgendaOPEC+ Announces Surprise Cuts to Global Oil Output International oil prices rose today (Bloomberg) after Saudi Arabia and other oil-exporting nations announced plans to reduce output (AP) by 1.15 million barrels per day between May and the end of the yea…
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March 31, 2023 at 12:56 PM

Finland to Join NATO | Trump Indictment | Japan’s Tech Curbs

Daily News BriefMarch 31, 2023Top of the AgendaFinland to Become Thirty-First NATO Member  Turkish lawmakers voted to approve Finland’s application (Reuters) for membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), making Turkey the last alliance member to do so after Hungary’s legislature g…
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March 30, 2023 at 1:07 PM

EU Stance on China | Russia Detains U.S. Reporter | U.S. Senate Repeals Iraq War Powers

Daily News BriefMarch 30, 2023Top of the AgendaEU Chief Calls for Europe to ‘De-Risk’ From China During a speech in Brussels today, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for the European Union (EU) to take a “bolder” stance (Politico) toward Beijing in response to China becoming …
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March 29, 2023 at 1:10 PM

Taiwanese President’s Travels | EU Approves Car Engine Ban | Biden Hosts Argentine President

Daily News BriefMarch 29, 2023Top of the AgendaTaiwanese Leader Begins Closely Watched Trip to U.S., Central America Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen begins a ten-day trip (FT) today that seeks to shore up Taiwan’s official diplomatic ties with Belize and Guatemala and its unofficial ties with the U…
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March 28, 2023 at 1:04 PM

Western Tanks Reach Ukraine | Israel Pauses Judicial Reform | Scotland’s New Leader

Daily News BriefMarch 28, 2023Top of the AgendaBritish, German Tanks Reach Kyiv as Ukraine Prepares for Spring Offensive The first deliveries of British Challenger tanks and German Leopard 2 tanks reached the Ukrainian capital (FT), German and Ukrainian officials confirmed. Meanwhile, Ukrainian forc…
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March 27, 2023 at 12:56 PM

Israeli Protests Escalate | Russia’s Nuclear Weapons in Belarus | Harris in Ghana

Daily News BriefMarch 27, 2023Top of the AgendaProtests Opposing Israel’s Judicial Overhaul Escalate, Ground Flights Demonstrations against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed overhaul of the Israeli justice system escalated overnight (Reuters), with protesters rallying nationwide after Net…
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March 24, 2023 at 1:09 PM

U.S. Air Strikes in Syria | French Protests Turn Violent | Brazil’s Lula to Visit China

Daily News BriefMarch 24, 2023Top of the AgendaU.S. Bombs Multiple Targets in Syria After Drone Attack Kills U.S. Contractor U.S. forces struck Iran-backed groups in Syria yesterday (NYT) after an Iranian-made drone killed one U.S. contractor and wounded one other, the Department of Defense said. Fi…
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March 23, 2023 at 5:00 PM

Challenges Ahead: Examining the State of Global Health

Explore public health around the globe with these articles from Think Global Health. Top Stories From Think Global Health Top Stories From Think Global Health Think Global Health (TGH) explores the impact of health on economies, societies, and people worldwide. Stay up-to-date with the latest insig…
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March 23, 2023 at 1:05 PM

Biden in Canada | Ukraine’s Reconstruction Costs | U.S. Congressional Hearing on TikTok

Daily News BriefMarch 23, 2023Top of the AgendaBiden to Meet With Canada’s Trudeau to Discuss Migration, Haiti Crisis U.S. President Joe Biden is beginning a two-day visit to Canada’s capital (CBC), Ottawa, where he and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will discuss the security crisis in Haiti…
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March 22, 2023 at 12:59 PM

Xi-Putin Meeting | Uganda’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Law | NATO Defense Spending Misses Target

Daily News BriefMarch 22, 2023Top of the AgendaXi-Putin Summit Focuses on Economic Alignment Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin concluded their summit in Moscow (CNN) today after announcing a string of economic cooperation agreements and releasing joint statements on t…
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March 21, 2023 at 1:11 PM

UN Report on Critical Warming Threshold | Kishida in Kyiv | IMF to Bail Out Sri Lanka

Daily News BriefMarch 21, 2023Top of the AgendaUN Climate Panel Details Changes Needed to Prevent Catastrophic Warming Global average temperatures will rise to catastrophic levels (NYT) by the mid-2030s unless there is an immediate shift away from fossil fuels, a new UN report on climate change said…
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March 20, 2023 at 12:58 PM

Xi’s State Visit to Moscow | Six Central Banks Boost Dollar Access | South African Protests

Daily News BriefMarch 20, 2023Top of the AgendaChina’s Xi Begins State Visit to Moscow The two-day trip is Chinese President Xi Jinping’s first visit to Moscow (Reuters) since Russia invaded Ukraine last year. While Xi says he hopes to help negotiate an end to the war, the conflict has also forged c…
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March 17, 2023 at 1:08 PM

Poland, Slovakia Pledge Jets for Ukraine | Macron’s Pension Cuts | Polio in Burundi

Daily News BriefMarch 17, 2023Top of the AgendaPoland, Slovakia Become First NATO Countries to Pledge Fighter Jets for Ukraine Poland and Slovakia announced plans (Time) to send around a dozen MiG-29 fighter jets each to assist Ukraine’s war effort, becoming the first North Atlantic Treaty Organizat…
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March 16, 2023 at 1:04 PM

Seoul-Tokyo Rapprochement | Swiss Efforts to Avoid Bank Crisis | Blinken in Niger

Daily News BriefMarch 16, 2023Top of the AgendaLeaders of Japan, South Korea Repair Relations at First Summit in Twelve Years Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol sought to put tensions behind them (Nikkei) at today’s summit in Tokyo, where they announced ne…
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March 15, 2023 at 1:05 PM

Blinken in Ethiopia | U.S., Russia Clash Over Black Sea Drone | Honduras to Recognize China

Daily News BriefMarch 15, 2023Top of the AgendaBlinken Visits Ethiopia to Shore Up Strained Ties, Voice Support for Peace U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Ethiopia’s capital (Reuters), Addis Ababa, to support the country’s peace process and highlight the Joe Biden administration’s push t…
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March 14, 2023 at 1:03 PM

Russia, Ukraine Split on Grain Deal | AUKUS Submarine Plans | Blinken in Ethiopia

Daily News BriefMarch 14, 2023Top of the AgendaRussia, Ukraine Diverge on Grain Export Deal Set to Expire Saturday The United Nations and Turkey mediated a second day of talks (Reuters) today to try to extend a deal under which Russia allows Ukraine to export grain and other food products from its p…
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March 13, 2023 at 1:02 PM

U.S. Regulators Close Second Bank | Saudi Firm’s Record Profits | Three Years of COVID-19

Daily News BriefMarch 13, 2023Top of the AgendaFed Announces Steps to Limit Fallout of Two Bank Closures U.S. regulators shut down (NYT) New York–based Signature Bank yesterday, their second bank closure since Friday. To contain the fallout of the closures, authorities announced that they will fully…