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September 8, 2023 at 1:05 PM

Upcoming G20 Summit | Gabon Appoints Transitional PM | UK Food Security Summit

Daily News BriefSeptember 8, 2023Top of the AgendaG20 Summit to Kick off in New Delhi Leaders of the world’s largest economies will gather in New Delhi, India, this weekend for the annual Group of Twenty (G20) summit. They are expected to discuss global challenges (Bloomberg) including climate chang…
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September 7, 2023 at 1:04 PM

Africa Climate Summit | New U.S. Aid to Ukraine | Mexico Decriminalizes Abortion

Daily News BriefSeptember 7, 2023Top of the AgendaAfrican Climate Summit Ends With Calls for Financing The inaugural Africa Climate Summit ended yesterday with a joint declaration calling for (Reuters) global carbon taxes and reforms to international financial institutions. In the final Nairobi Decl…
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September 6, 2023 at 1:03 PM

Blinken Visits Ukraine | India’s Name Controversy | EU Cracks Down on Big Tech

Daily News BriefSeptember 6, 2023Top of the AgendaBlinken Makes Surprise Visit to Ukraine U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv today on an unannounced trip to show support for Ukraine as its counteroffensive makes slow progress. He is expected to announce (WaPo) more than $1 billio…
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September 5, 2023 at 1:05 PM

North Korea-Russia Arms Talks | African Climate Summit | Ukraine’s Defense Ministry Shake-up

Daily News BriefSeptember 5, 2023Top of the AgendaPutin Says No Progress on Black Sea Grain Deal Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that Russia would not resume its participation (AP) in the Black Sea Grain Initiative with Ukraine until the United States and its allies allow Russia to i…
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September 1, 2023 at 1:02 PM

Ukraine’s Battlefield Gains | China’s Economic Reforms | AU Suspends Gabon

Daily News BriefSeptember 1, 2023Editor’s note: There will be no Daily Brief on Monday, September 4, for Labor Day. Top of the AgendaKyiv’s Counteroffensive Advances in Eastern Ukraine Days after retaking the southern village of Robotyne, Ukrainian forces have pushed east (NYT) toward the village of…
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August 31, 2023 at 1:05 PM

U.S. Urges Citizens to Leave Haiti | Japan’s Defense Budget Bump | Chile Searches for Its Missing

Daily News BriefAugust 31, 2023Top of the AgendaU.S. Urges Americans to Leave Haiti Amid Worsening Instability The U.S. Embassy in Haiti urged all American citizens (WaPo) yesterday to leave the country “as soon as possible” amid the island’s increasingly deteriorating security situation. Last month…
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August 30, 2023 at 1:06 PM

Gabon Military Officials Announce Coup | UK-China Relations | Hurricane Idalia

Daily News BriefAugust 30, 2023Top of the AgendaGabon Military Officers Announce Seizure of Power, Raising Fears of Coup Military officers announced on television today that they have seized power (FT) in the country, hours after election authorities declared long-standing President Ali Bongo Ondimb…
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August 29, 2023 at 1:04 PM

Ukraine Claims Recapture on Southern Front | Syria Protests | Costa Rican Leader in D.C.

Daily News BriefAugust 29, 2023Top of the AgendaUkraine Says It Recaptures Strategic Settlement Amid Counteroffensive Ukraine’s deputy defense minister said yesterday that Ukrainian forces recaptured the village of Robotyne (Reuters) in the country’s southern region of Zaporizhzhia. The reported bat…
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August 28, 2023 at 12:53 PM

U.S. Commerce Secretary in Beijing | Taiwan’s Presidential Race | Prigozhin Confirmed Dead

Daily News BriefAugust 28, 2023Top of the AgendaU.S. Commerce Secretary Visits China to Steady Trade Ties In Beijing, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said it is “profoundly important” (FT) that the United States and China have a stable economic relationship, as she became the fourth high-ranki…
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August 25, 2023 at 1:10 PM

New BRICS Nations | U.S. Commerce Secretary Visits China | Ukraine, Russia Trade Air Attacks

Daily News BriefAugust 25, 2023Top of the AgendaBRICS Invites Six New Members in Bid to Expand Global Influence  Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates are due to become the newest members (Reuters) of the BRICS group of major emerging economies. That group, cur…
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August 24, 2023 at 12:57 PM

Wagner Chief Reported Dead in Crash | New BRICS Members | Zimbabwe Election Delay

Daily News BriefAugust 24, 2023Top of the AgendaWagner Group Chief Reported Dead in Plane Crash Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Russian private military company Wagner Group, was aboard a plane (FT) that crashed yesterday in Russia, killing all people onboard, Russian emergency officials said. Russ…
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August 23, 2023 at 12:53 PM

Drone Strikes in Moscow | Indian Lunar Landing | U.S. Republican Debate

Daily News BriefAugust 23, 2023Top of the AgendaDrone Hits Central Moscow Building in a String of Aerial Attacks on City A drone hit a building in central Moscow (The Guardian) today in the sixth consecutive night of aerial attacks on the capital region, while the governor of a Russian region near t…
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August 22, 2023 at 1:02 PM

BRICS Debates Expansion | New Thai Prime Minister | Ecuador’s Oil Referendum

Daily News BriefAugust 22, 2023Top of the AgendaBRICS Group Debates Expansion at South Africa Summit The group comprised of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa is debating growing its membership (FT) and discussing ways to reduce dependence on the U.S. dollar at a summit that begins in Jo…
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August 21, 2023 at 1:04 PM

Anti-Graft Candidate Wins in Guatemala | Riyadh Accused of Migrant Killings | Ecuador Runoff

Daily News BriefAugust 21, 2023Top of the AgendaAnti-Corruption Candidate Wins Guatemalan Election in Landslide Bernardo Arévalo de León won 58 percent of the vote (AP) in yesterday’s presidential runoff to former First Lady Sandra Torres’ 37 percent. His victory is seen as a rebuke (NYT) to actors …
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August 18, 2023 at 1:06 PM

U.S.-Japan-South Korea Summit | China’s Property Sector Troubles | F-16 Training for Ukraine

Daily News BriefAugust 18, 2023Top of the AgendaU.S., Japan, South Korea to Deepen Trilateral Security Ties at Summit At the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland, U.S. President Joe Biden is hosting the leaders (Nikkei) of Japan and South Korea with the aim of deepening trilateral security co…
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August 17, 2023 at 1:02 PM

Merchant Ship Tests Black Sea Threats | Israeli Arms Sale to Germany | ECOWAS Meets on Niger

Daily News BriefAugust 17, 2023Top of the AgendaMerchant Ship Departs Ukrainian Black Sea Port, Testing Russia After Deal Withdrawal A container ship sailed out of the Ukrainian port city (FT) of Odesa yesterday for the first time since Russia withdrew last month from a deal to allow grain exports f…
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August 16, 2023 at 12:55 PM

One Million Flee Sudan | South Korea-Japan Ties | China-India Border Talks

Daily News BriefAugust 16, 2023Top of the AgendaUN Says Sudan War Is ‘Spiraling Out of Control’ With One Million Refugees After four months, the conflict in Sudan is “spiraling out of control” (Reuters), UN agencies said yesterday in a joint statement. More than one million people have now fled to n…
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August 15, 2023 at 5:00 PM

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August 15, 2023 at 12:56 PM

Taliban's Two-Year Mark | Russia's Interest Rate Hike | U.S. Climate Activists Win Trial

Daily News BriefAugust 15, 2023Top of the AgendaTaliban Mark Two Years in Power Amid Economic Troubles, Womens’ Rights Crackdown Taliban parades are planned for today (Reuters) in the capital, Kabul, as the group marks the two-year anniversary of its takeover of the country. Their entrenched control…
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August 14, 2023 at 1:03 PM

Russia’s Sliding Currency | Militant Attack in Pakistan | Argentina’s Primary Election

Daily News BriefAugust 14, 2023Top of the AgendaRussia’s Currency Slides to Sixteen-Month Low Amid War’s Financial Fallout The Russian ruble fell to a value of 101 to the U.S. dollar (Reuters) today, its weakest point in more than sixteen months. A spike in oil prices after Russia’s invasion of Ukra…
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August 11, 2023 at 12:56 PM

ECOWAS Forces on Standby | China-South Africa Trade | Migrant Deaths in the Mediterranean

Daily News BriefAugust 11, 2023Top of the AgendaWest African Bloc Calls Up Forces Amid Concern Over Niger Coup The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ordered the activation (AFP) of a “standby force” during an emergency meeting yesterday that weighed responses to the recent coup in N…
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August 10, 2023 at 1:00 PM

U.S. Curbs on Financing China Tech | Ecuadorian Presidential Candidate Shot | Hawaii Fires

Daily News BriefAugust 10, 2023Top of the AgendaU.S. Unveils Plan to Restrict Investment in Chinese High-Tech Sectors According to the executive order unveiled yesterday, Washington will draw up a ban (NYT) on new private equity, venture capital, and joint venture investments in Chinese quantum comp…
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August 9, 2023 at 1:05 PM

TSMC’s Germany Expansion | Syria-UN Aid Deal | Sudan Conflict Displaces Four Million

Daily News BriefAugust 9, 2023Top of the AgendaTaiwan’s TSMC to Spend $3.8 Billion on Germany Chip Plant  The plant will mark the third (Reuters) for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) outside of its manufacturing bases of Taiwan and China, and comes after both Germany and the Europea…
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August 8, 2023 at 1:01 PM

Amazon Rainforest Protection Summit | Reported Chinese Hack in Japan | U.S. Envoy in Niger

Daily News BriefAugust 8, 2023Top of the AgendaAmazon Nations Gather in Brazil to Talk Shared Rain Forest Protection Policy The eight nations of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization are discussing joint goals for rain forest protection (AP) during a two-day summit that begins today in the Braz…
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August 7, 2023 at 12:58 PM

Pakistan’s Khan Sentenced | Niger Junta Closes Airspace | U.S. Funds Carbon Removal

Daily News BriefAugust 7, 2023Top of the AgendaPakistani Officials: Election Delay Is Likely Following Former PM Khan’s Sentence Pakistani authorities approved a plan on Saturday to reorganize the country’s electoral districts, which a top government official said would likely delay November’s elect…
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August 4, 2023 at 1:08 PM

Saudi-Led Peace Talks on Ukraine | Cease-Fire in Colombia | U.S. Asylum Policy Remains

Daily News BriefAugust 4, 2023Top of the AgendaSaudi Arabia Hosts Talks on Path to Peace in Ukraine Officials from some forty countries, including the United States and Ukraine, will meet in Jeddah (Reuters) this weekend to discuss a peace blueprint for ending the war in Ukraine. Envoys from India, …
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August 3, 2023 at 1:03 PM

West African Bloc Talks Niger | India’s Import Restrictions | Mass Civilian Killings in Sudan

Daily News BriefAugust 3, 2023Top of the AgendaNigeria Cuts Power Supply to Niger as Neighbors Debate Coup Response Nigeria cut off its electricity supply to Niger as part of sanctions imposed in response to the military’s decision to overthrow the country’s government last week, AFP reported, while…
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August 2, 2023 at 1:08 PM

Trump Indicted on Felony Charges | Poland-Belarus Tensions | U.S. Credit Rating Drops

Daily News BriefAugust 2, 2023Top of the AgendaTrump Charged for Efforts to Overturn Election Results, Block Transfer of Power The U.S. Department of Justice charged former President Donald Trump (NYT) with three counts of conspiracy and one count of obstruction yesterday for pursuing “unlawful mean…
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August 1, 2023 at 1:03 PM

Some Niger Neighbors Back Coup | Chinese Export Controls | UK Drilling in North Sea

Daily News BriefAugust 1, 2023Top of the AgendaTwo of Niger’s Neighbors Say Military Action to Reverse Coup Would Mean ‘War’ Burkina Faso and Mali, both ruled by military governments, warned yesterday that they would view (NYT) any military intervention to reverse Niger’s days-old coup as a “declara…
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July 31, 2023 at 12:58 PM

Bombing in Pakistan | Italy to Leave China’s BRI | New U.S. Nuclear Power Plant

Daily News BriefJuly 31, 2023Top of the AgendaSuicide Bombing at Pakistan Political Rally Kills Dozens Pakistani police are investigating yesterday’s bombing at a political rally for an Islamist party that is part of the country’s governing coalition. The explosion, which occurred near Pakistan’s no…
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July 28, 2023 at 1:02 PM

UN Chief Warns ‘Global Boiling’ Has Arrived | Macron in Pacific | Talks on Saudi-Israel Ties

Daily News BriefJuly 28, 2023Top of the AgendaGuterres: Hottest Month on Record Means ‘Global Boiling’ Has Arrived July is “virtually certain” to be the hottest month (WMO) in human history by a significant margin, scientists from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service and the World …
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July 27, 2023 at 1:02 PM

Power Grab in Niger | Australia-South Korea Defense Deal | Ukraine’s New Military Push

Daily News BriefJuly 27, 2023Top of the AgendaNiger’s Army Command Announces Support for Military Takeover Niger’s army command said today that it backs a military coup (Reuters) declared yesterday by a group of soldiers after members of the presidential guard took President Mohamed Bazoum captive. …
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July 26, 2023 at 1:03 PM

Chinese, Russian Envoys Visit North Korea | Cambodia’s Next Leader | AI Drones in Ukraine

Daily News BriefJuly 26, 2023Top of the AgendaChinese and Russian Envoys Celebrate Ties With North Korea Military delegations from China and Russia arrived in North Korea (Reuters) yesterday in a rare flurry of public diplomacy ahead of Pyongyang’s celebration tomorrow to mark the seventieth anniver…
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July 25, 2023 at 12:59 PM

Israel Judicial Overhaul Protests | China Swaps Foreign Minister | Russian Wheat Sales to Mali

Daily News BriefJuly 25, 2023Top of the AgendaMass Protest Escalates in Israel After Judicial Overhaul Law Passes Tens of thousands of people demonstrated across Israel (Haaretz) yesterday, and in some cases clashed with police, after Israel’s parliament approved the first pillar of Prime Minister B…
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July 24, 2023 at 12:57 PM

Spain’s Post-Election Uncertainty | Israeli Vote on Judicial Reform | Italy Hosts Migration Conference

Daily News BriefJuly 24, 2023Top of the AgendaSpanish Election Yields No Clear Congressional Majority Spain’s center-right Popular Party won the most votes in yesterday’s parliamentary election, but even with their preferred coalition partner Vox, still fell short of the support needed (El País) to …
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July 21, 2023 at 1:02 PM

Black Sea Becomes Flash Point | India-Sri Lanka Infrastructure Talks | Spain’s Election

Daily News BriefJuly 21, 2023Top of the AgendaRussia Bombards Ukrainian Grain Silos As Black Sea Port Becomes Flash Point Russia carried out strikes (Reuters) on southern Ukrainian ports for the fourth consecutive night yesterday, while both Russia and Ukraine warned they would treat ships (FT) in t…
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July 20, 2023 at 1:02 PM

Xi’s Tough Words on Climate Policy | Iraq-Sweden Tensions | New U.S. Aid to Ukraine

Daily News BriefJuly 20, 2023Top of the AgendaXi Says China Should Sets Its Own Pace on Climate as Kerry Wraps Visit Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a speech yesterday that China’s path toward climate progress should not be influenced by others (NYT), according to state media. The comments are …
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July 19, 2023 at 1:03 PM

North Korea Detains U.S. Soldier | Putin to Skip BRICS Summit | Biden Asylum Rule in Court

Daily News BriefJuly 19, 2023Top of the AgendaNorth Korea Detains U.S. Soldier Who Crossed Border Without Authorization U.S. officials said they were working to respond to the detention of a U.S. soldier who willingly chose to cross into North Korea (Reuters) without permission yesterday rather than…
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July 18, 2023 at 1:06 PM

High Level U.S.-China Climate Talks | Saudi-UAE Rivalry | Israeli President at White House

Daily News BriefJuly 18, 2023Top of the AgendaKerry Visits Beijing for Climate Talks as China Records Hottest Day on Record During a three-day visit to Beijing, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry told China’s top diplomat Wang Yi that he hoped improved climate cooperation (Reuters) between the countries …
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July 17, 2023 at 12:59 PM

Russia Pulls Out of Grain Deal | U.S. Climate Envoy in China | EU-Latin America Summit

Daily News BriefJuly 17, 2023Top of the AgendaRussia Announces Withdrawal From Black Sea Grain Deal Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson said today that Russia will no longer cooperate (FT) with a deal to allow Ukraine to export grain from its Black Sea ports. The decision has sparked fea…
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July 14, 2023 at 1:07 PM

Thai Political Turmoil | U.S.-China Diplomatic Talks | Syria Takes Oversight of UN Aid

Daily News BriefJuly 14, 2023Top of the AgendaThai Senators Block Pro-democracy Candidate for Prime Minister  Conservative Thai senators appointed by the military rejected Pita Limjaroenrat’s bid (Bloomberg) to become prime minister yesterday, potentially triggering a political crisis. Pita’s pro-de…
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July 13, 2023 at 1:03 PM

Egypt Hosts Sudan Summit | India-France Arms Purchase | Guatemala’s Post-Election Impasse

Daily News BriefJuly 13, 2023Top of the AgendaEgypt Hosts Meeting Aimed at Mediating Sudan’s War Leaders from countries neighboring Sudan are meeting in Cairo today (Reuters) as the war in Sudan nears the three-month mark. More than three million people have been displaced since April. Repeated atte…
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July 12, 2023 at 1:04 PM

G7 Countries Make Security Pledges to Ukraine | Russia Blocks Aid to Syria | Three Million Flee Sudan

Daily News BriefJuly 12, 2023Top of the AgendaNATO-Ukraine Defense Council Meets Amid New Pledges of War Aid Leaders of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (FT) today as part of a new joint body focused on Ukraine’s security. The meeti…
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July 11, 2023 at 12:56 PM

Turkey Backs Sweden’s NATO Entry | Taiwan’s Foxconn Exits India Chips Plan | U.S.-EU Data Deal

Daily News BriefJuly 11, 2023Top of the AgendaTurkey Backs Sweden’s Entry Into NATO as Summit Begins Ahead of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit that began today in Vilnius, Lithuania, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan agreed to move forward (NYT) with approving Sweden’s acces…
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July 10, 2023 at 12:59 PM

Biden: Ukraine NATO Accession Premature | Syria Pulls BBC Accreditation | Deep Sea Mining Talks

Daily News BriefJuly 10, 2023Top of the AgendaBiden Says War With Russia Should End Before Ukraine Could Join NATO Speaking to CNN ahead of his trip to Europe, U.S. President Joe Biden said it was “premature” to call for a vote on Ukraine’s potential membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organizat…
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July 6, 2023 at 1:03 PM

Yellen in Beijing | Malaria Vaccination Push in Africa | U.S. Offshore Wind Project

Daily News BriefJuly 6, 2023Editor’s note: There will be no Daily Brief on Friday, July 7. Top of the AgendaU.S. Treasury Secretary Arrives in Beijing Amid Supply Chain Tensions Janet Yellen's visit to China, the first by a U.S. treasury secretary in four years, comes amid an escalating trade war (B…
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July 5, 2023 at 1:04 PM

Israel Withdraws After Jenin Raid | China Restricts Rare Exports | Swedish PM Meets Biden

Daily News BriefJuly 5, 2023Top of the AgendaIsrael Withdraws From West Bank City After Biggest Military Operation in Years Israel’s military announced today that it has pulled its forces out (NYT) of the West Bank city of Jenin following a large-scale raid that killed at least twelve Palestinians a…
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June 30, 2023 at 1:03 PM

UN Probe of Syria’s Missing | Ethiopia Applies to BRICS | U.S. Affirmative Action Ruling

Daily News BriefJune 30, 2023Editor’s note: There will be no Daily Brief until Wednesday, July 5, in observance of Independence Day. Top of the AgendaUNGA Greenlights Mechanism to Probe Fate of Those Missing in Syria’s War The UN General Assembly approved a resolution (AFP) yesterday to establish an…
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June 29, 2023 at 12:55 PM

Putin Looks to Overseas Wagner Ops | World Conflict Deaths in 2022 | French Protests

Daily News BriefJune 29, 2023Top of the AgendaPutin Reportedly Moves to Assert Control Over Wagner Operations Worldwide Following this past weekend’s failed mutiny attempt by the leader of the private military company Wagner Group in Russia, Russian officials reached out to leaders of African and Mi…
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June 28, 2023 at 12:59 PM

Global Forest Loss Increases | Drought in Iraq | Sierra Leone Election

Daily News BriefJune 28, 2023Top of the AgendaTropical Forest Loss Rose Sharply in 2022 Despite Pledges to Control It The world lost 10 percent more primary tropical forest in 2022 than it did the previous year, according to a study done by the University of Maryland and the World Resources Institut…