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October 6, 2023 at 1:13 PM

Nobel Prize to Iranian Women’s Rights Activist | U.S. Resumes Ethiopia Aid | Deadliest Russian Strike This Year

Daily News BriefOctober 6, 2023Top of the AgendaJailed Iranian Women’s Rights Activist Wins Nobel Peace Prize The prize for Narges Mohammadi, who has campaigned for a more free and equal Iran for decades and is currently held in the country’s Evin prison, also recognizes (NYT) the hundreds of thousa…
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October 5, 2023 at 1:05 PM

U.S.-Mexico Talks | Pope’s Climate Change Appeal | U.S. Transfers Iranian Ammunition to Ukraine

Daily News BriefOctober 5, 2023Top of the AgendaU.S., Mexican Officials Hold High-Level Talks on Drug Trade, Arms, Migration U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is leading a high-level delegation (NYT) to Mexico City today to discuss the potential for bilateral and regional cooperation to address…
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October 4, 2023 at 12:55 PM

U.S. House Removes Speaker | Riyadh to Maintain Oil Production Cuts | Armenia to Join ICC

Daily News BriefOctober 4, 2023Top of the AgendaU.S. House Ousts Speaker, Plunging Lawmaking Into Unknown Waters The U.S. House of Representatives voted to remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy (FT) yesterday, making him the first leader of the chamber to ever be removed from the position. His ouster casts …
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October 3, 2023 at 1:09 PM

UN Greenlights Haiti Force | WHO Approves New Malaria Vaccine | EU Sensitive Tech List

Daily News BriefOctober 3, 2023Top of the AgendaUN Security Council Endorses Kenya-Led Force in Haiti The UN Security Council voted yesterday to authorize the deployment (WaPo) of a multinational mission led by Kenya to aid Haiti’s police in quelling gang violence and protecting basic infrastructure…
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October 2, 2023 at 1:04 PM

Biden, EU Leaders Seek to Reassure Kyiv | WHO Chief Faces Ethiopian Government Allegations | UN Haiti Vote

Daily News BriefOctober 2, 2023Top of the AgendaBiden, EU Leaders Voice Support for Ukraine After War Aid Dropped From U.S. Spending Bill U.S. President Joe Biden said Washington “will not walk away” (FT) from supporting Kyiv and expected lawmakers to approve a separate $6 billion aid package for Uk…
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September 30, 2023 at 5:00 PM

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September 29, 2023 at 1:03 PM

EU Migration Talks | UAE Arms Sudan Rebels | U.S. Government Shutdown Looms

Daily News BriefSeptember 29, 2023Top of the AgendaEuropean Leaders Talk Migration in Malta Amid Rising Migrant Deaths in Mediterranean The leaders of nine European Union (EU) countries and top EU officials are holding closed-door talks in Malta (AP) today over potential reform to the bloc’s migrati…
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September 28, 2023 at 1:02 PM

Nagorno-Karabakh Dissolution | U.S.-Israel Visa Deal | Burkina Faso Foils Coup Attempt

Daily News BriefSeptember 28, 2023Top of the AgendaLeaders of Breakaway Region Nagorno-Karabakh Announce Its Dissolution After thirty-two years of pushing for independent statehood from Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist (FT) on January 1, 2024, its leader said in a decree yesterday. T…
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September 27, 2023 at 1:07 PM

UN Chief Warns of Nuclear Arms Race | Peace Talks in Yemen at Risk | Amazon Antitrust Suit

Daily News BriefSeptember 27, 2023Top of the AgendaUN Chief Closes UNGA Warning Against ‘Madness’ of Nuclear Arms Race UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for countries to reverse a brewing nuclear arms race (UN News) as he addressed the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on its final day yesterday…
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September 26, 2023 at 1:06 PM

New IEA Roadmap to Global Net-Zero Energy | WHO Reports Outbreaks in Sudan | U.S. Tanks in Ukraine

Daily News BriefSeptember 26, 2023Top of the AgendaIEA Details Trillions Needed in Investment for Net-Zero Emissions by 2050  To reach net-zero energy emissions by 2050 and limit global warming to 1.5°C (2.7°F), the world must decrease global fossil fuel demand by a quarter (FT) by 2030 and invest a…
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September 25, 2023 at 1:03 PM

Leaders of Azerbaijan, Turkey Meet | U.S.-Pacific Relations | France to Withdraw From Niger

Daily News BriefSeptember 25, 2023Top of the AgendaTurkish, Azerbaijani Leaders Meet as Thousands Flee From Nagorno-Karabakh to Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is in Azerbaijan today (Bloomberg) to meet with the country’s president, Ilham Aliyev, as thousands of ethnic Armenians flee …
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September 22, 2023 at 1:02 PM

Zelenskyy Visits Ottawa | U.S. Weighs Pacts With Israel, Saudi Arabia | Ethiopia Clashes

Daily News BriefSeptember 22, 2023Top of the AgendaZelenskyy Visits Canada for First Time Since Start of War Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address Canada’s legislature (NYT) today in his first visit to the country since Russia invaded Ukraine last year. Canadian Prime Minister Justin …
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September 21, 2023 at 1:09 PM

UN Summit Shames Climate Foot-Draggers | U.S.-Africa Trade Ties | Zelenskyy in Washington

Daily News BriefSeptember 21, 2023Top of the AgendaAt UN Climate Summit, Guterres Warns Inaction Has Opened ‘Gates of Hell’ UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned that humanity has “opened the gates to hell” (The Guardian) by failing to phase out fossil fuels and take strong action against cli…
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September 20, 2023 at 12:58 PM

Nagorno-Karabakh Cease-Fire | Saudi-Yemen Peace Talks | U.S. Fentanyl Crackdown

Daily News BriefSeptember 20, 2023Top of the AgendaAzerbaijan Says It Will Cease Military Operation in Armenian Enclave After Dozens Killed The Azerbaijani government and Armenian separatist forces in Nagorno-Karabakh said they agreed to a Russia-brokered cease-fire (Reuters) today, a day after Azer…
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September 19, 2023 at 12:59 PM

Biden’s UNGA Address | Canada Probes Indian Government | Violations in Ethiopia

Daily News BriefSeptember 19, 2023Top of the AgendaBiden to Address UN General Assembly Amid Global Divisions Speaking in New York today, U.S. President Joe Biden is the only leader (NYT) of a permanent UN Security Council member to attend this year’s General Assembly. China, France, Russia, and the…
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September 18, 2023 at 12:59 PM

Climate Protests Ahead of UNGA | U.S.-Iran Prisoner Swap | Sahel Junta-Led Defense Pact

Daily News BriefSeptember 18, 2023Top of the AgendaClimate Activists Stage Global Protests Ahead of Week of Summitry Tens of thousands of demonstrators in hundreds of cities across the world this weekend called for (AP) business and government leaders to more aggressively address global warming ahea…
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September 15, 2023 at 12:59 PM

Chinese Corruption Probe in Top Military Ranks | ICC Opens Office in Ukraine | U.S. Auto Strike

Daily News BriefSeptember 15, 2023Top of the AgendaChinese Defense Minister Expected to Be Removed Amid Reported Corruption Probe Li Shangfu will likely be removed from his position after a two-week absence from public events, U.S. and Chinese officials told the Washington Post. While one unnamed Ch…
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September 14, 2023 at 12:46 PM

New U.S.-Bahrain Security Pact | U.S. to Cut Aid to Egypt | Capitol Hill Meeting on AI

Daily News BriefSeptember 14, 2023Top of the AgendaU.S., Bahrain Sign Deal to Deepen Security Alliance In Washington yesterday, the two nations agreed to step up (FT) economic and security ties in a deal that U.S. officials touted as a template for potential agreements with other Gulf states. While …
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September 13, 2023 at 12:58 PM

Deadly Libya Floods | EU Probe of Chinese EVs | IEA on Peak Fossil Fuel Demand

Daily News BriefSeptember 13, 2023Top of the AgendaDeath Toll in Libya Flooding Rises to Over Five Thousand As Global Aid Arrives More than 5,300 people have been reported dead and thousands more remain missing after floodwaters swept through the port city of Derna on Sunday, an official from the ad…
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September 12, 2023 at 1:06 PM

Putin Speaks at Economic Forum | Google Antitrust Trial | Colombia’s Cocaine Production

Daily News BriefSeptember 12, 2023Top of the AgendaPutin Discusses Ukraine War, Russian Economy at Economic Forum At the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, today, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that Ukraine’s military counteroffensive has not made progress (The Guardian) and th…
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September 11, 2023 at 1:11 PM

Morocco’s Deadly Earthquake | German Foreign Minister Visits Ukraine | Chile’s Coup Anniversary

Daily News BriefSeptember 11, 2023Top of the AgendaEarthquake in Morocco Kills Thousands Friday’s 6.8-magnitude earthquake has killed almost 2,500 people (WaPo), Morocco’s interior ministry said. It was the strongest quake to hit the country in more than a century. Thousands more have been wounded, …
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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…