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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…

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June 27, 2023 at 1:03 PM

Russia Drops Rebellion Probe | Japan-South Korea Trade Ties | UN Visit to Guantánamo

Daily News BriefJune 27, 2023Top of the AgendaRussian Authorities Say Probe Into Uprising Is Closed, Wagner Will Turn in Arms Russia’s main security service, the FSB, said it will close its investigation (FT) into this weekend’s attempted revolt by private military company Wagner Group, state media …

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June 26, 2023 at 3:00 PM

A Bolder Strategy to Protect Vital U.S. Interests in the Taiwan Strait

Why the status of Taiwan is important to the United States.U.S.-Taiwan Relations in a New Era Responding to a More Assertive ChinaJune 26, 2023 A conflict between the United States and China over Taiwan is becoming increasingly imaginable. But it is not only Taiwan’s future at risk, warns a bipartis…

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June 26, 2023 at 1:05 PM

Russia Reels From Mutiny Attempt | Warming Egypt-India Ties | Conservatives Win in Greece

Daily News BriefJune 26, 2023Top of the AgendaRussian Media: Wagner Chief to Face Criminal Charges Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the private military company Wagner Group, still faces armed insurrection charges following an attempted rebellion by Wagner fighters over the weekend, according to Russian…

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June 23, 2023 at 1:03 PM

World Bank Commits to Climate Reform | Zambia Reaches Debt Deal | Guatemala’s Elections

Daily News BriefJune 23, 2023Top of the AgendaAt Paris Summit, World Bank Pledges Debt Repayment Pauses for Climate Disasters At a summit in Paris yesterday, World Bank President Ajay Banga announced a new “toolkit” in response to climate change (Reuters) that includes provisions for debtor countrie…

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June 22, 2023 at 1:15 PM

‘Unprecedented’ U.S.-India Ties | Macron’s Climate Finance Summit | Drought Hits Panama Canal

Daily News BriefJune 22, 2023Top of the AgendaNew Defense, Tech Partnerships Mark Modi’s Visit to White House  During the visit today, the United States and India are expected to announce plans (WaPo) for General Electric fighter jet engines to be built in India and for India to buy General Atomics …

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June 21, 2023 at 1:08 PM

Economic Aid Conference for Ukraine | UN Appeal on Myanmar | Marriage Equality in Estonia

Daily News BriefJune 21, 2023Top of the AgendaDonors Pledge Economic Support for Ukraine at London Conference European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at a two-day London donors conference today that the European Union (EU) plans to provide $54.5 billion (WaPo) in aid for Ukraine’s ec…

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June 20, 2023 at 12:58 PM

Blinken in Beijing | U.S.-India Defense Deal | Navalny’s New Trial

Daily News BriefJune 20, 2023Top of the AgendaU.S., Chinese Officials Cite Progress in Blinken’s Two-Day Visit to Beijing The two countries made “progress” toward stabilizing relations (FT), Chinese President Xi Jinping said yesterday in a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Beiji…

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June 16, 2023 at 1:04 PM

Blinken in Beijing | African Leaders Visit Ukraine, Russia | Alleged Pentagon Leaker Indicted

Daily News BriefJune 16, 2023Editor’s note: There will be no Daily Brief on Monday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. Top of the AgendaBeijing Hosts U.S. Secretary of State in Visit Delayed By Tensions  Antony Blinken is making his first trip to China (Bloomberg) as secretary of state over the w…

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June 15, 2023 at 1:03 PM

IEA Sees Peak Oil Demand This Decade | U.S.-Iran Talks | Press Freedom in Guatemala

Daily News BriefJune 15, 2023Top of the AgendaIEA Projects Global Oil Demand Will Peak This Decade A new report [PDF] by the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts that the growth in global demand for oil will slow to only four hundred thousand barrels per day by 2028, putting “a peak in global…

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June 14, 2023 at 1:04 PM

Putin Laments Weapons Shortage | UN Cuts Syrians’ Food Aid | EU Draft Law on AI

Daily News BriefJune 14, 2023Top of the AgendaPutin Laments Weapons Shortage Amid Ukrainian Counteroffensive Russian President Vladimir Putin told pro-war bloggers at the Kremlin yesterday that Russian forces in Ukraine lacked weapons (Politico), including precision-guided munitions, aircraft, and t…

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June 13, 2023 at 12:57 PM

NATO Air Drills in Germany | Probe Into Cuban Activist’s Death | U.S. to Rejoin UNESCO

Daily News BriefJune 13, 2023Top of the AgendaNATO Holds Largest Air Drills in Europe Since End of Cold War Twenty-five countries are participating in joint military air exercises (NYT) that began in Germany yesterday, including new North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member Finland and prospe…

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June 12, 2023 at 1:06 PM

Saudi-China Business Ties | Talks on Haiti’s Political Impasse | NATO Chief at White House

Daily News BriefJune 12, 2023Top of the AgendaSaudi Arabia Welcomes Growing Ties With China, Signs $5.6 Billion Electric Car Deal Saudi officials hailed closer relations with China (Al Jazeera) at an Arab-China business conference that began in Riyadh yesterday. Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said t…

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June 9, 2023 at 1:03 PM

Ukraine’s Counteroffensive Begins | U.S. Suspends Ethiopia Food Aid | Rohingya Refugees Protest

Daily News BriefJune 9, 2023Top of the AgendaKyiv Attacks Russian Positions in Ukraine’s Southeast as Counteroffensive Begins Ukraine used advanced Western weapons to launch attacks on Russian forces in the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, military analysts told the New York Times. Pushi…

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June 8, 2023 at 12:58 PM

Wildfire Smoke Covers the U.S. | EU Survey on China | U.S. VP Talks Haiti Crisis

Daily News BriefJune 8, 2023Top of the AgendaNoxious Air Moves Across the United States, Prompting Health and Climate Concerns Smoke that blew south from Canada to blanket northeastern U.S. cities such as New York City and Washington, D.C. yesterday has spread, prompting health alerts (NYT) in large…

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June 7, 2023 at 1:03 PM

Blinken’s Trip to the Gulf | Indian Flight Diverted to Russia | Evacuations in Ukraine

Daily News BriefJune 7, 2023Top of the AgendaU.S. Secretary of State Meets Gulf Officials in Saudi Arabia Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Riyadh today for a meeting with foreign ministers from the Gulf Cooperation Council where they are set to discuss the conflicts (AFP) in Yemen, Sudan, Syr…

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June 6, 2023 at 1:04 PM

Dam Collapses in Southern Ukraine | Girls Poisoned in Afghanistan | Kuwait’s Election

Daily News BriefJune 6, 2023Top of the AgendaDestruction of Major Dam in Southern Ukraine Risks Massive Flooding  The collapse of a wall at the Nova Kakhovka dam today triggered flooding (AP) and evacuations from the nearby city. Kyiv and Moscow both blamed the other for the disaster. The dam lies o…

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June 5, 2023 at 12:58 PM

Russia, Ukraine Report Frontline Fighting | Saudi Arabia to Cut Oil Output | Sudan Truce Expires

Daily News BriefJune 5, 2023Top of the AgendaRussia, Ukraine Report Fighting on Front Lines  A spokesperson for Russia’s defense ministry said that Ukrainian forces staged attacks yesterday (FT) in the Russia-controlled Donetsk region, while Ukraine’s Center for Strategic Communications and Informat…

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June 3, 2023 at 2:00 PM

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June 2, 2023 at 1:07 PM

Asia Security Summit | Unrest in Senegal | U.S. Senate Approves Debt Deal

Daily News BriefJune 2, 2023Top of the AgendaU.S.-China Tensions Set to Dominate Asian Security Summit Diplomats and military officials are weighing the dynamics (NPR) of an arms buildup in the Pacific region at the annual Shangri-La Dialogue, which began today in Singapore. Ahead of the summit, Chi…

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June 1, 2023 at 1:07 PM

Macron Calls for Security Guarantees for Kyiv | U.S.-Taiwan Trade Deal | U.S. Debt Bill Clears House

Daily News BriefJune 1, 2023Top of the AgendaFrance’s Macron Calls for Security Guarantees, Path to NATO Membership for Ukraine French President Emmanuel Macron called for the first time for a clear pathway for Ukraine to join (FT) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) at a security forum ye…

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May 31, 2023 at 1:05 PM

NATO Deployment to Kosovo | China Intercepts U.S. Spy Plane | Sudan Truce on the Rocks

Daily News BriefMay 31, 2023Top of the AgendaNATO to Deploy Seven Hundred Troops to Kosovo in Wake of Violent Protests The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ordered the troop deployment (RFE/RL, AFP, Reuters, DPA, AP) in response to violent clashes that broke out this week during protests ag…

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May 30, 2023 at 12:59 PM

Drone Attack in Moscow | U.S. Congress Weighs Debt Deal | Kosovo Protests Turn Violent

Daily News BriefMay 30, 2023Top of the AgendaDrones Attack Civilian Areas in Moscow for First Time During Russia-Ukraine War Drones hit a wealthy residential area of Moscow (Reuters) today, injuring two people, Moscow’s mayor said. Russia blamed Ukraine for the strike in Moscow, and while an advisor…

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May 26, 2023 at 1:11 PM

U.S.-South Korea Live Fire Drills | Rwandan Genocide Suspect Captured | EU-Cuba Ties

Daily News BriefMay 26, 2023Editor’s note: There will be no Daily Brief on Monday, May 29, in observance of Memorial Day. Top of the AgendaU.S., South Korea Begin Their Largest-Ever Live Fire Drills Near North Korean Border U.S. and South Korean forces will conduct four more rounds (AP) of the joint…

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May 25, 2023 at 1:08 PM

Global Solar Investments to Outstrip Oil | Guam’s Typhoon Recovery | Ottawa-Riyadh Ties

Daily News BriefMay 25, 2023Top of the AgendaGlobal Investment in Solar Power Projected to Exceed Oil in 2023  For the first time, annual global investments in solar energy will exceed those in oil production (FT), the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. Executive Director Fatih Birol said the p…

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May 24, 2023 at 12:58 PM

China Prepares for COVID-19 Wave | U.S.-Micronesia Security Deal | Congo Appeals to ICC

Daily News BriefMay 24, 2023Top of the AgendaChina Braces for Fresh COVID-19 Wave Chinese authorities are preparing new vaccines (WaPo) for variants of coronavirus that have caused COVID-19 cases to rise in the country. The XBB omicron subvariants are expected to infect (Bloomberg) as many as sixty-…

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May 23, 2023 at 12:57 PM

Sudan Sees Clashes Amid Truce | Indonesia-Iran Trade Pact | Russian Border Town Attacked

Daily News BriefMay 23, 2023Top of the AgendaClashes Continue in Sudan Despite Seven-Day Cease-Fire Witnesses saw fighter jets flying (Reuters) over Sudan’s capital of Khartoum and heard clashes in the city today despite a weeklong cease-fire that was scheduled to begin at 9:45 local time last night…

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May 22, 2023 at 1:03 PM

G7 Warns of Threats From China | Afghans Flee Through Americas | Sudan Cease-Fire

Daily News BriefMay 22, 2023Top of the AgendaG7 Summit Focuses on Threats From China, War in Ukraine The final communiqué of this year’s Group of Seven (G7) summit, which ended yesterday in Hiroshima, Japan, mentioned China twenty times (Reuters), up from fourteen mentions in 2022. Its warnings abou…

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May 19, 2023 at 1:03 PM

Arab Countries Talk Syria, Ukraine | U.S. Account of Syria Strike Disputed | Greek Elections

Daily News BriefMay 19, 2023Top of the AgendaUkraine’s Zelenksyy, Syria’s Assad Attend Arab League Summit Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a surprise stop (NYT) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, today to attend the annual Arab League summit at Riyadh’s invitation. Zelenskyy aims to shore up Ukrai…

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May 18, 2023 at 1:04 PM

G7 Summit in Japan | Global Warming Threshold Nears | Russia Extends Grain Deal

Daily News BriefMay 18, 2023Top of the AgendaLeaders Arrive in Japan for G7 Focused on Ukraine War, China Concerns Group of Seven (G7) leaders have begun a flurry of bilateral meetings (Bloomberg) in Hiroshima, Japan, ahead of the group’s annual summit, which formally begins tomorrow. U.S. National …

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