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July 16, 2024 at 1:14 PM

Trump Taps Vance for VP | China to Host Postwar Gaza Talks | Gambia Upholds Female Cutting Ban

Daily News BriefJuly 16, 2024 Top of the AgendaTrump Unveils Senator J. D. Vance as Running Mate  Former U.S. President Donald Trump announced Senator J. D. Vance (R-OH) as his running mate yesterday, with delegates at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee confirming both Trump and Vance …
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July 15, 2024 at 12:54 PM

Calls for Unity After Trump Assassination Attempt | China’s Major Economic Talks | Rwanda Votes

Daily News BriefJuly 15, 2024 Top of the AgendaRepublican National Convention Begins Amid Concerns Over Assassination Attempt Former President Donald Trump will attend the opening of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee today following a failed attempt to assassinate him at a Pennsylvani…
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July 13, 2024 at 1:00 PM

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Explore a new unified site from CFR Education. Free Educational Resources Free Educational Resources  CFR Education aims to close the global affairs literacy gap in the United States by providing accessible, accurate, and authoritative resources that build the knowledge, skills, and perspective t…
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July 12, 2024 at 12:56 PM

U.S. Sunsets Gaza Aid Pier | Russia Vows Missile Response | Kenya’s Major Cabinet Shuffle

Daily News BriefJuly 12, 2024 Top of the AgendaU.S. To Dismantle Floating Aid Pier As Talks Continue on Gaza Cease-Fire The U.S. military will wind down operations at a floating pier it had installed this spring to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said yesterda…
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July 11, 2024 at 1:01 PM

NATO Turns Eye to China | Germany to Restrict Huawei, ZTE | U.S. Tariffs on Metals From Mexico

Daily News BriefJuly 11, 2024 Top of the AgendaNATO Names China a ‘Decisive Enabler’ of Russia’s War in Ukraine The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) said in its summit communiqué that China was a “decisive enabler” of Russia’s war against Ukraine with their “no limits partnership.” The sum…
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July 10, 2024 at 1:06 PM

NATO’s Air Defense Pledges for Ukraine | Ethiopia-Sudan Talks | EU Freezes Aid to Georgia

Daily News BriefJuly 10, 2024 Top of the AgendaNATO Allies Announce Plans to Send New Air Defense Systems to Ukraine The United States, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Romania will send Ukraine the equipment for five additional air defense systems in the coming months, U.S. President Joe Biden…
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July 9, 2024 at 1:07 PM

NATO Comes to Washington | China’s BYD to Build Plant in Turkey | GOP Updates Policy Platform

Daily News BriefJuly 9, 2024 Top of the AgendaNATO Turns Seventy-Five at Washington Summit Leaders of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries begin their annual summit in Washington today, with attention focused on the alliance’s relations with Ukraine the day after Russia launched one …
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July 8, 2024 at 1:02 PM

Left, Centrists Triumph in France | Reform Victory in Iran | Russian Attacks Across Ukraine

Daily News BriefJuly 8, 2024 Top of the AgendaLeft-Wing Alliance, Centrists to Outnumber Far Right in French Parliament An alliance of left-leaning parties won the most seats in parliamentary runoff elections yesterday, a surprising finish after a first-round victory by France’s far right. The frag…
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July 3, 2024 at 1:10 PM

Hurricane Beryl Breaks Records | New Front in Sudan War | Suspected Chinese Spying in Cuba

Daily News BriefJuly 3, 2024Editor’s Note: There will be no Daily News Brief tomorrow or Friday, July 4–5, in observance of Independence Day.  Top of the AgendaBeryl Roars Through Caribbean, Smashing Record for Earliest Hurricane of Its Size Hurricane Beryl is churning toward Jamaica after leaving …
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July 2, 2024 at 1:09 PM

Supreme Court’s Immunity Ruling | Hungary’s Orbán in Kyiv | U.S.-Panama Migration Deal

Daily News BriefJuly 2, 2024Top of the AgendaU.S. Supreme Court Grants Broad Presidential Immunity in Closely Watched Case In a 6–3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday that former President Donald Trump has at least presumptive legal immunity for official acts in a case charging him with ef…
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July 1, 2024 at 1:09 PM

France’s Far Right Leads Elections | Taliban Attend UN Talks | Nigeria Suicide Bombings

Daily News BriefJuly 1, 2024Top of the AgendaFrench Far Right Leads First Round of Parliamentary Elections The far-right National Rally party surged ahead in the first round of parliamentary elections yesterday to secure around 33 percent of votes, while a left-wing alliance pulled in 28 percent an…
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June 29, 2024 at 1:00 PM

The U.S. Election and Foreign Policy

New CFR election resources to help voters understand the stakes. The U.S. Election and Foreign Policy The U.S. Election and Foreign Policy The next president of the United States will face serious foreign policy challenges. The Council on Foreign Relations offers a full suite of resources to keep t…
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June 28, 2024 at 1:23 PM

Foreign Policy in the U.S. Presidential Debate | Iran’s Election | EU Top Jobs Deal

Daily News BriefJune 28, 2024Top of the AgendaSharp Foreign Policy Contrasts in First Biden-Trump Debate U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump laid out their contrasting views on foreign policy in last night’s first presidential debate, with Biden emphasizing the importance of …
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June 27, 2024 at 12:56 PM

Bolivia’s Coup Attempt | Candidates Drop Out of Iran’s Election | Kenya Withdraws Tax Bill

Daily News BriefJune 27, 2024Top of the AgendaBolivia Quashes Apparent Coup Attempt Amid Economic Strains, Political Rift Bolivian authorities arrested General Juan José Zúñiga yesterday after he and other military officers attempted to storm the country’s presidential palace. Zúñiga said he aimed …
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June 26, 2024 at 12:59 PM

Secret Trial of Gershkovich Begins | Kenya Deploys Military After Protests | Myanmar’s War Financing

Daily News BriefJune 26, 2024Top of the AgendaSecret Russian Trial of U.S. Reporter Begins Amid Objections Over Lack of Due Process The trial of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich began in Yekaterinburg, Russia, today, with main proceedings closed to the press. Russian authorities have n…
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June 25, 2024 at 1:00 PM

WikiLeaks’ Assange to Take Plea Deal | Kenyan Police Leave for Haiti | Israel Ruling on Conscription

Daily News BriefJune 25, 2024Top of the AgendaU.S. Government Reaches Plea Deal With WikiLeaks Founder Assange WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is expected to plead guilty to an espionage charge and receive a sentence that will allow him to immediately return to his home in Australia, the U.S. Depa…
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June 24, 2024 at 1:02 PM

Israel’s Defense Minister in Washington | Gun Attacks in Russia | Sierra Leone Bans Child Marriage

Daily News BriefJune 24, 2024Top of the AgendaIsraeli Defense Minister to Discuss ‘Future of the War’ in Washington Yoav Gallant arrived in Washington yesterday to discuss Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip as well as escalating hostilities on its northern border with Lebanon during multi…
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June 21, 2024 at 12:53 PM

U.S.-China Anti-Narcotics Talks | Rutte to Chair NATO | Mexico’s New Cabinet Picks

Daily News BriefJune 21, 2024Top of the AgendaU.S., China Hold High-Level Anti-narcotics Talks Washington and Beijing agreed to establish a direct communication channel and carry out more scientist exchanges regarding potential synthetic drug threats at the talks yesterday in China. They pointed to…
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June 20, 2024 at 12:52 PM

Russia-North Korea Defense Pact | EU Sanctions Russian Gas | Canada Adds IRGC to Terrorism List

Daily News BriefJune 20, 2024Top of the AgendaPutin Signs New Bilateral Agreements in North Korea, Vietnam Russia and North Korea will provide each other military support “without delay” if either country is ever invaded, according to a new bilateral agreement reported by North Korean state media t…
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June 18, 2024 at 12:55 PM

Record Jump in NATO Spending | White House Immigration Program | Putin in Pyongyang

Daily News BriefJune 18, 2024Editor’s Note: There will be no Daily News Brief on Wednesday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. Top of the AgendaRecord Twenty-Three NATO Countries Hit Defense Spending Target North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries are carrying out their largest collec…
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June 17, 2024 at 12:57 PM

Netanyahu Dissolves War Cabinet | Joint Statement on Ukraine | China Probes EU Pork Imports

Daily News BriefJune 17, 2024Top of the AgendaIsrael’s Netanyahu Dissolves War Cabinet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved a war cabinet that had been formed on October 11, his office told The Times of Israel, leaving Netanyahu’s final decisions about the war against Hamas to a smaller numb…
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June 15, 2024 at 1:00 PM

RealEcon: A new initiative from CFR

Reimagining American Economic Leadership. Introducing Reimagining American Economic Leadership RealEcon is a CFR initiative led by Matthew P. Goodman that assesses the role of the United States in the international economy, analyzes what’s at stake for the American people, and identifies the trade-…
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June 14, 2024 at 1:04 PM

UN Calls to Halt Sudan Siege | Ukraine Peace Summit | U.S. Abortion Pill Ruling

Daily News BriefJune 14, 2024Top of the AgendaUN Security Council Resolution Calls for End of Siege on Sudan’s al-Fashir The Council called for the paramilitary group Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to halt their offensive on al-Fashir, the last major city in the Darfur region held by Sudan’s army. Four…
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June 13, 2024 at 1:06 PM

G7 Talks Finance for Ukraine | Carbon Cost of Russia-Ukraine War | Record-Level Global Displacement

Daily News BriefJune 13, 2024Top of the AgendaG7 Nations Plan New Financial Steps to Support Ukraine Officials from Group of Seven (G7) countries have reached a preliminary deal on using future profits from frozen Russian assets to provide Ukraine with a roughly $50 billion loan, unnamed diplomats …
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June 12, 2024 at 12:58 PM

EU Tariffs on Chinese EVs | ICC Probes Alleged Sudan Crimes | Ukraine’s Privatization Drive

Daily News BriefJune 12, 2024Top of the AgendaEU Announces New Tariffs of up to 38 Percent on Electric Vehicles From China The new European Union (EU) tariffs result from a monthslong investigation into Chinese subsidies on electric vehicles (EVs). Beginning next month, new levies between 17 and 38…
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June 11, 2024 at 1:00 PM

UN Passes Gaza Resolution | Malawi VP Dies in Plane Crash | Ukraine Reconstruction Conference

Daily News BriefJune 11, 2024Top of the AgendaUN Security Council Passes U.S. Resolution for Gaza Cease-Fire, Hostage Deal Fourteen members of the UN Security Council yesterday voted for (Al-Monitor) the resolution supporting a three-phase plan for a truce and hostage release deal in the Gaza Strip…
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June 10, 2024 at 12:55 PM

Macron Invokes Snap Elections | Gantz Departs Israeli War Cabinet | BRICS Ministers Meet

Daily News BriefJune 10, 2024Top of the AgendaMacron Calls Snap Elections After French Far Right Surges in European Parliament French President Emmanuel Macron dissolved (FT) the country’s lower legislative chamber yesterday following European Parliament elections that saw the far-right National Ra…
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June 7, 2024 at 12:54 PM

European Parliament Elections | ECB Cuts Interest Rates | U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Solar Products

Daily News BriefJune 7, 2024Top of the AgendaEU Voters Choose New Representatives to European Parliament Voting in European Union (EU) countries is underway in an election that will decide (NYT) who will rule on matters such as foreign policy, migration, and economics. It will also set the stage fo…
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June 6, 2024 at 1:05 PM

Biden in Normandy for D-Day | IAEA Censures Iran | Spain Applies to Join ICJ Israel Case

Daily News BriefJune 6, 2024Top of the AgendaIn Normandy, Biden Links Fight for Ukraine With Allied Effort on D-Day U.S. President Joe Biden hailed those who “stand against tyranny” in a Normandy, France, address today marking the eightieth anniversary of the D-Day invasion. Biden drew a link betwe…
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June 5, 2024 at 12:54 PM

Diplomatic Push for Gaza Cease-Fire, Hostage Deal | Sudan-Russia Meetings | Biden in France for D-Day

Daily News BriefJune 5, 2024Top of the AgendaReports: U.S. Envoys Make Diplomatic Push in Middle East for Cease-Fire, Hostage Deal CIA Director William J. Burns and White House advisor Brett McGurk have been dispatched (Axios) to the Middle East to push for a U.S.-backed cease-fire and hostage-rele…
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June 4, 2024 at 12:57 PM

India’s Vote Count | Biden’s Expected Order on Southern Border | U.S. Defense Leader in Cambodia

Daily News BriefJune 4, 2024Top of the AgendaEarly Indian Vote Count Signals Ruling Party Seats Could Shrink  Initial counting in India’s general election suggested that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was on track (FT) to remain the largest party in the lower house but …
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June 3, 2024 at 12:55 PM

Mexico’s Sheinbaum Sweeps to Victory | New Draft Gaza Cease-Fire Deal | China-Russia Pipeline Stalls

Daily News BriefJune 3, 2024Top of the AgendaMexico Elects First Woman President in Sweeping Victory for Governing Party Former Mexico City Mayor and climate scientist Claudia Sheinbaum won the country’s presidential election yesterday and will become (NYT) the first woman and first Jewish person t…
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May 31, 2024 at 1:09 PM

Trump Verdict Spurs Election Questions | U.S. Stance on Ukraine Arms Use | Mexico’s Election

Daily News BriefMay 31, 2024Top of the AgendaTrump Becomes First Former U.S. President Convicted of Criminal Charges A New York jury found (FT) former President Donald Trump guilty yesterday on all thirty-four counts of falsifying business records to cover events that occurred amid his 2016 preside…
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May 30, 2024 at 1:02 PM

Activists Convicted in Hong Kong | China’s Aviation Export Controls | NATO Meets in Prague

Daily News BriefMay 30, 2024Top of the AgendaHong Kong Court Convicts Fourteen Activists, Politicians in Closely-Watched Trial A court convicted (NYT) the pro-democracy figures today of “conspiracy to commit subversion,” which carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, in a sweeping national …
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May 29, 2024 at 12:59 PM

South Africans Head to Polls | Georgian Lawmakers Override President | Detentions in Hong Kong

Daily News BriefMay 29, 2024Top of the AgendaSouth Africans Vote in Election That Could Shake Ruling ANC’s Dominance South Africans are voting in general elections today that polls suggest (CNN) could deliver the lowest support to the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party since Nelson Mandel…
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May 28, 2024 at 12:56 PM

UN Security Council Meets on Rafah | Burkina Faso Junta Extends Rule | European Pledges for Ukraine

Daily News BriefMay 28, 2024Top of the AgendaUN Security Council Expected to Meet After Rafah Strike  The UN Security Council will hold (AP) an emergency meeting today regarding the situation in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, unnamed diplomats told media. An Israeli strike in Rafah on Sunda…
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May 24, 2024 at 1:05 PM

China-Japan-South Korea Summit | ICJ to Rule on Rafah | UN Flags Attacks on Rohingya

Daily News BriefMay 24, 2024Editor’s Note: There will be no Daily News Brief on Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day. Top of the AgendaChina, Japan, and South Korea to Hold First Trilateral Summit Since 2019 The three countries will discuss (Bloomberg) economic ties and sustainable developm…
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May 23, 2024 at 12:56 PM

Kenya, U.S. Elevate Ties | Chinese Drills Around Taiwan | UK Announces General Election

Daily News BriefMay 23, 2024Top of the AgendaKenya to Become Major Non-NATO Ally of United States as Biden Highlights Africa Ties U.S. President Joe Biden will announce plans to designate Kenya a major non–North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ally of the United States today during Kenyan Presid…
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May 22, 2024 at 12:51 PM

EU Finalizes Deal on Russian Assets | Kenya’s Ruto in Washington | Oceans Court Climate Ruling

Daily News BriefMay 22, 2024Top of the AgendaEU Agrees to Use Profits From Frozen Russian Assets to Arm Ukraine The European Union (EU) formal decision yesterday regarding windfall profits from Russia’s frozen assets is expected to yield (WaPo) around $3 billion in the first year of the plan’s opera…
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May 21, 2024 at 1:10 PM

Biden Denounces ICC Approach | Iran Sets Presidential Election Date | Boko Haram Hostages Rescued

Daily News BriefMay 21, 2024Top of the AgendaBiden Denounces ICC Announcement Seeking Warrants as ‘Outrageous’ U.S. President Joe Biden has rejected (CNN) yesterday’s news that the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor is seeking arrest warrants for three Hamas leaders and two Israeli offici…
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May 20, 2024 at 12:59 PM

Crash Kills Iranian President, FM | Taiwan’s President Inaugurated | ICC Seeks Israel, Gaza Warrants

Daily News BriefMay 20, 2024Top of the AgendaIran Names Acting President After Helicopter Crash Kills President, Foreign Minister Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, named (WaPo) the country’s First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber as acting president and tasked him with ensuring new presi…
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May 18, 2024 at 1:00 PM

The World’s Latest in 60 Seconds

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May 17, 2024 at 1:05 PM

IEA Warns of Critical Mineral Gap | Aid Enters Gaza From New Pier | NATO Weighs Training Ukraine Troops

Daily News BriefMay 17, 2024Top of the AgendaIEA Warns of Shortfall in Supply of Minerals Critical for Energy Transition Current global plans for critical mineral mining and recycling are projected to yield a shortage (WSJ) of the supplies needed for the green transition, the International Energy Ag…
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May 16, 2024 at 12:56 PM

Putin, Xi Pledge to Deepen Ties in Beijing | Slovakian PM Shot | U.S. Overdose Deaths Fall

Daily News BriefMay 16, 2024Top of the AgendaRussia’s Putin, China’s Xi Pledge to Deepen Ties at Two-Day Meeting in Beijing Chinese President Xi Jinping called for (Reuters) both countries to “cherish and nurture” their “hard-earned” partnership during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Bei…
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May 15, 2024 at 12:58 PM

Biden Plans $1 Billion in Arms for Israel | Pakistan’s Privatizations | Georgia ‘Foreign Agents’ Bill

Daily News BriefMay 15, 2024Top of the AgendaBiden Administration Advances Plan for New $1 Billion Arms Sale to Israel The Joe Biden administration notified Congress yesterday that it plans to sell more than $1 billion in new weapons to Israel, unnamed U.S. and congressional officials told the Wall …
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May 14, 2024 at 1:03 PM

New U.S. Tariffs on Chinese Tech | Hamas’s Surveillance of Palestinians | Blinken Visits Kyiv

Daily News BriefMay 14, 2024Top of the AgendaBiden Unveils New Tariffs on Chinese Green Tech The White House announced plans today to introduce tariffs on $18 billion of Chinese imports, saying they are designed to shield U.S. industries from unfair competition from China. Starting this year, import…
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May 13, 2024 at 1:05 PM

Putin Replaces Defense Minister | Protests Against Georgia Bill | South Korean FM in China

Daily News BriefMay 13, 2024Top of the AgendaPutin Replaces Long-Serving Defense Minister With Economist Russian President Vladimir Putin reshuffled (NYT) his national security team yesterday in a surprise move, replacing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu with economic advisor Andrei Belousov. Shoigu h…
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May 10, 2024 at 1:03 PM

Philippine Official Calls to Expel Chinese Diplomats | Déby Wins in Chad | Attacks Near Kharkiv

Daily News BriefMay 10, 2024Top of the AgendaPhilippine Official Calls for Expulsion of Chinese Diplomats as Maritime Tensions Rise Philippines National Security Advisor Eduardo Año called for (Reuters) the expulsion today following an alleged leak of a phone conversation between a Chinese diplomat …
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May 9, 2024 at 12:58 PM

Biden Conditions Offensive Arms for Israel | Australia-Tuvalu Pact | U.S.-China Climate Talks

Daily News BriefMay 9, 2024Top of the AgendaBiden Says U.S. Will Halt More Offensive Weapons Shipments if Israel Invades Rafah If Israel launches a major invasion of the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, U.S. President Joe Biden would place more pauses on U.S. shipments of offensive weapons, he tol…
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May 8, 2024 at 12:50 PM

TikTok Sues U.S. Government | Iran’s Nuclear Activities | Ukraine Foils Assassination Plan

Daily News BriefMay 8, 2024Top of the AgendaTikTok Sues U.S. Government Over Potential Ban Social media platform TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance sued (AP) the federal government yesterday over a new law that would ban the app in the United States unless it is sold to an approved buye…