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August 23, 2024 at 1:01 PM

Modi in Kyiv | Harris Talks Foreign Affairs | Study Grades Climate Policy Effectiveness

Daily News Brief August 23, 2024 We’d love to hear from you. Take our five-minute survey to let us know how we’re doing and help us make the Daily News Brief better.Top of the AgendaIndia’s Modi Holds ‘Constructive’ Talks on War With Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed…

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August 22, 2024 at 12:53 PM

Hostilities on Israel’s Northern Border | India’s Modi in Poland | China Probes EU Dairy Imports

Daily News Brief August 22, 2024 We’d love to hear from you. Take our five-minute survey to let us know how we’re doing and help us make the Daily News Brief better.Top of the AgendaIsrael-Hezbollah Hostilities Intensify as Negotiators Continue Push for Gaza Deal Israel bombed ten areas of Lebanon…

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August 21, 2024 at 12:47 PM

Drone Attack on Moscow | Taiwan Hosts Security Forum | Ghana Breaks Ground on Oil Project

Daily News Brief August 21, 2024 We’d love to hear from you. Take our five-minute survey to let us know how we’re doing and help us make the Daily News Brief better.Top of the AgendaRussia Repels One of Largest Air Attacks on Moscow Since Start of War Russia shot down ten drones over the Moscow are…

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August 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM

Deal on Afghan Resettlement | Malaysia-India Ties | EU Tariffs on Teslas From China

Daily News Brief August 20, 2024 We’d love to hear from you. Take our five-minute survey to let us know how we’re doing and help us make the Daily News Brief better.Top of the AgendaPhilippines to Temporarily Host Afghans Awaiting Resettlement in United States The Philippines will temporarily host …

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August 19, 2024 at 1:02 PM

Blinken in Israel | Sudan Reopens Aid Route | DNC Kicks Off

Daily News Brief August 19, 2024 We’d love to hear from you. Take our five-minute survey to let us know how we’re doing and help us make the Daily News Brief better.Top of the AgendaBlinken Meets With Israeli Leaders as Hamas Claims Tel Aviv Bombing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s offic…

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August 16, 2024 at 12:54 PM

Ukraine’s Push Into Russia | Thailand’s Youngest-Ever PM | Mpox Detected Outside Africa

Daily News Brief August 16, 2024 We’d love to hear from you. Take our five-minute survey to let us know how we’re doing and help us make the Daily News Brief better.Top of the AgendaUkraine Says It Set Up Military Office in Russia’s Kursk Region Kyiv has established a command center in Russia’s Kur…

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August 15, 2024 at 1:02 PM

Mpox Global Emergency | Seoul’s Reconciliation Pitch | Forty Thousand Killed in Gaza

Daily News Brief August 15, 2024 Top of the AgendaWHO Declares Mpox Global Health Emergency, Warns of Further Spread The mpox outbreak that has spread to at least thirteen African countries and killed more than five hundred people constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, the …

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August 14, 2024 at 1:00 PM

Japan’s Kishida Bows Out | Hamas Skips Cease-Fire Talks | Mpox’s Spread in Africa

Daily News Brief August 14, 2024 Top of the AgendaJapan’s Prime Minister to Step Down Next Month Prime Minister Kishida Fumio announced he will not seek reelection as head of his party, triggering a leadership contest for his replacement after his term ends next month. Kishida acknowledged the ruli…

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August 13, 2024 at 1:01 PM

Heat-Related Deaths in Europe | Putin, Abbas Meet | Africa’s Call for UN Representation

Daily News Brief August 13, 2024 Top of the AgendaEurope Saw More Than Forty-Seven Thousand Heat-Related Deaths in 2023, Study Finds The wildfires prompting evacuations in Greece this week are the latest sign of how rising temperatures have upended life in Europe. More than forty-seven thousand peo…

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August 12, 2024 at 12:54 PM

U.S. Ups Mideast Deployments | Ukraine’s Territorial Advances | Trump Campaign Reports Hack

Daily News Brief August 12, 2024 Top of the AgendaU.S. Military Bolsters Mideast Presence Amid Warnings of Iranian Attack U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and expedited the travel of a carrier strike group equipped with F-35C fighter jets to …

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August 9, 2024 at 12:54 PM

U.S.-Qatar-Egypt Appeal on Gaza Talks | New Thai Opposition Party | Sudan Negotiations

Daily News Brief August 9, 2024 Top of the AgendaLeaders of United States, Egypt, Qatar Issue Joint Call for Gaza Cease-Fire Talks The three leaders called on both Israel and Hamas to “resume urgent discussion” on August 15 to “close all remaining gaps” to reaching a cease-fire and hostage release …

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August 8, 2024 at 1:02 PM

Ukrainian Forces Battle in Russia | Foiled Taylor Swift Concert Attack | Mpox Alerts Health Experts

Daily News BriefAugust 8, 2024 Top of the AgendaUkrainian Cross-Border Offensive Prompts Evacuations in Russia’s Kursk Ukrainian and Russian forces are in their third day of clashing after a Ukrainian unit made a rare incursion and broke through the border into the Russian region of Kursk, promptin…

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August 7, 2024 at 1:02 PM

Hamas Names Sinwar Political Leader | Walz’s Debut | China’s Curbs on Fentanyl

Daily News BriefAugust 7, 2024 Top of the AgendaHamas Elevates Planner of October 7 Attacks to Top Leadership  Hamas announced yesterday that it elevated Yayha Sinwar, the Gaza-based leader of its military wing, to the group’s top leadership position yesterday. The move follows the assassination la…

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August 6, 2024 at 1:16 PM

U.S. Personnel Wounded in Iraq | Harris Reportedly Taps Walz for VP | Japanese Stocks Rebound

Daily News BriefAugust 6, 2024 Top of the AgendaRocket Attack on Iraq Base Wounds U.S. Personnel Several U.S. service members were hurt in a suspected rocket attack yesterday on the main base hosting U.S. forces in Iraq, unnamed U.S. officials told multiple news outlets. U.S. Secretary of Defense L…

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August 5, 2024 at 1:04 PM

Bangladesh PM Resigns | Global Stock Volatility | F-16s Arrive in Ukraine

Daily News BriefAugust 5, 2024 Top of the AgendaBangladesh Prime Minister Resigns, Flees Country Amid Mass Protest Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country today following nationwide antigovernment demonstrations, ending fifteen years in power. The country’s army chief said that an interim gover…

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August 2, 2024 at 12:56 PM

Freed Prisoners Home From Russia | Mideast Escalation Warnings | Famine Declared in Sudan

Daily News BriefAugust 2, 2024 Top of the AgendaAmericans Arrive Home After Multi-Country Prisoner Swap Three Americans arrived on U.S. soil last night after being freed from Russia in the largest prisoner swap between the two sides since the end of the Cold War. The deal involved an exchange of tw…

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August 1, 2024 at 1:04 PM

9/11 Plotters Plead Guilty | Potential Russia-U.S. Prisoner Swap | Israel Confirms Hamas Military Leader Death

Daily News BriefAugust 1, 2024 Top of the AgendaAlleged 9/11 Plotters Agree to Plea Guilty Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two of his accomplices who have been in U.S. custody at the Guantánamo Bay detention center since 2003 and are accused of masterminding the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks agr…

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July 31, 2024 at 1:02 PM

Hamas’s Political Leader Killed | Sudan Reports Attack on Army Chief | EU Wind, Solar Growth

Daily News BriefJuly 31, 2024 Top of the AgendaKilling of Hamas’s Political Leader in Tehran Spurs Fears of Broader Conflict Hamas accused Israel of the overnight assassination of its political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, with the group’s military wing warning that his death will have major re…

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July 30, 2024 at 12:57 PM

Venezuelans Protest Election | New U.S. Aid to Philippines | Ethiopia Seals IMF Deal

Daily News BriefJuly 30, 2024 Top of the AgendaVenezuelans Stage Demonstrations as Questions Mount Over Election Count Thousands of people protested across Venezuela yesterday and the government ejected several diplomatic missions from the country as doubts soared over the results of Sunday’s presi…

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July 29, 2024 at 1:00 PM

Israel’s Retaliatory Strike in Lebanon | Venezuela’s Contested Vote | Quad Meets in Tokyo

Daily News BriefJuly 29, 2024 Top of the AgendaIsrael Strikes Targets Deep Inside Lebanon After Attack on Golan Heights The Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon overnight after a rocket strike from Lebanon killed twelve people in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights t…

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July 27, 2024 at 1:00 PM

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July 26, 2024 at 12:57 PM

Paris Rail Sabotage as Olympics Open | Blinken’s Pacific Tour | Venezuelans Prepare to Vote

Daily News BriefJuly 26, 2024 Top of the AgendaArson Attacks Hit French Railroads Ahead of Olympics Opening Ceremony France paused high-speed rail travel in several parts of the country today following arson attacks that Prime Minister Gabriel Attal called “coordinated and prepared acts of sabotage…

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July 25, 2024 at 1:18 PM

China’s Surprise Rate Cut | Syria’s Assad in Moscow | Germany-UK Defense Talks

Daily News BriefJuly 25, 2024 Top of the AgendaChina Unexpectedly Cuts Interest Rate as Global Tech Stocks Tumble China’s central bank cut a benchmark interest rate for one-year loans to commercial banks today, reflecting concern about the country’s weakening economy after a previous round of rate …

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July 24, 2024 at 1:06 PM

Netanyahu in Washington | Ukraine Foreign Minister in China | U.S. Secret Service Chief Resigns

Daily News BriefJuly 24, 2024 Top of the AgendaIsrael’s Netanyahu to Address Joint Session of U.S. Congress Amid Ongoing War Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will lay out his vision in Israel’s war against Hamas and response to regional threats while reaffirming the country’s partnership w…

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July 23, 2024 at 1:17 PM

Palestinian Unity Declaration | U.S.-Iraq Military Talks | Harris Launches Presidential Campaign

Daily News BriefJuly 23, 2024 Top of the AgendaLeaders of Palestinian Factions Sign Unity Declaration in Beijing The leaders of Palestinian factions including Fatah and Hamas signed a joint statement calling for the establishment of a Palestinian unity government in Beijing today. Historic division…

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July 22, 2024 at 1:17 PM

Biden Shakes Up Presidential Race | Israel-Houthi Clashes | Ukraine’s Debt Restructuring

Daily News BriefJuly 22, 2024 Top of the AgendaBiden Steps Down, Endorses VP Harris in 2024 Election Shake Up U.S. President Joe Biden’s announcement yesterday that he will depart the presidential race and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris injected a new jolt of uncertainty into the election. Th…

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July 19, 2024 at 1:10 PM

Global Internet Outage | Russia Sentences Gershkovich | Trump’s RNC Address

Daily News BriefJuly 19, 2024 Top of the AgendaWorldwide Tech Outage Hits Banks, Health Services, Airlines One of the largest simultaneous outages ever reported hit computer systems at businesses using Microsoft software this morning. Microsoft linked the outage to a botched update of cybersecurity…

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July 18, 2024 at 1:17 PM

European Leaders Talk Defense | China Halts U.S. Arms Control Talks | Nigeria’s Budget Squeeze

Daily News BriefJuly 18, 2024 Top of the AgendaZelenskyy, European Leaders Talk Regional Security at UK Summit The new Labour Party government in the United Kingdom (UK) aims to reset relations with Europe at today’s summit. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged to be “a friend and a partner” on i…

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July 17, 2024 at 1:07 PM

French Government Resigns | Menendez Found Guilty | Sudan’s Displaced Tops Ten Million

Daily News BriefJuly 17, 2024 Top of the AgendaFrench Government Resigns, Shifts to Caretaker Role After Legislative Election French President Emmanuel Macron accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and the other members of his government yesterday, urging “all Republican forces” t…

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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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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

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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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