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Germany’s Merkel Assures Ukraine on Gas Access

In a visit to Kyiv, German Chancellor Angela Merkel told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Germany could impose sanctions (Reuters) on Moscow…

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Chad to Recall Half of Its Troops in Sahel

Chad will recall six hundred troops (AFP) who are deployed in the Sahel region as part of a multinational force against insurgents,…

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Droughts Threaten Twelve Million People in Iraq, Syria

Amid droughts across Iraq and Syria, more than twelve million people are losing access (Al Jazeera) to water, food, and electricity, aid…

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World’s First DNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccine Approved for Emergency Use in India

India’s drug regulator approved a three-dose, DNA-based COVID-19 vaccine (BBC) made by Zydus Cadila for emergency use. The first such vaccine approved…

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Harris Stresses U.S. Commitment to Indo-Pacific During Singapore Visit

The United States and Singapore announced new partnerships (SCMP) on climate financing, cybersecurity, and public health during a visit to Singapore by…

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Medical Aid to Afghanistan Delayed Amid Tense Airport Evacuations

Five hundred tons of medical supplies due to be delivered to Afghanistan this week have been held up (WaPo) by the Kabul…

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Federal Regulators Refile Monopoly Case Against Facebook

The Federal Trade Commission resubmitted a lawsuit (NYT) claiming Facebook violated monopoly laws after the judge overseeing the case dismissed it for…

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GM Workers Reject Contract With One of Mexico’s Largest Unions

Workers at a General Motors (GM) truck plant in Mexico voted to cancel their current union contract (Reuters) in a vote spurred…

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Merkel, Putin Meet in Moscow

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Moscow today (AP) as Merkel nears the end of her sixteen-year…

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Sudan’s Prime Minister Visits South Sudan Amid Political Crisis

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok is in the South Sudanese capital of Juba (VOA) today for talks aimed at shoring up a…

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This Day in History: August 20, 1968

The forces of five Warsaw Pact countries—Bulgaria, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and the Soviet Union—invade Czechoslovakia in response to the Prague…

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Israel, Qatar Reach Agreement on UN Aid for Gaza

Israel, Qatar, and the United Nations reached an agreement (Haaretz) that will allow funds for the Gaza Strip to be transferred through…

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Number of Rohingya Refugees Killed at Sea Soared in 2020

Last year’s death toll for Rohingya refugees attempting to depart Bangladesh and Myanmar by sea was eight times higher (Al Jazeera) than…

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U.S. Vice President Visits Singapore, Vietnam

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris departs today (Straits Times) for Singapore and Vietnam for a trip that will stress the importance of…

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Airlifts From Kabul Continue as Taliban Tightens Grip

More than eighteen thousand people have been evacuated (Reuters) from Afghanistan since the Taliban took over Kabul, according to a North Atlantic…

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Former Bolivian Government Accused of Torture

The government that took office after former President Evo Morales fled Bolivia in 2019 engaged in systematic torture and summary executions…

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EU Slams Belarus on Border Crossings

Slovenia, which holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, said after a consultation with the bloc that Belarus is permitting…

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Turkey Calls for Peace in Tigray, Offers to Mediate Ethiopia-Sudan Dispute

While meeting with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Ankara, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for a peaceful resolution (AP) to…

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This Day in History: August 19, 1953

Backed by the CIA, which feared a communist takeover due to popularly elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh’s nationalist policies, Iran’s…

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Hezbollah Says It Helped Ship Iranian Fuel to Lebanon

Hezbollah’s top leader said the group facilitated a shipment of Iranian fuel (Al Jazeera) to Lebanon amid the country’s energy crisis and…

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