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ICC Opens Probe of Venezuelan Government

The International Criminal Court (ICC) will investigate (AP) allegations of torture and extrajudicial executions under Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. It is the…

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Portugal Poised to Dissolve Parliament

The Council of State, an advisory body, approved President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa’s request to dissolve parliament (Reuters) over a budget impasse.…

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Saudi Arabia, UAE Join Calls to Reverse Sudan Coup

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) joined the United States and the United Kingdom in calling for Sudan…

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Israel Passes Budget for First Time in 3.5 Years

Passing the budget will allow the diverse governing coalition led by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to avoid an early election (Times…

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Pentagon: No Criminal Negligence in Kabul Drone Strike That Killed Ten Civilians

A Defense Department investigation of the U.S. attack, which occurred during the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan, found that the…

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China Reportedly Censors Sexual Assault Allegations Against Former Top Official

Tennis star Peng Shuai’s allegation that former Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli had pressured her into sex was scrubbed from the…

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Iran to Rejoin Nuclear Negotiating Table

After a five-month hiatus in negotiations on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, Iranian and European Union envoys confirmed that talks will…

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FDA Approves Johnson & Johnson, Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved booster shots (NPR) from the two drugmakers and also said people can receive different boosters…

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Blinken Visits Colombia, Ecuador

In Quito, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gave a speech (NYT) acknowledging that the Americas are undergoing a “democratic reckoning” and…

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UK, New Zealand Strike Free Trade Deal

The deal follows a trade agreement (Guardian) the United Kingdom (UK) reached with Japan last year and another made with Australia in…

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Southern African Nations Send Envoys to Eswatini Amid Protests

The Southern African Development Community sent envoys to discuss the security situation. At least one person was killed and eighty…

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Libya Conference Aims to Rally Support for Political Transition

Officials from Libya’s fragile unity government are expected to host delegates (Al Jazeera) from the United Nations, Egypt, France, Italy, Saudi Arabia,…

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Six Pakistani Security Personnel Killed in Attacks

Three separate attacks occurred (Al Jazeera) yesterday in Pakistan’s western provinces, including two raids on security posts, officials said. Radio Mashaal reported that Tehrik-e-Taliban…

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South Korea Fails to Put Satellite Into Orbit

A rocket carrying a dummy satellite failed to reach orbit (Nikkei). Had the effort succeeded, South Korea would have become the…

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Dispute With Poland Over Rule of Law Expected to Dominate EU Summit

A two-day summit of European Union (EU) leaders begins today. It was originally slated to focus on issues including energy…

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UN: Fossil Fuel Production ‘Dangerously Out of Sync’ With Climate Goals

A UN Environment Program report found that in 2030, countries are planning to produce double the amount of fossil fuels than what…

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Record Numbers of Health-Care Workers Are Quitting Their Jobs

More than five hundred thousand U.S. health-care workers quit in August (Politico), the most to resign in a single month in…

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Peruvian Lawmakers Limit President’s Power to Dissolve Congress

A new law limits the circumstances (Bloomberg) in which the president can dissolve Congress, as President Martin Vizcarra did in 201

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Moscow Imposes New Restrictions Amid COVID-19 Spike

The city’s mayor ordered unvaccinated people over sixty and people with chronic illnesses to stay home (BBC) as Russia struggles with record…

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Nigerians Demand Police Reform One Year After Mass Protests

Demonstrations occurred in Lagos today (AP) to mark the anniversary of marches against police brutality last year that snowballed into the worst unrest…

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