The vaccine advisory group for the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended an additional COVID-19 vaccine dose (AFP) for people with weakened immune…
Read More »President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, commonly known as AMLO, presented a constitutional reform that would revoke contracts (AP) for thirty-four plants. The…
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The “France 2030” plan envisions investing (Bloomberg) the funds over five years in sectors such as nuclear and renewable energy, semiconductors, and…
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is set to rule (AFP) on a case Somalia filed more than seven years ago over…
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Preliminary results suggest Muqtada al-Sadr’s party was the biggest winner (WaPo) in parliamentary elections, while an Iran-aligned bloc fell behind. Turkey: President Recep…
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The indebted property developer missed its third set of such payments (Nikkei) in less than a month, signaling that a default next…
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Countries that together produce around 30 percent of global methane emissions have pledged to reduce their outflows (State Dept.) by 30 percent…
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Congress approved and President Joe Biden signed legislation to fund the government (NYT) through December 3, but an anticipated vote on a…
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The country is debuting a new currency (AP) that features six fewer zeros in an effort to curb hyperinflation. For Foreign Affairs, Moises…
Read More »The countries’ envoys met in Geneva and agreed to establish working groups (RFE/RL) that will seek potential agreements on nuclear weapons and…
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David Malpass became the first World Bank president to visit South Sudan in decades. The bank says it will commit around…
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The move comes amid Iranian concerns about Azerbaijan’s ties with Israel and tensions that arose when Azerbaijan imposed a tax (Al…
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Bangladeshi authorities arrested a suspect (Dhaka Tribune) in the Wednesday killing of Mohib Ullah, a teacher and community leader. Local and international…
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The country has maintained a strict cap on international arrivals and required that people quarantine outside their homes for much…
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The UN Security Council is holding an emergency meeting today (AFP) to discuss Ethiopia’s announcement that it will expel seven top UN officials…
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In testimony to the Senate, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark A. Milley and General Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr. said…
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A U.S. judge ruled that former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo must return to Peru (BBC) to be tried for corruption. He was…
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Before the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today, a Turkish official said Erdogan would…
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An independent investigation found that the World Health Organization (WHO) employed twenty-one of the eighty-three aid workers who allegedly committed sexual…
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The UN-facilitated initiative (AP) comes after five previous meetings of the Syrian government, the opposition, and civil society representatives failed to produce…
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