Zimbabwe’s finance minister said the country plans to reserve (Bloomberg) around half of the $961 million disbursed in Special Drawing Rights from…
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Algeria’s foreign affairs minister said that the country is cutting diplomatic ties (Bloomberg) with Morocco, citing allegations that Morocco supported separatists in…
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U.S. President Joe Biden said the United States will stick to an August 31 deadline (NPR) for completing its withdrawal from Afghanistan,…
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’s flight to Vietnam yesterday was delayed (CNN) for several hours due to concerns of a “possible anomalous…
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The U.S. Supreme Court refused to block a Texas federal court’s ruling (WaPo) that ordered the revival of an immigration program implemented…
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) fully approved (Bloomberg) Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, prompting President Joe Biden to call for hesitant…
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A fire at an offshore oil platform owned by Mexican state oil company Pemex killed at least five people (BBC) and injured…
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a summit (Politico) with envoys from more than forty countries to call for the reclamation of Russia-annexed…
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Washington Sanctions Eritrean Commander Over Tigray Actions The U.S. Treasury Department imposed sanctions (Reuters) on Filipos Woldeyohannes, the chief of staff of…
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New Delhi announced plans to lease out public infrastructure (Hindustan Times) to private operators over the next four years to raise around…
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While giving a speech during her visit to Singapore, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said (SCMP) Washington seeks to strengthen the global…
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CIA Director William Burns met with the Taliban’s top political leader, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, in Kabul yesterday, the Washington Post reports, as…
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Tropical Storm Henri, which made landfall in Rhode Island yesterday, unleashed heavy rains (AP) in areas of Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania,…
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At least eight people died (BBC) after Hurricane Grace caused torrential rain and flooding in eastern Mexico. The hurricane made landfall in…
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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 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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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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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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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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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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