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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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IMF Blocks Aid Transfer to Afghanistan 

With U.S. support, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will block a transfer (Politico) of $450 million in funds to Afghanistan in the…

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Malaysia’s Interim Leader Backs Former Deputy as Prime Minister

Former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who is currently serving as interim premier, and his political coalition said they support Ismail Sabri Yaakob (Straits…

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U.S. to Offer COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Despite Inequity Warnings

The White House announced that beginning September 20, the United States will offer COVID-19 booster shots (CNN) to fully vaccinated adults. Federal health…

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Peru’s Foreign Minister Resigns

Peruvian Foreign Minister Hector Bejar resigned after nineteen days in office (FT) following the emergence of videos in which he said armed…

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Biden Speaks With Britain’s Johnson on Afghanistan

U.S. President Joe Biden called British Prime Minister Boris Johnson (Reuters) to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, Biden’s first discussion of the…

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South African Activists Slam Vaccine Maker for Prioritizing Exports

South African activists called for full disclosure (AP) of the government’s contracts with U.S. drug company Johnson & Johnson after the New York…

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This Day in History: August 18, 1991

In an attempted coup d’état against Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, party officials who oppose his reforms and new union treaty place…

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Mob Kills Algerian Man Accused of Starting Forest Fires

Algerian police arrested sixty-one people (AFP) in several provinces on suspicion of lynching a man who was falsely accused of starting the…

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Beijing Calls for Increased Regulation of High Incomes

During an economic leadership meeting of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Chinese President Xi Jinping called on wealthy citizens (SCMP) to “give…

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