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Brazil’s Bolsonaro Organizes Rallies for Supporters

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will join (MercoPress) rallies of his supporters today in the city of Sao Paulo and the capital of…

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Belarus Jails Two Opposition Figures

Belarusian activist Maria Kolesnikova received an eleven-year jail sentence (BBC) and lawyer Maxim Znak received a ten-year jail sentence after they took…

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Attack in DRC Kills Thirty People

An attack in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed at least thirty people (AFP) over the weekend, according to local and UN…

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Ousted Myanmar Politicians Call for ‘People’s Defensive War’ Against Junta

Duwa Lashi La, the head of a group of legislators ousted by Myanmar’s military in a February coup, called for a…

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South Korea Test-Fires Ballistic Missile From Submarine

South Korea successfully test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine, Yonhap reported, making it the eighth country to possess (Reuters) submarine-launched ballistic missiles.…

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Guinean Military Consolidates Power in Wake of Coup

The soldiers who carried out a coup against Guinean President Alpha Conde on Sunday announced that military officers have assumed political…

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Denmark Holds Rare Impeachment Trial Over Immigration Measures

  Former Danish Immigration Minister Inger Stoejberg’s trial begins today (BBC) over accusations that she unlawfully ordered the separation of couples seeking…

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Bangladesh, UAE, Uruguay Join BRICS Development Bank

  The New Development Bank—launched in 2015 by the BRICS bloc of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—announced it…

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Italian Energy Firm Announces Oil Discovery Off Ivory Coast

  Italian energy company Eni said it discovered an oil deposit (AFP, Reuters) off the shore of the Ivory Coast that could…

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Taliban Set to Announce New Government

The Taliban said they will soon announce (TOLOnews) the formation of a new government in Afghanistan. A member of the group said…

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Report: South Korea Developing New Ballistic Missile

South Korea is developing a surface-to-surface ballistic missile that is designed to destroy underground missile facilities and could be operational…

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Beijing Tells Washington That Climate Action Is Inseparable From Broader Relations

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told top U.S. climate diplomat John Kerry that poor U.S.-China relations could hinder cooperation on climate…

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Arab people in southwestern Iran have been suffering from water shortages and sandstorms for more than a decade

Honorable President of the People’s Republic of China   Your excellency President Xi,   Arab people in southwestern Iran have…

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Venezuelan Opposition Parties End Election Boycott

Venezuelan opposition parties announced that they will participate (AP) in November’s regional and municipal elections, ending a boycott on recent votes. The…

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New Test Finds No Evidence of Ebola in Ivory Coast Patient

New laboratory testing found no evidence (Reuters) of Ebola in an eighteen-year-old woman in the Ivory Coast who was thought to be…

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Chinese Ride-Hailing Firm DiDi Creates Union

Chinese ride-hailing company DiDi Global Inc. is helping its workers unionize (Bloomberg), a move that other tech firms could follow as…

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U.S. Security Support for Ukraine in Focus as Zelensky Meets With Biden

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet with U.S. President Joe Biden (AFP) today at the White House, where Zelensky is expected to…

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At Least Four Dead in Aftermath of Hurricane Ida

At least four people died and ten were injured (WaPo) in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, which caused heavy flooding in Louisiana and…

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Panama’s Legislature Approves Legalization of Medical Cannabis

Panama’s legislature became the first in Central America to approve the legalization of medical cannabis (Reuters). The bill now awaits the…

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EU Recommends Increased Requirements for Unvaccinated U.S. Travelers

The European Union recommended that member nations impose health requirements (NYT), such as quarantining and testing, for unvaccinated visitors from the…

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