Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to export (Bloomberg) two billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines by the end of this year, as well…
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement and the Israeli military exchanged cross-border fire (Bloomberg) in a flare-up today in which no casualties were immediately reported.…
Read More »The final scheduled hearings in Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou’s extradition case begin today (CBC) in Vancouver. Meng’s 2018 arrest and…
Read More »A spokesperson for Turkey’s foreign ministry called newly announced U.S. rules (Hurriyet) for Afghans applying for refugee status an “irresponsible decision taken…
Read More »Sudan’s cabinet voted to ratify the founding treaty (AFP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a step toward officially joining the body,…
Read More »British maritime officials said a vessel off the United Arab Emirates’ coast that they and U.S. officials were investigating for suspected…
Read More »India is set to deploy four warships (ANI) for two months to Southeast Asia, the South China Sea, and the Western Pacific…
Read More »The United States and Indonesia are launching a strategic dialogue (Reuters) to deepen their partnership, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.…
Read More »The White House announced it has donated and shipped 110 million doses (NPR) of COVID-19 vaccines abroad and plans to donate hundreds of millions…
Read More »The Joe Biden administration is planning a virtual leader-level summit that aims to rally international resources toward increasing COVID-19 vaccine…
Read More »Brazil’s top electoral court opened an investigation (Reuters) into President Jair Bolsonaro for his claims that there will be fraud in next…
Read More »Vitaly Shishov, who led a nonprofit that helps Belarusians flee persecution, was found dead in a park (Guardian) near his home in…
Read More »Sudanese authorities discovered around fifty bodies (AP) floating in the river between Sudan and Ethiopia’s Tigray region, some with gunshot wounds or…
Read More »A new UN report documents how Iraqi authorities routinely deny prisoners due process and legal representation and frequently obtain confessions through…
Read More »The United States expanded eligibility (AP) for special refugee status for Afghans to include current and former employees of U.S. news organizations,…
Read More »Firms such as Citi, HSBC, and Prudential are working with the Asian Development Bank on a plan to speed closures…
Read More »The International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s board approved its largest-ever disbursement (FT) of $650 billion in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) for member countries…
Read More »Thousands of Guatemalans protested across the country (Al Jazeera) in opposition to the firing of top anti-corruption prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval.
Read More »U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) head Samantha Power will visit Ethiopia (AFP) next week to push for humanitarian access in the…
Read More »Qatar approved the legal framework (Reuters) for its first-ever legislative election to be held in October. Qataris will choose two-thirds of the…
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