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Southern African Nations Send Envoys to Eswatini Amid Protests

The Southern African Development Community sent envoys to discuss the security situation. At least one person was killed and eighty…

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Six Pakistani Security Personnel Killed in Attacks

Three separate attacks occurred (Al Jazeera) yesterday in Pakistan’s western provinces, including two raids on security posts, officials said. Radio Mashaal reported that Tehrik-e-Taliban…

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South Korea Fails to Put Satellite Into Orbit

A rocket carrying a dummy satellite failed to reach orbit (Nikkei). Had the effort succeeded, South Korea would have become the…

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Dispute With Poland Over Rule of Law Expected to Dominate EU Summit

A two-day summit of European Union (EU) leaders begins today. It was originally slated to focus on issues including energy…

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UN: Fossil Fuel Production ‘Dangerously Out of Sync’ With Climate Goals

A UN Environment Program report found that in 2030, countries are planning to produce double the amount of fossil fuels than what…

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Record Numbers of Health-Care Workers Are Quitting Their Jobs

More than five hundred thousand U.S. health-care workers quit in August (Politico), the most to resign in a single month in…

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Peruvian Lawmakers Limit President’s Power to Dissolve Congress

A new law limits the circumstances (Bloomberg) in which the president can dissolve Congress, as President Martin Vizcarra did in 201

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Moscow Imposes New Restrictions Amid COVID-19 Spike

The city’s mayor ordered unvaccinated people over sixty and people with chronic illnesses to stay home (BBC) as Russia struggles with record…

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Nigerians Demand Police Reform One Year After Mass Protests

Demonstrations occurred in Lagos today (AP) to mark the anniversary of marches against police brutality last year that snowballed into the worst unrest…

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Russia Hosts Meeting With Taliban, Regional Powers

Delegates from the Taliban and countries including China, India, Iran, and Pakistan meet in Moscow today (Mint) to discuss terrorism and aid…

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UN Security Council Meets in Response to North Korean Missile Test

The emergency, closed-door meeting today is at Washington and London’s request (Al Jazeera). It follows Pyongyang’s test firing of a submarine-launched…

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House Committee Expected to Open Contempt Proceedings Against Bannon

The House of Representatives’ committee investigating the January 6 Capitol riots is expected to vote to begin contempt proceedings (CNN) against Steve…

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Blinken Visits Ecuador Amid State of Emergency

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will discuss security, defense, and trade during an official visit to Ecuador (AFP) that begins today.…

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Talks Begin on German ‘Traffic Light Coalition’

The Free Democratic Party agreed to enter into coalition talks (FT) with the Social Democratic Party of Germany and the Greens. The…

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Ethiopian Government Carries Out Air Strikes in Tigray

The Ethiopian government said it launched air strikes (BBC) for the first time in its conflict with rebels in Tigray, striking the…

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Hundreds Arrested in Bangladesh Over Anti-Hindu Violence

Authorities said 450 people were arrested (Dhaka Tribune) in the past five days in connection with attacks on Hindu homes, businesses, and…

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North Korea Reportedly Fires Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile

U.S. and South Korean intelligence officials are still analyzing the details (Yonhap) of the launch, which could be North Korea’s first test…

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Russia Suspends Diplomatic Ties With NATO

Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, announced that the country is suspending diplomatic ties (NYT) with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) after…

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Americans Connected to U.S. Embassy in Colombia Experience ‘Havana Syndrome’

The U.S. State Department told embassy personnel in Bogota that it would address the reports (WSJ) of the mysterious neurological ailment “seriously,…

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EU Set to Propose Measures to Ease Northern Ireland Border Checks

European Union (EU) officials are expected to propose decreased border checks (BBC) on goods moving from Great Britain to North Ireland in…

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