Ukraine The NYT reported that Pres. Biden is using this week's G20 summit in Rio to encourage other world leaders - especially those who will remain in office after he hands over to the incoming Trum …

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Hezbollah The U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon gave Lebanese officials a draft of a ceasefire proposal to end Israel's war with Hezbollah. [Lebanon's parliament speaker who received the draft, Nabih Berri, …

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Ukraine The NYT noted that Ukraine is rethinking its priorities for peace talks in light of recent Russian advances and a sense that Pres. Trump will advocate an accelerated timeline for ending the w …

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Hezbollah Israel's foreign minister told the media that "there is some progress in the attempts to reach a settlement in Lebanon," raising hopes for a ceasefire.However, such hopes now seem premature …

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Mozambique Fearing spillover effects from post-election violence in Mozambique, South Africa closed its main border crossing with its eastern neighbor at Lebombo.Mozambique's independent presidential …

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Coming Up This Week The U.S. votes in a general election tomorrow. Judging by early voting - with around 75 million ballots cast already - turnout is likely to be high, at 60-66%.Saturday is the 35th …

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