A Refreshingly Competitive Leadership Race for Japan’s Ruling Party
Elliot Waldman Friday, Sept. 24, 2021
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United States
U.S. Special Envoy to Haiti Resigns over Migrant Expulsions
By Joshua Goodman, Matthew Lee, et al. | Associated Press (free)
CIA Station Chief in Vienna Recalled Amid Criticism of Handling of Mysterious ‘Havana Syndrome’ Cases
By John Hudson and Shane Harris | The Washington Post
U.S. Arrests Finance Chief of Russian Natural Gas Group Novatek
By Stefania Palma and Nastassia Astrasheuskaya | Financial Times
In Biden’s Foreign Policy, Friends and Foes Claim Echoes of Trump
By Michael Crowley | The New York Times
A US-China Clash Is Not Unthinkable
By Edward Luce | Financial Times
United States
Biden Pledges to Double U.S. Donations of Pfizer Vaccine for Poor Nations
By Anne Gearan | The Washington Post
U.S., Russian Military Chiefs Meet in Helsinki
By Phil Stewart and Maxim Rodionov | Reuters
Biden Pushes Deterrent Border Policy After Promising ‘Humane’ Approach
By Michael D. Shear, Natalie Kitroeff, et al. | The New York Times
Supply-Chain Crunch, Chip Shortage Focus of White House Meeting
By Alex Leary | The Wall Street Journal
EPA to Cut Powerful Greenhouse Gases
By Dino Grandoni | The Washington Post
United States
Former GOP Treasury Secretaries Tried Defusing Debt Ceiling Bomb in Private Talks With McConnell, Yellen
By Jeff Stein | The Washington Post
Africa
South Sudan’s Political Elite Plundering Public Coffers, Says UN
By Al Jazeera Editors | Al Jazeera (free)
Arrest Warrant Issued for Burundi's Exiled Opposition Leader
By Al Jazeera Editors | Al Jazeera (free)
Thousands of Boko Haram Members Surrendered. They Moved In Next Door.
By Ruth Maclean and Ismail Alfa | The New York Times (free)
A Lack of Weather Data in Africa is Thwarting Critical Climate Research
By Rachel Chason and Rael Ombuor | The Washington Post
Africa
Sudan Military Leaders Blame Coup Bid on Politicians
By Al Jazeera Editors | Al Jazeera (free)
South Africa Adopts More Ambitious Emissions Target Before Climate Summit
By Alexander Winning and Alex Richardson | Reuters
Namibian Opposition Criticizes Genocide Compensation Deal With Germany
By Nyasha Nyaungwa, Alexander Winning and Aurora Ellis | Reuters
Amazon Faces Headquarters Controversy—This Time in Africa
By Alexandra Wexler | The Wall Street Journal
The Americas
FARC Dissidents Say They Carried Out Colombia Bombing, Target Was U.S. Advisors
By Julia Symmes Cobb and Luis Jaime Acosta | Reuters
The Americas
Peru Says Body of Shining Path Leader to Be Cremated
By AP Editors | Associated Press (free)
Mexican State of Sonora Approves Same-Sex Marriage
By Dave Graham and Robert Birsel | Reuters
Cuba Expects to Reach 'Full Immunization' With Homegrown Vaccines by Dec. 31
By Rick Gladstone | The New York Times
Mexico Urges Haitians at US-Mexico Border to Give Up and Head South
By Daina Beth Solomon, Alberto Fajardo et al. | Reuters
In Argentina, a Political Alliance of Convenience Comes Undone
By Daniel Politi and Ernesto Londoño | The New York Times (free)
The Americas
Latin American Migration, Once Limited to a Few Countries, Turns Into a Mass Exodus
By Juan Montes, Ryan Dube and Kejal Vyas | The Wall Street Journal
Colombia Dismisses Nicaragua's World Court Claims Over Maritime Boundaries
By Stephanie van den Berg and Bernadette Baum | Reuters
Asia-Pacific
Evergrande Bondholders Left in the Dark as Crucial Deadline Passes
By Thomas Hale, Tabby Kinder, et al. | Financial Times
Kim Jong-un’s Sister Says North Korea Is Willing to Resume Talks With South
By Maroosha Muzzaffar | The Independent
Japan and South Korea Meet, Restate Positions in Dispute
By David Brunnstrom and Alex Richardson | Reuters
Asia-Pacific
Hong Kong Is Holding Elections. It Wants Them to Look Real.
By Vivian Wang and Joy Dong | The New York Times
Afghan Uyghurs Fear Deportation as Taliban Cozy Up to China
By Sui-Lee Wee and Muyi Xiao | The New York Times
To Contain China, Joining the Pacific Trade Pact Might Be More Effective Than New Subs
By Fareed Zakaria | The Washington Post
Hindu Nationalists Turn Their Sights on India’s Corporate Titans
By Amy Kazmin | Financial Times
Taiwan Jets Scramble Again as China Air Force Enters Air Defense Zone
By Reuters Editors | Reuters
Asia-Pacific
China Tells Evergrande to Avoid Near-Term Default on Bonds
By Bloomberg Editors | Bloomberg
Taiwan Asks to Join Trade Group, Says China Might Interfere
By AP Editors | Associated Press (free)
UAE, India Look to Double Trade to at Least $100B Over Five Years
By Sylvia Westall and Shruti Srivastava | Bloomberg (free)
Islamic State Attacks in Eastern Afghanistan Challenge Taliban Rule
By Saeed Shah and Yaroslav Trofimov | The Wall Street Journal
India Opens Its Highest Military Ranks to Women After Lengthy Fight
By Hari Kumar and Emily Schmall | The New York Times
Europe
Europe Tightens Purse Strings to Try to Pressure Poland and Hungary
By Monika Pronczuk | The New York Times
U.K. Military Could be Drafted to Drive Transport Trucks Amid UK Petrol Shortage
By Andy Gregory | The Independent
Catalonia’s Former President Set to Appear in Court After Arrest in Italy
By Graham Keeley | The Independent
EU Countries Struggle to Agree Approach to COP26 Climate Talks
By Kate Abnett | Reuters
Red Tape, Political Hurdles Hinder Draghi's Drive to Reform Italy
By Angelo Amante, Gavin Jones, et al. | Reuters
Europe
Court Case On Primacy of EU or Polish Law Adjourned
By AP Editors | Associated Press (free)
Top Adviser to Ukrainian President Is Targeted in an Assassination Attempt
By Ivan Nechepurenko and Michael Schwirtz | The New York Times (free)
‘Donnez-moi un break’: Johnson Deepens Rift With France Over Defense Deal
By Heather Stewart | The Guardian (free)
Middle East & N. Africa
Hezbollah Flexes its Muscles in Lebanon and Provides Free Iranian Fuel
By Nader Durgham, Suzan Haidamous, et al. | The Washington Post
Opposition to Tunisian President's Power Seizure Deepens
By Tarek Amara | Reuters
Middle East & N. Africa
French Foreign Minister Le Drian Held Talks With Iraq President Salih
By Camille Raynaud and Sudip Kar-Gupta | Reuters
Tunisia’s Saied Strengthens Presidential Powers in Decrees
By AP Editors | Associated Press
Morocco's Designated Premier Announces New Coalition
By Ahmed Eljechtimi and Angus McDowall | Reuters
Algeria Closes Airspace to All Moroccan Planes
By Al Jazeera Editors | Al Jazeera (free)
EU's Top Diplomat Meets Iran's New Foreign Minister for First Time
By Robin Emmott | Reuters
United States
September 24, 2021
U.S. Special Envoy to Haiti Resigns over Migrant Expulsions
By Joshua Goodman, Matthew Lee, et al. | Associated Press (free)
CIA Station Chief in Vienna Recalled Amid Criticism of Handling of Mysterious ‘Havana Syndrome’ Cases
By John Hudson and Shane Harris | The Washington Post
U.S. Arrests Finance Chief of Russian Natural Gas Group Novatek
By Stefania Palma and Nastassia Astrasheuskaya | Financial Times
In Biden’s Foreign Policy, Friends and Foes Claim Echoes of Trump
By Michael Crowley | The New York Times
A US-China Clash Is Not Unthinkable
By Edward Luce | Financial Times
September 23, 2021
Biden Pledges to Double U.S. Donations of Pfizer Vaccine for Poor Nations
By Anne Gearan | The Washington Post
French Ambassador to Return to Washington as Biden, Macron Seek to Mend Rift
By Anne Gearan, Rick Noack, et al. | The Washington Post
U.S., Russian Military Chiefs Meet in Helsinki
By Phil Stewart and Maxim Rodionov | Reuters
Biden Pushes Deterrent Border Policy After Promising ‘Humane’ Approach
By Michael D. Shear, Natalie Kitroeff, et al. | The New York Times
Supply-Chain Crunch, Chip Shortage Focus of White House Meeting
By Alex Leary | The Wall Street Journal
EPA to Cut Powerful Greenhouse Gases
By Dino Grandoni | The Washington Post
Former GOP Treasury Secretaries Tried Defusing Debt Ceiling Bomb in Private Talks With McConnell, Yellen
By Jeff Stein | The Washington Post
September 22, 2021
U.S. to Donate Additional 500 Million Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
By Donato Paolo Mancini & Jamie Smyth | Financial Times (free)
U.S. Preparing to Nearly Double Deportations to Haiti as Some Returnees Decry Being Shackled
By Widlore Merancourt, Anthony Faiola & Nick Miroff | The Washington Post
Russian and U.S. Military Chiefs Meet to Discuss Risk Mitigation
By The Editors | Reuters
Biden Promises ‘Relentless Diplomacy’ to Skeptical Allies
By Josh Boak & Aamer Madhani | Associated Press (free)
No Wonder the French Are Angry
By Sylvie Kauffmann | The New York Times
How to Save the Iran Nuclear Deal
By Ali Vaez & Vali Nasr | Foreign Affairs
The Last Chance to Stop North Korea?
By Victor Cha | Foreign Affairs
Africa
September 24, 2021
South Sudan’s Political Elite Plundering Public Coffers, Says UN
By Al Jazeera Editors | Al Jazeera (free)
Arrest Warrant Issued for Burundi's Exiled Opposition Leader
By Al Jazeera Editors | Al Jazeera (free)
Thousands of Boko Haram Members Surrendered. They Moved In Next Door.
By Ruth Maclean and Ismail Alfa | The New York Times (free)
A Lack of Weather Data in Africa is Thwarting Critical Climate Research
By Rachel Chason and Rael Ombuor | The Washington Post
September 23, 2021
Sudan Military Leaders Blame Coup Bid on Politicians
By Al Jazeera Editors | Al Jazeera (free)
South Africa Adopts More Ambitious Emissions Target Before Climate Summit
By Alexander Winning and Alex Richardson | Reuters
Namibian Opposition Criticizes Genocide Compensation Deal With Germany
By Nyasha Nyaungwa, Alexander Winning and Aurora Ellis | Reuters
Amazon Faces Headquarters Controversy—This Time in Africa
By Alexandra Wexler | The Wall Street Journal
September 22, 2021
Sudan Arrests Dozens After Failed Coup Attempt
By Celine Wadhera | The Independent (free)
Namibians Protest as MPs to Vote on German Genocide Deal
By The Editors | Al Jazeera (free)
John Nkengasong, of the Africa CDC, Will Lead PEPFAR
By Apoorva Mandavilli | The New York Times
South Africa Resumes Zuma’s Protracted Arms Deal Trial
By The Editors | Al Jazeera (free)
The Americas
September 24, 2021
FARC Dissidents Say They Carried Out Colombia Bombing, Target Was U.S. Advisors
By Julia Symmes Cobb and Luis Jaime Acosta | Reuters
Peru Says Body of Shining Path Leader to Be Cremated
By AP Editors | Associated Press (free)
Mexican State of Sonora Approves Same-Sex Marriage
By Dave Graham and Robert Birsel | Reuters
Cuba Expects to Reach 'Full Immunization' With Homegrown Vaccines by Dec. 31
By Rick Gladstone | The New York Times
Mexico Urges Haitians at US-Mexico Border to Give Up and Head South
By Daina Beth Solomon, Alberto Fajardo et al. | Reuters
September 23, 2021
In Argentina, a Political Alliance of Convenience Comes Undone
By Daniel Politi and Ernesto Londoño | The New York Times (free)
Biden Pushes Deterrent Border Policy After Promising ‘Humane’ Approach
By Michael D. Shear, Natalie Kitroeff, et al. | The New York Times
Latin American Migration, Once Limited to a Few Countries, Turns Into a Mass Exodus
By Juan Montes, Ryan Dube and Kejal Vyas | The Wall Street Journal
Colombia Dismisses Nicaragua's World Court Claims Over Maritime Boundaries
By Stephanie van den Berg and Bernadette Baum | Reuters
September 22, 2021
U.S. Preparing to Nearly Double Deportations to Haiti as Some Returnees Decry Being Shackled
By Widlore Merancourt, Anthony Faiola & Nick Miroff | The Washington Post
Peru Seeks to Redraft Legal Framework for Mining Industry, Minister Says
By Marcelo Rochabrun | Reuters
Venezuela Says Colombian Drone Violates Its Airspace as U.S. Admiral Visits
By The Editors | Reuters
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Rebuffs Criticism on Pandemic, Amazon
By AP Editors | Associated Press (free)
Panama and Costa Rica Arrest Dozens Over Migrant Smuggling Network
By The Editors | Reuters
Brazil and Argentina Tapped to Make mRNA Vaccines in Latin America
By The Editors | Reuters
Asia-Pacific
September 24, 2021
Evergrande Bondholders Left in the Dark as Crucial Deadline Passes
By Thomas Hale, Tabby Kinder, et al. | Financial Times
Kim Jong-un’s Sister Says North Korea Is Willing to Resume Talks With South
By Maroosha Muzzaffar | The Independent
Japan and South Korea Meet, Restate Positions in Dispute
By David Brunnstrom and Alex Richardson | Reuters
Hong Kong Is Holding Elections. It Wants Them to Look Real.
By Vivian Wang and Joy Dong | The New York Times
Afghan Uyghurs Fear Deportation as Taliban Cozy Up to China
By Sui-Lee Wee and Muyi Xiao | The New York Times
To Contain China, Joining the Pacific Trade Pact Might Be More Effective Than New Subs
By Fareed Zakaria | The Washington Post
Hindu Nationalists Turn Their Sights on India’s Corporate Titans
By Amy Kazmin | Financial Times
September 23, 2021
Taiwan Jets Scramble Again as China Air Force Enters Air Defense Zone
By Reuters Editors | Reuters
China Tells Evergrande to Avoid Near-Term Default on Bonds
By Bloomberg Editors | Bloomberg
Taiwan Asks to Join Trade Group, Says China Might Interfere
By AP Editors | Associated Press (free)
UAE, India Look to Double Trade to at Least $100B Over Five Years
By Sylvia Westall and Shruti Srivastava | Bloomberg (free)
Islamic State Attacks in Eastern Afghanistan Challenge Taliban Rule
By Saeed Shah and Yaroslav Trofimov | The Wall Street Journal
India Opens Its Highest Military Ranks to Women After Lengthy Fight
By Hari Kumar and Emily Schmall | The New York Times
September 22, 2021
China Pledges to Stop Building Coal-Burning Power Plants Abroad
By Somini Sengupta & Rick Gladstone | The New York Times
The Taliban Nominate a U.N. Envoy, Complicating a Quandary for the General Assembly
By Rick Gladstone & Farnaz Fassihi | The New York Times
China Evergrande Veers Toward Default—and a $300 Billion Global Shock
By Christian Shepherd | The Washington Post
India Opens Its Highest Military Ranks to Women After Lengthy Fight
By Hari Kumar and Emily Schmall | The New York Times
The Last Chance to Stop North Korea?
By Victor Cha | Foreign Affairs
Europe
September 24, 2021
Europe Tightens Purse Strings to Try to Pressure Poland and Hungary
By Monika Pronczuk | The New York Times
U.K. Military Could be Drafted to Drive Transport Trucks Amid UK Petrol Shortage
By Andy Gregory | The Independent
Catalonia’s Former President Set to Appear in Court After Arrest in Italy
By Graham Keeley | The Independent
EU Countries Struggle to Agree Approach to COP26 Climate Talks
By Kate Abnett | Reuters
Red Tape, Political Hurdles Hinder Draghi's Drive to Reform Italy
By Angelo Amante, Gavin Jones, et al. | Reuters
September 23, 2021
French Ambassador to Return to Washington as Biden, Macron Seek to Mend Rift
By Anne Gearan, Rick Noack, et al. | The Washington Post
U.S., Russian Military Chiefs Meet in Helsinki
By Phil Stewart and Maxim Rodionov | Reuters
Norway's Election Winners Meet in Bid to Form Majority Government
By Terje Solsvik | Reuters
Russian Navy Practices Striking Black Sea Targets as U.S., Ukraine Hold Drills
By Anton Kolodyazhnyy and Alexander Marrow | Reuters
Court Case On Primacy of EU or Polish Law Adjourned
By AP Editors | Associated Press (free)
Top Adviser to Ukrainian President Is Targeted in an Assassination Attempt
By Ivan Nechepurenko and Michael Schwirtz | The New York Times (free)
‘Donnez-moi un break’: Johnson Deepens Rift With France Over Defense Deal
By Heather Stewart | The Guardian (free)
September 22, 2021
Russian and U.S. Military Chiefs Meet to Discuss Risk Mitigation
By The Editors | Reuters
Top Adviser to Ukrainian President Is Targeted in an Assassination Attempt
By Ivan Nechepurenko & Michael Schwirtz | The New York Times
Polish Court to Rule on Primacy of EU Law Amid Tensions With Brussels
By The Editors | Reuters
After Four Found Dead, Poland Blames Belarus for Migrant Wave
By The Editors | AFP (free)
Northern Ireland Police Arrest Two More Men Over Murder of Journalist
By AP Editors | Associated Press (free)
Namibians Protest as MPs to Vote on German Genocide Deal
By The Editors | Al Jazeera (free)
No Wonder the French Are Angry
By Sylvie Kauffmann | The New York Times
Middle East & North Africa
September 24, 2021
Hezbollah Flexes its Muscles in Lebanon and Provides Free Iranian Fuel
By Nader Durgham, Suzan Haidamous, et al. | The Washington Post
Opposition to Tunisian President's Power Seizure Deepens
By Tarek Amara | Reuters
French Foreign Minister Le Drian Held Talks With Iraq President Salih
By Camille Raynaud and Sudip Kar-Gupta | Reuters
September 23, 2021
Tunisia’s Saied Strengthens Presidential Powers in Decrees
By AP Editors | Associated Press
Morocco's Designated Premier Announces New Coalition
By Ahmed Eljechtimi and Angus McDowall | Reuters
Algeria Closes Airspace to All Moroccan Planes
By Al Jazeera Editors | Al Jazeera (free)
EU's Top Diplomat Meets Iran's New Foreign Minister for First Time
By Robin Emmott | Reuters
September 22, 2021
Libya Lawmakers Pass No Confidence Vote for Transition Government
By Rami Musa | Associated Press (free)
Tunisia Military Judge Jails Two Members of Parliament
By The Editors | Reuters
As Tensions Ease, Turkey Says Talks to UAE on Energy Investment
By Alexander Cornwell | Reuters
Morocco’s Designated Premier Announces New Coalition
By The Editors | Reuters
Algerian Crisis Interim President Bensalah Dies Aged 80
By The Editors | Reuters
How to Save the Iran Nuclear Deal
By Ali Vaez & Vali Nasr | Foreign Affairs
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