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- Daily Brief
- July 1, 2022
The trial of American professional basketball player Brittney Griner begins today in Russia. Griner was arrested on February 17—a
READ MOREThe eighth biennial meeting on implementing the UN’s principal small arms trafficking agreement begins today in New York. The unanimously-adopted
READ MOREMilitary and political leaders of the East African Community (EAC) will meet in Nairobi today to discuss a joint military
READ MOREFinnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto hosts the first day of an informal meeting of Nordic and African foreign ministers dubbed
READ MOREThe heads of all US media outlets operating in Moscow are due to appear before Russia’s Foreign Ministry today in
READ MOREThe Hannover Messe International Industrial Fair 2022 begins today. The German exhibition is one of the largest gatherings of global
READ MOREUN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet begins a five-day visit to China today, the first by a UN
READ MOREUS President Joe Biden and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis are to meet at the White House today to discuss
READ MOREUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrives in Moldova today as international concerns over the country’s breakaway Transnistria region mount. Russian military
READ MOREMore than 150 Catholic bishops across West Africa will gather in Abuja for a plenary meeting of the Regional Episcopal
READ MOREInternational Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi will lead an expert delegation to Ukraine’s Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
READ MOREJapan will impose additional sanctions against Russia today for its invasion of Ukraine. The latest restrictions target timber and machinery
READ MOREA Cameroon five-day campaign to complete cholera vaccination for over 800,000 Cameroonians concludes today. In late October, health officials in
READ MOREJapanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi concludes a four-day trip to Poland today. Japan has largely cooperated with the US
READ MORETurkish President Recep Tayipp Erdogan visits Uzbekistan today, focused on strengthening bilateral economic relations. Turkey has displayed a growing interest
READ MOREThe annual summit of the Arab League, originally slated for today, is postponed until November. The 22-member regional body rescheduled
READ MOREGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz today meets with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara to discuss the Russian invasion of
READ MOREThe International Court of Justice (ICJ) today holds a preliminary hearing on a Ukrainian petition to institute proceedings against Russia.
READ MOREThe UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) opens its 2022 session in Geneva today amid the on-going Russian invasion of Ukraine.
READ MORESyrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad arrives in Moscow today. On Tuesday, Russia’s military deployed long-range, nuclear-capable Tu-22M3 bombers and
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