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Department Press Briefing – November 16, 2023

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Secretary Blinken's Call with Jordanian Foreign Minister Safadi

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UN envoy seeking renewed truce and path to peace in Yemen (AP)

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Historic compensation fund approved at UN climate talks (AP)

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As Malaysia prepares for an election, refugees watch warily (al-Jazeera)

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Developing Nations Have a Message at Global Climate Talks: Polluters, Pay Up (New York Times)

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Russian troops loot Kherson as lines redrawn ahead of final battle for city

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Russia Says Itâ€™s Suspending Participation in Grain Deal With Ukraine (The New York Times)

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Russia's Iranian drones complicate Israel's balancing act (AP)

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More missiles, drones strike Ukraine, alarms keep up fear (AP)

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Malaysian PM laments lack of UN action on Myanmar crisis (al-Jazeera)

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Bank holdups snowball in Lebanon as depositors demand their own money (Reuters)

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Military mobilisation in Eritrea for Tigray war (BBC)

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Kenya's new President Ruto upends decades-old policy on Sahrawi (The East African)

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Ukraine, Russia sign deal to reopen grain export ports as war rages on (Reuters)

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ASEAN special envoy begins second visit to Myanmar (AP)

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Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 1,000 but toll expected to rise (Reuters)

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Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen have been called war crimes. Many relied on U.S. support. (Washington Post)

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Russia takes most of Siverskodonetsk city in eastern Ukraine (Reuters)

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Russia pounds Ukraine's south and east, knocks out Odesa airport (Reuters)

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Ukrainian officials: Russian strikes kill at least 7 in Lviv (AP)

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Israeli defense minister meets with Palestinian President (AP)

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World Bank backs using $280 mln in frozen aid funds for Afghanistan (Reuters)

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Ethiopia expels Irish diplomats over Ireland's stance on war (AP)

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Ethiopia says PM, a Nobel Peace laureate, is at battlefront (AP)

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Poland ups security as migrants mass on border with Belarus (AP)

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Envoy aborts visit to Myanmar, straining ASEAN relations (AP)

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The Latest: UN chief to hold meeting on Afghanistan funding (AP)

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Taliban wrestle with Afghan economy in chaos, humanitarian crisis (Reuters)

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Split UN Security Council urges Taliban to allow travel, aid (AP)

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Fuel tanker explodes in Lebanon, killing 20, wounding dozens (AP)

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Taliban sweep across Afghanistan's south; take 4 more cities (AP)

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Haiti police battle gunmen who killed President, amid fears of chaos (Reuters)

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End of Yemen quagmire? Saudi-led coalition, Houthis near peace deal (Reuters)

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UN rights chief: Israeli strikes in Gaza may be war crimes (AP)

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Foreign leaders arrive for Chad leader's funeral as rebels threaten advance (Reuters)

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Jordanian royal detained in alleged plot against King Abdullah II (Washington Post)

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Italian minister meets Libya's new Tripoli government (AP)

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Ethiopia diplomat quits US post, cites atrocities in Tigray (AP)

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Jailed Ethiopian opposition leaders to end hunger strike (AP)

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Nigerian insurgents take northeast government stronghold of Dikwa (Reuters)

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UN: Boat with Rohingya refugees adrift without food, water (AP)

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Italy presses UN for answers on envoy's slaying in Congo (AP)

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Court grants house arrest to Maduro envoy jailed in Cape Verde, lawyers say (Reuters)

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EU says Ethiopia fighting destabilizing region, urges ceasefire (Reuters)

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SOCIAL MEDIA: Iran Foreign Ministry on Sanctions Neg. Impact (Twitter)

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Aid agencies scramble to respond as Ethiopians flee to Sudan (Reuters)

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Ethiopia's Tigray forces rocket neighbouring region; UN plans for 200,000 refugees (Reuters)

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Official warns of humanitarian disaster if Afghan talks fail (AP)

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Jordan holds parliamentary elections amid virus surge (AP)

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Armenia asks Moscow for help amid Nagorno-Karabakh fighting (AP)

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Only a change in Turkey's stance can unlock Nagorno-Karabakh settlement - Armenian PM (Reuters)

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Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to ceasefire, Russia's Lavrov says (Reuters)

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Hezbollah, Hamas chiefs meet to discuss Israel-Arab ties (Al Jazeera)

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World must not play politics with Lebanon's pain, Iran says (Reuters)

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Countries rally round Lebanon after Beirut blast (Reuters)

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Turkey sends rescue and medical teams after Beirut explosion (AP)

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Toll expected to rise in blast that shook Beirut, killing 100, injuring thousands (Reuters)

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WHO urges countries to prioritize essential international travel (Reuters)

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Tanker off Yemen risks spilling four times as much oil as Exxon Valdez (Reuters)

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Yemen's Houthis agree to give U.N. access to abandoned tanker (Reuters)

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Thousands in western Myanmar flee as army plans operations, monitors say (Reuters)

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Taiwan to ease travel curbs for Hong Kong people for 'humanitarian' reasons (Reuters)

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Honduras President hospitalized with pneumonia, COVID-19 (AP)

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Iran to press Republic of Korea (ROK) to release blocked funds (Reuters)

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Swiss say ready to help U.S., Iran with more releases (Reuters)

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UN forced to cut aid to Yemen, even as virus increases need (AP)

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UN chief renews call for global ceasefire to tackle virus (AP)

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U.N. rejects U.S. claim it is using coronavirus to promote abortion (Reuters)

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Yemen declares Aden an 'infested' city as coronavirus spreads, clashes erupt (Reuters)

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U.N. chief laments lack of global leadership in coronavirus fight (Reuters)

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U.N. chief warns against repressive measures amid coronavirus crisis (Reuters)

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Department Press Briefing – August 21, 2019

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