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Department Press Briefing – November 16, 2023

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Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Amna Nawaz of PBS NewsHour

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Secretary Blinken's Call with Jordanian Foreign Minister Safadi

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Serbia mulls sending troops to Kosovo as tensions escalate (AP)

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Ukraine, partners launch $150 mln grain export plan to help vulnerable nations (Reuters)

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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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Nigerian soldier kills aid worker, injures UN helicopter pilot (Reuters)

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Former Kenya President calls for urgent intervention in Congo fighting (Reuters)

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Strikes put Ukraine in darkness; missiles cross into Poland (AP)

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ICRC: Humanitarian convoy arrives in Ethiopiaâ€™s Tigray (AP)

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

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Zelenskyy calls liberation of Kherson â€˜beginning of the endâ€™ (AP)

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UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman to sign revised deal with France on Channel migrants (BBC)

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Southeast Asian leaders: region no proxy for any powers (AP)

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Ukrainian police, broadcasts return to long-occupied city (AP)

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Ukraine wants G20 help on Russian deportations of children (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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AU envoy: Ethiopiaâ€™s warring sides agree to stop hostilities (AP)

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WHO warns of deadly cholera outbreak in Lebanon as cases increase (WHO)

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

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Witnesses allege Eritrean abuses during Ethiopia peace talks (AP)

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Palestinians strike after Israel kills suspected attacker (AFP)

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

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UN chief calls for â€˜armed actionâ€™ in Haiti amid growing crisis (al Jazeera)

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Nigeria floods: 'Overwhelming' disaster leaves more than 600 people dead (BBC)

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G7 vows to support Ukraine for as long as it takes (Reuters)

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

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G-7 to Say It Will Stand With Ukraine â€˜for as Long as It Takesâ€™ (Bloomberg)

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SOCIAL MEDIA: Haiti Can't Wait Any Longer, Says Dominican President

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Suu Kyi convicted again, Australian economist gets 3 years (AP)

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Kurdish officials: Death toll climbs in Iranian drone attack (AP)

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Ukraineâ€™s President: No talks with Putin if its land annexed (AP)

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

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Eritrea accused of starting offensive on Ethiopia's Tigray (AP)

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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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Tigrayan forces say ready to accept an AU-led peace process in Ethiopia (Reuters)

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IDF probe finds â€˜high probabilityâ€™ soldier accidentally killed Shireen Abu Akleh (TIMES OF ISRAEL)

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Misfired rockets may have killed over a dozen in Gaza battle (AP)

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Zelenskyy visits port as Ukraine readies for grain exports (AP)

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

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UN limits aid to Syrian rebels to 6 months in a Russian win (AP)

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Thailand says Myanmar apologized for airspace violation (AP)

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Russian forces withdraw from Ukraine's strategic Snake Island (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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UN envoy urges Somalia's new leaders to tackle urgent issues (AP)

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Al-Jazeera reporter killed during Israeli raid in West Bank (AP)

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

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Volodymyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin to attend Novemberâ€™s G20 summit in Bali (MSN)

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

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Ethiopia Declares Humanitarian Truce in War-Ravaged Tigray (AP)

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Ethiopia passes law to start national dialogue commission (AP)

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Russia and Belarus to hold joint war games early next year (AP)

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Court shuts down another human rights group in Russia (AP)

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Israeli defense minister meets with Palestinian President (AP)

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Officials: Military leader killed in fighting for Yemen city (AP)

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

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Greece opens two more holding centers for migrants on islands (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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Government-allied forces leave Yemeni city, rebels re-enter (AP)

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

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Ethiopia orders emergency as Tigray forces threaten capital (AP)

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Airstrike in Ethiopia's Tigray kills 10, including children (AP)

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Roadside bombs hit military bus in Syrian capital, kill 14 (AP)

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Putin: No rush in officially recognizing Taliban's rule (AP)

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

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Czech scandal-tainted PM Andrej Babis favorite in Czech vote (AP)

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UN officials say guards kill 6 migrants detained in Libya (AP)

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UN says Ethiopia has no legal right to expel 7 UN officials (AP)

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UN: New meeting this month to draft Syria constitution

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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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Israel lets building goods into Gaza, easing postwar closure (AP)

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

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Tigray forces in Ethiopia support 'negotiated end' to war (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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Canada sending forces to close Afghan embassy (AP)

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Turkey Objects to US plan on Resettlement of Afghans (Hurriyet)

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India pushes back against US human rights discourse (The Times of India)

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Afghan politicians, Taliban meet in Doha as fighting continues (Reuters)

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Russia allows U.N. Syria aid access from Turkey for 12 months (Reuters)

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

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U.N. expert says Eritrea has 'effective control' in parts of Tigray (Reuters)

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

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Palestinians say Israel has eased some restrictions on Gaza (AP)

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Erdogan says Turkey 'neutralised' PKK official in Iraq camp strike (Reuters)

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

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Hamas official predicts ceasefire soon but Israel-Gaza fight goes on (Reuters)

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EU - minus Hungary - calls for Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire (Reuters)

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Germany pledges 40 mln euros to support civilians in Gaza (Reuters)

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Iran calls for prisoner swap with U.S. as nuclear talks continue (Reuters)

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Three foreigners missing in Burkina Faso have died, security sources say (Reuters)

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