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Department Press Briefing – November 16, 2023

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Iran ousted from U.N. women's commission after U.S. campaign (Reuters)

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Topics: Global Women's Issues
Serbia to ask NATO to deploy Serb military, police in Kosovo - Vucic (Reuters)

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New images show Russian army base built in occupied Mariupol (BBC)

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DR Congo Army And M23 Rebels In New Clashes (AFP)

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North Koreaâ€™s Kim calls for meeting to review state affairs (AP)

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Iran lodges protest with FIFA over US Soccer flag post (al-Jazeera)

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China's Xi, in message to North Korea's Kim, says willing to work together for regional, global stability -KCNA (Reuters)

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Exclusive: Russians, Ukrainians met in UAE to discuss prisoner swap, ammonia, sources say (Reuters)

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Ukraine Seeks Urgent Meeting of U.N. Security Council Over Russia Strikes (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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Turkish jets hit targets in Syria, Iraq after Istanbul bomb blast (al-Jazeera)

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Kazakh leader stages snap vote to emerge from predecessor's shadow (Reuters)

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Negotiators at COP27 reach tentative deal on loss and damage, signaling potential for major breakthrough at climate summit (CNN)

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North Korea's Kim oversees ICBM test, vows more nuclear weapons (Reuters)

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

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Ukraine boosts political ties in Southeast Asia with peace treaty (al-Jazeera)

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Ukraine wants G20 help on Russian deportations of children (al-Jazeera)

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Hereâ€™s What Happened on Day 1 of the COP27 Climate Summit (New York Times)

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Indian Foreign Minister Heads to Russia for Talks Expected to Include Ukraine Conflict

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

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Train crosses North Korea border into Russia after arms report, think tank says

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Turkey says Russia agrees to rejoin wartime grain deal (AP)

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S. Korea fires 3 test missiles in response to North launches (AP)

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Russian defense minister insists Ukraine infrastructure is military target (Washington Post)

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Turkey Says Defense Minister in Talks on Ukraine Grain Deal (Bloomberg)

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

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'Massive' drone attack on Black Sea Fleet - Russia (BBC)

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Witnesses allege Eritrean abuses during Ethiopia peace talks (AP)

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Australia drops opposition to treaty banning nuclear weapons at UN vote (The Guardian)

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World â€˜holding breathâ€™ over possible N Korea nuclear test: IAEA (AlJazeera)

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Ukraine live briefing: Putin to deliver key speech after repeating unfounded â€˜dirty bombâ€™ claim (Washington Post)

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Russia seeks UN probe of claims on Ukraine biological labs (AP)

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Two Koreas exchange warning shots along western border (Yonhap)

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Palestinians strike after Israel kills suspected attacker (AFP)

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Russia to review working with U.N. chief if he inspects drones in Ukraine (Reuters)

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Russian strikes prompt power cuts across Ukraine (BBC)

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

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Penny Wong confirms Australia will drop â€˜cynicalâ€™ recognition of West Jerusalem as capital of Israel (The Guardian)

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

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Iranian U.S. Siamak Namazi returns to prison in Iran (Reuters)

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Vanuatu calls snap election amid superpower contest in Pacific Islands (Reuters)

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Britain slaps down Russia's push for secret U.N. vote on Ukraine (Reuters)

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U.N. body votes to establish human-rights investigator for Russia (Reuters)

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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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Russia's Lavrov accuses Washington of 'playing with fire' around Taiwan (Reuters)

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Kurdish protesters rally in Erbil over Mahsa Amini's death (Reuters)

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

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Putin Calls Up More Troops as His War Effort Falters (NY Times)

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Polluters must pay, says UN chief, urges taxes to help climate victims (Reuters)

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Russia triggers plan to formally annex occupied Ukrainian regions (Reuters)

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Iranâ€™s Supreme Leader Cancels Public Appearances After Falling Ill (NYTimes)

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Xinjiang residents complain of hunger after 40-day COVID lockdown (al-Jazeera)

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

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UN expert describes â€˜staggering repressionâ€™ of women and girls in Afghanistan (The Guardian)

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Mexican President previews Ukraine peace plan after criticizing UN (Reuters)

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Burundi switches prime minister after President warns of coup plot (Reuters)

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Ukraine working to restart reactor at occupied nuclear plant - Energoatom chief (Reuters)

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SOCIAL MEDIA: Russia's Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Calls for Security Council Meeting on Zaporizhzhya (Twitter)

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Zelensky meets with UN nuclear watchdog chief ahead of delegation's visit to Zaporizhzhia plant (CNN)

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Ukraine says fresh southern offensive is breaking through Russian defences (Reuters)

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Montreux adjustment to Bosphorus toll (SABAH)

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Russia-Ukraine live news: Kharkiv hit with cluster munitions (al-Jazeera)

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Russia blocks final document at nuclear treaty conference (AP)

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Israeli forces kill al-Aqsa Brigades commander in Nablus raid (al-Jazeera)

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Russia suspends START arms inspections over U.S. travel curbs (Reuters)

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Two more grain ships sail from Ukraine as third port opens (Reuters)

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Frozen US-China cooperation presents new hitch for global warming (AFP)

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US kills al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in drone strike in Afghanistan (CNN)

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

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Grain coordination center launched in Istanbul: Russiaâ€™s defense ministry - Reuters

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Russia says it wants to end Ukraineâ€™s `unacceptable regimeâ€™ (AP)

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Group seeks ex-Sri Lankan President's arrest in Singapore (AP)

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

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Ukraine grain export deal reached with Russia, says Turkey (BBC)

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

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UK denies deputy mission head was detained by IRGC (The Jerusalem Post)

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Thousands protest migrant deaths at Spain-Morocco border (AP)

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Russian forces withdraw from Ukraine's strategic Snake Island (Reuters)

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Indonesia: Jokowi visits Ukraine and Russia amid global food crisis (Deutsche Welle)

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

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UN nuclear watchdog: Iran removing 27 surveillance cameras (AP)

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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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Supreme Leader acknowledges Iran took Greek oil tankers (AP)

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North Korea test-fires missile amid signs of nuclear test (AP)

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2 UN peacekeepers killed in 6th incident in Mali in 2 weeks (AP)

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China and Russia veto new UN sanctions on North Korea (AP)

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UN envoy urges Somalia's new leaders to tackle urgent issues (AP)

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Israel police to investigate conduct at journalist funeral (AP)

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UN condemns killing of Palestinian-U.S. journalist (AP)

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New satellite images reveal North Korea has restarted construction on long-dormant nuclear reactor (CNN)

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

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

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UN sets 5-year goal to broaden climate early warning systems (AP)

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Sudan's Al Burhan grants wider powers to security forces amid growing opposition (The National)

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UN human rights body to hold special session about Ethiopia (AP)

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