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Department Press Briefing – November 16, 2023

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

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Historic compensation fund approved at UN climate talks (AP)

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

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

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

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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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Montreux adjustment to Bosphorus toll (SABAH)

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

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

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EU slaps sanctions on Russian mercenaries, Wagner Group (AP)

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North Korea's Kim at critical crossroads decade into rule (AP)

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Developed nations to deliver climate fund 3 years late, hope to rebuild trust (Reuters)

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Abbas issues ultimatum to Israel in harsh UN address (AP)

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UN health agency sets higher, tougher bar for air quality (AP)

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EU should enable military coalitions to tackle crises, Germany says (Reuters)

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Haiti suspects say they meant to arrest, not kill President -report (Reuters)

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Two Haitian U.S.s in custody after President's killing, minister says (Reuters)

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

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

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Activist says he flew 500K leaflets across Koreas' border (AP)

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UN-led informal Cyprus talks stall, new round planned (AP)

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North Korea fires at least two suspected missiles into the sea (Reuters)

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North Korea ignores US offer for talks, citing hostility (AP)

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U.N. rights chief agrees to Ethiopia request for joint Tigray inquiry (Reuters)

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China rejects growing Western criticism at U.N. rights forum (Reuters)

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Saudi Arabia will continue to treat Houthis as terrorists, says Saudi U.N. representative (Reuters)

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UK: 'Genocide' clause to China trade deals narrowly defeated (AP)

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UK must not do trade deals with rights abusers, foreign minister says (Reuters)

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N.Korea shows off ballistic missiles after rare party congress (Reuters)

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N Korea threatens to build more nukes, cites US hostility (AP)

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UN chief urges leaders of every country to declare 'climate emergency' (Reuters)

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UN and world leaders meet to forge path to end pandemic (AP)

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Iran watchdog passes law on hardening nuclear stance, halting UN inspections (Reuters)

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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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Erdogan visits N.Cyprus, calls for two-state solution for island (Reuters)

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Post-Abe agenda: Suga says Japan to go carbon-free by 2050 (AP)

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North Cyprus reopens part of resort abandoned in 1974 conflict (Reuters)

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Countries rally round Lebanon after Beirut blast (Reuters)

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France, Germany and Italy threaten sanctions over arms for Libya (Reuters)

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Republic of Korea (ROK) revokes licences of leaflet-sending anti-North groups (Reuters)

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U.N. aid chief to G20 on coronavirus: 'Step up now or pay price later' (Reuters)

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Iran denies U.S. seizure of Iranian arms on way to Houthis in Yemen (Reuters)

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N. Korea rejects talks ahead of US envoy's arrival in Seoul (AP)

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N.Korea says no need to sit down with US for talks (Reuters)

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Syria donors gather as virus, economic chaos deepen crisis (AP)

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ASEAN takes position vs China's vast historical sea claims (AP)

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Pakistan accuses India of funding militants as diplomatic relations dive (Reuters)

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Venezuela accuses US of blocking ability to pay UN dues (AP)

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South's unification minister resigns as Korean tensions rise (AP)

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Australia says pandemic prompts greater effort to revamp global bodies (Reuters)

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S Korea urges North to uphold deals amid rising animosities (AP)

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UN chief shocked at Libya mass graves in recently freed town (AP)

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Iran rejects UN report that arms 'of Iranian origin' used in Saudi attacks (Reuters)

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Arms seized by U.S., missiles used to attack Saudi Arabia 'of Iranian origin' -U.N. (Reuters)

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U.N. warns coronavirus may push millions of children into underage labor (Reuters)

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N.Korea says sees no improvement in relations to be made by maintaining Kim-Trump ties (Reuters)

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Palestinian PM: Israel must face consequences over planned West Bank annexations (Reuters)

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EU rejects any US attempt to invoke Iran nuclear deal (AP)

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UN official warns of escalating Libyan war citing foreigners (AP)

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UNICEF more than doubles coronavirus appeal to $1.6 bln (Reuters)

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UN says 7 or 8 `top' candidates for a COVID-19 vaccine exist (AP)

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Clashes and unity calls at UN on World War II anniversary (AP)

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North Korea's Kim did not have surgery, South says, as shots fired at DMZ (Reuters)

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Briefing With Special Representative for Iran and Senior Advisor to the Secretary Brian Hook On Depriving Iran of the Weapons of War

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Secretary Michael R. Pompeo With Shannon Bream of Fox News

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Secretary Michael R. Pompeo With Scott Sands of The Scott Sands Show

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UN: Emergency COVID Measures Should Not Violate Human Rights (VOA News)

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Department Press Briefing – August 21, 2019

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Topics: Arms Control and Nonproliferation, Climate and Environment, Countering Terrorism, Energy, Human Rights and Democracy, Refugee and Humanitarian Assistance, The Ocean and Polar Affairs
Department Press Briefing – June 10, 2019

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Department Press Briefing – June 12, 2019

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Department Press Briefing – June 17, 2019

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Joint Statement by the Political Directors of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS

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