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October 3, 2023
Rep. McCarthy News Conference After Removal as Speaker - C-SPAN

October 3, 2023 Rep. McCarthy News Conference After Removal as Speaker 2023-10-03T19:29:21-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNGE1XC8wMDFcLzE2OTYzNzU3ODZfMDAxLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) spoke to reporters after the vote to remove him as Speaker passes 216-210 with eight Republicans voting yes. He touted his accomplishments after saying he won’t run again for speaker. “Doing the right thing isn’t always easy but it is

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October 3, 2023
Senate Intelligence Committee Chair on National Security - C-SPAN

October 3, 2023 2023-10-03T19:14:54-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNzJkXC8wMDJcLzE2OTYzNzUxOTFfMDAyLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA), chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, discussed national security and foreign policy with Punchbowl News. He weighed in on the latest temporary government funding bill, which did not include additional aid for Ukraine, and said lawmakers who claim dealing with China is more important than Russia’s invasion of

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October 3, 2023
Weakness is Lethal: Why Putin Invaded Ukraine and How the War Must End - Critical Threats Project

1 hour ago Russian President Vladimir Putin didn’t invade Ukraine in 2022 because he feared NATO. He invaded because he believed that NATO was weak, that his efforts to regain control of Ukraine by other means had failed, and that installing a pro-Russian government in Kyiv would be safe and easy. His aim was not

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October 3, 2023
Emirates News Agency (WAM) - وكالة أنباء الإمارات

Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed tours ADIPEC 2023 ABU DHABI, 3rd October, 2023 (WAM) – H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has visited ADIPEC, which is being held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al

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October 3, 2023
Gulf Of Aden Security Review – October 3, 2023 - Critical Threats Project

Yemen: AQAP VBIED targets STC-backed commander in Abyan; Yemeni outlet claims Houthis are planning to install Iranian-trained Houthi ideologues to ministerial positions; UN Special Envoy visits QatarSomalia: Clan elders in central Somalia agree to join offensive against al Shabaab; SNA and international partners conduct airstrikes in al Shabaab–controlled south-central Somalia; Somali security forces seize al

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October 3, 2023
Nagorno Karabakh offers the US a chance to make new friends and weaken old enemies - Middle East Institute

The latest war over Nagorno Karabakh lasted a single day, ending on Sept. 20. It is the third war over the region disputed between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the last three and a half decades. But this time, it seems there was really only one party to the conflict. Armenia stayed out, leaving it to

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October 3, 2023
State Department Daily Briefing | October 3, 2023 - C-SPAN

October 3, 2023 2023-10-03T13:18:13-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNjZjXC8wMTRcLzE2OTYzNTM2MzFfMDE0LmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel briefs reporters and responds to questions on a range of international issues facing the Biden administration. State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel briefs reporters and responds to questions on a range of international issues facing the Biden administration. Report Video Issue Go to Live Event *This

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October 3, 2023
Fires of Damascus: Protecting Syria's homes and heritage from the failed and rapacious state - Middle East Institute

July 16, 2023, was a dark day for the ancient city of Damascus. A fire raged through the historic Sarouja neighborhood, reducing a number of heritage homes to ashes. Among the main losses were the Abdul Rahman Pasha al-Youssef Palace, the House of Khalid al-Azem, and the Damascus Historical Museum and Ottoman Documentation Center. Two

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October 3, 2023
House Session, Part 1 | October 3, 2023 - C-SPAN

October 3, 2023 | Part Of U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House of Representatives House Session, Part 1 2023-10-03T11:59:31-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZTVhXC8wMDFcLzE2OTYzNDg4MDRfMDAxLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19The House will consider 2024 energy and water spending legislation. The House will consider 2024 energy and water spending legislation. Report Video Issue Go to Live Event Points of Interest For quick viewing, C-SPAN provides Points of

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October 3, 2023
Tormented Territory: The Emergence of a De Facto Canton in Northwestern Syria - Carnegie Middle East Center

Summary Syria’s northwest has been progressively transformed into a de facto canton outside the control of the Syrian state. This is the outcome of a dynamic process that began in 2016 and that mainly reflected the security interests of Türkiye, Russia, Iran, and the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. This framework, which has been

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