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September 18, 2023
Huong Le Thu - Crisis Group

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September 18, 2023
The Expanded BRICS at Fifteen - Sourabh Gupta - CHINA US Focus - China-US Focus

Four years after they last met in-person in Brasilia due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa convened in Johannesburg from August 22nd to 24th for a fifteenth and landmark BRICS Leaders Summit. The summit will long be remembered as the ‘expansion summit’, joining the 2009, 2011, 2014

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September 18, 2023
China stored huge volumes of crude oil in August, giving it options: Russell - Reuters

LAUNCESTON, Australia, Sept 18 (Reuters) - China's record crude oil processing and robust imports in August have painted a bullish picture of demand in the world's largest importer.But what is largely ignored, but shouldn't be, is the vast quantities of oil flowing into inventories.China added about 1.32 million barrels per day (bpd) to either commercial

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September 17, 2023
Sporadic protests continue in Iran as Mahsa Amini anniversary passes - Reuters

[1/2]Newspapers, with a cover picture of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police" are seen in Tehran, Iran September 18, 2022. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsDUBAI, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Sporadic protests continued in Iran on Sunday amid a widespread

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September 17, 2023
Storch Amini PC - Reuters

Site IndexInformation you can trustReuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers.Follow UsThomson Reuters ProductsWestlaw, opens new

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September 17, 2023
EU urges Iran to reconsider barring of IAEA inspectors - Reuters

The Iranian flag flutters in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) organisation's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBRUSSELS, Sept 17 (Reuters) - The European Union urged Iran on Sunday to reconsider its decision to bar multiple International Atomic Energy Agency's inspectors assigned to oversee Tehran's atomic

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September 17, 2023
Washington Journal: Behnam Ben Taleblu Discusses U.S.-Iran Relations & Prisoner Swap Deal - C-SPAN

September 17, 2023 | Part Of Washington Journal 09/17/2023 Washington Journal 2023-09-17T09:25:51-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvODAyXC8wMDFcLzE2OTQ5NTcyMzZfMDAxLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19Behnam Ben Taleblu from the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies talked about the latest on the U.S.-Iran prisoner exchange agreement, the state of U.S.-Iran relations, and what to expect from President Ebrahim Raisi’s upcoming visit to New York City for the United Nations

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September 17, 2023
Opinion: Musk, McCarthy and Romney are three kinds of leaders - CNN

Editor’s Note: Sign up to get this weekly column as a newsletter. We’re looking back at the strongest, smartest opinion takes of the week from CNN and other outlets. CNN  —  “Troy fell … the walls of Hadrian succumbed … the Great Wall of China was futile; and … the mighty seas which are alleged to defend us

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September 17, 2023
Six reasons the Pentagon should retire 'deterrence by denial' - Defense One

Paratroopers load an anti-tank missile during training in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, Oct. 22, 2016. The training was designed to demonstrate deterrence capabilities. U.S. Army / Sgt. William A. Tanner September 17, 2023 08:00 AM ET Commentary Strategy Pentagon As the United States begins another presidential campaign season and conditions worsen in China, Russia, and Iran

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September 17, 2023
One week after Libya flood, aid effort gains pace - Hespress English

A week after a tsunami-sized flash flood devastated the Libyan coastal city of Derna, sweeping thousands to their deaths, the international aid effort gained pace on Sunday to help the grieving survivors. Search-and-rescue teams wearing face masks and protective suits kept up the grim search for any survivors who may still be trapped in the

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