Blinken begins week-long Nordic Countries Trip
- Daily Brief
- May 29, 2023
Israel will release another Palestinian prisoner on a hunger strike today. The prisoner, Hisham Abu Hawwash, was held by Israeli
READ MORETunisia begins returning waste to Italy that was illegally exported in 2020. The Italian waste scandal broke in November 2020
READ MOREThe Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) will hold four by-elections today. Voters in Willoughby, Strathfield, Bega, and Monaro
READ MOREPakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan concludes his three-day visit to China today. During the visit, Khan attended the opening ceremony
READ MOREA visit by Latvian inspectors to examine Russian military infrastructure in the Bryansk and Smolensk regions scheduled for today has
READ MOREChinese real estate developer Evergrande has $117.5 million in coupon payments due today. Today’s payments are partial returns on 11.5%
READ MOREA trilateral Turkmenistan-Iran-Azerbaijan natural gas trade agreement will go into effect today. The agreement calls for 1.2 to 2 billion
READ MORETaiwan will hold a four-question referendum today. Citizens will vote on four issues: reopening a nuclear power plant, banning US
READ MOREThe Pacific Alliance will meet in Cartagena, Colombia today. The Pacific Alliance is a trading bloc of four countries—Mexico, Colombia,
READ MOREPope Francis will begin his three-day tour of Greece today in an attempt to develop and strengthen relations between Roman
READ MOREOpposition groups in Burkina Faso will take to the streets of Ouagadougou today to demand the resignation of President Roch
READ MOREThe Czech Republic will swear in a Petr Fiala as Prime Minister today. Fiala, leader of the conservative Civic Democratic
READ MOREBelarus will close the American embassy’s USAID and Public Diplomacy offices today which focused on providing foreign aid and assisting
READ MORERussia’s North Arctic Federal University (NAFU) Marine Geography School arrives today in Kaliningrad to study hydrometeorology and focus on the
READ MORECameroon will begin vaccinating civil servants today with efforts continuing through the end of the month. Though inoculation is strongly
READ MOREIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the state of Uttarakhand today. Located in northern India, Uttarakhand is a religious
READ MORENigeria’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) holds its national convention today in the capital Abuja. Today’s meeting will go ahead despite
READ MORETaiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu will speak virtually today at a meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) as
READ MOREChinese real estate company Evergrande Group avoided defaulting on an $83.5 million interest payment due today. Today was the end
READ MOREEU leaders will today close the European Council meetings held in Brussels. The two-day talks cover a variety of areas
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