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Trump Puts His Faith in Putin

Welcome back to Foreign Policy ’s Situation Report.
John is flying solo this week as Rishi enjoys a much-deserved vacation.
Alright, here’s what’s on tap for the day: Trump ’s renewed push for a Ukraine peace deal , Kyiv ’s complicated budget concerns , and the Republican backlash to Witkoff’s praise of Putin .

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Trump Puts His Faith in Putin

Welcome back to Foreign Policy ’s Situation Report.
John is flying solo this week as Rishi enjoys a much-deserved vacation.
Alright, here’s what’s on tap for the day: Trump ’s renewed push for a Ukraine peace deal , Kyiv ’s complicated budget concerns , and the Republican backlash to Witkoff’s praise of Putin .

foreignpolicy.com17d ago

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Bolivia, Chile Thaw Ties Amid Territorial Dispute

Welcome back to Foreign Policy ’s Latin America Brief.
The highlights this week: Bolivia and Chile mend ties with a historic state visit, hundreds of U.S.
troops reportedly deploy to the region, and Meta is accused of favoring far-right posts in Brazil’s presidential campaign .

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Bolivia, Chile Thaw Ties Amid Territorial Dispute

Welcome back to Foreign Policy ’s Latin America Brief.
The highlights this week: Bolivia and Chile mend ties with a historic state visit, hundreds of U.S.
troops reportedly deploy to the region, and Meta is accused of favoring far-right posts in Brazil’s presidential campaign .

foreignpolicy.com17d ago

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'Fatherland' Returns to the 'Rubble Movies' of Postwar Germany

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LOGIN In Pawel Pawlikowski’s spare, deeply-felt new film Fatherland , the great novelist Thomas Mann (Hanns Zischler) returns to Germany from his Californian exile, and travels with his daughter Erika (Sandra Hüller) th…

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U.S. Midterms: Trump, Democrats Vie for Influence

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President Donald Trump’s approval rating at record lows amid high inflation spiked by an unpopular war, many pundits view the upcoming midterm elections as the only serious emergency brake left for the nation.

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U.S. Midterms: Trump, Democrats Vie for Influence

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President Donald Trump’s approval rating at record lows amid high inflation spiked by an unpopular war, many pundits view the upcoming midterm elections as the only serious emergency brake left for the nation.

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Israel's Netanyahu Orders Large-Scale Military Operation in West Bank City of Hebron

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Israeli military action in the West Bank , Taiwan bracing for Typhoon Champi, and a powerful earthquake in Tibet .
Two Palestinian gunmen opened fire on an Israeli military checkpoint near the occupied West Bank city of Hebron on Friday, killing two soldiers and injuring three others.
Israeli forces said that the militants were linked to Hamas, which praised the attack.

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French Protests and Israeli Arrests: Foreign Policy's Weekly International News Quiz

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What did French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu on Monday blame for inflaming mass protests sweeping the country?
The French people’s belief in the power of the street combined with a centralized government has sparked numerous large-scale protests in recent years, Emile Chabal writes .

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What's Behind Turkish-Azerbaijani Tensions?

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LOGIN The transnational political firestorm over Azerbaijan’s school hijab ban has produced an extraordinary spat between the governments of Azerbaijan and Turkey, culminating in lurid allegations of Turkish coup-plotti…

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What's Behind Turkish-Azerbaijani Tensions?

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LOGIN The transnational political firestorm over Azerbaijan’s school hijab ban has produced an extraordinary spat between the governments of Azerbaijan and Turkey, culminating in lurid allegations of Turkish coup-plotti…

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Iran war updates: Houthis target Riyadh as coalition intercepts missiles | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera

Trump denies directing his VP to restart talks, but says he approved outreach on Iran’s need for medical supplies.
Al Jazeera Originals News Live updates Live updates, Iran war live…
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran remains “in close and ongoing contact” with mediators on ideas to implement its…

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Romania extends pre-trial detention of far-right politician Calin Georgescu | Corruption News | Al Jazeera

The Bucharest court has extended the pre-trial detention of Calin Georgescu by 30 days, appealing a lower court ruling.
A Romanian court has extended the pre-trial detention of far-right politician Calin Georgescu by 30 days…
The decision by the Bucharest Court of Appeal overturned an October 13 ruling by a lower court that ordered…

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Can Singapore Help Europe Rethink Its Indo-Pacific Strategy? – The Diplomat

Singapore has spent decades making itself indispensable to a global economy in which it has little control over the behavior…
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong greets German Chancellor Friedrich Merz ahead of their joint press conference in Singapore, Oct.
On October 27 , German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Singapore with a message that Europe needs closer partnerships…

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Will Pakistan Fight in Saudi Arabia’s Wars? – The Diplomat

Questions have been raised over the strength of Pakistan’s security commitment to Saudi Arabia ever since the SMDA’s inception…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohamed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif…
The past two years have been significant for Pakistan’s diplomatic revival in Middle Eastern politics.

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Kyrgyzstan Temporarily Bans Imports of Apples (and More) – The Diplomat

The EU – which is the top exporter of apples to Kyrgyzstan – urged Bishkek against the ban…
In early October , Kyrgyzstan’s Cabinet of Ministers proposed imposing a temporary ban on the import of apples into…
The proposal was up for public discussion until October 23, with the European Union weighing in against the measure.

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Why Are Russia and China Cooperating on ‘Patriotic Education’? – The Diplomat

China has decades of experience in “patriotic education.” What it can learn from Russia is how to use education…
On October 21, China’s Premier Li Qiang traveled from Beijing to St.
Petersburg to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

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UN experts sound alarm at excessive use of force in French student protests | Protests News | Al Jazeera

UN experts have condemned police crackdowns, warning they deter demonstrators from exercising their rights.
United Nations experts have expressed alarm at the “excessive use of force” by French authorities in dispersing the recent nationwide…
“The scale of the arrests and detention, affecting several thousand people, mainly minors…

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Bangladesh Measles Outbreak Is a ‘Warning Sign’

The highlights this week: Bangladesh’s measles crisis could portend major outbreaks of other diseases…
The highlights this week: Bangladesh’s measles crisis could portend major outbreaks of other diseases…
The news about Bangladesh’s measles crisis —already the world’s most severe—keeps getting worse.

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China Wants Its AI to Go Global, on Its Own Terms – The Diplomat

Beijing also wants tailored control over what technology leaves, who acquires it…
China wants its artificial intelligence (AI) to go global.
But Beijing also wants tailored control over what leaves, who acquires it…

thediplomat.com17d ago

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Flávio Bolsonaro calls himself the ‘leader of Brazil’ after fleeing to Miami | Flávio Bolsonaro | The Guardian

Far-right senator and family expected to land in US after crossing into Argentina and then flying out of Ecuador
Far-right senator and family expected to land in US after crossing into Argentina and then flying out of Ecuador…
After losing Sunday night’s election to the incumbent president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva…

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Toward a New ‘Normal’: The Recalibration of the Japan-US Alliance – The Diplomat

Since the Cold War, Japan and the U.S. have both been seeking normalcy, but they define the term very differently.
President Donald Trump welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae to deliver remarks to Yokosuka Naval troops aboard the USS George…
The United States has never been a “ normal country ” – although it is difficult to find or define…

thediplomat.com17d ago

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Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro Flees to Florida After Losing Presidential Election to Lula

Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the fallout of Brazil ’s presidential election…
In 2022, then-Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fled to the U.S.
state of Florida after losing the presidential election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

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EU backs away from offer to Canada to start ‘associate member’ talks | Canada | The Guardian

Watered-down version of statement to be issued at end of Montreal summit instead offers ‘ever closer association’
Watered-down version of statement to be issued at end of Montreal summit instead offers ‘ever closer association’ The EU has…
A draft of a joint statement to be issued after the end of the summit, which runs Thursday and Friday…

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