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Daily Memo: Israel Targets Beirut, North Korea’s New Recruits

In the crosshairs again. The Israel Defense Forces resumed airstrikes on Beirut after a six-day hiatus. The IDF said it struck a Hezbollah underground warehouse in a Beirut suburb. In total, more than 140 Hezbollah targets, including weapons depots, rocket launchers and military sites, were hit across the country. Meanwhile, though Israel has assured Washington […]

Daily Memo: Takeaways From ASEAN Summit

Thaw in relations. During a meeting with Australia's prime minister on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Laos, Chinese...

Daily Memo: Germany’s Economic Forecast, Hungary’s Russian Gas Imports

Downgrade. The German government’s latest economic forecast projects a 0.2 percent contraction in gross domestic product this year, a downgrade from its April forecast...

Daily Memo: Seoul Accuses Pyongyang of Planning Ukraine Deployment

North Korean mission. North Korea will likely deploy troops to Ukraine to support Russia’s war effort there, South Korea’s defense minister said on Tuesday....

Daily Memo: Russia’s Nuclear Industry, Germany’s Arms Exports

Kazakh doubts. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said construction and operation of a future nuclear power plant in the country should be entrusted to an...

Daily Memo: Russia Comments on Armenia and Plans to Delist Taliban

Security matters. Top security officials from the Russia-led Commonwealth of Independent States are holding a summit in Kazakhstan. At the gathering, the chief of...

Daily Memo: Developments in Israel, China-Russia Ties

Middle East escalation. Israel vowed to respond to Iran’s launch on Tuesday of about 180 ballistic missiles at Israel. Though many of the rockets...

Daily Memo: Israel Escalates Airstrikes in Lebanon

Ratcheting up. Israel launched rare airstrikes in the center of Beirut early Monday, escalating the conflict with Hezbollah. Days after killing Hezbollah leader Hassan...

Daily Memo: Growing Threats Against Israel, Donor Fatigue in Ukraine

Coalescing opposition. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a network of Iran-backed militias, would consider the United Arab Emirates the first target of attack if...

Daily Memo: Update on Israel and Lebanon, Possible Sanctions on Georgian ex-Leader

Escalation. Israel is intensifying its airstrikes against Hezbollah, hitting 300 targets on Monday, according to the Israeli military. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said...

Daily Memo: Russia’s Migration Restrictions, Vietnam-North Korea Talks

New controls. Russia will introduce a new procedure for identifying foreigners entering the country at the Moscow airport and at a crossing on the...

Daily Memo: Conflict With Hezbollah, Russia Embracing Crypto

Israel vs. Hezbollah. At a meeting with Amos Hochstein, a special adviser to the U.S. president, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant effectively ruled out...

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