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May 5, 2025 The Daily Brief

On the Frontlines of World Markets; Quick Takes: US; Hong Kong; Laos; Readers’ Recommendations; Rights & Wrongs: Break the Chains; Daily Brief Named in Web Awards.

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May 1, 2025 The Daily Brief

Addressing Repression in Venezuela; Quick Takes: US; Türkiye; Afghanistan; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!

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Apr 30, 2025 The Daily Brief

Ominous Changes at the State Department; Quick Takes: Azerbaijan; China; Guatemala; Readers’ Recommendations; Support Our Work!

Secretary of State Marco Rubio
Apr 29, 2025 The Daily Brief

Myanmar Junta Hinders Help; Quick Takes: Jordan; Liberia; US; Readers’ Recommendations; Support Our Work!

People clean debris from damaged buildings in the aftermath of an earthquake on March 28, in Naypydaw, Myanmar, April 7, 2025.
Apr 28, 2025 The Daily Brief

Avoiding a Future of Automated Killing; Quick Takes: US; Thailand; Maldives; Readers’ Recommendations; Support Our Work!

Illustration of a person shielding their face from oncoming autonomous weapons
Apr 24, 2025 The Daily Brief

Mass Expulsions from the US to Panama; Quick Takes: COP30 Brazil; Australia; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!; Support Our Work!

Asylum seekers embrace upon arriving in Panama City, Panama
Apr 23, 2025 The Daily Brief

Indiscriminate Israeli Attacks on Lebanon; Quick Takes: Texas, US; Indonesia; Tunisia; Readers’ Recommendations; Support Our Work!

The remnants of a destroyed a two-story building after an Israeli strike on November 1, 2024, in the al-Salah neighborhood in Younine, Lebanon.
Apr 22, 2025 The Daily Brief

Vietnam’s Crackdown on Dissent; Quick Takes: Earth Day; UAE; US; Readers’ Recommendations; Support Our Work!

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Apr 17, 2025 The Daily Brief

Trump’s Economic Chaos; Quick Takes: Zimbabwe; Brazil; Readers’ Recommendations; Weekly Quiz!

US President Donald Trump displays a chart with proposed US tariffs at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 2, 2025.
Apr 16, 2025 The Daily Brief

Crackdown Against Perceived Critics; Quick Takes: Kyrgyzstan; Germany; Tanzania; Readers’ Recommendations.

Protesters hold up placards and Tunisian flags