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🟡 Out of the Gaetz
In today’s edition: Matt Gaetz pulls the trigger on his challenge to Kevin McCarthy, new Gallup numbers show a GOP edge on the economy, and Trump lashes out at his trial in New York.
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US sanctions Chinese network for fueling deadly fentanyl crisis
The Treasury Department’s actions target and indict Chinese entities involved in every step of the drug supply chain.
REUTERS/Johanna Geron
Why India keeps escalating its spat with Canada over Sikh leader’s killing
India ordered Canada to recall 41 of its diplomats, intensifying the ongoing diplomatic feud between the two countries over the killing of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil.
REUTERS/Stringer
Is US support for Ukraine waning?
Ukrainian officials tried to downplay the omission of aid in Congress’ latest spending bill amid dwindling Republican support for U.S. assistance to the war-torn country.
REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko
Southeast Asia’s first bullet train heats up Indo-Pacific infrastructure battle
Both China and Japan are competing for economic and security dominance on Indonesia’s turf.
REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan
Inside Iran’s influence operation
The scope and scale of the Iran Experts Initiative project emerge in a large cache of Iranian government correspondence and emails reported for the first time by Semafor and Iran International.
Collage featuring Robert Malley, Ariane Tabatabai and Adnan Tabatabai / Al Lucca/Semafor
China is increasingly imposing exit bans on employees at foreign firms
Such tactics are part of a larger system to control the narrative of China’s progress and prevent foreign firms from spreading information that might smear Beijing, analysts say.
REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Not everyone agrees that Ukraine should join NATO
“Ukraine’s future is in NATO,” Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in Kyiv, though other world leaders and analysts disagree.
Why North Korea expelled US Army defector Travis King
Analysts say that keeping King in Pyongyang may have been of little benefit to the isolated country.
Pentagon probes official after Iran report
“We are actively looking into whether all law and policy was properly followed in granting my chief of staff top secret special compartmented information,” Maier said on Thursday.
How Israel scored US visa-free entry for its citizens
The U.S. ensured Israel changed some of its travel policies in order to secure visa-free entry for its citizens.
US soldier Travis King who ran across North Korean border is in US custody
King was detained after entering North Korea across the border from South Korea while on a tour in the demilitarized zone in July.
Republicans demand investigation into Iranian-backed influence operation
Republican legislators are demanding an investigation into an Iranian-backed influence scheme that built ties with associates of the Biden administration’s now-suspended Iran special envoy, including a current Pentagon employee.
India-Canada spat complicates Western efforts to counter China
Western allies are figuring out how to balance Canada’s diplomatic feud with India who is a key player in countering China’s influence.
Russian admiral claimed killed by Kyiv shown attending a meeting in Kremlin footage
The Kremlin released footage of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet commander attending a meeting — a day after Kyiv claimed the leader was among those who died in its missile strike on occupied Crimea.
France’s exit from Niger shows its declining prestige in the Sahel
France’s withdrawal from Niger is taking place amid mounting protests and growing anti-French sentiment in the Sahel.
Ukraine pushes through Russian defense lines
Ukraine’s counteroffensive is showing some progress after armored vehicles appeared to breach Russia’s main defensive line in the southeast, according to some analysts.
Highlights from The Middle East Global Summit
Al-Monitor and Semafor’s inaugural Middle East Global Summit convened the region’s leaders, business heads, and policymakers to discuss the global impact of the Middle East.
US lawmakers want answers on rise in Chinese spying incidents
There have been close to 100 cases of attempted and successful incidents of Chinese espionage over the past year — and roughly a dozen from this year.