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Friday's global agenda: Obama braces for fallout from Algeria hostage crisis
Your morning global affairs speed-read
President Obama was bracing for bad news out of Algeria on Friday amid reports that American citizens could be among as many as 35 dead hostages after Algerian forces attacked Islamist militants who took over a remote natural-gas facility. The situation remained fluid as of Friday morning, with reports that Air Force planes were evacuating rescued Americans while surviving Islamists remained holed up with a handful of hostages. The Hill has the latest here.
The State Department has warned that the crisis in Mali could have spillover effects across the region. Meanwhile, The Associated Press reports that FBI Director Robert Mueller met with officials in Libya for an update on the stalled investigation into the Sept. 11, 2012, attack that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans at the U.S. mission in Benghazi.
In other news, don't miss Afghanistan Ambassador Eklil Hakimi's exclusive op-ed following last week's visit by President Hamid Karzai.
In other news:
The U.S. cited Somalia's success battling Islamists in formally recognizing its government. [The Washington Post]
The security force guarding the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan is in complete disarray, Foreign Policy reports.
India has concerns about Secretary of State nominee John Kerry's deep relationship with arch-rival Pakistan. [World Affairs]
Burma remains an “extreme risk” for investors, according to Maplecroft’s “Political Risk Atlas 2013.”
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