Updated May 22, 2019 - 8:59 PM EDT
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May 22nd, 2019

Gaza Exit Permits: Aisha's Lone Journey for Cancer Treatment Pentagon Plans to Send 10,000 US Troops to Middle East to Confront Iran
Yemen's Houthi Rebels Launch Fresh Drone Attack on Saudi Najran Airport in Less Than 24 Hours 10 Injured in N. Syria Explosion
Over 20,000 Syrian Refugees Return From Jordan Since October 2018 10 Die Daily in Battered Camp in Southeastern Syria: State News Agency
Syrian Army Withdraws From Key Town in Hama After Rebels' Counter-Offensive Govt Forces Seize Military Camp From Houthi Rebels in Southern Yemen
Yemeni Govt Suspends Meetings With UN Monitoring Mission Over Hodeidah Foreign Diplomats Criticized for 'Backdoor' Meetings With Taliban
ISIS Threats in Afghanistan Growing Bigger: US Intelligence Afghan Candidates Warn of Civil Disobedience Against Govt
Despite Palestinian Boycott, UAE and Saudi Arabia to Attend US-Led Conference in Bahrain German Parliament Smears Quest for Palestinian Rights as Anti-Semitic
Japan Carriers Delay Sale of New Huawei Smartphones Police Raids Homes of Alleged Iraqi Crime Gang in Germany
Taiwan Navy Holds Drill Amid China Tensions Turkey Military Receiving Russian Defense System Training
Afghan Official: Taliban Bombs Kill 2 Police, 2 Civilians French-Spanish Nun Killed in Central African Republic
Opposition Starts Campaign for Istanbul Mayor in Re-Run Nicaragua Warns Banks of Sanctions if They Join Strike
Vigilante Attacks on the Rise in Mexico Suicide Car Bomb Kills at Least 9 in Somalia's Capital
Egypt Approves Autopsy for Palestinian Detainee 'Tortured' in Turkey Iran President Seeks Wartime Executive Powers Following US Tensions
US Calls for Dismantling UN Palestinian Refugee Agency UK Seizes $30,000 of Syrian Govt Cash From Assad's Niece in London
Iraq War Looms Over Trump Battle With Iran Shanahan Orders New Restrictions on Sharing of Military Operations With Congress
Senate Panel Rejects Requiring Congress Sign Off Before Iran Strike Armed Group Kills 34 Civilians in Central African Republic
Democrats Warn Trump May Soon Push Through Saudi Arms Sale Shabaab Claims Car Bomb That Exploded Near Mogadishu Checkpoint
Afghanistan Vehicle Blast Kills 3 India Test-Fires Brahmos Cruise Missile From Su-30, Successfully Hitting Land Target
UN Orders UK to End 'Colonial' Rule of Chagos Islands US Senate Panel Passes Bill to Deal With Venezuelan Crisis
Duterte Allies Dominate Philippine Senate Race, Shut Out Opposition Chagos Islands Dispute: UN Backs End to UK Control
UN Expert Back in Germany After Release From Tunisia Six Dead After Election Riots in Indonesia's Capital
Deposed Istanbul Mayor Blasts 'Lies' Used to Annul Election Nicaragua Opposition Calls Strike, Government Vows Prisoner Release
NCIS Investigating Sailor's Death Aboard Navy Ship Deployed to Europe Amazon Shareholders Support Selling Face Recognition Tech to Police
Guaido Says Washington Should Help Venezuela Keep US Refiner Citgo Palestinians Officially Refuse Invitation to US Economic Peace Summit in Bahrain
Qatar Announces Military Exercise in Marine Shooting Range End of June Poland, US Near Deal for More American Troops, No Sign of 'Fort Trump'
Masked Attackers Snatch Voting Machines in India Russia Says Syrian Troops Repelled Three Big Militant Attacks in Syria's Idlib
China: US Resembles 'Don Quixote' in Seeing Other Powers as Threats Mexican President Says Won't Fight With Trump Over Migration
Syrians Displaced in the Northwest Call on Turkey to Open Border Yet to Show Its Teeth, Landmark EU Privacy Law Already a Global Standard
Indonesia Curbs Social Media, Blaming Hoaxes for Inflaming Unrest Indonesia Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters in Jakarta
Armed Gang Kills at Least 18 in Northwest Nigeria Algeria's Army Chief Says He Has No Political Ambitions
Dissolving Ukraine Parliament Could Affect IMF Program: Government North Korea Says 'Biggest Issue' in US Ties Is Impounded Ship
Philippines' Duterte Loses Patience, Orders Trash Shipped Back to Canada Swiss Propose House Arrest, Including for Teenagers, to Curb Extremism
Sri Lanka President Pardons Hardline Buddhist Monk French Bank Must Face Revived Lawsuit Over Sudanese Genocide: US Appeals Court
Italian Man Set Free After Almost Three Years Captivity in Syria Ukraine Parliament Takes Aim at President's Election Reform Plan
ISIS West Africa Claims Killing and Execution of 29 Nigerian Soldiers B'Tselem: Settlers Set Fire to Palestinians' Fields, Threw Rocks at Them
Turkish Election Board Cites Polling Station Irregularities in Annulment Decision Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Says UAE to Guarantee Maritime Freedom in the Region
Armed Group Kills 34 Civilians in Central African Republic Protesters, Police Clash in Second Night of Post-Election Protests in Indonesia
Iran in Complete Control of Waters North of Strait of Hormuz: Revolutionary Guards Commander Libyan Commander Haftar Told Macron No Ceasefire for Now
US Calls for Ceasefire as More Heavy Fighting Hits Northwest Syria US Navy SEAL Appears in Court for Hearing in War Crimes Case
Kremlin Condemns Alleged US Ultimatum to Turkey Over Missile Deal Trump May Expect Riyadh to Invest in Peace Deal, but Saudi Dollars Come at a High Price
Turkey Preparing for Possible US Sanctions Over S-400s 'American Taliban' to Be Released From Prison Thursday
Next Round of US Tariffs on China at Least a Month Away: Mnuchin Iranians Tense and Apprehensive as Whispers of War Spread
Chip Designer Arm Halts Work With Huawei After US Ban Israeli Government Admits Journalists Beaten by Soldiers in 2015 Didn't 'Lead Riot'
Officials Dispute Mike Pompeo's Claim That Iran Is Collaborating With Al-Qaeda Deadly Protests Continue in Indonesia After Jokowi's Election Win

May 21st, 2019

Russia Raises Alarm About Afghan ISIS Buildup on Northern Border Fighting Rages in Northwest Syria, 44 Killed
13 Killed in Iraq; 37 Found in Mass Grave Nuclear War Risks High, Americans Want Arms Control
Pentagon Budget Bill Would End 2001 War Authorization Iran President Sees Trump Backing Away From Threats
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