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August 1st, 2019

Divided Senate Passes Two-Year Budget Deal, Spending More on Military State Department Wasted $100m on Afghan Camp Despite Early Warnings: Report
Iran President: US Sanctions on Foreign Minister 'Childish' Candidates, Your Views on the Middle East? You Have 30 Seconds.
Pentagon Reports Record Number of Suicides 25,000 More Troops Being Moved to Kashmir, Week After 10,000-Strong Push
Lock Them Up: India Marginalizes Kashmiri Separatist Leaders by Detaining Dozens Yemen: UAE-Backed Official Killed in Houthi Strike
51 Dead in Yemen After Targeted Missile Strike and Suicide Bombings US Army Awards Raytheon $108 Million Contract for Afghanistan Air Force Training
Pentagon Develops Lasers That Beam Messages Into Your Head Warning 'Stop or We'll Shoot' Navy SEAL Admiral on Recent Alleged Misbehavior: 'We Have a Problem'
Jeffrey Epstein Got Sweetheart Plea Deal After Becoming an FBI Informant, Government Records Reveal Initial Peace Deal With Taliban Could See 5,000 US Troops Withdraw From Afghanistan
Lockheed Awarded $800 Million Slovakia F-16 Fighter Jet Contract ISWAP Killed 'Dozens' of Nigeria and Chad Troops Near Baga in July 29 Clashes
US Signals Shift to Africa in Counter-ISIS Coalition Campaign Divided Senate Passes 2-Year Budget Deal With Military Boost
Italy Navy, Air Force Debate Where to Base F-35bs Navy Says Pilot in California Fighter Jet Crash Has Died
Leader of Al Qaeda Has Potentially Serious 'Heart Complaint' Sudan's Military Junta Blames Protesters for Student Killings
Pakistani Officials Say Indian National Arrested for Spying Seoul Says Hiding North Korean Diplomat Has Left Italy
Somalia's President Gives Up US Citizenship After Criticism US Sanctions Zimbabwean Official Over Post-Election Killings
Vatican Envoy: Nicaraguan Government Says Talks 'Concluded' Mauritania's New Leader Takes Oath in 1st Peaceful Transfer
Ethiopia's PM Warns of a Longer Internet Cutoff Amid Unrest Israel Incites Death Threats Against Human Rights Defenders
There Was Not One Question About Israel or Palestine During the Democratic Debates Two Policemen Killed in Kabul Blast
Trump Wants to Get Out of Afghanistan 'As Quickly as He Can' Karzai Doubts US Intention for Peace in Afghanistan
PLO Says All Agreements With Israel Invalid After Israel's Violation Palestinian Official Accuses Israel of Preventing Global Organizations in Palestinian Territories
Netanyahu Appears to Confirm Israeli Missile Fire at Syrian Golan Resisting Pressure From Netanyahu, Far-Right Otzma Yehudit Runs Alone
US Renews Waivers for Iran Civil Nuclear Projects North Korean Conducts More Short-Range Missile Launches
Trump Says US Will Be 'Taxing' China Until Trade Deal Is Reached US Confirms Small Soybean Sale to Private Chinese Buyer
Egypt Calls for Palestinian State During Kushner Visit Russia Senses US Wants Pretext for Persian Gulf Conflict
Team Trump Turns to Lindsey Graham to Cut an Iran Deal Justice Department Declines to Prosecute Comey Over Memos
Iran Says Sanctions Show US 'Afraid' of Top Diplomat Ethiopia's PM Says 'People From Abroad' Had Role in June Twin Attacks
Russian 'Mass Unrest' Probe Arrests Five Amid Opposition Crackdown Trump Says He Is Not Worried About Short-Range Missiles Fired by North Korea
Hamza bin Laden's Death No Big Blow to Al-Qaeda: Experts Bolsonaro Appoints Military Men to Investigate Dictatorship Abuses
Trump Says US Blockade or Quarantine of Venezuela Under Consideration UN to Probe Attacks on Facilities in Northwest Syria
US Urges Europe to Repatriate, Prosecute Jihadist Fighters From Syria Border Friction in DR Congo on Anniversary of Ebola Outbreak
Saudi Arabia Allows Women to Travel Without Male 'Guardian' Approval Pentagon Puts $10 Billion Jedi Contract on Hold After Trump Suggests It Favored Amazon
North Korean Soldier Defects Across the DMZ, South Korea Says Israeli Forces Kill Armed Palestinian Who Infiltrated From Gaza
Afghan Troop Numbers Drop Sharply in Crackdown on 'Ghost' Soldiers China Says Vietnam 'Maritime Problems' Should Not Impinge on Bilateral Ties
Channelling Trump, Cambodia Says US Officials Can 'Pack Up and Leave' China Bans Historical TV Dramas Ahead of 70th Anniversary
Shell Not Taking British-Flagged Tankers Through Hormuz Senior Chinese Diplomat Urges US Caution on Taiwan, Hong Kong Issues
Two Fake Bombs Found Near Bangkok Forum of World Powers 'Peace Here to Stay' Mozambique President, Opposition Say on Signing Ceasefire
US Commerce Secretary Ross Pledges Support for Venezuela Reconstruction Pompeo Criticizes China After Meeting Top Diplomat in Bangkok
Turkey Moves to Oversee All Online Content, Raises Concerns Over Censorship Rwanda Says Its Border With Congo Remains Open
Yemen's Houthis Say Launch Missile at Military Site in Saudi's Dammam Syrian Media Report Ceasefire Agreed in Idlib
After Guatemala, US Seeks Migration Deals With Honduras, El Salvador At UN, Britain, France, Germany Urge North Korea to Hold 'Meaningful' Talks With US
France Disagrees With US Sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister US Still Hopes for Talks After Latest North Korean Missile Tests
Iran Says It's Ready for Worst in Battle to Save Nuclear Deal in Standoff With US Facebook Says It Dismantles Covert Influence Campaign Tied to Saudi Government
UN Chief Says World Will Lose Brake on Nuclear War With End of INF Treaty Russia, in Retaliatory Move, to Amend Law to Fine UK Media
Four Killed in Renewed Sudan Protests, Opposition Medics Say Edward Snowden's Memoir Is Coming Out Next Month
2nd Rocket Launcher Recovered From US Service Member at Balt/Wash Airport Three Israeli Soldiers Wounded, Attacker Killed After Gaza Border Breach, Army Says
Trump Says He Will Impose New Tariffs on $300 Billion in Chinese Imports Starting Next Month, Ending Brief Cease-Fire in Trade War Air Force to Pause Operations After Spike in Suicides
Rescue Teams Continue Search for NAS Lemoore Fighter Pilot in Death Valley Committee on East-West Accord: Interview With Tulsi Gabbard
Airwars Six Monthly Assessment: January-June 2019 US Urges Germany to Reconsider Persian Gulf Mission
Meet the US's Spy System of the Future - It's Sentient Kamala Harris' Former Press Secretary Is Communications Director at Twitter
Somalia Says Mogadishu Mayor Dies After Attack in Office

July 31st, 2019

US-Russia Arms Control Treaty to Expire Friday Israel Expected to Approve a Surge in Settlement Construction
Khalilzad Hopes to Finalize Afghan Peace Deal in Doha Trump Says He Aims to 'Rein In' Intelligence Agencies
Bolton: North Korea's Tests Didn't Violate Pledge to Trump US Finds Allies Resistant to Call for Persian Gulf Fleet
North Korea's Test Verified Combat Effectiveness of New Rocket System

July 29th, 2019

The US Air Force's Secret X-37b Space Plane: a War Machine?
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