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August 5th, 2019

Yemen Rebel Drones Target Saudi Airports: Coalition US Afghan Envoy Praises 'Excellent Progress' in Taliban Talks
India Revokes Kashmir's Special Status, Raising Fears of Unrest US Plans 'Sweeping' Measures Against Venezuela, Bolton Says
Huge Study Explores Genetics of PTSD in More Than 165,000 US Veterans Moon Calls for 'Peace Economy' With North Korea, Slams Japan
Afghan Official: Policeman Opens Fire on Colleagues, Kills 7 Blast in Herat Kills Four Civilians
MOFA Sees 'Major Progress' in US-Taliban Talks Hiroshima Peace Declaration on 74th A-Bomb Anniversary
Israel Approves 700 Palestinian Construction Permits in Effort to Expand Control Over West Bank Hoyer and 41 Democrats Visit Israel on AIPAC-Affiliated Junket That Violates 'Spirit as Well as the Letter of the Law'
Belgium Joins Group of European Countries in Suspending Funds to UNRWA Pending Ethics Investigation Air Force Commander Apologizes for Calling Airmen Who Commit Suicide 'Chickensh*t'
Likud MKs Embarrassed by Loyalty Oath to Netanyahu North Korea Conducts New Launches, Threatens to Take 'New Road'
The 'Citgo 6' Remain Imprisoned in Venezuela Israeli Forces Crack Down on Palestinian Prisoner Hunger Strike, Says Prisoner Group
Israel's Far Right Slate Makes Annexation Official Policy Ahead of September Election Algeria Court Orders Detention of Former Ministers on Corruption Allegations
Saudi Arabia's 'Strategic Plan' to Take Turkey Down 'Nepotism, Fraud, Theft': UN Agencies in Yemen Plagued by Corruption Scandal
Yemen's Houthis Launch New Drone Attacks on Saudi Airports Turkey Urges US to End Support for Kurdish YPG as Ankara Mulls New Syria Offensive
Israel Gives Notorious West Bank Checkpoint 'Orwellian Makeover' With Face-Recognition Tech Syria, Russia Scrap Idlib Ceasefire, Resume Airstrikes
With China, Russia in Mind, Pentagon Adding Stealthy Cruise Missiles Balkan Countries Boost Their Air Defense Capabilities, Albeit for Different Reasons
Myanmar Army Business Interests Fund Atrocities, UN Says US Treasury Designates China as a Currency Manipulator
Iran's Zarif Says US Can't Build Gulf Coalition as Allies 'Ashamed' German Air Force Unable to Train Pilots Because of Shortage of Planes
Orthodox Church Files New Suit in Jerusalem Property Battle Huge Blasts as Russian Arms Depot in Siberia Explodes
Sudanese Rebels Criticize Power-Sharing Deal Putin Urges Arms Talks With US After Nuclear Pact Demise
China Suspends Purchases of US Farm Products in Retaliation for 'Serious Violation' of Trade Deal Between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump Hong Kong Unrest Spreads as Leader Warns City on Brink
US Afghan Envoy Praises 'Excellent Progress' in Taliban Talks Syria Kurds Warn of Turkish Attack Despite US Mediation
Bolton Warns China, Russia Not to Double Down on Support of Maduro Outrage in Gambia Over Release of Ex-President's Assassins
PA to Grant Building Permits for West Bank Area Under Full Israeli Control Australia Won't Host US Missiles, Prime Minister Says
Turkmenistan's Leader Appears at Hell's Gate to Dispel Rumours of Own Death China Urges US to Stop Interfering in Hong Kong
UN Urges Sanctions on Myanmar Army Businesses, Says Foreign Partners Could Be Complicit Iran Says Will Not Tolerate 'Maritime Offences' in Persian Gulf
Protests Across Pakistan Over India's 'Illegal' Move in Contested Kashmir Saudi Arabia Women's Rights Reforms May Still Be Thwarted by Custom
Gambia to Release Three Hitmen Who Confessed to High-Profile Killings India's Removal of Kashmir Special Status May Face Legal Challenges
India Isolates Kashmir by Shutting Down Comms as Big Change Announced UN Chief Urges Restraint by India, Pakistan Over Kashmir
Nigeria to Allow Detained Shi'ite Muslim Leader to Seek Medical Treatment Abroad Iraqis Choose Refugee Camps Over Ruined Homes
Syrian Rebels Say Ready to Back Turkish-Led Operation in Northeast Blasts Rock Russian Arms Depot, Eight Injured
Berlin: Don't See Germany Taking Part in US Naval Mission in Strait of Hormuz Ugandan Presidential Hopeful Says Ally Dead After Abduction, Torture
Air Strike on South Libyan Town Kills at Least 43 US Closely Following Events in Kashmir, Expresses Rights Concerns: State Dept.
Putin to Trump: We'll Develop New Nuclear Missiles if You Do UK Joins United States for Maritime Security Mission in Persian Gulf
North Korea Says Joint Military Drills Violate Agreements With US, South Korea China's Huawei to Help Canada's Far North Link to Internet Despite US Security Warnings
Trump to Launch Crackdown on Violent Video Games After Mass Shootings

August 4th, 2019

Iraq Daily Roundup: Mass Anfal Grave Yields 91 Bodies; 15 Killed in Iraq State Dept: Al-Qaeda Is Strong as It Has Ever Been
Defense Chief Sees 'Rising' Support for US Fleet in Strait of Hormuz Pentagon Chief Wants More Missiles in Asia
UN: July Afghan Casualties Highest Since 2017 Freshman Representatives Heading to Israel on AIPAC Sponsored Trip
India Imposes Kashmir Lockdown, Puts Leaders 'Under House Arrest' What Does Sudan's Constitutional Declaration Say?
Ex-Bragg Soldiers Sentenced for Embezzling Funds During Afghan Deployment
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