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August 18th, 2019

Trump Privately Suggested Full Naval Blockade of Venezuela US Approves Funds to Develop INF-Banned Missiles Before Treaty Withdrawal
US Talks Secretly to Venezuela Socialist Boss ISIS Blast at Kabul Wedding Kills 63
Trump Confirms He Is Considering Attempt to Buy Greenland Iran Tanker Row: Detained Ship Sets Sail From Gibraltar
Libyan National Army Launches 13 Airstrikes on Militia Sites in Misrata Amazon's Tool That 'Detects' Fear in Humans Shows Its on an Irreversible Path to Dystopian Surveillance
Houthis Strike Oil Field Deep Inside Saudi Arabia US Forms New Task Force to Combat 'Russian Influence'
Trump Privately Floated Possibility of Imposing Naval Blockade Against Venezuela Danish PM Says Trump's Idea of Selling Greenland to US Is Absurd
Bomb Blast Kills Pakistani Tribal Elder Near Afghan Border Roadside Bomb Blast Kills 12 Civilians in Northern Afghanistan
Iraqi President Warns Against Use of Iraq as Battleground Hamas Chief Says Ready for Prisoner Swap Negotiations With Israel
Top Chinese, North Korean Generals Meet in Beijing Yemen Shiite Rebels Appoint an Ambassador to Iran for First Time
UN Says Airport Bombed by Libya's Haftar Not UN-Backed Military Chad Declares Emergency in East After Dozens Die in Ethnic Violence
Violence Poses Conundrum to Hong Kong Protest Movement Kashmir Is an International Dispute: UN
Netanyahu on Tlaib, Omar Ban: Israel Respects Congress, but Won't Tolerate BDS Syria Govt Forces Enter Key Town Amid Fierce Clashes: Monitor
Sudanese Landmark Agreement Receives Mixed Reception ISIS-Claimed Car Bomb Kills Kurdish Police Officer in Syria
At Least 4,000 Arrested in 'Sweeping' Indian Crackdown on Kashmir Eastern Libyan Forces Damaged Civilian Airport in Western Libya: UN
Russia Says No Plans to Install New Missiles Unless US Deploys Them Indonesian Police Shoot Suspected Militant After Officer Slashed
Iran Ready to Escort Adrian Darya-1 Oil Tanker in the Persian Gulf: Navy Commander Sudan Opposition Coalition Appoints Five Civilian Members of Sovereign Council
Turkish Lawyer Groups to Boycott Judicial Ceremony Over Separation of Powers Iran Says US Move on North Syria Safe Zone Is 'Provocative'
Zimbabwe Police Ban Opposition Protest Planned for Monday India Reimposes Some Curbs in Kashmir as Stone-Throwing Spreads
Israel Fires on Militants at Gaza Border, Palestinians Say Three Killed Jordan Summons Israeli Envoy Over Jerusalem 'Violations'
Netanyahu Vows Elections Won't Stop Him From Attacking Gaza Mexico City Assesses Monument Damage After Anti-Rape March
Curbs Reimposed on Kashmir's Main City North Korea, China Generals Meet in Beijing
President Trump Looking Into Buying Greenland Says Economic Adviser. India Plans Big Detention Camps for Migrants. Muslims Are Afraid.

August 17th, 2019

Iraq Daily Roundup: New Anti-ISIS Operation in Nineveh; 14 Killed or Found Dead in Iraq Trump's Oil Sanctions Leave Russian Exporters $1 Billion Richer
Major China Buyer Shuns Venezuela Oil on Tighter Sanctions During Secret Venezuela Talks, Maduro Offered New Elections. Is It a Real Breakthrough or a Stall?
Two Pakistani Soldiers Killed in Roadside Bomb Near Afghan Border America Is Close to 'Deal' With Taliban, Hints Trump
Israeli Warplanes Strike Gaza Militants' Facilities in Response to Rockets Firing Yemen's Interior Ministry Suspends Work in Aden
Beats Replace Bombs: Young Iraqis Revel at Summer Festival Rival Rallies as Hong Kong's Divisions Deepen
Doctor Who Worked in Saddam Hussein's Torture Prisons Allowed to Stay in UK Bomb Kills 63 at Wedding in Kabul, Taliban Denies Responsibility
Pro-Hong Kong Rally in Melbourne Turns Violent as Rival Protesters Clash China State Agency Successfully Launches Rocket for Commercial Use
Rescue Worker Killed in Attack on Ambulance in Northern Myanmar Taliban Say Killing of Leader's Brother Will Not Derail US Talks
Bomb, Illegal Valves Damage Colombia's Transandino Pipeline Several Injured in Kashmir in Clashes With Indian Police
US Set to Give Huawei Another 90 Days to Buy From American Suppliers Russian Opposition Activists Picket for Free Elections
Bill Maher Rails Against Anti-Israel Boycott Movement: 'A Bulls--- Purity Test' for Democrats Report: Russia-Backed Syrian Government Offensive Kills More Than Two Dozen Civilians
Sudan's Former Spymaster Sanctioned by US for Alleged Torture Khartoum Crowds Celebrate Sudan's Transition to Civilian Rule
Kashmir's Key Political Leaders Arrested by India Since August 5 Second Mosque Leader Dead in Pakistan
Syria Govt Strikes Kill Mother, 6 of Her Children: Observatory Lebanon Palestinian Refugee Camp Witnesses Political, Retaliation Murders
A Bedouin Family Gets Evicted by Israel, and Their Baby Gets Killed Hamas: Israeli Strikes in Gaza Meant to Distract From West Bank Attacks
Southern Rebel Group Says It Met Thai Government Separatists Withdraw From Key Posts in Yemen's Aden
Sudan Protest Leaders, Military Sign Transitional Government Deal

August 16th, 2019

India DM: No First Use of Nuclear Weapons, for Now US Agrees to Comply With New Iraq Directive on Military Flights
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