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August 26th, 2019

Fearing a New 'Red Scare' Atmosphere, Activists and Lawmakers Fight Targeting of Chinese-Americans Iraq, Lebanon See Israeli Attacks as a 'Declaration of War'
Trump Calls Joint South Korea Military Drill 'Waste of Money' Chinese Authorities Formally Arrest Australian Writer Yang Hengjun on Suspicion of Spying
Attacks on Iran-Backed Forces: What You Need to Know Iraqi Bloc Calls for US Troops Withdrawal After Israeli Air Raids
Eastern Libyan Forces Kill Eight in Advance South of Tripoli Saudi Arabia, UAE Vow to Back Yemen War Effort Amid Cracks
Iraq Coalition Calls Israeli Strikes a 'Declaration of War' Army Is Making Cards to Help Soldiers Learn Iranian Weapons
New Sri Lankan Army Chief Denies Accusations of War Abuses In Blow to Likud, Elections Czar Bans Parties From Filming at Israel Polling Stations
Afghan Forces Rescue 15 People From Taliban Prison in Kunduz Politicians Suggest New Council to Oversee Talks With Taliban
US and Taliban Make Progress on 'Safe Zones' Iraq Calls for Increasing Chinese Investments in Energy, Infrastructure
Jordanian Official Criticizes Israel's Provocative Measures at Al-Aqsa Mosque Explosion Rocks Venezuela Oil Plant
China Says US Is Using Fentanyl Feud as Political Weapon Pakistan's Imran Khan Vows to Raise Kashmir in All Global Forums
Iraq Government Chiefs, Hashed Top Brass Discuss Drone Attacks Hezbollah Says Explosives Found in Second Beirut Crashed Drone
Taliban, US 'Finalize' Peace Deal, Announcement After Days: Sources Police Urge Residents in Texas Town to Vacate Homes During Nearby Spacex Rocket Launch
US Judge Orders Release of FBI Records in Saudi-9/11 Probe Pakistan to Not Back Down Until Kashmir Issue Resolved: PM Imran
Trump Says Open to Meeting Iran's Rouhani, a 'Great Negotiator,' in Coming Weeks Taliban: Attacks on Afghan Forces Won't Stop With US Deal
As War Fears Skyrocket, Netanyahu Orders Rare Security Briefing for Rival Gantz Russia Denies GOP Senator Visa Ahead of Trip
Trump Says Afghan Talks Have 'No Timeline' Despite Taliban Optimism South Sudanese Journalist Released After Weeks-Long Detention Without Charge
Trump Says 'Too Soon' to Meet Iran Foreign Minister Zarif After Surprise G7 Visit Iran Deploys Two Warships to Gulf of Aden to Escort Commercial Vessels
At Least 37 Killed as Tribal Clashes Grip Port Sudan French MEPs to Visit Syria for Talks With Assad Officials
Netanyahu Calls for International Community to Act as Tensions Near Boiling Point Syrian Govt Strikes on Idlib Kill Four, Including a Woman and Her Child
Blackout in Gaza as Israel Punishes Rocket Attacks With Fuel Cuts Turkish Military Hit by Raft of Resignations Amid Idlib Predicament
Clashes Between Myanmar Army and Rebels Force Thousands to Flee in Shan State Pentagon Sees 'No Major Concerns' With Raytheon-United Technologies Merger
Another Russian S-400 Battery Headed to Turkey Beginning Tuesday Trump, Asked if Could Delay China Tariffs, Says - 'Anything Is Possible'
Thai Military Faces Questions Over Death of Suspect in Southern Insurgency Kremlin to Turkey: Syrian Militant Attacks Must Be Stamped Out
Kremlin Says 'Impossible' to Return to G7/G8 on Invitation of One Country Indonesia Unveils Site of New Capital on Borneo Island
Hong Kong Government Warns of Great Danger After Weekend of Violence Erdogan Says Turkish Troops Will Enter Planned Syria Safe Zone 'Soon'
Malaysia Hopes to Pay for Military Equipment With Palm Oil Yemen Houthis Say They Attacked Saudi Capital, Coalition Dismisses Report
Protests in Indonesia's Papua Spotlight Demand for Independence Referendum Spanish Air Force Jet Crashes Into Sea, Pilot Killed
Trump Says India, Pakistan Can Handle Kashmir Dispute on Their Own France, US Reach Deal on a Digital Tax Targeting Big Tech
New Congo Government Shows Influence of Former President Trump Says Not Open to Compensation for Iran, Could Be Credit Lines
Lebanese Defiant After Drone Strikes, Israelis Near Border Unfazed Revolutionary Guards Member Killed in Northwest Iran
Eastern Libyan Forces Kill 8 in Advance South of Tripoli Pentagon Accuses China of 'Bullying Tactics' in Waters Off Vietnam
Rejection of International Law on the Rise, Iran's Foreign Minister Says Lebanon's President Aoun Likens Israeli Drones to 'Declaration of War'
Iran Says It Has Sold Oil From Tanker Released by Gibraltar Stocks, Dollar Rise as US-China Trade Rhetoric Softens
Israel Fears Trump Might Sit Down With the Iranians - and Be Outmaneuvered TSA: Officers Put on Leave After Racist Display Found in Miami Airport
Iran's Rouhani Says He Is Open to Talks Amid Rising Tensions With the West Why the CIA Doesn't Spy on the UAE

August 25th, 2019

Iraq Daily Roundup: Mortar Attack on Soccer Game; 31 Killed Across Iraq Nine Killed as Yemen Govt Forces Move to Retake Key Separatist Camp
Netanyahu Hits Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon in Desperate Reelection Bid Iraqi Paramilitary: Israel Behind Drone Strike in Western Iraq
Hezbollah Vows Retaliation After Israeli Drone Attacks on Beirut
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