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December 15th, 2019

Deserted Oil Tanker in Yemen: Houthis Ask for Help Putin, Trump: Russian Forces Shoot Down US Drone in Libya
Injuries Reported as Government Forces Battle Afghan Militia Leader Afghan Officials Confirm US Troop Drawdown Plans
Australian Commando, Who Raised Afghanistan War Crime Allegations, Found Dead Turkey Ready to Give Any Military Support Libya Needs: Erdogan
Singapore Invokes Fake-News Law Again White House: Trump to Announce Over 4,000 Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan
Egypt's El-Sissi Says Militias Hold Libyan Govt 'Hostage' Horse-Trading Iran Hawks Seize on Pompeo's Senate Interest
Six Dead in Protests Against Indian Citizenship Law Qatar Says There Has Been 'Small Progress' in Resolving Gulf Dispute
Italian City Evacuates 54,000 People to Defuse WW2 Bomb Grief in Gaza's Classrooms
Afghan IEC Says Vote Recount Will End in Three Days Former Afghan Politician Pleads Guilty of SSI Fraud in US Court
23 Security Troops, 54 Protesters Injured in Clashes in Lebanon's Capital US Says They 'Had To' Bomb Afghanistan Hospital to Get Taliban
Militants Kill 22 in Eastern DR Congo Despite Claims of Security Progress Turkey Could Close Incirlik Air Base in Face of US Threats: Erdogan
Lebanon's Hariri May Be Named PM but Faces Struggle to Form Government Dozens Injured as Activists Clash With Delhi Police in Citizenship Law Protests
Turkey Ready to Give Any Military Support Libya Needs: Erdogan Navy Pilots Demand Right to Carry Guns on Base in Wake of Pensacola Shooting
10 Kurdish Fighters Killed in Turkish Shelling in Syria as Clashes Resume Israel Arrests Palestinians in Jerusalem, Hebron as Activists Launch New Campaign for Prisoners
Lebanon's Defense Minister Blames Deteriorating Economy on 'Burden of Syrian Refugees' Artwork to Be Removed From Iconic Beirut Square Following 'Israeli Infiltration' Rumors
Kushner Pushed for Penalties Against Saudi Regime to Be Removed From US Defense Bill Scores of Lebanese Protesters Injured in Hail of Tear Gas, Rubber
Tehran Welcomes 'Small Progress' Over Gulf Tensions Sudan's Hamdok Acts Against 'Terror Groups' in Bid to End US Sanctions
Turkey's Erdogan Meets Libyan Leader Amid Increasing Regional Tensions Netanyahu Says Brazil Is Committed to Moving Its Embassy to Jerusalem in 2020
Comey Admits He Was Wrong About Carter Page Wiretap: 'There Was Real Sloppiness' Pirates Abduct Twenty Indian Seafarers Off Togo
US Trade Chief Says China Phase-One Trade Deal 'Totally Done' and Will 'Nearly Double' US Exports US Secretly Expels Chinese Officials Suspected of Spying After Breach of Base
Hong Kong 'Christmas Shopping' Protests in Several Malls Across City Lead to Vandalism of Outlets and Clashes Hong Kong Leader Apologizes to Defeated Pro-Beijing Candidates After Elections
Are Afghan Forces Beating the Taliban in 2019? the Pentagon Won't Say. Mohammed Alshamrani, Saudi Gunman, Ripped US on Twitter Before Pensacola Attack
Boko Haram Killed 19 Herders in Northeast Nigeria Mass Grave Containing Remains of 643 Civilians Discovered in Iraq
Turkish Navy Orders Israeli Ship Out of Cyprus's Waters Italy: World War II Bomb Triggers Historic Evacuation

December 14th, 2019

Iraq Daily Roundup: 11 Killed; Home of PM Candidate Set on Fire US Deployed 14,000 Troops to Middle East to Address Iranian Threats: Esper
Prospective Prime Minister Leaves Iraqi Protesters, Some Parliamentarians Dissatisfied Nicaragua Nationalizes Major Gas Station Chain Linked to Ortega After US Imposes Sanctions
Gang of Gunmen on Motorcycles Kill Head of Honduran Prison Explosion in South Nepal Town Kills 3, Injures Another 3
Alleged Militants Kill Police Officer in Eastern Indonesia UN Human Rights Office Accused of Helping China Keep an Eye on Dissidents
The Navy Still Has No Idea Why a Sailor Carried Out a Deadly Shooting at Pearl Harbor Colombia Begins Exhuming Victims of 'False Positives' Executions by Military
The Aramco Attack Was an 'Act of War' by Iran: Senior State Department Official Fighting Rages Near Libya's Capital in Push by Rebel Army
Bolivia's Interim Leader Says Arrest Warrant to Be Issued Against Morales Hourslong Clashes Between Police, Protesters Engulf Beirut
Afghan Election Commission Set to Kick Off Recount in Seven Provinces 2 Palestinian Workers Injured by Israeli Gunfire
Russia Raises Concerns Over New US Ballistic Missile Test: RIA Iran Demands $6 Billion Oil Payment From South Korea
US-Cuba Relations: From Sudden Warming to Icy Plunge As Displacement Soars, Global Meet to Seek New Paths to Help Refugees
Trump Executive Order Aimed at Combating Anti-Semitism Stirs Up Controversy Qatar Says It Will Stand by Lebanon Through Financial Crisis
Dozens Injured as Lebanese Police Fire Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets at Anti-Government Protesters Happily Never After: In Gaza, Marriage Becomes an Impossible Dream
South China Sea: US Stages 85 Military Exercises With Regional Allies in 2019, Report Says Hong Kong Deputy Leader Says Police Will Fully Cooperate With Protest Inquiry
Taiwan Police Shoot Man Suspected of Planting Explosive Device Qatar Sees 'Small Progress' in Resolving Gulf Dispute, Still Believes in GCC
Security Forces Fire Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets in Beirut Protest Munitions Found at Site of German Blast
Lebanon Counter-Protesters Clash With Police in Beirut Turkish Official Says EU Should Boost Funding of Syrian Refugees
The Thin Line Between 'Activist' and 'Ticking Time Bomb' for an Amnesty Employee in West Bank Hamas Official Threatens Israel, Urges Palestinian Reconciliation at Mass Rally
North Korea Claims Another 'Crucial Test' at Its Rocket Facility Malaysia PM Says US Sanctions on Iran Violate International Law
Turkey Says S-400 System 'Vital', Will Retaliate Any US Sanctions Protests Rage in India for Fourth Day Over Citizenship Law
As Lebanon's Post-War System Dies, a New One Struggles to Be Born Sudan's Omar Al-Bashir Sentenced to Two Years for Corruption

December 13th, 2019

US Envoy to Visit Seoul as Deadline Looms for Stalled North Korea Talks Murals: The Women Rising Up on Baghdad's Walls
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