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December 22nd, 2019

Iran Frees Chinese-American Scholar for US-Held Scientist Pakistan Says Indian Shooting Kills 3 in Kashmir
Syrian Troops Push Toward Turkish Observation Post in Idlib China, India Vow to Work on Border Issues as Violence Erupts in Kashmir
Syrian Government Forces Advance in Idlib, Nine Civilians Killed Attackers Hit Venezuela Military Post, 1 Soldier Killed
Boliva's Ex-President Morales Plans Party Rally on Argentina Border Russia's Lavrov Says Trump Told Putin US Will Continue Looking for Arms Treaty Solutions: IFAX
Russia Ready to Include 'Super Weapons' in Arms Control Treaty: IFAX Cites Lavrov Somali Militants Claim Responsibility for Attack Outside Somali Hotel: Spokesman
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait Neutral Zone Agreement Expected Tuesday Bolivia Announces Entry Into Lima Group to Resolve Venezuelan Crisis
Israel Reverses Ban, Gaza Christians Can Visit Christmas Sites Over a Dozen Injured in Southern Philippines Bombings
Palestinian Inmate Who 'Sold Land to Jews' Dies in Ramallah Hospital Taliban Gets Go Ahead for Ceasefire From 'Elders': Sources
Abdullah's Team Calls Afghan Election Results 'Fraudulent' Abdullah Says His Team Is the 'Winner' of Afghan Election Based on 'Clean' Votes
Ghani Tops Preliminary Election Results: Afghan IEC Israeli Missiles Targeting Syria Launched From Lebanon: TV Channel
Amid Protests, India's Modi Insists Citizenship Law Is Not Anti-Muslim Russia Says Gas Pipeline Projects Will Proceed Despite US Sanctions
Iran: US Sanctions 'Reckless' Navy SEAL at Center of War Crimes Case Meets With Trump at Mar-A-Lago
Hundreds March in Istanbul in Support of Uighur Muslims After Ozil Comments Sudan Dropped From US Violators of Religious Freedom Blacklist Amid Warming Ties With Washington
Lebanese Protesters Refuse Talks With New Prime Minister-Designate Erdogan Vows to Increase Military Support to Libyan Government as Regional Tensions Flare Up
India's Modi Claims Backlash Against Anti-Muslim Citizenship Law Is 'A Conspiracy' Against Him 'Tolerant' UAE Revokes Citizenship of Dissidents' Families: HRW
UAE Foreign Minister Tweets Article Supportive of Alliance With Israel Amid Increasing Gulf-Israel Normalization Sudan Opens Darfur Crimes Probe Against Former Bashir Officials
Greece Says Eastmed Pipeline Deal to Be Signed January 2 Despite Tensions With Turkey Jailed Egyptian Ex-Army Chief Who Tried to Run Against Sisi Is Freed
Erdogan to EU: Turkey Cannot Handle New Syria Refugee Flow by Itself 'Some Crimes Speak for Themselves': ICC Probe Brings Back Raw Memories in Gaza
The US Navy Gets Its Large Unmanned Surface Vessels in 2020 With Strings Attached New NATO Surveillance Drones Bet on Italian Safety Ruling
Philippines Troops Rescue 2 Indonesian Sailors From Abu Sayyaf in Jolo Mali Crisis Talks End but Political Solution Seems Distant in Wake of Deadly Clashes
Thousands of Iraqis Protest Against Iran's Influence as Deadline for New Prime Minister Looms Hong Kong Police Station Damaged by Suspected Petrol Bomb Attack on Sunday Morning
Chinese Researcher Accused of Trying to Smuggle Vials of 'Biological Material' Out of US Hidden in a Sock China, Japan, and South Korea Agree to Continue Push for Free-Trade Deal Despite Ongoing Tensions Across Region
Tens of Thousands Flee as Syrian Forces Continue Idlib Advance Boeing Spacecraft Lands Safely in New Mexico Desert, a Successful End to a Flawed Test Mission
French Troops Kill 33 Militants in Mali, Macron Says

December 21st, 2019

Iraq Daily Roundup: 11 Killed; Activist Gunned Down As South Sudan's Conflict Drags On, US Frustrations Mount
Brazil: Where the Police Wear Masks, and the Bodies Pile Up Fast 50 Palestinian Protesters Have Been Blinded by Shots to the Eye at Gaza Fence Protests
US Congress Approves Peace Talk Funds, Taliban May Benefit Lack of Security in Ghor Means More Violence Against Afghan Women
Yemeni Army Launches Offensive Against Houthi Rebels in Saada Fatah Seeks Consensus on 'Not to Hold Palestinian Elections Without East Jerusalem'
North Korea Envoy Stephen Biegun Sworn in as Pompeo's No. 2 at State Dept At Least 10 Percent of US Bomb-Sniffing Dogs Sent to Jordan Died From Mistreatment
Satellite Photos Show North Korea Expanding Factory Linked to Long-Range Missile Production: Report State Department 'Concerned' About Situation in Libya as Conflict Escalates
Queen's Speech: Is the UK Moving Closer to Israel Under Boris With New 'Anti-BDS Law'? What's the 'Caesar Act' in Trump's $738bn Defense Policy Bill?
Eastern Libya Military Leader Haftar's Forces Seize Turkish Ship Trump Signs $738 Billion Defense Bill. Here's What the Pentagon Gets
Defense Stocks Could Soar Again in 2020 After Massive Defense Spending Jump Police Reputation in Tatters Across the Political Divide According to Online Survey of Hong Kong Voters
Chaotic Scenes at Busy Hong Kong Mall as Pepper Spray Used After Protesters and Plain-Clothes Police Scuffle Nearly a Fifth of Hong Kong Voters Say They Support Violent Actions by Protesters
As Seoul Loses Faith in Trump's Approach on North Korea, China Is Poised to Step in Russia's Gazprom to Pay $2.9 Billion in New Ukraine Gas Deal
Western Balkan Nations Agree to Boost Ties for EU Bid India Protests Rage on as Death Toll Rises to 24
US Won't Levy Threatened Tariffs on Brazil Steel, Trump Told Bolsonaro Venezuela Detains Lawmaker Ahead of Guaido Re-Election Vote: Opposition
Cuba Names Manuel Marrero Cruz as First Prime Minister Since 1976 Hundreds Arrested in India During Days of Protests Over Citizenship Law
Suicide Bomb Outside Somali Hotel Kills at Least Seven The Space Force Is Officially the Sixth Military Branch. Here's What That Means.
At Least 18 Prisoners Dead in Clash at Honduras Jail PM Imran Says Threat to Pakistan From India Increasing, Warns of 'Befitting Response'
Turkey's Parliament Ratifies Security Accord With Libya Business Ties Between US Officials and Arrested Mexican Security Minister Raise Questions
Iran's Rouhani Welcomes Japan Opt-Out of US-Led Naval Mission in Persian Gulf Airstrikes Kill 12 Civilians in Syria's Idlib: Monitor
Cyprus Police Arrest 3 Employees of Surveillance Firm Owned by an Israeli Intelligence Veteran Sanctioned Muslim Nations Weigh Trading With Gold to Bypass Restrictions
Iran Calls US Foreign Policy 'Delusional,' Pompeo 'A Loudspeaker for Bullying' US Slams China, Russia Veto on Syria Aid as 'Shameful'
North Korea: US Could 'Pay Dearly' for Human Rights Criticism Pakistani Academic Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy
Tens of Thousands Flee Syria's Idlib as Deadly Bombings Intensify France's Macron Says 33 'Terrorists' Killed in Mali Operation
US to Ramp Up Counterterrorism Efforts in Sahel Region India Suspends Internet and Phone Services to Quell Protests

December 20th, 2019

'Blinding the Truth': Israeli Snipers Target Gaza Protesters in the Eyes
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