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December 27th, 2019

UK Arrests Man Who Sent £150 to Son Fighting With Kurds in Syria Assad Plans to Sue US Over Stealing Syrian Oil
US Contractor Killed, Several Troops Wounded in Iraq Rocket Attack Taliban Backs a Weeklong Ceasefire in Afghanistan
Despite Media Hype, No 'Surprise' From North Korea Al Shabaab Shoot Locusts With Machine Guns as Somalia Battles Biggest Swarms in 25 Years
Taliban Backs Weeklong Cease-Fire in Afghanistan Indian State Warns Protesters It Will Confiscate Property
Pakistan Ex-President Pervez Musharraf Challenges Death Sentence Mexico President Urges Bolivia to Respect Right of Asylum
Iraqi Protesters Back President's Rejection of Al-Eidani as PM Libyan National Army Says Roads to Tripoli Under Its Control
Death of Kashmiri Leader in Jail Spread Worries Idlib, Syria: Inside a School for Syrian Refugee Children Fleeing Turkish Military Bombardment
Yemen War: Humanitarian Crisis Worsens in Fifth Year of Conflict Intel Probe Puts CIA's Haspel in a Bind
A Big and Bizarre Drone Mystery Is Unfolding in Rural Colorado Municipal Police Chief Arrested Over Mexican Mormon Massacre
Philippines Bans Two US Senators, Mulls New Visa Rules for Americans A Decade in Review: Palestinians Who Stood Out, and Took a Stand, Over the Last 10 Years
American University in Kabul May Close Taliban Leaders Agree on Short-Term Ceasefire
Afghan IECC Begins Sorting Electoral Complaints: Official Two Former Mujahideen Commanders Shot Dead in Kabul
Reconstruction of Mosul's Historic Market Raises Hopes for Iraqis Hundreds Join Final Gaza-Israel Border Protests for Three Months
US Adds Detail on How Soldier Died in Afghanistan This Week Russia and Ukraine Drop Mutual Gas Claims Worth Millions
South Korea Court Upholds Japan 'Comfort Women' Deal Come See Xinjiang for Yourself, Chinese Embassy Tells Muslims After Protest for Uighurs
Trial Judge Faults Secrecy in Guantanamo Commander's Testimony Turkish Court Sentences to Jail Seven at Opposition Newspaper
Taiwan Has 'Urgent' Need for Infiltration Law in Face of China: President Montenegro's Parliament Approves Religion Law Despite Protests
US Appeals Court Voids 'Shockingly Low' 17-Year Sentence in NY Terrorism Case US Contractor Killed, Forces Reported Wounded in Iraq Rocket Attack
US Civilian Contractor Killed in Iraq Base Rocket Attack US Base in South Korea Accidentally Sounds Emergency Siren Instead of Taps
Proposal for Sweeping Cuts to US Navy Shipbuilding, Force Structure Could Herald a New Strategy, Experts Say Lawsuit: US Contractors Paid 'Protection Money' to Taliban
US Warns China Against Trying to 'Coerce' Taiwan After Shandong Aircraft Carrier Passes Near Island Avangard: Russia's Nuclear-Capable Hypersonic Missile Enters Combat Duty
Philippines Bans US Senators, Threatens Tighter Visa Rules for Americans Iraq Daily Roundup: 17 Killed; Attacks Against Security Personnel Continue
Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher, Who Was Pardoned by Trump, Called 'Freaking Evil' by Fellow Iraq Veterans ISIS Claims Execution of 11 Christians in Nigeria in Revenge for Death of Leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi
'Get Out, China': Indonesian Muslims March to Protest Against Treatment of Uygurs Pentagon Leaks Commando Drill to Raid North Korea
The Pentagon Wants AI-Driven Drone Swarms for Search and Rescue Ops ISIS Releases Video Claiming Execution of 11 Christians in Nigeria
Anguish and Anger From the Navy SEALs Who Turned in Edward Gallagher US Air Force Is Spending Millions to Upgrade Turkey Bases Amid Turkish Threats to Kick Them Out
Let's Remember the Children Who Live in Fear of Our Killer Drones A US Base Near North Korea Accidentally Blared an Emergency Siren - Instead of Taps

December 26th, 2019

China, Russia, and Iran Hold Joint Naval Exercises Erdogan: Turkey Will Send Troops to Libya Next Month
Fearing US Policy Shift, Saudis Start Talking to Enemies Drones Need Tracking Network for Expanded Flights, FAA Says
Kashmir Border Shootings Kill 2 Pakistani, 2 Indians 14 Dead in Niger After Islamic Extremists Attack Convoy
Afghan Activist Says Taliban Freed 27 Members of His Group Russian Forces Reportedly Took Over Another Abandoned US Base in Syria
Space Force Has Its First Launch: an Official Website Navy, Marine Corps Order Review of Insider Threats in Response to Pearl Harbor, NAS Penscola Shootings
Israel Admits 'Mistake' in Killing Gaza Family, Refocuses Blame on Palestinian Factions Dispute Between Hamas and Fatah Is Depriving Gazans of Passports - and the Opportunity To Travel
Afghan Leaders Unite Against Rise of 'Fraudulent' Govt After Election 1,400 Syrian Refugees Return Home From Lebanon
Assad Plans to Sue the US Over 'Stealing' Syria's Oil Iran Fighter Plane Crashes Near Border, Pilot's Fate Unknown
Afghan War Caused 100,000 Civilian Casualties in Last Decade: UN Over 16,000 Complaints Filed in Afghan Presidential Polls
Ukraine to Buy More US Javelin Anti-Tank Missile Systems Ivory Coast Says Presidential Candidate Soro Plotted a Coup
Libya Makes Formal Request for Turkish Military Support Mexico Appeals to International Court as Diplomatic Row With Bolivia Intensifies
UN Rebuffs Russia Accusation That US Visa Delays Being Ignored Turmoil at Memorial for Man Killed in Iran Protests
Japan to Send Warship, Aircraft to Middle East to Protect Vessels Muslim Fury Grows After Protest Deaths in Indian Neighborhood
After Cabinet Opposed Mexican Cartel Policy, Trump Forged Ahead Court Rules Turkey Violated Freedoms by Banning Wikipedia
Russian Opposition Leader's Office Raided Taliban Attack on Afghan Army Compound Kills 6 Troops
Poll: More Independent Voters Trusting of News Stories Israel's Embattled Netanyahu Wins Landslide in Primary
Russia Successfully Tests Country-Wide Alternative to Global Internet Five Iran-Linked Fighters Killed by 'Mysterious' Strike in Syria
Saudi Arabia Blamed for Christmas Eve Market Attack in Yemen That Kills 17 Gaza's 'Great March of Return' Protests to Be Scaled Back, Organisers Say
A Few Big, New Army Training Exercises Are Coming Gaza Groups Say Border Protests to Stop Until March, Resume Infrequently in 2020
Israel Strikes in Gaza After Rocket Forces Netanyahu Off Stage 'Turkey Ban on Wikipedia Violates Rights'

December 25th, 2019

Time and Cost of Relocation of US Base in Okinawa to Double Report Reveals Violations of Afghanistan's Constitution
Civilians Killed in 'Foreign Airstrike' in Afghanistan Hizb-E-Islami Member Claims Torture in Gitmo Detention
Iran-Backed Bloc Names Basra Governor for Post of Iraqi PM Iraqi Protesters' Ire at Iran Extends to Goods Boycott
Assad Aide Warns of Operations to Stop US Stealing Syria's Oil Dozens of Afghan Peace Activists Kidnapped, Police Blame Taliban
Two Thai Soldiers Face Rare Murder Charges in Restive South Saudi Security Forces Kill Two 'Terrorists' After Dammam City Shooting
Russia Says UN Chief Turns Blind Eye Over US Visa Delays US Flies Four Spy Planes Over North Korea Amid Christmas Threat: Report
Israel Demolishes Two Palestinian Homes in Occupied East Jerusalem Iran Partially Shuts Down Mobile Internet Access Ahead of Fresh Protests
Israel Has Stopped Almost 8,000 Palestinians From Going Abroad Since 2015 Erdogan Makes Surprise Visit to Tunisia as Tensions Rise Over Libya
Yemen's Lifeline Threatened by Attacks on Aid Groups 'Militarizing Christmas': Israeli Army Slammed Over 'Repugnant' Twitter Post
Pentagon Proposal Cuts a Frigate and an Attack Submarine Out of the Budget

December 24th, 2019

Green Beret (NJ) Killed in Afghanistan Remembered as the 'Definition of a Patriot' Saudi Artillery Strikes Kill 17 at Yemen Border Market
Colleges Are Turning Students' Phones Into Surveillance Machines, Tracking the Locations of Hundreds of Thousands
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