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April 6th, 2020

US Accused of 'Modern Piracy' After Seizing Ventilators Bound for Barbados Pakistan Police Clash With Doctors Protesting Lack of Virus Protection Gear
US Rushed B-52 Bombers to Diego Garcia Amid January Iran Tensions Huawei Donates Medical Supplies to Canada Amid Shortage Concerns
Tripoli Hospital Under Fire as Continued Shelling Defies Coronavirus Israeli Settlers Spit on Cars to 'Infect Palestinians With Corona
The Wisconsin Election Is Back on After Court Rulings OPCW Report Set to Blame Syria Chemical Attacks on Bashar Al-Assad
Case Filed Against Iranian MP Norouzi for Remarks About Downed Ukrainian Plane South Korea to Send $2M Worth of Medical Equipment to Iran
Two Dozen Former Western Officials Urge Trump Admin to Reduce Iran Sanctions New Details Emerge About Snap Deployment of B-52s to Diego Garcia During Iran Crisis
Israel Announces Complete Nationwide Lockdown During Passover Israel Health Minister Who Called Covid-19 'Divine Punishment' Tests Positive for Virus
UN Report: Syria or Allies Likely Behind 5 Civilian Attacks Boris Johnson's Stand-In as UK Premier Is a Blunt Former Lawyer
British PM Boris Johnson Moved to Hospital's Intensive-Care Unit After Coronavirus Symptoms Worsen Pandemic Has Taken Toll on Planned Protests in US
17 Israeli Violations Against Gaza Fishermen Army Paratrooper in Alaska Found Dead in His Barracks Room
UN: Settler Violence Against Palestinians Has Increased During Covid-19 Settlers Hurl Stones at Group of Palestinian Farmers, Rights Group Says
IDF Ramps Up Involvement in National Virus Response, Scales Back Reserves Netanyahu Announces Passover Closure and Curfew, but Says Exit May Be in Sight
Afghan President Ghani Rescinds Order to Divide Finance Ministry Donors Frustrated by 'Personal Agendas' in Afghanistan: US
Taliban Seeks Release of 15 Key Commanders: Official How a Discovery That Brought US Viagra Could Help Those Battling the Coronavirus
US Officer Killed in Ambush in Eastern Syria Angola Deploys Emergency Police, Armored Vans to Enforce Lockdown
Isolation a Double-Edged Sword for West Bank's Bedouin Herders Pakistan Police Clash With Doctors Protesting Lack of Virus Protection Gear
As Infections Balloon, Coronavirus Squeezes Europe's Armed Forces Syria Slow to Free Prisoners Despite Coronavirus Risk in Crowded Jails: Rights Groups
Venezuela Elderly Feel 'Sentenced to Euthanasia' Under Coronavirus Quarantine Stricter Measures in Turkey as Cases Rise Sharply
Germany Outlines Plan to Relax Coronavirus Lockdown, Resume Daily Life Iran Supreme Leader Approves Tapping Sovereign Wealth Fund to Fight Coronavirus
US Warns China Not to 'Exploit' Virus for Sea Disputes Pakistan Quarantines 20,000 Following Tabligh Gathering in Lahore
Israel to Produce Special Masks to Accommodate Beards, but Under-Tests Palestinians Taliban Launches Campaign to Help Afghanistan Fight Coronavirus
'Trump More Dangerous Than Coronavirus': Iranian Admiral Rockets Target US Oil Company Site in Southern Iraq
Anxiety Over Rights Violations as Zimbabwe Enforces Lockdown Killer of Investigative Journalist Sentenced to 23 Years in Slovakia
Trump Administration Designates White Supremacist Group in Russia as Terrorists US Official: 'No Knowledge' of Mask Shipment That Sparked 'Piracy' Claim
FAA Investigating Mystery Drone Telling New Yorkers to Socially Distance Lawmakers Slam Navy Secretary Modly, Pentagon Silent After Speech on USS Roosevelt
CIA Covert Operations: the 1964 Overthrow of Cheddi Jagan in British Guiana Navy Head Stands by Controversial Speech on Ousted Captain
US Army Pauses Sending New Recruits to Basic Training Amid Pandemic Trump Says He 'May Look Into' Dismissal of Ousted Naval Captain
Thousands of Afghans Flee 'Coronavirus Epicenter' Iran, Prompting Fears of Catastrophic Outbreak Hunger-Striking Emirati Mother Detained in Notorious UAE Prison Pleads for Help Amid Coronavirus Threat
Algeria Sentences Another Protest Figure to Jail Egypt 'Refuses' Appeals to Repatriate Stranded Citizens in Blockaded Qatar
Senior Iranian Official Sparks Diplomatic Row With China With Off-Message Coronavirus Tweets Iran Says Virus Infections Show 'Gradual' Decline
Iran Slams US Block of IMF Loan as 'Crimes Against Humanity' Iran Transforms Historic Shiraz Shrine Into a Mask Production Facility Amid Coronavirus Epidemic
Oil Drops Further as Saudi-Russia Output Deal Talks Delayed Netanyahu, Gantz Agree on West Bank Annexation Proposal as Unity Deal Nears
Hard Work and Ingenuity as Gaza Rises to the Coronavirus Challenge Thousands of Pakistanis in UAE Seek to Return Home Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
UK's Keir Starmer and the Middle East: His Past and Policies Iran's Funeral Traditions Crumble as Bereaved Mourn in Coronavirus Isolation
Packed With Refugees, Palestinian Camps Face Grave Threat if Coronavirus Spreads State of Army Modernization Plans Amid Covid Pandemic
Sudan Finalizes Deal With USS Cole Victims' Families US Targets Al-Shabaab With Three Airstrikes Near Mubaraak, Somalia
Ivory Coast Police Clash With Protesters Over Coronavirus Test Center Gunmen Kill 25 Soldiers in North Mali Attack: Army Spokesman
Japan PM to Declare Coronavirus Emergency, Launch Stimulus of Almost $1 Trillion Russia Resumes Coronavirus Repatriation Flights
Russian PM Chides Regional Chiefs for Overzealous Coronavirus Lockdowns 'We Are at War': Kenya Halts Movement to Areas Worst Hit by Coronavirus
Acting US Navy Head Tells Coronavirus-Hit Crew Their Commander's Action Was Naive or Stupid Coronavirus: Navy Calls Fired Crozier Stupid; More Ships Test Positive

April 5th, 2020

Iraq Daily Roundup: Six Killed; Protest Organizer Killed US Navy Expands Presence Near Venezuela
$1 Billion US Aid Cut Would Greatly Defund Afghan Security Forces Taliban Warns Peace Deal at Breaking Point on US Violations

April 4th, 2020

Land Mines Still a Global Threat, Despite Fewer Deaths

March 24th, 2020

Clogged Toilets on New Aircraft Carriers Cost $400k to Fix
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