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April 17th, 2020

US Space Force Arming to Jam Rival Satellites Pakistani Pashtun Rights Activist Arrested on Hate-Speech Charge
Unidentified Gunmen Assassinate Commander in Tahrir Al-Sham, West of Aleppo Houthi Shelling Kills 3 Civilians in Central Yemen
Turkey Evacuates Nationals From Kuwait, Libya Besieged Airbase Shows Turkey Turning the Tide in Libya's War
In Kashmir, the Coronavirus Means Increased Police Powers North Korea Disparages Newly Elected Defector's District
Chinese Doctor Who Discovered Virus in Wuhan Recounts First Days of Outbreak Libya: Call for an Urgent Humanitarian Pause to Hostilities
11 Philippine Troops Killed in Clash With Muslim Militants Aid Group MSF Splits With Partner Over Migrant Rescues
Army to Resume Sending Recruits to Basic Training Despite Covid-19 Cases at Fort Jackson Pentagon Approves Ketamine-Based Antidepressant for Some Patients
Marine Pronounced Dead After Collapsing During Training at Twentynine Palms Palestinian President: 'No Peace Deal With Israel, Unless Prisoners Released'
Teenagers Smeared as Terrorists in Israel Lebanon Border Fence Damaged at 3 Locations, but Not Breached, IDF Says
Israel Sees Sharp Increase in Coronavirus Testing, Inks Deal With Chinese Firm Afghan Police Chief and 2 Others Killed in Shooting
Afghan's Balkh Province Urgently Needs Health Supplies Low Wage Afghan Families Hit Hard by Lockdown
Afghan Govt Responds to EU Concerns on Peace Process Turkey-Backed Rebels Kidnap 25 Civilians in NE Syria
Iraqi Kurdistan to Defer Payments to Oil Firms as Prices Crash US-Russian Space Crew Lands Safely in Kazakhstan
Security Council Backs UN Chief's Call for Yemen Ceasefire Syria Virus Death Traced to Kurdish-Run Northeast Region
Libya's East-Based Forces Hit Tripoli Civilian Area, 4 Dead Coronavirus: Philippine President Duterte Threatens to Impose Martial Law After 120,000 Arrested for Violating Lockdown
Michigan Governor Whitmer Aims to Begin Reopening State Economy on May 1 After Criticism Google to Waive Ad Serving Fees for News Publishers Amid Virus Crisis
Myanmar to Free Almost 25,000 Prisoners in Largest Amnesty in Years Iran Says 'Illegal' US Presence in Gulf Causes Insecurity
China Says There Has Never Been a Cover-Up on Coronavirus Outbreak Saudi Grand Mufti: Ramadan Evening, Eid Prayers to Be Done at Home Amid Coronavirus
Iran Parades Medical Gear, Not Missiles on Army Day as Coronavirus Deaths Hit 4,958 Chinese and Malaysian Ships in South China Sea Standoff
Singapore Mulls Placing Migrant Workers Who Recover From Covid-19 on Cruise Ships Congo Records Five New Ebola Cases, Shelves Declaration of End to Epidemic
Serbia Sends Kosovo 1,000 Test Kits in Solidarity Against Coronavirus In Ecuador Pandemic, Chronic Illnesses Are Going Untreated
Russia Protests After Norway Detains Trawler Near Svalbard Police Levy Fines, Shut Monastery as Ukraine Begins Orthodox Easter Under Lockdown
Haniyeh: if Israel Is Serious About the Prisoner Swap, Hamas Is Too UN: Millions of Children Face 'Potentially Catastrophic' Impact of Coronavirus
Hundreds of Israelis Protest Netanyahu 'Dictatorship' Amid Coronavirus Pandemic Yemeni Medical Travelers Stranded by War in Egypt Dream of Home
Myanmar Strikes Kill 32, Mostly Women and Children: UN Refugees Relocated From Libya Protest Under Coronavirus Lockdown in Rwanda
Coronavirus Succeeds in Freeing Yemeni Prisoners of War Where Politics Failed Leading Migrant Rescue Alliance Falls Apart Over Coronavirus Handling Disagreement
Malaysia Turns Away 200 Rohingya Refugees Over 'Coronavirus Fears' Tunisia Arrests Two Over Coronavirus 'Cough Plot' Against Police
Egypt Parliament to Discuss Bill to Give Sisi Extensive Power to Control Coronavirus Rights Group Accuses Saudi Arabia of Abuses in Mass Trials of Suspected Hamas Members
Middle East States Crack Down on Media Freedom Concerning Coronavirus Russia Shows Willingness to Include New Nuke, Hypersonic Weapon in Arms Control Pact
Boeing Set to Reopen Major Military Helicopter Production Hub for H-47 and MH-139 California Covid-19 Antibody Study Suggests Broad Asymptomatic Spread
Inside the Wild Final Week of the Acting Navy Secretary Any New Nuclear Arms Talks Must Include China, Mike Pompeo Tells Russia
Coronavirus: Others Will Revise Death Tolls Like China, World Health Organization Says Amid Coronavirus, US Is Trying to 'Squeeze' What It Can From the Army's Largest European Exercise in 25 Years
Denmark's Return to School Gives Glimpse of What Classrooms Will Look Like Post-Lockdown Turkey Takes a Different Coronavirus Approach With Weekend Lockdowns and Age-Specific Restrictions
Coronavirus Outbreak May Have Started in September, Say British Scientists Under Fire, French Navy Defends Handling of Aircraft Carrier Virus Outbreak
Gunman Shoots Dead Six Afghan Workers Outside Main US Base Abu Sayyaf Militants Kill and Wound Two Dozen Philippine Soldiers in Sulu Attack
1,081 Sailors on French Aircraft Carrier Charles De Gaulle Crew Test Positive for Covid-19 China Says Nearly 1,300 Virus Deaths Not Counted in Wuhan, Cites Early Lapses
In Phone Call, Mexican President Floats Idea of Meeting With Trump Curfew Crackdowns in Several African Countries Kill More People Than Covid-19
UN Chief Urges Protection of Palestinians Held in Israeli Jails as Covid-19 Spreads Philippines' Duterte Threatens Martial Law-Like Virus Crackdown
Fortunately, No American Troops Were Reported Killed in Action This Week

April 16th, 2020

Michigan Governor Needs to Revise Her Coronavirus Lockdown Order: State Chamber Head Activists and Pastors Sue Texas Governor Over Stay-At-Home Order
Michigan Governor Says Protestors' 'Irresponsible Actions' Can Lead to Extension of Stay-At-Home Orders Iraq Daily Roundup: Turkish Soldier Among Three Killed
China Rejects US Allegations of Nuclear Testing
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