Updated April 18, 2020 - 8:48 PM EDT
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April 17th, 2020

Iraq Daily Roundup: 20 Killed; More Anti-PKK Strikes Iran's Army Day Parade Focuses on Medical Gear, Not Arms
UK Frees Hundreds of Immigration Detainees With Nowhere to Go New Wave of Infections Threatens to Collapse Japan Hospitals
Commander: US Naval Buildup in Caribbean Not Aimed at Ousting Maduro Iran DM: Illegal US Presence in Persian Gulf Causing Insecurity
UN Security Council Calls for Yemen Ceasefire, Focus on Coronavirus 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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