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April 26th, 2020

Trump-Putin Joint Statement Commemorating 75th Anniversary of Meeting on the Elbe El Salvador Authorizes Use of Lethal Force Against Gangs
Iran Responds to Trump by Telling US to Remove Mideast Forces Pompeo Blasts Iran's Space Program in Wake of Military Satellite Launch
US Renews Waiver for Iraq to Import Iranian Electricity, Shortens Time North Korean Leader 'Alive and Well,' South Korea Says
Venezuela's Gasoline Goes From World's Cheapest to Steepest China Has 'Nationalized' Its N95 Mask Makers
Lapid Says His Former Running Mate Gantz Is 'Unfit to Be Prime Minister' US Could Be Weeks From Meat Shortages With Shutdowns Spreading
Libya's Haftar Calls for Support Amid Military Losses Germany Says China Sought to Encourage Positive Covid-19 Comments
Two Pakistani Soldiers, Nine Militants Killed in North Waziristan Clash Yemen Separatists Announce Self-Rule in the South
What Is Covidsafe, Australia's Controversial New Contact Tracing App? More Than One Million Australians Download Covidsafe Contact Tracing App
82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers That Deployed to the Middle East to Return Home SIPRI: Germany Significantly Increases Military Spending
Israeli Colonists Cut Dozens of Palestinian-Owned Olive Trees Near Nablus B'Tselem: Israeli Settlers Exploit Coronavirus to Take Over West Bank Land With Military Backing: Violent Attacks Spike in April
Two Palestinians Shot, Injured by Israeli Army Fire in Kufur Qaddoum Israel High Court: Shin Bet Surveillance of Virus Carriers Must Be Enshrined in Law
Labor Leader Peretz Wins His Party's Backing to Join Netanyahu-Led Government Kabul Residents: Food Prices Rise 20- 30% in Past 2 Months
Seven Afghan Forces Killed in Taliban Attack in Logar: Tribal Elders Taliban: Afghan Govt Impeding Peace Efforts
Pentagon Focusing on Most Vital Personnel for Virus Testing Activists: Turkish Troops Shoot Dead Two Protesters in Syria
China Arrested Former Huawei Staff for Talking About Iran Deal Online Iran Plans to Reopen Mosques in Areas Free of Coronavirus: President
Mexico All but Empties Migrant Shelters Under Coronavirus Israel Reopens Some Businesses, Eyes Schools as Coronavirus Curbs Ease
China's Inner Mongolia Region Tightens Quarantine Rules as Fears of Second Wave of Cases Grows Major Threats to Hong Kong Economy Are Under Control During Coronavirus Crisis, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Says
Sri Lanka Extends Virus Lockdown Egypt Asking IMF for Support During Coronavirus Crisis: PM
Afghan Men Reject Social Distancing for Religious Gathering Amid Coronavirus Huawei Boss Ren Zhengfei Says Company Has No Plans to Cut Ties With US Suppliers
Navy Brass Shocks With Recommendation to Reinstate Captain Crozier Five Things to Know About the Turmoil in the Oil Market
'Air on Your Face': Spanish Children Get Outside for First Time in Six Weeks Navy Hospital Ship in New York Harbor Discharges, Transfers Last Patients
Hong Kong Police Break Up First Large Pro-Democracy Protest Since March Yemen: What Is the Southern Transitional Council?
Timeline: History of Separatism in Southern Yemen Tracking Africa's Coronavirus Cases
Figures Reveal Staggering Depletion of Saudi Arabia's Foreign Reserves Under Salman's Rule Red Cross Urges Release of 'At-Risk' Palestinian Prisoners in Israeli Prisons Amid Coronavirus Concerns
Turkish Troops Clash With Syrian HTS Militants After Five Protesters Shot Dead in Idlib Activists Suspect 'Foul Play' After 17-Year-Old Syrian Refugee Dies in Lebanese Detention
US Envoy Calls on Taliban to Implement Ramadan 'Humanitarian Ceasefire' During Coronavirus Pandemic Unknown Assailants Lob Explosive Device at Lebanese Bank Amid Currency Chaos
Former UK Ambassador Craig Murray Indicted for Contempt of Court In Post-ISIS Northern Iraq, Demographic Changes Raise Concerns
Spared by the Pandemic, Yemenis Enjoy an Unexpectedly Normal Ramadan Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Says He Is 'Confident' US Will Support West Bank Annexation
Saudi Arabia Ends Death Penalty for Children and Public Floggings Kim Jong UN Is 'Alive and Well' Despite Mounting Speculation, South Korea Says
Trump, Putin Statement Stirs Concern Among Some More Countries Take Measures to Reopen Parts of Daily Life
'There Are No Viruses Here': Leader of Belarus Scoffs at Lockdowns Cuba Sends Doctors to South Africa to Combat Coronavirus
Hong Kong's Cage Homes Are Almost Impossible to Self-Isolate In Trump Says Briefings Not Worth His Time After Disinfectant Gaffe

April 25th, 2020

16 Killed in Offensive Launched by Houthis Against Pro-Govt Forces in Southern Yemen Africa Faces Uphill Battle Against Coronavirus Pandemic With Fragile Health Systems
Violent Protests in Paris Suburbs Reflect Tensions Under Lockdown Mexican Officials Say Human Rights Monitor Shot to Death
Burkina Faso Struggles Against Covid-19 and Extremist Threat San Francisco Mayor Says City's Ppe Orders Have Been Diverted, Confiscated: It 'Blows My Mind'
Biden Vows to Recognize Armenian Genocide if Elected President Washington Post Sues State Department for Access to Diplomatic Cables Regarding Coronavirus
With Oil Demand Plunging, Full Tankers Anchor Off California China Wants to Lead the Fight Against Covid-19, but Can It Overcome the Mistrust?
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson Will Return to Work Monday Coronavirus in Egypt: How the Country's Richest Are Reacting to the Economic Crisis
Anger Over the Removal of Pro-Kurdish Mayors in Turkey Hundreds of Yemeni Protesters Attack Aden Government Buildings After Four Days of Power Cuts
Hundreds Test Positive for Coronavirus in Morocco Prison Tunisia Hopes Novel Methods Will Aid Virus Fight
Trump Commencement Speech Bringing 1,000 Cadets Back to West Point VA Under Fire as Coronavirus Infections Among Veterans, Staff Surge
White House Considering Replacing HHS Chief Azar Algeria Allows More Businesses To-Reopen Amid Fears of Covid-19 Endangering Economy
Saudi Arabia Partially Relaxes Lockdown for Ramadan but Keeps 24-Hour Curfew in Mecca Navy Expands Scope of Sea-Duty Incentive Pay in Wake of Coronavirus Ordeal
Navy Destroyer USS Kidd Reports Rise in Virus Cases to 33 US Has Gunships Ready to Deliver on Trump's Warning to Iran
Three Soldiers Busted in Rank After Sneaking Through Hole in Base Fence to Hit Bars During the Pandemic Top Pentagon Leaders Split on Next Steps for Fired Captain Who Warned of Coronavirus
Grenade Hurled at Bank Branch in Lebanon Michigan Governor Extends and Eases Stay-At-Home Order That Drew Protests
In Albania, Ramadan Under Lockdown Revives Memories of Communism Pakistani Doctors Launch Hunger Strike Over Virus Protection Fears
Pakistanis Flock to Markets and Mosques as Ramadan Starts Dozens of Anti-Lockdown Protesters Arrested in Berlin
Peru Indigenous Warn of 'Ethnocide by Inaction' as Coronavirus Hits Amazon Tribes China Sees More Imported Coronavirus Cases Despite Restrictions
El Salvador Orders 24-Hour Lockdown of Jailed Gang Members After Murders China Eases Restrictions on Exports of Some Coronavirus Equipment
Rouhani Says Iran Should Assume Worst-Case Coronavirus Scenario Trump and Putin Issue Rare Joint Statement Promoting Cooperation
In 4 US State Prisons, Nearly 3,300 Inmates Test Positive for Coronavirus -- 96% Without Symptoms 'I Want My Life Back': Germans Protest Against Lockdown
Checkpoints Dismantled as Lockdown of Virus-Hit Arab Towns in Northern Israel Lifted Likud Officials: if Israel High Court Meddles With Deal, We'll Go to 4th Elections
Thousands Protest in Tel Aviv Against Coalition Deal Between Gantz, Netanyahu 9 Injured, 2 of Them Seriously, in Shooting in Northern Israeli Village
Hong Kong Dissident Reopens Bookshop in Taiwan, Defying Beijing India and Pakistan Ease Coronavirus Lockdown Restrictions
Rouhani Says Iran Watching US Activities in Persian Gulf Region Anger in Mogadishu After Police Kill Civilian in Covid-19 Curfew
European Union Calls for Libya Truce, Resumption of Peace Talks Saudi Arabia Abolishes Flogging as Punishment
Israeli Researchers' Clinical Trials Utilize CBD as Potential Covid-19 Treatment
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