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May 19th, 2020

In Pictures: Yemen's Hidden Art Scene Finds a New Home US Accuses China of Helping Iran Move Weapons, Smuggle Gold Out of Venezuela
Venezuelans Clamor for Gasoline as US Weighs Response to Iran Fuel Shipment Southern Africa Bloc Backs Mozambique in Fight Against Insurgents
Investigative Issues: Erik Prince Sues the Intercept for Alleging Proposed Alliance With Russians 'Tortured Zimbabwe Abductees' May Face Prosecution
Trump Loyalists Assuming Key Roles in the Pentagon, Critics Say Coronavirus Gives Persian Gulf States Excuse to Embrace Israel
Israeli Troops Erect Settler-Only Bypass Road in Southern Nablus Ethiopian Troops in Somalia Admit to Shooting Down Kenyan Plane
Israel Temporarily Lifts Face Mask Requirement Over Heat Wave 2 Terrorists Killed in W. Iran: Guards
Worshippers Breaking Ramadan Fast Killed in Afghanistan Mosque Attack Hong Kong Extends Coronavirus Group Restrictions, Tiananmen Vigil at Risk
DR Congo Police Crackdown on Sect Killed 55 in 'Bloodbath': HRW 'A Beautiful Day' in Italy, as Shops and Bars Finally Reopen
Salvadoran Lawmakers Back Law to Restart Economy in Defiance of President Two California Border Hospitals Hit by Surge in Covid-19 Cases From Mexico
In Veiled Warning to Iran, US Tells Persian Gulf Mariners to Stay Clear of Its Warships Trump Plans Halt to National Guard Deployments Before Retirement Benefits Kick In
Chicago Blocks Church Parking Lots to Enforce Stay-At-Home Order Grenell Declassifies Susan Rice Email Sent on Inauguration Day
Read: Susan Rice's Email Discussing Michael Flynn and Russia Michigan Sheriff Says Stay-at-Home Order Is Like Placing Residents Under Arrest
Palestinian Authority President Says No Longer Bound to Commitments With US, Israel Trump Administration Finalizes Indefinite Extension of Coronavirus Border Restrictions
NASA Head of Human Space Flight Resigns One Week Before SpaceX Launch Leaked Pentagon Memo Warns Coronavirus Pandemic Could Last Until Summer 2021
Coronavirus-Stricken USS Theodore Roosevelt Returning to Sea Senate Panel Advances Navy Secretary Nominee
Qatar Confirms Coronavirus in Jail but Denies Widespread Outbreak Taiwan Tells US It Is Complying With North Korea Sanctions
Brazil Lets Cuban Doctors Resume Work Amid Coronavirus Struggle Soldiers Killed in Two Separate Attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan
Syrian Warring Sides Agree to Geneva Constitution Talks: UN Envoy German Court Limits Power of Spy Agency's Overseas Bugging
Left-Wing Rebels Deprive Macron of Outright Parliament Majority Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque to Reopen After Eid Al-Fitr Holiday
Israel Cyberattack Caused 'Total Disarray' at Iran Port India Troops Kill Top Kashmir Rebel, Aide in Srinagar Gun Battle
Ethiopia Deploys Anti-Aircraft Missiles as Nile Dispute With Egypt Escalates Activist Ends Hunger Strike Following Restart of Egypt Court Hearings
UN: Civilian Deaths by Taliban and Afghan Forces on the Rise Abbas: PA No Longer Bound by Accords With Israel and US, Including on Security
Somalia Sees 'Massive' Increase in FGM Amid Coronavirus Lockdown Press Freedom Activists Condemn Iraqi-Kurdish Authorities' Arrest of Journalists
Denmark Sold Arms to UAE Despite Ban Over Yemen Concerns Libya Captures Russian-Made Missile System 'Given to Haftar Forces by UAE'
Reshaping Palestine: Inside Israel's New 'Annexation Cabinet' Afghan Woman Voluntarily Nurses Babies of Mothers Slain in Kabul Maternity Ward Carnage
Blank Check? Joe Biden 'Completely' Opposes Withholding US Aid to Israel as Annexation Looms Jailed Saudi Royals Hire Washington Lobbyists to Secure Their Freedom
'Playing With Fire': Sudan Revolution in Peril as Splits Appear Among Its Protagonists UK Muslim Charity Calls for Investigation Into 'Police Harassment'
UAE Delivers Coronavirus Aid for Palestinians in First Direct Flight to Israel Haftar's Forces Withdraw From Parts of Tripoli After Losing Strategic Airfield
Key US Lawmaker Urges Iron Dome Deployment to Mideast Russia Scales Down War Games Amid Pandemic
House Progressives Demand Pentagon Cuts, Citing Pandemic Northrop Receives $2.4 Billion for Two Space Force Missile Defense Satellites
Lockheed Slated to Miss F-35 Delivery Target in 2020 as Supply Chain Struggles to Keep Up UN Envoy Pushes for End to Foreign Fueling of Libya Conflict
DR Congo Probes Deadly Crackdown on Separatist Sect Bomb Kills Six, Wounds Four in Southwest Pakistan
Lesotho Prime Minister Implicated in Ex-Wife's Murder Resigns China and India Muscle Up After Border Dispute but Diplomatic Channels Open
China's Military Seeks Bigger Budget Amid Growing Threat of US Conflict Mentally Ill Man Jailed for More Than Four Years Over Petrol Bomb Attacks on Hong Kong Police Stations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Asks to Skip Opening of Corruption Trial Due to Coronavirus Guidelines Russian Military Helicopter Crashes Outside Moscow, Crew Killed
Jihadists Attack Nigeria Town Where Girls Abducted Eight Afghan Soldiers Die Fighting Off Taliban Attack in Kunduz
Russia Awaits US Ventilator Aid as Coronavirus Cases Near 300,000 Israel Was Behind Cyberattack on Iranian Port, Report Says

May 18th, 2020

Iraq Daily Roundup: 14 Killed; TV Station Stormed Libya Unity Government Recovers Key Airbase From Hafter
UN Envoy Urges US and Russia to Discuss Syria Peace US Envoy to Push Afghanistan, Taliban on Peace Talks
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