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June 5th, 2020

Iran Sanctions Case Being Dropped by US Despite Conviction Fears Grow for Activists and Royals Detained in Notorious Saudi Prison
Dozens of Rabbis Call for Mourning Floyd, Autistic Palestinian Killed by Police Anger at New Police Abuse Videos as US Protests Eye Weekend
Army Grounds Crew of Helicopter That Flew Low Over Protests Amid Official Investigation Several Hundred More Active-Duty Troops Ordered to Leave the Washington DC Region
Former Defense Leaders Call on Trump to Not Use Active-Duty Troops Against Protesters Israeli Forces Demolishes Home, Displaces Ten Palestinians Near Hebron
Israeli Settlers Chop Down Dozens of Olive Trees Near Nablus NY Times Editor Who Ran Tom Cotton Op-Ed Is Anti-Palestinian Activist
Iraq Signs 2-Year Deal to Continue Importing Electricity From Iran Excluded From Netanyahu's Annexation Plans, Military Must Somehow Prepare Anyway
US Circles Proposal to Extend Iran Arms Embargo Among Security Council Members US Still Working to Bring Palestinians to the Table on Peace Plan, Diplomat Says
Taliban Attack in Zabul Leaves 10 Soldiers Dead MSF: No Restart Until Afghanistan Investigates Maternity Wing Attack
Afghans Call for Security After Mosque Attack Dozens in Hong Kong Stage Pro-Democracy Protest in Shopping Mall
Protests Against Police Violence Sweep Across Small-Town America Should US Police Get Free Military Equipment? Protests Revive Debate
Turkish Soldier Killed, Two Wounded in Syria's Idlib, Defense Ministry Says France Says Its Army Killed Al Qaeda North Africa Chief Droukdel
Indianapolis Police Investigating Officers Who Struck Woman With Batons During Arrest In Surprise, US Unemployment Rate Falls, Economy Adds Jobs
US Park Police Say It Was a Mistake to Say No Tear Gas Was Used in Lafayette Square US Embassy in Mexico Vandalized by Protesters
Pentagon: Guardsmen in DC Will Not Use Firearms Amid Peaceful Protests Nigerians Take to Streets to Protest Against Sexual Violence
Zimbabwe: Top Opposition Officials Held in Dispute Over Party HQ India, China Want to Solve Border Dispute 'Peacefully'
Palestinian Prisoners to Wage Hunger Strike After Suspension of Family Phone Calls During Coronavirus Epidemic US Holds Up UN Envoy on Libya, Frustrating Europeans
US Pressures Saudi Arabia to End Three-Year Qatar Blockade Due to Iran 'Airspace Benefits' Muslim Council Condemns UK's 'Censoring Role' of Racism in Report on Coronavirus Epidemic
Another UAE Princess Attempted to Escape Royal Family Energy Politics Cripple Hopes for Economic Recovery in Iraq
Trump Orders 9,500 US Troops Out of Germany Sudan-Ethiopia Border Tensions Escalate Despite Government Efforts
China Could Lose 95% of Ballistic, Cruise Missiles Under Strategic Arms Control Pact, Says New Analysis George Floyd Protests: DC Mayor Tells Trump to Remove Federal Officers, Military From City
China Says Forcing Chinese Firms Off US Exchanges Will Harm US Mexican Protesters Clash With Police Over Custody Death
Iran FM Throws Ball Back in Trump's Court on Nuclear Deal UN Nuclear Watchdog Has 'Serious Concern' at Iran Denying Inspections
1,300 Civilians Killed in DR Congo, Half Million Flee Homes in Recent Months: Un Cameroon Army Confirms Journalist Died in Custody, Denies Torture
Trump Threatens EU, China With Tariffs; Names Navarro 'Lobster King' China Says It Will Take 'Necessary Measures' on US Blacklist
Marriott Ceases Cuban Operations After New Trump Sanctions Black Lives Matter Rallies Papuan Activists in Indonesia
Malaysia's Mahathir Tempers Calls for Fresh Polls as Lawmakers Choose Sides Turkey Jails Three MPs Stripped of Parliamentary Status
Central African Republic Court Rejects Bid to Extend President's Mandate EU Set to Keep Its External Borders Closed Until July
Iran's Uranium Stockpile Swelled During Virus Pandemic Lockdown Paris Bans George Floyd Protest Planned at US Embassy
Kenyan Police Have Killed 15 Since Start of Virus Curfew Tens of Thousands March to Demand Mali Leader Steps Down
Sahel Armies Accused of Disappearances and Killings, Raising Alarm Iranian Foreign Minister Challenges Trump to Return to Nuclear Deal
Australia Moves to Ban Anti-Racism Protest Citing Virus Protests in Occupied West Bank Against Israeli Annexation Plan
Erdogan Nixes Weekend Lockdown Over Public Backlash, Cases Rise France Denies Giving Refuge to Venezuela's Guaido
Thai Exiled Activist Abducted in Cambodia, Rights Group Says North Korea Says It Will Abolish Liaison Office With South Korea
US Envoy to UN Pushes Back Against Criticism Over Protests Russia Sends More Troops West, Challenging US-NATO Presence Near Borders
Donald Trump Says China Is Buying 'A Lot' of US Products China-South Korea Ties Face a Testing Time After Seoul Accepts Donald Trump's G7 Invitation
China Putting US Tensions Over Hong Kong Aside to Subtly, Quietly Implement Phase One Trade Deal US Jails Three Chinese Nationals for Photographing Navy Base
George Floyd's Death Reminds France of Police Brutality Victim Adama Traore Pentagon Chief Mark Esper Risks Being Sidelined as White House Floats Replacements
US Launches First Taliban Air Strikes Since Afghan Ceasefire End Pompeo Presses Nations to Fund ISIS Fight Despite Budget Crunch
57 Buffalo Cops Resign From Unit in Protest After Two of Their Own Are Suspended for Injuring 75-Year-Old Trump Ordering 9,500 US Troops Removed From Germany Amid Tensions
Israel Breaks Promise, Demolishes Homes of 65 Palestinians Why Did the US Fund Anti-Hugo Chavez Rock Bands in Venezuela?
Los Angeles Police Dept. Seen Hitting Protesters With Batons, Firing Rubber Bullets Amid Peaceful Demonstrations Minneapolis Agrees to Ban Police Chokeholds in Wake of George Floyd Death
Tear Gas Is Banned in International Warfare - Why Are Police Using It on US Civilians?

June 4th, 2020

Iraq Daily Roundup: 23 Killed; Airstrikes on ISIS Hideouts Israeli Airstrikes Pound Northern Syria, Killing at Least Nine
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