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August 6th, 2020

Superhawk Elliott Abrams Named Special Envoy on Iran Lack of Study and Oversight Raises Concerns About Tear Gas
China Threatens Countermeasures as Taiwan Prepares for US Visit Lebanon's Financial Capacity 'Very Limited', Economy Minister Says After Blast
South Korean Farmers Bartering Sugar for North Korean Booze to Bypass Sanctions Saudi Coalition Says It Shot Down Houthi Drone Heading for Kingdom
Druze Leader Jumblatt Urges International Probe Into Beirut Port Blast Marines Insist 'We Are Not Drawing Down' Amid Changes to Norway Rotations
Thirty Hunger Striking Detainees Protest Poor Conditions in Israeli Jails At Least 10 Killed in Airstrike in Northern Yemen
Gunmen in Afghanistan Torch 2 Fuel Tankers, Hijack 7 Macron Says Aid to Blast-Stricken Lebanon Will Not Go to 'Corrupt Hands'
IDF Strikes Hamas Site in Gaza After Arson Balloons Spark Fires in South Poll: About Three Quarters of US Adults Support Bringing Troops Home From Iraq, Afghanistan
Hostage-Taker in France Surrenders to Police; Reportedly Made Demands of Israel Egypt, Greece Sign Maritime Deal to Counter Libya-Turkey One
Lebanon's Justice Minister Calls for International Probe Into 'Unforgivable' Blast US Expresses Concern Over Turkey-Backed Fighters in Syria
Pompeo Says US Will Extend Arms Embargo Against Iran 'One Way or Another' Libya Is Turning Into a Battle Lab for Air Warfare
Eastern European NATO Allies Ramp Up Drone Buys to Protect Their Borders India Looks to Make $25b From Defense Production by 2025
Next Coronavirus Relief Package Must Include a Big Defense Boost, GOP Leaders Argue Germany Floats a New NATO Spending Yardstick: 10 Percent
Esper Says He Underestimated How Much Racial Injustice Affects Service Members Pentagon Not Confirming Any Plans to Halve US Troops in Afghanistan by the Election
Murder, Sexual Harassment Rates at Fort Hood Among Highest in the Service, Army Secretary Says China, US Defense Chiefs Discuss Escalating Risks Over Taiwan, South China Sea
'Gift From God': Former Israeli Parliament Member Celebrates Beirut Explosion 44,000 Sign Petition for France to Take Control of Lebanon
US State Department Lifts 'Do Not Travel' International Advisory Beirut Explosion Left 300,000 Homeless, Cost Up to $15 Billion
Belarus Police Target Media, Arrest DW Reporter Before Vote Pompeo Urges Cutting Ties With Chinese Tech Companies, Apps
Beijing Warns of 'Measures' if US Denies Chinese Media Visas Belarus Says It Has Detained US Nationals
Captain Who Delivered Beirut Explosives Blames Lebanon Officials for Blast Pope on Hiroshima: Possession of Nuclear Weapons 'Immoral'
US Calls for Political Solution in Libya, Targets Smugglers Ukraine Expects to Swap 100 Prisoners With Russian-Backed Separatists Within Weeks
AG Barr Promises to Rule Out Death Penalty for ISIS 'Beatles', Victims' Families Say Beirut Explosion: Protesters Demand Political Change as Macron Tours City
Opposition Floods Belarus Capital as President Hits Out at Foreign 'Dirty Tricks' Arrest of Colombia's Uribe Will Not Curb His Power but Has Focused Party on Reform
Lebanese Officials Deflect Blame as Anger Grows Over Beirut Blast Poland's President Sworn in for Second Term Amid Silent Protests
Nigeria: Police Free 25 Anti-Government Protesters Former Saudi Spy Accuses MBS Hit Squad of Attempting to Kill Him
Afghan Forces, Taliban Clash After Ceasefire End Iran Says US, Israel Are Nuclear Threat to Region
Seven Killed in Ethnic Violence in Central DR Congo 'Beirut Is Destroyed, My Heart Is Broken': Locals in Despair Over Lebanon Blast

August 5th, 2020

Iran's Mock Aircraft Carrier Sinks After Exercises Pompeo: US to Submit Iran Arms Embargo at UN Next Week
DNC Delegates Call Biden Foreign Policy Team 'A Horror Show' and Ask for New Hires Chinese Companies Helped Saudis Build Secret Nuclear Production Site
US-China Hotline Sparks Paranoia Among Military, Intel Officials

July 9th, 2020

Yemen Cemetery Struggles to Dig Enough Graves as Coronavirus Spreads
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