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August 9th, 2020

India to Ban Imports on Over 100 Items of Military Equipment Afghanistan's Tribal Council Approves Release of 400 Taliban Prisoners
BJP Party Leader Shot in Kashmir Ugandan Presidential Hopeful Says Police Used Bullets to Disperse Supporters
Chad Inquiry Finds 44 Prisoners Died in Hot, Overcrowded Cell Army Fires Artillery Shells Into Central Gaza
3 Ethiopian Migrants Killed in Yemen Crossfire 105 Soldiers Injured in Beirut's Protests Over Deadly Blast: Army
Roadside Bomb Hits US-Led Coalition Trucks in Southern Iraq After Jirga, Afghan Leaders Have High Hopes for Peace
10 Civilians Total Killed in Kabul, Kandahar Blasts Nagasaki Mayor Stresses the Importance of Arms Control
Floods in Yemen Kill 130, Displace Thousands, Rebels Say Demonstrators Hurl Stones at Police in Second Day of Beirut Protests
Three Amazon Tribesmen in Peru Killed During Protest Against Oil Firm Beirut Governor Says Many Bodies Still Unidentified From Port Blast Are Foreign Workers
Portland Officials Declare Riot, Force Protesters Away From Burning Police Union Office Netanyahu Said to Back Budget Delay, in Move That Would Avert Election
After Gaza Incendiary Balloon Attacks, Israel Strikes Hamas Observation Post Beirut Explosion: Second Minister Resigns in Wake of Protests
Hong Kong Privacy Chief Says US 'Doxxed' Sanctioned Officials Hong Kong's Financial Institutions Gripped by Anxiety Over United States Sanctions
'China Sympathizers': a New Red Scare Stalks Australian Businesses Protesters Clash With Police in Belarus Capital After 'Rigged' Vote
Journalists in Southern Mexico 'Live in Terror' of Gangs' Violence Nagasaki Marks 75 Years Since Atomic Bombing
World Donors Demand Change Before Money to Rebuild Beirut Thai Anti-Government Protesters Hold Rallies Outside Bangkok
Nagasaki Urges Nuke Ban on 75th Anniversary of US A-Bombing Nagasaki Mayor: 'Threat of Nuclear Weapons Being Used Is Increasingly Becoming Real'
In Darfur, Civilians Pay Price in New Wave of Deadly Violence Gunmen Kill 8 in Niger, Including Six French Aid Workers
US-China Relations: America Is Looking to Outgun PLA in Indo-Pacific, Observers Say ISIS Will Bounce Back if Libya Civil War Doesn't End, Study Warns
Pompeo: Rejecting Iran Arms Embargo Extension Would 'Make a Mockery' of UN Security Council Mission Esper Says Officials Still Don't Know Source of Beirut Blast
US to Begin Highest Level Taiwan Visit in Decades Japan Marks 75th Anniversary of Nagasaki Atomic Bombing
Gazan Palestinians Donate Blood to Beirut Explosion Victims France, EU, UN Call for Independent Probe Into Beirut Blast
Beirut Protesters Hurl Rocks as Anger Over Devastating Blast Reignites What a Wechat Ban Would Mean for Americans
Zelensky Calls on Ukrainians Not to Interfere in US Election China and Taiwan Both Send Military to South China Sea as Tensions Grow
Beirut Police Fire Tear Gas as Protesters, Furious Over Explosion, Regather Hong Kong Officials Condemn and Mock Trump Administration Sanctions

August 8th, 2020

Beirut Would Be 'Erased' Had Full Chemical Load Exploded, Bulk Likely Stolen: Expert Hundreds of Protesters Injured as Anger Simmers in Beirut
After 30-Year Hiatus, French Archaeological Mission Returns to Iraq Iraqi Protesters Burn Headquarters of Pro-Iranian Militia
Corruption Rampant, Involves Top Afghan Officials: Watchdogs Protesters at Afghan Jirga Claim Mistreatment
The Air Force Just Awarded a Contract to Develop a Hypersonic Air Force One Oregon Trooper Injured, 24 Arrested in Portland Protests
Iran Indifferent to Trump Envoy's Quitting Amid Embargo Push Israel Destroys Own Drone After Mistakenly Suspecting It Came From Lebanon
Mosul Officials, Residents Hopeful After Iraqi PM Issues Order to Expel Militias More Than 60 Still Missing After Beirut Mega-Blast, Health Ministry Confirms
Lebanon's PM Calls for Early Elections as Protests Turn Violent Little to Catch for Basra's Fishermen as Stocks in Shatt Al-Arab Dwindle
Washington Lauds Ex-Saudi Official Suing MBS in Rare Rebuke of Riyadh Alarm Raised Over Explosive Chemicals at Beirut Port at Least 10 Times Before Deadly Lebanon Blast
Thai Protesters Stage Anti-Government Rally Despite Activists Release Ceasefire Offers Opportunity for Eastern Ukraine Peace Push, Says President
TikTok Is Reportedly Planning to Sue the Trump Administration Over Its Ban as Early as Tuesday Ukraine President Says Kyiv Staying Out of US Internal Politics, Elections
Chad Says Boko Haram Wreaking Havoc Despite Offensive Anti-Kremlin Rallies in Russia's Far East Continue for Fifth Week
Thousands Throng Central Jerusalem in Anti-Netanyahu Protest Sailor, Marines' Remains and Sunken AAV Recovered Off San Clemente Island
Hamas Threatens to End Ceasefire With Israel Amid Rising Tensions Gaza Children Back at School With Few Virus Safety Measures
Dutch Ambassador's Wife Dies of Wounds From Beirut Blast Cutout of Hezbollah's Nasrallah Hung in Noose During Protest Over Beirut Blast
'Let My People Go': Thousands Gather in New Round of Anti-Netanyahu Protests Beijing's Top Office in Hong Kong Slams 'Ridiculous' US Sanctions
Iran Asks UN to Hold US Accountable for Plane Interception Eight Soldiers Killed by Al-Shabab Suicide Bomber in Mogadishu
Zimbabwe Activists Decry 'Unprecedented Clampdown' After Arrests Shots, Tear Gas and Flames as Protests Against Beirut Explosion Grow
Two Ex-Green Berets Sentenced to 20 Years for Venezuela Attack Protesters Raid Govt Buildings as Fury Grows Over Beirut Blast
Lebanon PM: 'Corruption' Led to Beirut Explosion, We Need Snap Parliament Elections On Lebanon, Macron Told Trump Sanctions Can Play Into Iran's Hands, Official Says
Protesters Enter Lebanese Foreign Ministry, Chant Against Ruling Class Lebanese Protesters Hang Effigies of Political Leaders
4 Lebanese MPs Resign Amid Anger Over Beirut Port Blast Is France Helping Lebanon, or Trying to Reconquer It?

August 7th, 2020

As Trump Advances Ban, CIA Says No Evidence of Tiktok Giving Data to China
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