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August 16th, 2020

UN Says Mali Army Chief Left Village Unprotected Before Massacre Equatorial Guinea's Government and Prime Minister Resign
Hunger, Squalor Mar South Sudan Post-War Unification Efforts Luis Abinader Sworn in as Dominican Leader; Pompeo Attends
US-Led Coalition Hands Over Ammunition Depots Near Baghdad to Iraqi Forces Attacked Female Negotiator Still Committed to Afghan Peace
Afghan Prisoner Release Delayed by Western Allies Khalilzad Urges Govt, Taliban to Start Intra-Afghan Talks
Explainer: Thailand's Anti-Government Protests Thai Activists Challenge Police to Arrest Them Over Protests
IDF Shoots, Wounds Palestinian Throwing Fire Bomb at Rachel's Tomb Knesset Demands Answers After Some Negev Bedouin Have Citizenship Revoked
Israel Said to Estimate UAE Deal Worth Hundreds of Millions in Trade a Year Turkey Said to Grant Citizenship to Hamas Brass Planning Attacks From Istanbul
Some 200,000 Hold Protest Rally in Minsk as Lukashenko Vows to Stay On As Israeli Restrictions Tighten, Gaza's Sole Power Plant to Shut Down on Tuesday
Israel Air Force Prepares to Train With Luftwaffe Over Germany for First Time India Restores 4g Internet Services in Parts of Kashmir
Trump Isn't Seeking Putin Meeting Before Election, Adviser Says India Opposition Seeks Probe Into Facebook's Ties With Modi's BJP
Catholic Bishops Accuse Zimbabwe Govt of Rights Abuses Nile Dam: Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan Resume African Union-Led Talks
NATO Denies Belarus Claim of Military Build-Up at Border Thousands of Protesters Hold 'Historic' Belarus Rally as President Lukashenko Vows to Remain in Power
Somalia: Over a Dozen Killed in Hours-Long Mogadishu Hotel Siege Lebanon 'Open' to Peace Talks With Israel
At Least Five Dead in Attack on Mogadishu Hotel Palestinian Killed After Being Run Over by Settler in West Bank
UAE Officials Appear on Israeli Channels for First Time Following Normalization Yemeni Al-Qaeda Execute Dentist for 'Spying'
Bahrain, Oman Discussing Normalization Deals With Israel, US Settlers Call for Netanyahu's Ouster, PM Charges They Gave Up Sovereignty
Robert O'Brien: National Security Adviser Says Trump Won't Have In-Person Summit With Putin Before Election Trump Administration Eyes New Phase of Syria Sanctions
US Cannot Trigger 'Snapback' Sanctions on Iran: EU Official France Asks Afghans Not to Free Taliban Who Killed Its Citizens
Hong Kong-Based Warship Joins South China Sea Live-Fire Drill UAE-Israel Phone Lines Open After Accord to Normalize Ties
Saudi-Led Coalition Downs Ballistic Missile Aimed at Kingdom: SPA Israel Says It Expects Bahrain and Oman to Follow UAE in Formalizing Ties
US, South Korea to Begin Scaled-Down Drills Amid Virus Spike Vladimir Putin Has Offered to Send Military Assistance to Support Belarus President
UAE Summons Iranian Diplomat Over 'Unacceptable' Rouhani Speech

August 15th, 2020

Thousands Return to Streets in Israel Urging Netanyahu to Resign North Korea's Leader Is Tapping His Own Private Food Reserve to Feed the Country, and It Could Be a Worrying Sign
Israel's Shift on Annexation Sparks Right-Wing Anger Japan Emperor Naruhito Expresses 'Deep Remorse' Over Country's Wartime Past
Baltic PMs Urge Belarus to Hold 'Free and Fair' Elections Russian City Holds Sixth Anti-Kremlin Protest Over Detained Governor
Thai Student Released on Bail Vows to Continue Anti-Government Protests Erdogan Says Turkey 'Will Not Back Down' in East Med Standoff
US Says Financial Support to Lebanon Depends on Reforms Japan's Abe, on WW2 Anniversary, Vows Not to Repeat War, Sends Offering to Shrine
Belarus' Lukashenko: Air Assault Brigade Will Move to Belarus' Western Border DW's Belarus Correspondent Released After 10-Day Arrest
Iranians Raided Tanker Off UAE Searching for 1m Barrels of Petroleum Seized by US Israeli Soldiers Injure Four Palestinians in Kufur Qaddoum
Israeli Navy Injures a Palestinian Fisherman in Northern Gaza ISIS Ambushes Pro-Govt Fighters in Eastern Syria
Landmine Explosion Kills 4 in Syria's Idlib Girl Killed in Shelling in Yemen's Hodeidah Port City
Taliban Doesn't Recognize Afghan Govt: Statement Taiwan's China-Friendly Opposition Routed in Mayoral By-Election
Indian and Nepali Prime Ministers Speak for First Time Since Land Dispute Partner of Dead Belarus Protester Believes Police Shot Him
Zimbabwe Govt Denies Crisis as Inflation Jumps to 840 Percent Maduro Releases Directv Executives as Venezuela Signal Returns
France Asks Afghans Not to Free Taliban Convicted of Killing French Citizens Rep. of Congo President Outlines 'Progress' on Independence Anniversary
One Dead in Fresh Ivory Coast Clashes Over President's Re-Election Bid Trump on Esper: 'I Consider Firing Everybody'
Dubai Deputy Police Chief Calls for 'Dissolving Hamas' After Normalization With Israel Gunmen Wound Afghan Negotiator
Angry Protests in Basra After Activist Killed by Suspected Iran-Linked Militiamen Iranian Heavy Metal Band Escape After Being Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
Fear and Fury as Turkish Air Strikes Devastate Farmland in Iraq's Kurdish Region Iran's Kayhan Says UAE a 'Legitimate Target' After Israel Deal
Texas Guardsman's Death During Land Navigation Course Under Investigation Trump Says China Buying More US Goods 'To Keep Me Happy'
Donald Trump Refuses to Take Part in Emergency Iran Conference Called by Putin Donald Trump May Target More Chinese Companies, Including Alibaba, in Wake of Tiktok Dispute
Protests in Belarus Focus on Spot Where Demonstrator Died Two Rockets Fall Inside Iraq Camp Hosting Coalition Troops
Gaza Fire Balloons Spark 19 Blazes in South on Saturday Palestinians Slam 'Traitor' UAE for Normalizing Ties With Israel
Erdogan: Turkey May Suspend Ties With UAE Over Israel Deal Iran Arms Embargo: US Has 'Never Been So Isolated'
Pompeo Signs Deal to Deploy More US Troops in Poland

August 14th, 2020

Russian Jet Intercepts Two US Spy Planes Over Black Sea Experts Expect US Arms Sales to UAE to Soar After Israel Deal
US Threatens 'Snapback' Sanctions on Iran
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