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August 20th, 2020

Feds to Seek Death Sentence for Boston Bomber US Officially Acts to Restore UN Sanctions on Iran
Trump: US Troops in Iraq Will Return Home Soon Syria Says Donald Trump 'Stealing' Its Oil, After US Company Makes Deal to Drill
Despite Dispute With Riyadh Over Kashmir, Saudi-Pakistan Ties Remain Strong 1 Dead, 3 Hurt in Southern Lebanon Shooting, 2 Killed in Jabal Mohsen
France Says Its Military Operation Barkhane Will Continue in Mali Uproar After Somali Lawmaker Presents Bill to Legalize Child Marriage
Belarus Protests: Prisoners Accuse Police of Torture, Detail 'Beatings' Trump: US Considering F-35 Sales to UAE, Despite Israeli Objections
USS Hershel 'Woody' Williams in Eastern Mediterranean for Training as Greece-Turkey Tensions Continue US Demonstrates Airpower in Indo-Pacific Region With Simultaneous Bomber Missions
New Zealand Steps Up Military Presence at Border After Breaches Outgoing US Ambassador Lauds Pakistan's Role in Afghan Peace Process
US Government Built Secret iPod With Apple's Help, Former Engineer Says Four Afghan Security Forces Killed in Nangarhar Attack
14 Security Force Members Killed in Taliban Attack in Takhar Afghanistan Close to a 'Dignified Peace': Ghani
Afghan Forces Display Capabilities in Major Military Exercise Afghan Peace Talks to Start After Completion of Prisoner Swap
Explosion Kills Three Children in Syria's Idlib Israel Cuts Fuel, Gaza Goes Dark
Toxic Tea: Multiple Russians Hit by Suspected Poisonings Israel Backs US Moves to Restore UN Sanctions on Iran, PM Says
German Police Arrest Man Wanted by Croatia for War Crimes Pentagon OKs Five US-Made Drones as Alternative to China Systems
Pressure on Belarusian Leadership Is Counterproductive, Russia's Putin Tells EU's Michel Who's Who in Mali's Military Junta?
Saudi-Led Coalition in Yemen Says It Intercepted and Downed Drone US Outraged by Killing of Anti-Government Activists in Iraq
Russia: US Has No Legal, Political Grounds for Reimposing Iran Sanctions Chinese Official Expects Trade Talks With US 'in the Coming Days'
North Korea's Kim Admits Five-Year Economic Plan Has Been 'Seriously Delayed' Israel AG Orders Review of Ruling Barring Home Demolition of Accused Soldier Killer
Assad Press Officer Among Six Syrian Government Figures Targeted by US 'Caesar' Sanctions Travis Air Force Base Orders Evacuations Following LNU Lightning Complex Fire
Army Reservist Dies of Covid-19 Complications in Florida Rights Groups Sound Alarm on Jump in Iraqi Activist Killings
Ex-Official Urges Transition Talks in Belarus Pakistani Who Killed American in Court Says He Was Given Gun
Israel Clears Protest Camp Ahead of Pro-Netanyahu Rally Colombian Leader Says Venezuela Trying to Acquire Iran Missiles
US Sanctions Syrian Leader's 'Henchman,' Media Advisor Mali's Opposition and Armed Groups Welcome the Junta
Amazon Indigenous Protesters Vow Indefinite Roadblock in Brazil Trump Administration to Tap Into Frozen Venezuelan Government Funds to Revive Efforts to Oust Maduro
Mexico's Political Elite Engulfed by Scandal as Document Leaked Ex-Chief of Mexico's Pemex Accuses Former Presidents, Officials of Graft
Thailand Arrests Leaders of Protests Challenging the Monarchy Regional Delegation to Visit Mali to Try to Reverse Coup as Junta, Opposition Close Ranks
China Says Taiwan Hacking Allegations Are 'Malicious Slander' Ivory Coast Bars Public Protests Until Sept 15
On Libya's Front Lines, Sirte Is Focus for Regional Rivalries Trump Says US Would Retaliate if Bounties on US Troops Were True
Senegal Port Seeks Removal of 2,700 Tons of Chemical That Caused Beirut Blast Mexican President Says Money Stolen by Corrupt Officials Must Be Returned
Belarus Opposition Faces Criminal Case as Protests Continue Colombia Calls on US to Extradite Warlord Over Fears He Will Escape Justice
Trump Attempt to Sanction Iran Sparks Outrage, Sets Up Collision With Allies 'Rap Against Dictatorship' Artist Arrested in Thailand
Israeli Tanks Shell Gaza After Incendiary Balloon Attacks India-China Border Talks: Four Things You Should Know
'Means Our Death': Egyptian Farmers Fear Effect of Ethiopia Dam Iran Shows Off New Ballistic, Cruise Missiles as US Tensions Rise
Afghan Security Forces Killed in Clashes in Takhar Province Bomber's Brother Jailed for Life for Manchester Concert Attack
Iran Detains UAE Ship and Its Crew After Fishermen Killed Sri Lanka's President Rajapaksa to Scrap Reforms Limiting Powers
Nigerian Army Says 'in Full Control' of Town Where Hostages Taken Kim Jong Un's Sister Now 'De Facto Second-In-Command' in North Korea
Protesters Shot, 9 Killed in Ethiopia Clashes, Say Doctors Mali Troops Plan 'Transitional' Govt; Africa Bloc to Send Envoys
Kremlin Critic Navalny Fights for Life After Suspected Poisoning Egypt Woos Libya Tribes Amid Threat of Intervention
FARC Leaders in Colombia Testify Over Child Soldier Recruitment US Piles Pressure on UK to Back Iran Arms Embargo Extension
Trump Says UAE Seeks to Purchase Its Own Fleet of F-35 Fighter Jets Palestinian Dies After Being Shot, Detained by Israeli Army
Battle to Save Life of Kremlin Critic Navalny After Suspected Poisoning

August 19th, 2020

Russia Intercepts Two US Spy Planes Over Black Sea Air Force Quietly Reveals Interest in Hypersonic Nukes
Afghan Army Tells Personnel to Be Ready to Return Fire Against Pakistan Pompeo Says Keeping Saudis From Nukes a Top US Priority
US Calls on Iraq to Dismantle Armed Groups
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