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August 21st, 2020

Armed Groups Cry Foul After Facebook Shuts Down Pages Pentagon: Use of Surveillance Planes in Protests Was Legal
Iraq's Kadhimi, Trump Sidestep Setting Deadline for Withdrawing US Troops From Iraq Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Him Block Critics on Twitter
Navy Reports Increase in Sailors and Marines Involved in Human Smuggling Israel Continues Heavy Bombardment of the Gaza Strip
Palestinian Child Shot by Israel Dies in Detention Gaza's Health Sector at Risk as Israel's Week-Long Airstrikes Continue
Water Supply in Syria's Hasakah Cut Off by Turkey for Week Iraqi Senior Officer Killed in Bomb Explosion in Northern Baghdad
Roadside Bomb Hits US-Led Coalition Trucks Near Iraq's Baghdad Russian Warplanes Target ISIS Positions in Syrian Desert
Dozens Flee Homes as Taliban Increases Presence North of Kabul 'No Legitimate Reason' to Delay Afghan Talks, Says US Envoy Khalilzad
China Charters Tankers for 37 Million Barrels of US Oil Zimbabwe Politician Who Called for Protests Denied Bail for Third Time
Interpol Issues Red Notices for Ex-Paramilitary Boss, Colombia Says Venezuela Says Most-Used Border Crossing From Colombia Is Now Open
Tsikhanouskaya Says She Would Not Seek Belarus Presidency if New Elections Held No. 2 US Diplomat to Visit Russia, Lithuania to Discuss Belarus
Thirteen of 15-Member UN Security Council Oppose US Push for Iran Sanctions Thousands in Mali's Capital Welcome President's Downfall
US Lawmakers Introduce Bill Seeking to Change How Government Refers to Chinese Leader Xi Jinping Libyan Commander Haftar: Head-Of-State Status Grants Legal Immunity in US
Russian Health Officials Say Industrial Chemical Found on Hair, Hands of Kremlin Critic Navalny US Closes Lanes, Adds Checks at Mexico Border to Contain Coronavirus
Navy Memo Cites 'Problematic' State Request for Pompeo to Get Military Housing in 2018 Six Honor Guards Wounded as Rocket Hits Afghan President's Palace
Gabbard Says She 'Was Not Invited to Participate in Any Way' in Democratic Convention Ex-Green Beret Arrested, Charged With Conspiring With Russia
Army Asks for Help in Finding Another Missing Fort Hood Solider Cops Accused of Firing Tear Gas Into E. Jerusalem Hospital While Dispersing Riot
Iron Dome Intercepts Rocket Fired From Gaza as Israel, Hamas Trade Threats UAE Said to Broker Meeting Between Mossad Chief and Top Sudanese Official
Thousands Take Part in Weekly Anti-Netanyahu Protest Saudi King Sacks Officials Over Corruption, 'Violations' in Red Sea Project
Rival Libya Governments Announce Ceasefire and Call for Elections The True Story Behind Kataeb Hezbollah and Iraq PM's Conflict
Former Sailor Details Misconduct by SEALs Pulled From Iraq Watchdog: 75 Percent of Sub and Aircraft Carrier Maintenance Ended Late in Recent Years
Pompeo Vows Tough US Stance on China but Is Open to Talks US Prepared to Enforce Sweeping UN Sanctions on Iran, Pompeo Says
Mexican President Asks Prosecutor to Investigate New Cash Video, but Defends Brother Philippines Protests China's 'Illicit' Warnings, Coast Guard Conduct
Japan, India, and Australia Seek Supply Chain Pact to Counter China Pompeo Rebukes Allies on Iran, Hands UN Sanctions Demand
EU Agrees to Cut Taxes on US Lobsters in Modest Trade Pact Facebook Says More Work Needed on Hate Speech as India Row Mounts
Series of Killings Plunges Iraq Activists Into Familiar Fear Kenyan Police Teargas Anti-Corruption Protesters in Nairobi
Pakistan Risks Losing Arab Allies Over Its 'New Kashmir Policy' Kidnapped Mali Opposition Chief Cisse Has Written to Family: Red Cross
Taiwan Shows Military Might in Slick Video as China Circles India, China to Work Towards 'Complete Disengagement' of Troops
Turkey Converts Another Former Istanbul Church Into a Mosque Belarusians 'Will Never Accept Current Leadership': Challenger
Iran: US Has No Right to Demand Restoration of Sanctions Venezuela's Major Opposition Parties Pledge to Boycott December Election
Saudi Prince: Palestinian State Before Israel Ties Normalize UAE: Israel Deal Should Remove Any Hurdle to F-35 Sales
Alexei Navalny Allowed to Fly to Germany, Say Russian Doctors Mali Opposition, Military Join Rally to Celebrate Keita's Removal
Protesters Set Fire to Iraq Parliament's Regional Office in Basra US: William Barr 'Vehemently Opposed' to Edward Snowden Pardon
Rebel Splinter Group Withdraws From Sudan Peace Process Gabbard Reports for Army Reserve Duty
Mali Coup Leader Was Trained by US Military, Officers Say F-35 Sale to UAE: 'Netanyahu Knew... It's an Outrage'
Pentagon Cuts Off Backing to Mali's Military After Coup

August 20th, 2020

Trump to Use Frozen Venezuela Funds to Try for Regime Change Syria Envoy: US Stealing Syrian Oil and Gas
'Silent Majority' Rejects Persian Gulf Ties With Israel

August 12th, 2020

Houston-Area Marine Killed in Training Accident Had Recently Become a Father
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