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December 2nd, 2020

US Pulling Diplomats Out of Embassy in Baghdad Amid Heightened Tensions Biden Says He Will Not Immediately Lift Trump's China Tariffs
Islamist Violence Escalates in Burkina Faso, Making Widespread Hunger Worse Signs of Dissent Within Thai Military as Protests Grow
Mexico's President Calls Virus Lockdowns 'Dictatorship' Ugandan Opposition Candidate Bobi Wine Resumes Campaign
Ivory Coast Reelected Its President. Opposition Candidates Boycotted the Voting. Pygmies, Soldier Killed in Clashes Over DR Congo Park
Venezuela Opposition Discussing Scaling Back Interim Government, Sources Say House Passes Bill That Could Delist Chinese Companies From US Stock Exchanges
US Bans Cotton Imports From Major Producer in China's Xinjiang Region UN Reclassifies Cannabis as a Less Dangerous Drug
Afghan Peace Negotiators Agree on Procedural Rules Putin Orders 'Large-Scale' Vaccinations to Start Next Week
Congress to Move Forward NDAA Despite Trump's Veto Threats Boko Haram Claims Responsibility for 76 Farmers Killed in Nigeria
Air Force to Build Alternate Airbase on Tinian Island in Case Guam Gets Knocked Out The Untold Story of How Indonesian and Australian Jets Nearly Came to Blows Over East Timor
Afghanistan Parliament Approves 3 of 5 Ministers, Votes Out Central Bank Head War-Ravaged Yarmouk Camp in Syria Sees Return of Palestinian Residents
Pro-Govt Forces Kill Houthi Commander in Southern Yemen: Local Source App Makes Killing Palestinians as Easy as Ordering Pizzas
Palestinian Child Detainee in Hospital After Assault by Israeli Soldier Israeli Soldiers Attack Detainees in Negev Camp
Biden Facing Growing Pressure Over Secretary of Defense Pick Biden Says He Won't Immediately Remove Trump's Tariffs on China
Killer of Lebanon's Hariri to Be Sentenced in Absentia on December 11 France Looks to Rally Aid for Lebanon, but No Bailout
Why Suicide Is on the Rise Among Iraqi Youths Saudi Diplomat Ridiculed for Claiming Riyadh Does Not 'Engage in Assassinations'
The Killer Mines of Libya: How They Work, What They Do Raytheon Wins Pair of Air Force and Navy IT Contracts
Italy Lays Out Plans to Buy Up to Eight New Gulfstream Signals Intelligence Aircraft The Space Force's Next Missile Warning Satellite Is Ready for a 2021 Launch
Congress Advances Defense Bill, Bucking Trump's Veto Threats Thousands of Marines Tested for LSD After Drug Problem Emerges at Infantry Unit
US Has Achieved Only a 'Modicum of Success' in Afghanistan, Milley Says India Plans Dam on Brahmaputra River to Mitigate Chinese Projects
Uganda: Bobi Wine Suspends Election Campaign Over Violence India Looks to Resume Iran, Venezuela Oil Imports Under Biden
US Bans Cotton Imports From Major Producer in China's Xinjiang Region US Military to Keep Two Larger Afghan Bases After Drawdown to 2,500
Thai PM Wins Crucial Legal Battle Amid Renewed Protests Pakistan's New Regulations Aim to 'Silence the Internet'
Displaced People in Iraq Left With No Refuge as Police Shut Camps Nasrin Sotoudeh: Iran Human Rights Lawyer Ordered Back to Jail
Iran to Further Limit Nuclear Commitments: What's Next? 'Serious Crisis': 20,000 Foreign Fighters in Libya, UN Says
Malta Jails Libyan Plane Hijacker for 25 Years More Than 900 Syrian Fighters Return Home From Karabakh
Trump Pulling Dozens of Diplomats Out of Iraq Iran Says It Has Identified Suspects in Fakhrizadeh Assassination
Netanyahu: Gantz 'Needs to Stop Dragging Israel to Elections' Officials May Declare UAE a 'Red' Zone as Flights With Israel Begin: Report
Biden: US Will Rejoin Iran Nuclear Deal if Tehran Returns to Strict Compliance Outcry as Detained Saudi Prince Apparently Moved to Secret Site
Israel 'Dramatically' Upgrades Naval Fleet With New Advanced Warship Peace Council to Convene First Meeting Soon: Sources
World Bank to Stop Funds Pending Access to Afghan Banking Data Doha Breakthrough: Afghan Negotiators Agree on Procedural Rules
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Assassination: US Official Says Israel Behind Killing of Iranian Nuclear Scientist Egypt: Amnesty Condemns 'Horrifying Execution Spree'
Al-Qaeda's Maghreb Branch Has Revealed Its Weakness With New Leadership Israel's Knesset Passes First Hurdle Towards a Fourth Election
Booby-Trapped Bodies and Trip-Wire Toys: The Perils of Clearing Tripoli of Mines Israel Releases Over $1bn of Withheld Tax Funds to Palestinians
Ethiopia Gives UN 'Unimpeded' Access to Tigray to Deliver Aid Putin Hails Armenian PM's 'Courage' in Signing Karabakh Deal
Israeli Legislators Pass Draft Proposal to Dissolve Parliament Armed Bank Robbers Storm Another Brazilian Town, Battle Police
Lebanon Ex-Army Boss, Intelligence Heads Charged With Corruption Israeli Bus Driver Kills Two Palestinian Workers at Military Checkpoint (video)
China Denies Weakening Sanctions Enforcement on North Korea Iran's President Opposes Bill That Would Boost Enrichment
UN, Ethiopia Sign Deal for Aid Access to Embattled Tigray Japan Protests Against Russian Missile Deployment on Disputed Islands
Construction of Nagorno-Karabakh Ceasefire Monitoring Center Has Begun: Turkey Lebanese Political Stalemate Leaves France Pushing Aid Meeting
Bangladesh, Against Objections, Set to Move Rohingya Refugees to Remote Island Lebanon Says Difficulties in Sea Border Talks Can Be Overcome
Armenia Drops Some Martial Law Restrictions Imposed During Karabakh Conflict Iran Watchdog Passes Law on Hardening Nuclear Stance, Halting UN Inspections

December 1st, 2020

Iran's Parliament Threatens to Suspend Nuclear Inspections German FM Warns NATO Against 'Premature' Withdrawal From Afghanistan
UN Urges Yemen Ceasefire, Says 233,000 Killed in Six Year War Beijing Offers Dialogue With NATO After Alliance Identifies China as Threat
Afghan Warplanes Attack Ghazni Village, Killing Two Children
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