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February 5th, 2021

Biden to Reverse Terror Designation of Yemen's Houthis Taliban Kills 21 Afghan Troops, Warns of 'Dangerous Escalation' if US Breaches Deal
Majority of Voters Don't Want Billions Spent on New ICBMs to Overhaul America's 'Nuclear Sponge' Kashmir Solidarity Day Observed Across Pakistan
North Korea Goes Missing From Biden's Big Foreign Policy Speech Kim Jong Un Said He Would Give Up Nukes, South Korean Official Says
US Accepts Haiti President on Term but Urges Restraint South Sudan Hotels Kick Out Politicians Over $50 Million in Unpaid Bills During Peace Process
Nigeria Orders Banks to Crack Down on Cryptocurrencies Germany's Merkel Stands by Backing for Russia Gas Pipeline
Two Young Men Kidnapped in Russia by Chechen Security Forces: LGBT Activists Nagorno-Karaback: 'I Don't Even Know if My Home Still Exists.'
China Declares Success in Latest Anti-Missile Intercept Test Central African Republic Extends State of Emergency for 6 Months
Two Killed in Bombing at Pro-Kashmir Rally in Pakistan Turkish Authorities Detain 65 More People Over University Protests
India Restoring Fast Mobile Internet in Kashmir After 18 Months Former Fla. Professor Indicted for Concealing Ties to China Government in Securing Grant
Pentagon Approves Over 1,000 Personnel to Help FEMA With Covid-19 Vaccines IDF: Palestinian Tries to Break Into Settlement Home, Is Shot Dead During Tussle
Erdogan Says Political Opponents Behind Student Protests Taliban Attack Kills 10 Pro-Govt Afghan Militiamen
Saudi Newspaper Publishes First Ever Op-Ed Written by Israeli Authors in Joint UAE Initiative Sudanese Soldier Reportedly Killed as Clashes Resume at Ethiopian Border
Air Force Will Investigate Base Security Worldwide in Wake of Intruder Entering Jet at JBA, Home of Air Force One Navy Chief Dies of Covid Complications
10 Pounds of Plastic Explosives Reportedly Missing From Marine Combat Training Base Boeing, Raytheon Bomb Sales to Saudi Arabia Paused Indefinitely
NATO Names Toulouse for New Military Space Center Suu Kyi Aide Arrested as Parliament Members Hold Symbolic Meeting
Indonesia Bans Mandatory Religious Attire in State Schools Saudi Arabia Frees Two Jailed Saudi Americans After 307 Days
State Department Approves First Weapons Sales Under Biden US Sails Warship Near Chinese-Controlled Islands in South China Sea
Montenegro Overturns Coup Verdict for Two Russians, 11 Others Myanmar Anti-Junta Protests Spread, Twitter and Instagram Blocked
Former Saudi Spy Alleges Second Assassination Plot in Amended Complaint Against MbS Burkina Faso Premier Floats Idea of Talks With Jihadists
Nigeria Troops Overrun ISWAP Jihadist Camps in Northeast Indian Solar Drone to Fly at 65,000 Ft for 90 Days, Monitor Enemy Targets
France Says Held In-Depth Talks With US, Britain, Germany on Iran US State Department Approves First Potential Weapons Sales Under Biden, Says Pentagon
Majority of Voters Support ICBM Replacement Alternatives, New Poll Finds German Defence Ministry Punts Key US Defense-Cooperation Projects to the Next Government
Boeing, Raytheon Missile Sales to Saudi Arabia Paused by Biden Administration Israel's Netanyahu Vows to Appoint Arab Minister
US Leaning Towards Restating Sanctions on Israeli Mining Magnate Gertler In First, Saudi Paper Prints Op-Ed by Israelis – on Erdogan's Private Militias
Macron: Israel, Saudis Must Be Involved in New Talks on Iran Nuclear Deal UAE Massively Cut Aid to Palestinians After Normalization With Israel
ICC Has Jurisdiction to Probe Israel, Hamas for War Crimes, Pretrial Judges Rule Jewish Settlers Shoot, Kill Palestinian Man in West Bank
Israeli Forces Raid Houses, Detain One Palestinian in West Bank Israeli Soldiers Shoot, Injure Palestinian Teenager Near Ramallah
UN Secretary-General: Israeli Settlements Are 'Major Obstacles to Peace' Two Killed in Bombing at Pro-Kashmir Rally in Pakistan
China Protests Against US Navy Destroyer Entering South China Sea Waters Syria Open to Talks With Biden if US Pulls Troops, Leaves Oil, Ends Militia Support
The US Is Sending Bomber Crews and Destroyer Captains North to Learn How to Fight in the Arctic Scoop: White House Convening NSC to Talk Iran
International Criminal Court Clears Way for Israel War Crimes Probe Biden Administration Deploys More Than 1,000 Active-Duty Troops to Aid Vaccination Efforts
Senate Panel Advances Biden's Pick for Pentagon No. 2 Position 16 Afghan Security Force Members Killed in Kunduz: Source
Five Afghan Govt Forces Killed in Faryab, Says Governor Afghan Negotiator Cautions Against Haste in Peace Efforts
The Secret Saudi-Emirati Conflict Over Khashoggi UK Urged to Follow US in Ending Support for Saudi-Led Bombing of Yemen
Israeli Settlers Kill Unarmed Palestinian Near Ramallah US Senate Votes Near-Unanimously to Keep Embassy in Jerusalem
Free Speech Under Threat as India Clamps Down on Farmer Protests In Risky Move, Ukraine's President Bans Pro-Russian Media
UN-Led Libya Forum Selects New Interim Government Pakistan PM: We Would Give Kashmiris 'Right to Independence'
Russia Expels Diplomats as Tensions Rise Over Navalny Protests India Has High Hopes Ties With US Will Deepen Under Biden
Relations Between EU and Russia Worsen Over Navalny Jailing UN: Situation in Ethiopia's Tigray Now 'Extremely Alarming'
Palestinian Killed in Confrontation in West Bank Settlement India Clamps Down on Free Speech to Fight Farmer Protests
Kremlin Says Biden Comments on Russia Are 'Aggressive, Unconstructive Rhetoric' US Warship Sails Near Chinese-Controlled South China Sea Islands
New Libya Interim Government Agreed in UN Talks Pentagon to Deploy 1,100 Troops to Help Covid-19 Vaccination Efforts
US Senators Propose Limiting Liability Shield for Social Media Platforms Protests Against Myanmar Junta Spread Despite Arrests
Bipartisan Support Emerges for Domestic-Terror Bills as Experts Warn Threat May Last '10 to 20 Years' Amazon's New CEO Is Shaping How the Military Uses Killer Robots

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