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March 2nd, 2021

Blinken Speaks With Venezuela's Guaido US Indo-Pacific Command Seeks $27 Billion to Face China
Biden Suffers First Cabinet Defeat as Neera Tanden Withdraws Nomination China Urges US to Improve Its Own Human Rights Situation
New Zealand State Pension Fund Divests From Israeli Banks Israel, US Reach Behind-The-Scenes Agreement on Iran, FM Says
Chief European Union Diplomat in Venezuela Leaves Country Is China Behind Mystery Kashmir Ceasefire Between India and Pakistan?
Mozambique Forces, Jihadists Committing 'War Crimes': Amnesty Biden Response to Report on Khashoggi Killing Angers Both Saudi Arabia and Its Critics
Myanmar's United Nations Seat Is Now Under Dispute Iraq Launches Vaccine Program After Arrival of China Doses
Iran: Militants Attack Revolutionary Guard Unit in Southeast Refugees' Frustration Drives Renewed Western Sahara Conflict
Clergy Lead a Rare Christian Revival in Iraqi Town Welcoming Pope 'Repentant Bandits' Helped Free Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolgirls, Governor Says
Factbox: Iraq's Christian Denominations Belarus Jails Journalist for Revealing 'Medical Secrets' in Protester's Death
Shots Fired as Myanmar Journalist Live-Streams Police Raid to Detain Him Insurgents Seize, Then Leave Government Stronghold in Northeast Nigeria
US Sanctions Two Yemeni Houthi Commanders El Salvador President Cheers Big Congress Election Win, Bonds Jump
Venezuela's Guaido Spoke With US Secretary of State Blinken Govt Wants Peace, but Committed to Defense: Afghan Interior Minister
Germany's Special Forces Look the Other Way on Missing Weapons Air Force F-15ES Train to Launch Cruise Missiles Over the Baltic Sea
Senators Want Biden Administration to Denounce ICC's Israel Decision Israel Jails Palestinian Politicians Ahead of PA Elections
Ex-Defense Secretaries Urge US to Stay in Afghanistan US and EU Hit Russia With Sanctions Over Navalny Jailing
Palestinian Elections: Barghouti and Qidwa Give Abbas Ultimatum for Accepting Electoral List Blinken Speaks With Ethiopian Leader About Human Rights Concerns in Tigray
Khanna: US Airstrikes in Syria 'Clearly' Violate American and International Law Service Members Sexually Harassed More Likely to Be Sexually Assaulted: Pentagon Study
Israeli Settlers Target Jerusalem Church in 'Arson Attack' Former Iranian Bodybuilder Sews Lips Shut to Protest Alleged Abuse
Egypt Women's Rights Group Protest 'Regressive' Draft Personal Status Law Morocco Suspends Contact With German Embassy
Army, Private Firm, Fighters Accused of Mozambique War Crimes Ilhan Omar Unveils Bill to Sanction MbS for Khashoggi's Murder
Senator Kaine Planning New Push on War Powers After Syria Strike US Lawmakers Ask Biden to Push Turkey on 'Human Rights Abuses'
Biden Administration 'Enthusiastically Embraces' IHRA Antisemitism Definition: Report All 279 Kidnapped Nigerian Students Released: Governor
ISWAP Jihadists Attack UN Base in Nigeria, Trapping 25 Aid Workers France, Allies to Push on With Protest at IAEA Over Iran's Activities: Foreign Minister
US Senate Intelligence Committee Approves Burns to Lead CIA Protesters Gather Across Iraqi Cities in Support of Nasiriyah Demonstrators
Israel's Gantz Expresses Intent to Promote 'Security Arrangement' With Gulf Allies Eyeing China, Indo-Pacific Command Seeks $27 Billion Deterrence Fund
Catholic Churches Condemn Repeated Settler Attacks on Romanian Monastery in Jerusalem Palestinian MP Khalida Jarrar Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison
Report: Israeli Drones, Spyware Sold to Myanmar Despite Ban Trump's $3 Billion Abraham Fund May Be Tapped Out Before Staking a Dime
Amid Resistance From Turkey, Kosovo Embassy May Not Be in Jerusalem Iran Says UN Nuke Watchdog Censure Will Undermine Diplomatic Efforts
Rights Group Accuses Bin Salman of Crimes Against Humanity Over Khashoggi Murder Sen. Kaine Plans New Push on War Powers After Biden's Syria Strike
China Overtakes US to Host Most Dollar Billionaires as 2020 Stock Market Rally Defied Covid-19 and Minted Wealth at a Record Pace China Warns 'Side Effects' of US Economic Stimulus Risk Causing Sharp Market Correction
China-Russia Ties: 'No Plans for Military Alliance' to Take on US Watchdog: Political Pressure Caused Afghan Attorney General to Resign
Khalilzad Pitched 'Participatory Govt' to Afghan Leaders: Sources Ex-US Defense Officials Urge Longer Afghanistan Presence
Khashoggi Murder: Press Watchdog Files Criminal Complaint in German Court Against Saudi Crown Prince Austria: Outrage After Authorities Target Academic as Part of 'Terrorism' Crackdown
Morocco Cuts Contact With German Embassy Over Diplomatic Tensions Libya: Peace Process Threatened by Vote-Buying Allegations
Egypt: 'Homesick' Journalist Detained After Return From Exile in Turkey UK Labour Party Faces Legal Challenge Over Recruitment of Former Israeli Spy
Covid-19: Saudi Arabia Says Vaccine Is a Must for Hajj Israel: Thousands of Unregistered Palestinians Fear Deportation, Separation From Families
Erdogan Promises Stronger Freedoms, Human Rights in Turkey SDF Militia Forcibly Conscripting Teachers in Syria: Report
Swiss Muslims Denounce 'Burqa Ban' Proposal as Referendum Nears Lebanon's Embattled Currency Hits New Record Low
'Constant Fear': Iraq and Syria Face ISIS Resurgence Children Seized. Towns Attacked. Can Nigeria Fix Security Crises?
Myanmar Police Fire Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets at Protesters Taiwan Opposition Chief in No Rush for China Meeting
Three Female Media Workers Killed on Way Home From Work in Eastern Afghanistan Myanmar UN Envoy Formally Stakes Claim as Legitimate Representative
China Says Door to Xinjiang 'Always Open', but UN Rights Boss Should Not Prejudge Iraq Receives First Batch of Covid-19 Vaccines From China
Turkey Plans to Shut Down Pro-Kurdish Opposition Party: Ruling Party Official Israel Moving to Protect Hundreds of Personnel Against ICC Probe
US Treasury Blacklists Two Leaders of Yemen's Houthi Movement Turkey's Erdogan Pledges Stronger Rights and Freedoms, Critics Unimpressed
Myanmar's Neighbors Press Junta for Suu Kyi's Release, Restoration of Democracy US Imposes Sanctions on Russia Over Poisoning of Navalny

March 1st, 2021

White House Falsely Claims US Does Not Sanction World Leaders in Response to Criticism Over MbS US Defends Not Sanctioning Mbs for Khashoggi's Murder
Afghan Defense Ministry: 30 Taliban Killed in Sunday Offensive Netanyahu Blames Iran for Ship Blast, Says Israel Is 'Striking' Back
Locals Claim Afghan Troops Killed Civilians Outside of Kabul
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