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March 9th, 2021

Report: US and China in Talks for Potential High-Level Meeting in Alaska Bipartisan Group of 140 Lawmakers Urge Biden Not to Rejoin Original Iran Deal
Top Senate Dem Accused of Helping Hawks Sabotage Biden on Iran In Message to China, Joe Biden to Meet Fellow Quad Leaders on Friday
Biden North Korea Review Expected 'in Next Month or So': Senior US Official Gaza's Hamas Rulers Hold Secret Leadership Election
India Summons British Envoy Over 'Unwarranted' Criticism of Farm Protests Irked Thai PM Sprays Reporters With Hand Sanitiser to Duck Tricky Questions
US Says No Change in Its Genocide Determination for China's Xinjiang 'Shoot Till They Are Dead': Some Myanmar Police Say Fled to India After Refusing Orders
Two Palestinian Children Shot, Injured, One Critically, Near Bethlehem Palestinians in Israel Protest Police Brutality, Neglect
Acting Police Chief Killed in Ghazni Blast Political Leaders to Meet on Proposed Draft for Afghan Peace
Emails Reveal How Capt. Brett Crozier Fought Both Covid-19 and the Navy Biden Administration Sanctions Two Iranian Officials
Israel High Court Halts Transfer of Info on Unvaccinated to Local Authorities Iran Denies to UN It Attacked Israeli-Owned Cargo Ship in Persian Gulf
Russia Urges Coordination on Return to Iran Nuclear Deal Turkey Sentences Journalists to Prison Over Libya Reporting
Flights Resume Between Rival Libya Cities After 7 Years Saudi Crown Prince MbS Meets Regional Leaders to Affirm Ties
Kosovo Sends Troops to Kuwait on 1st Peacekeeping Mission; KSF to Operate Under US Central Command A Definitive Ranking of the US Military's Worst Animal Projects
US Proposes Interim Govt Could Run Afghanistan Until New Polls In Pictures: Violent Clashes Continue in Senegal
In Pictures: Devastation Caused by Equatorial Guinea Blasts EU Parliament Lifts Immunity of 3 Catalans, Including Puigdemont
Bobi Wine Calls Ugandans to 'Rise Up' Peacefully Against Museveni UK to Return $5.8m to Nigeria From Politician's Stolen Assets
China and Russia to Launch Lunar Space Station Street Battles in Greece After March Against Police Violence
Gang Kidnaps 25 Villagers in Central Nigeria Top Democratic Senator Questions May 1st Afghanistan Withdrawal Deadline
US Sanctions Complicate Syria's Return to Arab League, UAE Minister Says Key US Lawmaker Questions May Deadline for Troop Pullout From Afghanistan
American 'Irritation' Over Taxing of US Troops Must Be Dealt With, Germany's Top Diplomat Says Pentagon Set to OK Extending National Guard Deployment at US Capitol
Libya PM Addresses Parliament as Government Vote Looms US State Dept Blacklists Two Iranian Officials Over Human Rights Violations
Rights Groups Say Iran Using Internet Shutdowns to Curb Protests Hamas Leadership Vote Turns Into Dramatic Standoff as Sinwar Seeks Reelection
Five Sentenced to Life in Turkey Over Russian Envoy's 2016 Murder Russia Said to Give Israel Item That May Have Belonged to Executed Spy Eli Cohen
Japan, India Leaders Affirm Importance of Free, Open Indo-Pacific Xi Jinping Tells China's Military 'Be Prepared to Respond' in Unstable Times
China and US in Talks for Top-Level Relationship Reset Meeting in Alaska Political Leaders to Meet on Proposed Draft for Afghan Peace
20 Afghan Security Force Members Killed, Wounded in 24 Hours Afghanistan: 'Millions of Dollars, 100s of Kilograms of Gold Smuggled Abroad'
Acting Afghan Police Chief Killed in Ghazni Blast Russia to Host Meeting on Afghanistan's Peace Process
Taliban Concluding Internal Discussion on US Plan: Sources Syrian Refugee Children 'Cannot Imagine' Going Back After 10 Years of War
Israel Elections: as Netanyahu Hits a Wall With Voters, This One Is About the Best of the Rest Tunisian Court Sentences Ben Ali Brother-In-Law to Ten Years in Prison
Israel Signs Mediterranean Energy Agreements With Cyprus and Greece Arabic Press Review: Detained Saudi Dissidents Go on Hunger Strike
Eli Cohen: Israel's Netanyahu Confirms Search for Spy's Remains Underway in Syria Clubhouse: Are Users in the Middle East Safe From Digital Authoritarianism?
140 Lawmakers Call for Biden Administration to Take 'Comprehensive' Approach to Iran House Democrats Introducing Bill to Limit Transfer of Military-Grade Gear to Police
Chinese Official Says Hong Kong Changes to 'Protect' Territory 127 Indian Muslims Charged With 'Terror' Acquitted After 19 Years
'Barricaded' Myanmar Protesters Leave After Tense Standoff Kremlin Alarmed by Report on Planned US Cyberattack on Russia
'Beyond Political Differences': Italy to Produce Russian Vaccine What Prompted India-Pakistan Ceasefire Pact Along Kashmir Border?
Turkey Sentences 5 People to Life Over Russian Envoy's Killing Dozens Drown as Two Boats Sink Off Tunisia in Latest Med Tragedy
Myanmar Party Official Dies in Custody Amid Torture Allegations In Northern Ireland, a 'Shift in Enthusiasm' for Irish Unity
Philippine Mayor, Police Officers Killed in Possible Mistake US Presents Warring Afghan Sides With Draft Peace Agreement
1 Marine Killed, 2 Injured in Crash on Camp Pendleton Kosovo Sends Troops on Peacekeeping Mission for First Time
Indian Activist's Arrest Spotlights Crackdown on Dissent Myanmar Protesters Venture Out Despite Police Violence
Myanmar Junta Leader Says Australian Adviser's Detention Revealed Financial Secrets: State TV UN 'Deeply Worried' Over Philippine Killings, Violent Rhetoric
Russia Rebukes Facebook for Blocking Some Media Posts Second Myanmar Official Dies After Arrest, Junta Steps Up Media Crackdown
US Revokes Sanctions Waiver for Israeli Mining Magnate Gertler Hungarian, Czech Premiers to Meet Israeli PM on Pandemic Strategy
UN Envoy in Doha to Push on Afghan Peace Process: Sources Lebanon's Collapse Piles Strain on Army, Security Forces
Protests, Roadblocks Persist in Lebanon Despite President's Call Academic Held in Iran for Two Years Says Imprisonment Pushed Her to Brink of Suicide

March 8th, 2021

Afghan Officials Spurn US Call for Peace Compromises Iraq Daily Roundup: Two Killed; Bombing Near Shrine in Baghdad
Activists in Race to Save Digital Trace of Syria War Report: US Preparing Cyberattack Against Russia Over Solarwinds Hack
US Says Yemen's Houthis Have to 'Stop Attacking and Start Negotiating' Iran's President Warns Europeans Against 'Threats or Pressure' During Nuclear Talks
US Proposes Interim Power-Sharing Deal Between Taliban, Afghan Government Palestinian Tries to Stab Soldier During West Bank Raid, Is Shot, Army Says
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