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March 18th, 2021

SecDef Austin to North Korea: US Ready to 'Fight Tonight' Child Killed, Three Injured in Mine Blast in South Tripoli
President Biden Weighing New Sanctions to Block Russian Gas Pipeline Israeli Elections: Drones to Monitor Voting Lines From the Air
Myanmar Factory Attacks Put Focus on Chinese Influence UN Report Documents Mass Violations of Libya Arms Embargo
Yemeni Minister Unharmed After Explosion Targets His Convoy Thailand Braces as Refugees From Myanmar Coup Flee to Border Regions
North Korea Breaks Ties With Malaysia Over Citizen's Extradition to US US, China Spar With Rare Harsh Public Rebukes in First In-Person Talks of Biden Presidency
Israeli Municipality to Displace 1,550 Palestinians to Build Park in Jerusalem Moscow Conference on Afghan Peace Begins
Armenia's PM Calls Snap Election Amid Standoff With Military Germany's Heiko Maas Criticizes UK Plans to Expand Nuclear Arsenal
Moroccan Police Use Violence to Disperse Protesting Teachers Southern Yemen Forces Shoot Down 'Houthi Drones' Flying Over Presidential Palace in Aden
Suspected Al-Qaeda Gunmen Kill 12 in Yemen Attack: Official Outrage After Former Tunisia PM Says He Will 'Shake Hands With Israelis' at UAE Conference
Can European Arms Companies Be Held Liable for War Crimes in Yemen? Sailor Assigned to Navy Fast-Attack Submarine Dies by Apparent Suicide While on Duty
B-2s Head to Portugal as Surprise Bomber Flights Spread Report: Biden Considering Keeping Troops in Afghanistan Until November
Putin Calls for Open Talks With Biden After 'Killer' Comment Israeli Settler Attacks Surge Against Palestinians
Egypt Faces Backlash Over Response to UN Criticism of Human Rights Record Military Helicopter Crash Kills Nine in Central Afghanistan
US Navy to Acquire 120 Submarine-Launched 'Flying Periscopes' 30 Dead in Clashes Between Troops and Militia in Two Days of Fighting in East DR Congo
30 Dead in Clashes Between Troops and Militia in East DR Congo How the US Considered Helping France Nuke Its Way Out of an Embarrassing Military Defeat
China Seeks Biden-Xi Summit in April if Alaska Talks Succeed Russia Warns It Will 'Have to React' if Bosnia Moves to Join NATO
US Troops Practice Island Warfare Concepts Designed to Control Western Pacific Sea Lanes US Warns China It Will Enforce Sanctions on Iranian Oil Shipments: Report
UN Security Council Condemns Military Escalation in Yemen's Marib Estimated Development Costs for the F-35s Modernization Program Increased by $1.9b in a Year
Russia's Putin Calls for Open Talks With Biden in Coming Days Israeli President Urges Macron to Take Uncompromising Stand Against Iran
Israel Said to Receive Formal Letter From ICC Informing of War Crimes Probe Israeli President Urges France to Oppose ICC's 'Legally, Morally Bankrupt' War Crimes Probe
Israeli President Invited to Address Joint Session of US Congress Russian Foreign Minister to Visit China Hard on Heels of Alaska Talks
US Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Revoke China's Trade Relations Status American Rescue Plan: China Increasingly Concerned by US Economic Policy After Fed Maintains Loose Stance
Afghan Army Helicopter Crash Lands in Maidan Wardak, 9 Killed Ex-Wife of Afghan Singer Jamal Mubariz Killed in Kabul
4 Civilians Killed as Blast Targets Afghan Govt Employees Bus in Kabul Afghanistan: Gunfight Erupts at Jamiat Party Congress in Kabul
Moscow Conference on Afghan Peace Begins Representatives in Moscow Reject Restart of Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan
Khamenei Advisor Urges Move to Enrich Uranium Up to 60 Percent UAE Suspends Abu Dhabi Israel Summit as Frustration With Netanyahu Grows
Egypt: Protests Break Out After Police Officer Allegedly Beat Man to Death EU Halts Planned Sanctions on Turkey in Indication of Thawing Tensions
Syria: Hundreds Gather in Daraa to Celebrate Anniversary of Uprising Covid-19: West Bank Hospitals Inundated While Israel Tosses Surplus Vaccines
UN Chief Appoints Personal Envoy to Afghanistan Myanmar Military to Bring Fresh Charges Against Aung San Suu Kyi
Blinken Urges China to Convince North Korea to Give Up Nuclear Arms Yemeni Govt 'Categorically Rejects' Houthi Claims Over Blockade
Armenia: Embattled Prime Minister Announces Snap Elections UAE Suspends Abu Dhabi Summit Over Netanyahu's Electioneering
Biden Dispatches US Senator to Ethiopia Over Humanitarian Crisis US Joined by Russia, China, Pakistan in Call for Afghan Ceasefire
Pakistan Army Chief Says Ready to Bury Hatchet With India for Peace France's Macron Admonishes Iran Amid Slow Progress on Nuclear Talks
US Terrorism Sponsor Listing Further Complicates Cuba Banking Ten Years After the Libyan Revolution, Victims Wait for Justice
Taiwan Feared Biden Would Be Softer Than Trump on China. So Far, It Has Been Pleasantly Surprised.

March 17th, 2021

Biden Threatens Action Over Dubious Claims of Russian Election Interference 21 Syrian Soldiers Killed in ISIS Ambush in Daraa
Iraq Daily Roundup: Three Killed Russia Joins US in Push for Interim Government in Afghanistan
Iran Hits Back at France, Blames West's 'Deceptive' Strategy for Delay of JCPOA Khashoggi Murder: Biden Defends Decision Against Punishing MbS
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