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April 16th, 2021

Joe Biden, Yoshihide Suga Reaffirm Commitment to Counter China's 'Intimidation' in the East, South China Seas At Least 96 Killed as Yemen's Houthis Push Toward Maarib
Kashmir: Indian Police Tighten Curbs on Media Coverage of Gun Battles Venezuelans Try to Beat Hyperinflation With Cryptocurrency Revolution
Cuba Changes Leadership, Seeks 'Respectful' Talks With US Eritrea Admits Presence in Ethiopia's Tigray, Tells UN Withdrawing
US-China Relations: Career Diplomat Nicholas Burns Tipped to Be Next American Ambassador New US Treasury Report Does Not Label China as a Currency Manipulator
More US Troops Could Be Deployed to Afghanistan to Help With Withdrawal Israel Says It Will 'Definitely' Stop Iran From Getting Bomb
Pentagon Team Reveals Covid-19-Detecting Chip That Can Be Implanted in the Body Rebel Groups See Opportunity in Post-Coup Myanmar
Kremlin Says Conflict in Eastern Ukraine Quieter but Still Dangerous Hungary Blocks EU Statement Criticizing China Over Hong Kong, Diplomats Say
Despite Campaign Promise, Biden Admin Seizes Family's Property in Court to Build Trump's Border Wall Ukraine Pushes for Four-Way Talks Including Russia to Restore Ceasefire in East
Israeli Warplanes Strike Several Sites in Gaza (video) Lawmaker Marwan Barghouti Enters 20th Year in Israeli Prisons
UN Report: Settler Violence Against Palestinians Rising Drastically 'It Is a Nakba': Campaign to Save Sheikh Jarrah Village Builds Momentum as Forced Displacement Looms
Turkish Police Detain 36 Suspects Over Failed Coup: Local Media White House: Changing Cuba Policy Is Not a Priority for Biden
Russia To Expel 10 US Diplomats in Response to Biden's Actions A B-1b Bomber Suffered Significant Engine Damage While Deployed to Norway
Russia to Expel Five Polish Diplomats US Marine Hospitalized After Barracks Shooting at Camp Lejeune
Chinese Fishermen Catch Foreign-Made Surveillance Drone in Yellow Sea Russia to Expel 10 US Diplomats in Response to Biden's Actions
70,000 Muslim Worshipers Flock to Jerusalem for 1st Friday Prayers of Ramadan UAE Provokes Arab Anger With 'Happy Independence Day' Tweet to Israel
Bill Would Give US Vets of 1966 Spain Hydrogen Bomb Accident Benefits Biden Wants Congress, Not Courts, to Decide on Adding Women to Military Draft
Fort Hood's Vanessa Guillen Tragedy Leads to Army-Wide Overhaul of Sexual Assault, Harassment Prevention US to Add Two More Anti-Submarine, Anti-Missile Destroyers to Mediterranean, Black, Barents Seas
German Defense Minister Vows to Keep Fighting for Armed Drones Pakistan Temporarily Blocks Social Media Over Potential Protests
India's Covid Vaccine Maker Urges Biden to Lift Exports Embargo Pakistan Police File 'Blasphemy' Case Against Feminist Marchers
'Selective Service Repeal Act' Introduced in Congress Tens of Thousands Flee Attacks on Northeast Nigerian Town: UN
Antisemitism: What Is the IHRA Definition and Why Is It Controversial? Democrats Reintroduce Bill to Block US From Using Nuclear Weapons First
Arabic Press Review: Egypt Expects 'Breakthrough' for Political Prisoners US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Stop Saudi Arabia From Obtaining Nuclear Weapons
US Aid Must Not Fund Israeli Abuses Against Palestinians, New Bill Says US Senators Introduce Weapons Oversight Bill as Biden Advances $23bn UAE Arms Sale
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Gaza After Rocket Attack Heavy Fighting Near Yemen's Marib Leaves 96 Dead: Loyalists
Taiwan Launches First Locally-Built Amphibious Assault Vessel Russia Calls for Deeper Military Ties With Libya
China Blocks US Think Tank Website Following Critique on Sanctions Russia Welcomes Biden Call for Dialogue, Criticizes Sanctions
US Preliminary Plan on Afghanistan Is to Remove at Least Some Contractors: Pentagon Chinese Fishermen Find Drone Ship 'Used for Spying by a Foreign Country'
Ukraine: President Pushes Shortcut to NATO as Government Publishes Map of Bomb Shelters Britain's Top General Is Unhappy About US Afghanistan Withdrawal Plans
Impersonation Nation? Israeli Intel Firms' Shady Methods Spotlighted in UAE Flap Dutch Shop Fined for Omitting 'Settlement' From West Bank Wine Label
US Warns Israel to Stop 'Dangerous, Detrimental' Chatter on Natanz Attack: TV Kiev: American Envoy Says US Supports Ukraine Against 'Russian Aggression'
Democrats Reintroduce Bill to Block US From Using Nuclear Weapons First Democratic Senators Seek to Constrain F-35 Sale to UAE
Taliban Has to Change Based on Democratic Ways: Iran's Zarif Four Members of One Family Killed in Kandahar Blast: Afghan Official
We Are Not at Risk of Collapse: Afghan President Ghani Iraq: Deadly Baghdad Blast Was Not Intentional, Say Security Sources
Jordan: King Abdullah Calls Woman Charged With Insulting the Throne Turkey: Cryptocurrency Ban Triggers Concerns Over More Regulations
Yemen: Houthis Continue to Advance on Marib, as Fighting Leaves Dozens Dead Israel Restricts Entry to Al-Aqsa Mosque for Palestinians on First Friday of Ramadan
Turkey's Erdogan Issues Warning to Northern Cyprus Over Quran Courses US-China Tech Decoupling: IMF Warns of Global GDP Crunch
Turkey's Erdogan, Pakistani PM Talk Before Afghan Peace Summit Israeli Army Says It Targeted 'Hamas Military Sites' in Gaza
Opponents of Myanmar Coup Announce Unity Government Armenia's PM Faced Mass Protests. Why Is He Still Leading Polls?
Russia to Close Parts of Black Sea Near Crimea for Six Months White House Says Shift in Policy on Cuba Not One of Biden's Top Priorities
As Biden Advances UAE F-35 Sale, Senators Seek More Control of Arms Deals Israeli Army: Rocket From Gaza Hits South Israel
South Korean Steelmaker to End Partnership With Myanmar Military Indian Cop Arrested in Kashmir for Blocking Anti-Rebel Ops
France, Germany, Ukraine Call for Russian Troops Withdrawal AP Interview: Beijing Says US 'Too Negative' Toward China
Iran, United States to Discuss Options Before More Nuclear Talks, EU Official Says Biden Meets Japan's Leader to Boost China-Facing Alliances
Biden Mispronounces Putin's Name in Remarks on Russia

April 15th, 2021

Iraq Daily Roundup: Seven Killed; Blast in Sadr City
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