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May 18th, 2021

Sen. Kaine Hopeful for Chance to Repeal War Powers Authorizations China Offers to Host Intra-Afghan Talks and Help Anti-Terrorism Effort
In Michigan, Arab Americans Courted by Biden Angered by His Gaza Policy How Myanmar's Military Moved in on the Telecoms Sector to Spy on Citizens
France Pushes for UN Security Council Resolution on Middle East Conflict Denmark to Repatriate Women, Children From Syrian Camps
North Macedonia Orders Expulsion of Russian Diplomat Mexico Eyes Easing US Border Curbs From June 22, Depending on Covid
UN Rohingya Appeal Receives $340 Million in Funding Kyiv Mayor Says State Security Agents Came to His Doorstep
Belarus Opens Criminal Case Against Independent Media Outlet, Blocks Website Colombia Confirming if Ex-FARC Leader Killed in Venezuela, Defense Minister Says
CIA's Last Classified Fax Machines Are About to Retire New Survey Spotlights Bias Against Women in Army Special Operations
Israel Deliberately Targeted Red Crescent Building 'We Are United as a People': Palestinians Celebrate a Historic Strike, Urge Supporters to 'Keep Momentum Going'
Israeli Army Fires at Lebanese Army Patrol in Southern Lebanon Afghan Policeman Killed in Nangarhar Roadside Mine Blast
Fighting Intensifies in Afghanistan East With End of 3-Day Ceasefire Afghan Protestors Block Access to Govt Offices in Faryab
Abdullah Camp Critical of Year-Old Political Deal With Afghan President Ghani Trump's China Tariffs Hit US Businesses, Consumers Hardest: Moody's
Amazon Extends Facial Recognition Moratorium for Police Treasury Delays Ban on Trading in Firms Linked to China's Military
Palestinian Tries to Shoot, Throw Bomb at Soldiers in Hebron, Is Shot Dead: IDF Top IDF General: This Gaza Conflict Will Be a Success if It Brings Five Years of Calm
US-British-French Air Combat Exercise Switched to Europe for the First Time Two Thai Workers Killed in Rocket Attack on Israel: Police
Egypt Pledges $500 Million to Rebuild Gaza, Sends Medical Aid Fuel Price Hike Sparks Deadly Syria Kurd Protests
Israel Moves Barghouti to Isolation Jail After 'Resistance' Message Egypt Arrests Doctor Over Tweets on Way to Treat Wounded Palestinians
Fear of Taliban Conquering Kabul Are Overblown, Says US Envoy to Afghanistan Under Biden, Kaine Sees Stars Aligning for War Powers Repeal
Germany Arrests Businessman Over Dual-Use Exports to Russia Democrats Scuttle Effort to Delay Israel Arms Sale
Pelosi Calls for 'Diplomatic Boycott' of 2022 China Olympics on Human Rights Grounds US Scrapping Equipment at Bagram Air Base as Afghanistan Drawdown Continues
In Pictures: in Show of Unity, Palestinians Go on Strike Rights Group Urges Egypt to Free Detained Mother of Inmate
Why Is the US Unequivocal in Its Support for Israel? Israel Closes Gaza Border Crossing Again, Halting Aid Deliveries
Mapping Israeli Occupation Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Protester in Occupied West Bank
EU, Minus Hungary, Calls for Israel-Palestine Ceasefire Israeli Forces Shoot and Kill Palestinian Teenager North of Hebron
The 1936 Palestine Strike: A History of Palestinian Revolt Arms Trade: Which Countries and Companies Are Selling Weapons to Israel?
CENTCOM: Afghanistan Withdrawal 13 to 20 Percent Complete More Than 10,000 Flee Jihadist Attacks in Niger
Georgia to Begin Producing M4 Rifles, Drones in 2022 Russian Army Receives Radar for S-500 Air-Defense System
DR Congo Army Says Killed 22 Militiamen in Under-Siege East US Army Successfully Tests Classified 'Suicide Drone'
US Navy Orders 18 Coyote Supersonic Sea-Skimming Targets US Fixation on China Casts Shadow Over Biden Vaccine Pledge: Beijing
Xi and Putin to Mark Expansion of China-Russia Nuclear Power Project Ahead of US Talks House Democrats to Ask Biden to Pause 'Appalling' Arms Sale to Israel
IDF Downs Drone of Unclear Origin Approaching Northern Israel Pelosi Says US Should Diplomatically Boycott 2022 Olympics in China
Former Pentagon Chief Mark Esper Joins Epirus Board Israel Use of Quran Verses to Justify Gaza Bombardment Sparks Anger
2 Soldiers Shot in West Bank, 3 Palestinians Killed by Gunfire Amid Unrest Palestinian Killed, Dozens Wounded in West Bank Protests
China Resisting Nuclear Talks, US Ambassador Says Afghanistan Withdrawal Up to 20 Percent Done
Covid-19 Testing in Gaza Halted by Israeli Airstrike Top House Democrat Backs Off Plan to Ask for Delay in Israel Arms Sale
DR Congo Army Says Killed 22 Militiamen in Under-Siege East Myanmar Military Restricting Internet Access, Except for 'Whitelisted' Accounts
In First, Gaza Logs No Deaths From Overnight Israeli Strikes South Korea's Moon Seeks Urgency on North Korea, Vaccine Deal at Biden Summit
Malaysian Police Say Five Suspected Abu Sayyaf Militants Killed in Raid UN Agency Says 52,000 Displaced in Gaza, Amnesty Wants War Crimes Investigation
Blinken Says Russia Has Advanced Unlawful Maritime Claims in the Arctic US Tripoli Visit Shows Increased Libya Focus After Fighting
In Gaza, UN Classrooms Become Dormitories as Palestinians Flee Conflict Arab American Activists to Protest Biden's Michigan Visit Over Israel Support
Local Afghan Elders Report Militant Presence North of Kabul City Afghan Policeman Killed in Nangarhar Roadside Mine Blast
Afghanistan: US Forces at Bagram Scrapping Vehicles, Equipment Afghanistan: Over 100 Survivors of School Attack in 'Critical' Emotional State
Taliban Attacks Herat District, Clashes Underway: Governor Ghani: Afghanistan 'Ready' to Fight Taliban After US Pullout
Sudan Fires Chief of Justice, Attorney General Resigns MEE Correspondent Attacked by Israeli Forces While Covering Child Detention
Palestinians Between Jordan River and Mediterranean Sea Call for General Strike Azerbaijan Holds New Large-Scale War Games After Armed Incursion Into Armenia
Palestinians in Israel and Beyond Stage Historic Strike Over Abuses and Gaza Bombing Israel and Benjamin Netanyahu's War on Palestine
Hong Kong Closes Taiwan Office Amid Rise in Diplomatic Tensions Malaysia Police Kill Suspected Abu Sayyaf Fighters During Raid
'No Food for Days': Starvation Stalks Tigray as War Drags On Spain Returns People Who Swam From Morocco, Adds Troops to Border
11 Children Receiving Trauma Care Killed in Their Homes by Israel US Says Israel Provided Information on Gaza Media Tower Bombing
Rocket From Gaza Kills 2 as Israel Topples 6-Story Building

May 17th, 2021

Iraq Daily Roundup: 13 Militants Killed Pentagon Mulls Keeping Trump-Era Change to Psychological Operations
US-Led Coalition Bombs ISIS Hideouts in Iraqi Mountains
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