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May 27th, 2021

Secdef Austin Says Afghanistan Withdrawal 'Slightly' Ahead of Schedule China Tells US It Should Scale Back Military Presence to Ease Tensions
Iraqi Militia Members Surround PM's Office After Arrest of Commander US Senate Approves Key Amendment That Improves Chance of China Bill's Passage
Cuban Baseball Star Defects on Arrival in US Displaced Tigrayans Accuse Soldiers of Torture, 'Murder'
Somalia to Hold Elections Within 60 Days: Government Biden Settles on Ambassador Picks for China, India and Japan
Report Faults IAEA Safeguards for Not Tracking Smaller Amounts of Material Prehistoric Cemetery in Sudan Shows War Has Been Hell Forever
EU Military Training Mission in Mali to Keep Going for Now Regional Bloc Holds Off on Military Response to Mozambique Insurgency
UN Official Slams Ethiopia's Arrests of Displaced in Tigray New Clashes as Wildcat Miners Attack Indigenous in Brazil
US Outraged by Violence Against Iraqi Demonstrators: State Department UN Authorizes Monitors for Iraq's Elections in October
As Space Junk Multiplies, Pentagon Is Stuck Tracking It for Civilians Another Palestinian Succumbs to Wounds From Israeli Bombing of Gaza
Pakistan Calls for Deployment of Global Protection Force in Palestine Faryab Police: 'Four Civilians Killed in Taliban Mortar Attack'
US Tells Russia It Won't Rejoin Open Skies Dozens Killed in Mexico's Brutal Election Campaign
Evictions of Palestinians in Jerusalem Could Spark Further Conflict, Blinken Warns Pentagon Chief: Afghanistan Withdrawal 'Slightly' Ahead of Schedule
Lauded for Killing Terrorist Six Years Ago, Israeli Police Officer Now Probed Over Death US Warns Persian Gulf States Against Normalizing Ties With Syria Government
UAE-Backed Southern Separatists Blamed for Wave of Kidnappings in Yemen Lebanon Military's Future in Jeopardy, Top Army Commander Says
Israel Arrested at Least 250 Palestinian Citizens in the Last Two Days Libya Warlord Haftar Flown to Egypt Military Hospital to Treat 'Serious Illness'
Israel Strips Healthcare Access for Palestinian Activists in East Jerusalem Egypt President in Djibouti to Forge Ties Amid Nile Dispute
Tunisia Party Demands Release of Detained Chief Karoui Biden Won't Extend Trump Waiver for US Oil Company in Northeast Syria
US Special Forces Could Help Taiwan Learn to Resist Chinese Invasion, DoD Nominee Says Pentagon Budget Will Shake Up 'Legacy' Systems. Lawmakers Are Shaking Back.
Biden Nuclear Nominee Would Continue Trump-Era Plutonium Pit Production Plans DoD Inspector General: Air Force Mismanagement Led to $100m Kc-46 Boom Redesign
Yemen: Saudi-Led Coalition Claims Responsibility for Secret Island Base 'No Indication' Belarus Agents Were on Diverted Flight: Greek PM
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau Apologizes for WWII Internments of Italian-Canadians Germany to Fund Projects in Namibia to Atone for Colonial Crimes
UN Rights Council to Investigate Crimes During Gaza Conflict A Month On, Colombia Continues to Grapple With Protest Violence
Most Americans Oppose Unrestricted Aid to Israel: Poll Israel: Expect Fewer Assassinations and Less Noise From Mossad's New Leader
Lebanon Army Chief Pleads for Help for Military on France Visit Israel Indicts Senior Islamic Movement Leader Kamal Al-Khatib on 'Terrorism' Charges
India to Receive Israeli Heron Drones for China Border Deployment UN Rights Council Orders Unprecedented Open-Ended Probe of Israel
China Tells US to Scale Back Asia Forces Amid Rising Tensions AP Source: Biden Ending Trump OK for US Oil Company in Syria
US Tells Russia It Won't Rejoin Open Skies Arms Control Pact US Warns of Sanctions in Bid to Deter Russian Arms Sales to Middle East
Egypt Said to Invite Israel, PA, Hamas to Cairo for Long-Term Ceasefire Talks World Health Organization Passes Motion Alleging Israel Violating Health Rights
7 Israeli Cops Questioned Over Shooting of Sheikh Jarrah Girl in Back With Sponge Round Israeli FM Ashkenazi to Visit Egypt for Gaza Talks Next Week
Jewish Democrat Spearheads Push to Expedite Aid to Palestinians US-China Trade War: Overdue Talks Restart on Biden's Watch, but Analysts Ask if Real Progress Can Be Made
China-India Border Dispute: as Himalayan Snow Thaws, Could Conflict Reignite? Dozens of Afghan Military Bases, Outposts Surrendered to Taliban This Month: Report
Drama Scrambles Schumer's China Bill Azeri Forces Capture Six Armenian Soldiers as Border Row Simmers
Taiwan Sees 'Political Warfare' in Dispute With China Over Vaccines EU Sanctions Expected to Hit Belarus's Potash, Oil and Finance
Iran's Khamenei Backs Hardliner Versus Hardliner Presidential Vote Philippines' Duterte to Let God Decide His Political Future
Saudi, US Foreign Ministers Discuss Regional Challenges in Phone Call: Saudi TV Three Members of Jihadist Cell Behind 2017 Barcelona Attacks Jailed
Displaced by Israeli Bombs, Gazans Camp by Rubble of Their Homes Yemen: Top Houthi Negotiator Meets UN Envoy After Previous Snub
Armenia PM Suggests Putting International Observers on Azeri Border: Ifax US Warns of Further Action Against Ethiopia, Eritrea Over Tigray
Turkey Pushed NATO Allies Into Softening Outrage Over Belarus Plane, Diplomats Say Russia Blocks European Flights That Avoid Belarus' Airspace, Ramping Up Pressure on EU
Afghan Govt: Political Leaders Ready to Join Supreme State Council Afghan Governor Wounded in Bomb Blast in Nangarhar
Afghan Police: '4 Civilians Killed in Taliban Mortar Attack' Oman's Military Steps Up Recruitment After Unemployment Protests
UAE: British Man Files Civil Case Against Emirati Officials Over Detention and Torture In Wake of Gaza Conflict, Palestinian Authority Cracks Down on West Bank Activists
Arabic Press Review: Jordan MP Punished for Saying Power Outages Were Deliberate Tunisia: President Denies 'Coup' Plan After Days of Speculation
Palestinians Open Sheikh Jarrah Bookshop in Tribute to Demolished Gaza Store Yemen: Saudi-Led Coalition Claims Responsibility for Mysterious Island Airbase
Israel-Palestine: British Media Coverage 'Skewed' and 'Biased', Report Finds Biden to Propose $6 Trillion Budget to Make US More Competitive
Hong Kong Legislature Backs Beijing's Sweeping Political Overhaul Khamenei Urges Iranians to Ignore Vote-Boycotting Calls
Was the US Complicit in China's Covid Research? UNHCR to Call for Arms Embargo Against Israel Along With War Crimes Probe
Russia Says It Expelled British Warship From Waters Near Crimea Gazan Artist Speaks About a Lifetime of Trauma and War
Somalia PM Commits to Free, Fair Polls After Months-Long Impasse Iran Nuclear Deal: Are IAEA Safeguards 'Dangerously Obsolete'?
Afghanistan Agrees to Drop All Tax Claims Against US and NATO Contractors US Planning to Evacuate Afghan Interpreters, Top US General Says
More Top Officials Say DoD Needs to Stop Overclassifying, Call It a Vestige of the Cold War Gao Finds Pentagon Had $128 Billion in Unused Funds Over 10-Year Stretch
500,000,000,000 Reasons to Scrutinize the US Plan for Nuclear Weapons How Raytheon Is Delivering Laser Beams to the Battlefield
Kim Vows to Build North Korea Socialism Amid US Nuclear Impasse Mali's Military Releases Transitional President and PM
China Says Politics Behind US Call for Virus Origin Probe France's Macron Admits Some Guilt for Rwanda's Genocide
UAE and Israel Press Ahead With Ties After Gaza Ceasefire UN Rights Chief: Israeli Strikes in Gaza May Be War Crimes
EU Eyes Belarus Sanctions Targeting Sectors Close to Leader Afghan Forces Struggle, Demoralized, Rife With Corruption

May 26th, 2021

Biden's Top Asia Official Says US Engagement With China Is Over Report: US Could Leave 600 Marines in Afghanistan to Guard Embassy
IAEA Chief Misleadingly Claims Iran's Enrichment Is 'Like' a Bomb-Making Country
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