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June 8th, 2021

Biden to Set Up 'Strike Force' to Go After China on Trade Nicaragua Detains Third Presidential Hopeful as Criticism Grows
Israeli Airstrikes Hit Several Targets Across Syria Senate Passes Massive $250 Billion Legislation to Counter China
Joe Biden's European Diplomatic Blitz Will Have China Woven 'Throughout Every Meeting' 60 Members of Congress From Both Parties Victims of Latest Ransomware Attack
France Fines Google for Abusing Online Advertising Dominance Socialist Castillo Holds on to Tight Lead in Peru Election as Protests Break Out
France Suspends Aid, Military Support for Central African Republic Mexico Bans Influential Ex-Minister From Holding Public Office
Belarus Introduces Prison Sentences for Taking Part in Protests Syria Intercepts Israeli Missile Strike Over Damascus: State Media
Egyptian Officials Say ISIS Militants Abduct Five People in Sinai Displaced Syrians Rally Against Ending Cross-Border Aid
France to Host Mid-June Meeting to Gather Support for Lebanese Army Navy Finds 32 Problems With Littoral Combat Ships
Israel's Attacks on Journalists in Jerusalem on Rise Israeli Forces Assault Megiddo Prison, Injure Three Palestinian Prisoners
Two Former Israeli Ambassadors to South Africa Join Tsunami of 'Apartheid' Accusations Against Israel Afghanistan: 23 Power Pylons Destroyed, Damaged in One Month
US Government Considers Making Ransom Payments Illegal Death of Boko Haram's Leader Spells Trouble for Nigeria and Its Neighbors
DARPA's Interceptor Drone Shoots 'Stringy Streamers' to Drop Enemy Drones CENTCOM Chief Warns of Russia and China's Influence in the Middle East
US: Iran Must Keep Monitoring in Place for Nuclear Deal Israel Reported to Strike Several Sites Across Syria
Major NATO Build-Up in Romania as Black Sea Conflict With Russia Worsens Blinken Says 'Hundreds' of Sanctions Will Remain on Iran Despite Talks
Three Killed as Syrian Govt Targets Turkish Observation Posts in Idlib Southern Yemen Separatists Take Over News Agency Building in Aden
Hamas Leader Visits Egypt for Talks on Palestinian Reconciliation Israeli Court Extends Detention of Islamist Political Leader, Prompting Concerns From Lawyer
Iraqi Militia Leader Arrested for Activist Killing Released Lebanon's Hezbollah Says Will Import Iran Fuel if Shortages Persist
Israeli Government Authorizes Controversial Jerusalem March Army Nixes Soldier Roles for Native Arabic, Pashto, and Dari Speakers
Troops Heading Home as Covid-19 Mass Vaccination Sites Close Up Shop Memo Reveals US Navy Must Pick Between Future Destroyer, Fighter, or Sub for FY23 Plan
Longest-Serving Jordanian Prisoner in Israel Arrives Back Home Rights Groups Demand Biden End 'Torture' of Solitary Confinement
'Game Show': Iranian Candidates Slam Debate Format, Trade Barbs Thousands Flee After Massacre in Northern Burkina Faso
Groups Urge Biden to Halt $735m Weapons Sale to Israel Nigerians Launch Legal Action Against Government's Twitter Ban
'Betrayal': Namibian Opposition MPs Slam Germany Genocide Deal US: 2,100 Migrant Children May Still Be Separated From Parents
Canada Urged Against Deporting Human Rights Activist to Egypt NATO Carrier Strike Groups Train Together in Mediterranean War Games
CENTCOM Says Afghanistan Withdrawal Half Done, but Questions Remain US Army Investing Nearly $1 Billion in Stryker Vehicle Upgrades
Two Aid Workers Killed in an Ambush in South Sudan DoD Outlines Tenets for Responsible AI Implementation
Russia Signs $1.7 Billion in Defense Contracts With 17 African Nations Philippine Air Force Receives New Black Hawk Helicopters Made in Poland
Burkina Faso Bans Motorbikes in Region Hit by Jihadist Attacks Associated Press 'Yet to Receive Evidence' of Hamas Presence in Gaza Building
Top US General Kenneth McKenzie Warns of Russia's and China's Influence in Iran US to Iran: Mess With IAEA Monitoring and Put Talks on Deal at Risk
Blinken Says 'Hundreds' of US Sanctions to Remain on Iran Beijing's Anti-Sanctions Law Will Give US 'A Taste of Own Medicine': Lam
Biden Administration to Set Up 'Strike Force' to Go After China on Trade As Russia Watches: US Conducts Artillery Exercise in Norwegian Arctic as Part of 50-Day Drills
US Working on More Normalization Between Israel, Arab States: Israeli FM Israel Elected to UN Economic Council for the First Time
Top Evangelical Leader Warns: Israel Could Lose Our Support if Netanyahu Ousted Israel Refuses to Transfer Qatar Aid to Gaza
Israeli Forces Bulldoze Irrigation Pond in Jordan Valley Right-Wing Israeli Mk: Canceling Flag March 'Shameful Surrender to Hamas'
Report: Tiff Over West Bank Construction a Last-Minute Obstacle to Coalition As He Sums Up Term, Ashkenazi Says Israel Will Strengthen PA Against Hamas
UN Warns War Raging in Ethiopia Could Kill 'Hundreds of Thousands' Afghanistan: 3 Protesters Killed, Over 20 Wounded in Badakhshan
As Districts Fall, Afghan Govt Blasted for Inadequate Security Strategy Israel's Netanyahu Faces End of Rule in Parliamentary Vote on New Government
Russia Is Building Its First Full Stealth Naval Ship: RIA China Says US Senators Visiting Taiwan on Military Plane a 'Vile Provocation'
China Will Always Support Myanmar in Choosing Its Own Path, Says Senior Diplomat Palestinian Officials Arrive in Egypt for Talks Ahead of Planned Meeting
UN Says Estimated 100,000 Displaced by Myanmar Violence China, ASEAN Agree to Avoid Provocations in South China Sea
Iran Says Its Nuclear Talks Stand Not to Change After Presidential Vote Iran Denounces US Tracking of Its Ships That May Be Headed to Venezuela
Lebanon's Hezbollah Chief Nasrallah Reassures on Health, Thanks Supporters US Lawmakers Go on Pro-Israel Offensive at Blinken Hearing
Israel-Palestine: Former Israeli Ambassadors to South Africa Call Occupation 'Apartheid' In Pictures: Fire Tears Through Yazidi Displacement Camp in Iraq
Israel: Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Condemned Over Gay Pride Comments Egypt: Ex-Diplomat Detained After Criticizing Government Handling of Ethiopia Dam Crisis
Support for Israel in Europe Falls After Gaza Bombings, Poll Finds China Warns US Against Trade Deal With Taiwan
Iraq Plans Nuclear Power Plants to Tackle Electricity Shortage 'Motivated by Hate': Muslim Family Run Over in Canada
'Times Have Changed': Saudi Arabia-Syria in Rapprochement Talks Iranian Kurds in Iraq Hopelessly Seek Asylum, UN Assistance
Serb Commander Mladic Loses Genocide Appeal in UN Court Mixed Israeli City of Arabs and Jews Remains on Edge After Violence
US Pullout From Afghanistan Half Done, but Questions Remain French Leader Macron Slapped in Face on Visit to Small Town
UN Strongly Condemns Violations in Central African Republic Eritrea Blames US Support for Tigray's Leaders for the War
Egyptian Officials Say ISIS Militants Abduct 5 People in Sinai Iran Debate Puts Problems on One Man: the Outgoing President
Israeli Parliament to Vote on New Government on Sunday USS Liberty Survivors Say US Still Downplays Israel's Attack on Ship
Official: Death Toll Rises to 65 in Pakistan Train Collision

June 7th, 2021

Biden Might Be Keeping Trump's Cuba Policy to Get More Votes in Miami Nicaragua Judge Orders Opposition Figure Jailed for 90 Days
Despite Pandemic, Global Spending on Nukes Swelled $1.4 Billion in 2020 China Unveils New Legal Weapon to Hit Western Rivals With Sanctions
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