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June 9th, 2021

US and Saudi Arabia Conduct Joint Military Exercises Russian Serviceman Killed, Three Injured in North Syria Blast
Houthis Claim They Arrested a Mossad Spy in Yemen SecDef Austin Tells the Pentagon to Start Acting Like China Is Top Priority
Two Pakistani Police Officers Protecting Polio Jab Team Shot Dead Biden Embraces a Trump Policy in Backing Arab-Israeli Deals
European Companies Concerned Over China's Anti-Sanctions Law China State Media Reports Amphibious Landing Drill After US Senators Land on Taiwan
China Hurried Work on Anti-Sanctions Law 'After Joe Biden Disappointed Beijing by Continuing to Take a Tough Stance' In a World First, El Salvador Makes Bitcoin Legal Tender
Man Held Over Macron Slap Was Medieval Swordsmanship Fan 10 Deminers Killed in Northern Afghanistan Attack
China Says Senate Competition Bill 'Full of Cold War' Thinking Frenchman Charged With Espionage in Central African Republic
Turkey Says Iraq's Makhmour Camp Must Be Cleared of Kurdish Militants Samoa's Disputed Leader Promises Chinese-Backed Port at a Third of the Cost
US Blacklists Four Nicaraguans, Including Ortega's Daughter Egypt and Sudan Urge Ethiopia to Negotiate Seriously Over Giant Dam
UN Staffer Investigated in Italy Over Death of Ambassador in DR Congo Argentine President Says Brazilians 'Came From the Jungle', Sparking Uproar
Colombia Protests Lose Steam, but Their Economic Toll Rises NATO May Train Afghan Special Operators in Europe
Soldiers Shoot Three Palestinians, One Critically, Abduct Two, in Tubas Algerian President Praises Protest Movement, Condemns Normalization With Israel
In Jerusalem's Silwan, Israeli Settlers Wage Another Battle to Takeover Palestinian Homes Afghan Forces Helicopter Crash Lands in Maidan Wardak
India Opens Channels With Taliban Leaders Biden: US Will Not Take 'Eye Off' Terror Threat in Afghanistan
HRW Accuses Colombian Police of 'Egregious' Abuse of Protesters Myanmar: EU's Third Round of Sanctions Raises Eyebrows
Israeli Defense Minister Says He Is Sticking to Plan to Shut Army Radio Ex-IDF Chief: Iran Nuclear Deal Would Allow Army to Focus Elsewhere
Israeli Supreme Court Announces Date for Sheikh Jarrah Appeal Hearing Anti-BDS Israel Advocacy Group Opens First Middle East Office in UAE
Sudan Scraps Fuel Subsidies in IMF-Backed Reform US and Saudi Arabia Ground Forces Conduct Joint Military Exercise, in Show of Strength
Amnesty Urges Saudi Arabia to Release Man Facing Execution for Alleged Crimes Committed as a Minor Sudan, Egypt Renew Calls for International Role in Ethiopia Dispute
Law to Legalize Cannabis in Morocco Passes Upper House Iraqis Give Blood Samples in Hope of Identifying Mass Grave Victims From ISIS Era
Rockets Land on Iraq Air Base Housing US Contractors and Baghdad Airport Saudi Aramco to Sell $6b of Dollar-Denominated Islamic Bonds
Bomb Disposal Squad in Gaza Faces Risks Amid Little Protection Russian Court Bans Alexey Navalny Groups, Labels Them 'Extremist'
'Do Something Practical': New Palestinian Justice Center Launched in UK 'We Have Failed': Journalists Unite and Demand Truthful Coverage of Israeli Occupation
Mohammed Bin Nayef: US Lawsuit Shines Light on Disappeared Saudi Prince US Air Force Prepares Afghanistan Strike Capabilities Post Withdrawal
British Military Purchases Night Vision Goggles in $16.2 Million Deal Marine Corps Shuts Down Central America Deployment Amid Budget Pressures
US Navy Ship Rescues 15 Mariners Off Coast of Somalia This Navy Drone Ship Just Traveled Nearly 5,000 Miles From the Gulf Coast to California
Israel Attacks Several Sites in Syria, Killing at Least 11 US's Largest Military Shipbuilder to Hire 3,000 Full-Time Employees
Lebanon's Navy Chief Talks Fleet Expansion, New Security Missions Israel's Foreign Policies Won't Change Much Even as a New Coalition Looks Set to Take Power, Ambassador Says
Russia's Putin Warns Ukraine on NATO Ambitions After Biden-Zelenskiy Call Israeli Military Chief Says Officer Who Died in Prison Was Set to Reveal 'Big Secrets'
China Is Our No. 1 Priority. Start Acting Like It, Austin Tells Pentagon Pentagon Chief: NATO Ready to Fight and Win if Deterrence Fails
High-End Warfare: US, NATO End Live-Fire Space War/Star Wars Drills in Arctic Israel's Netanyahu Asks Gantz to Delay Evacuation of Settler Outpost Evyatar
Israeli Army Chief Defends Censoring Death of Officer Accused of Grave Security Crimes Israeli Army Chief Says IDF Victory in Gaza Conflict May Not Have Deterred Hamas
Iran's Rouhani Defends Record After Presidential Candidates Mock Him in Debate Ex-Israeli Spymaster: Netanyahu's Bragging Made Mossad Operations Harder
Israeli Officials Snubbed EU Peace Envoy During Recent Visit: Report China Calls US Bill to Boost Technology, Science Research 'Full of Cold War' Thinking
US Says Iran Nuclear Talks to Resume Over the Weekend US Warns Venezuela, Cuba to Turn Away Iranian Ships Believed to Be Carrying Arms
Israeli Forces Raid, Close Health Organization Headquarters in West Bank Hamas to US: Israel Must End Its Occupation of Palestine
Report: 337 Israeli Violations Against Palestinian Journalists in May US Turning to Aggressive 'Industrial Policy' to Counter Beijing, Experts Say
Chinese Army Holds Amphibious Landing Drill Near Taiwan Amid Tension With US 'Stop Using the Olympic Games': China Blasts Tony Blinken's Talk of Winter Boycott
China Lashes Out at Australia, Other G7 Nations for 'Creating Conflicts' Amid Covid Pandemic Iranian Presidential Candidate Says US Needs to Return to Nuclear Deal for Better Relations With Country
Japan Minister Says Aims to Raise Security Ties With Australia to New Levels UN Rights Envoy Warns of Risk of Starvation in Myanmar's Kayah State
China's Parliament Opposes US Bill on Chinese Tech Threat Philippine Military Chief Visits Island in Disputed Waters
Resigned to a Nuclear Deal Revival, Gulf Engages With Foe Iran Philippine President Spars With Pacquiao Over South China Sea
'She Screams When Someone Comes Near': Gaza Children in Trauma China Defends Cultural Links With Japan Amid Online Nationalist Fury
Afghan Government and Taliban Negotiators Meet in Doha to Discuss Peace Russia Says Few Outstanding Issues Left to Agree for Revival of Iran Deal: RIA
Egyptian Firms Plot Return to Libya as Rebuilding Efforts Begin Afghan MPs Decry Govt's Handling of War, Rising Death Count
Afghanistan: 16 People Killed in Attack on Balkh District Police HQ Killing of Afghan Deminers Sparks Widespread Condemnation
Afghanistan: 10 Deminers Killed in Gunmen Attack in Baghlan Fighting Rages Across Afghanistan, Journalist Killed in Crossfire
ICC, Afghan Govt Investigating Recent Mass Killings Syria: Israeli Air Strikes Reportedly Kill 11 Pro-Government Fighters
Egypt: Tiktok Influencer Sentenced to Jail for Online Content Iraq: Militia Leader Accused of Involvement in Killing of Activists Released From Detention
Saudi Arabia Deploys New Israeli Spyware to Hack Activists' Phones: Report Jordan: MP Who Threatened to Kill King Dismissed as Tribal Rift Grows
Oil Hits Two-Year High as Doubts Gather Over Iran's Market Return UN Warns of 'Mass Deaths' in Myanmar After 100,000 Flee Fighting
New Generation: Israel Crackdown Spotlights Palestinian 'Icons' Iran Candidate Says He's Willing to Potentially Meet Biden
US Drops Trump Order Targeting TikTok, Plans Its Own Review

June 8th, 2021

Iraq Daily Roundup: Four Killed US Senators Fly to Taiwan on Military Plane, Angering China
Biden to Set Up 'Strike Force' to Go After China on Trade US Says to Work With Allies to Help Pacific Islands Amid China Rivalry
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