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July 5th, 2021

Heavy Fighting Reported in Central Yemen Air Force Gives Raytheon $2 Billion to Develop Nuclear Cruise Missiles
Military Plane Crash Leaves at Least 52 Dead in Philippines US Sneaks Out of Afghanistan's Bagram in the Middle of the Night
Japan's Deputy PM Raises Idea of Defending Taiwan With the US Taliban Says Intra-Afghan Peace Talks Will Be 'Accelerated'
22 Die in Eastern DR Congo Violence Govt Forces Reclaim Swaths of Territory in Central Yemen
Egypt: Ethiopia Begins Disputed Filling of Dam Amid Tensions England Ends Lockdown: No Facemasks, No Distancing, No WFH Order
Palestinian Family Near Jerusalem Forced to Demolish Their Home Israeli Soldiers Invade Refugee Camp; Settlers Attack Bus of Palestinian Protesters
Israeli Soldiers Raid Children's Center in Jenin Refugee Camp and Destroy Books, Toys, Plumbing Despite PA Crackdown, Palestinians Continue Protests Over Killing of Nizar Banat
Senior Member of Gulen Movement Caught by Turkish Intelligence: President Iraqi Minister Says BP Mulls Quitting Iraq, Lukoil Wants to Sell Up
South Korea's Mysterious Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Tested From Underwater Platform Tech Giants Warn of Cutting Off Service in Hong Kong Over Data-Protection Laws
20 Years After 9/11, US Lawsuit Alleging Saudi Complicity Hits Key Moment French Prosecutors Probe 'Slavery' Claims Against Saudi Prince
Lapid Said Pushing to Sell 'Israel's Air Force One'; Defense Officials Object Algerian President Pardons Some Hirak Activists Detained Over Protests
21 Migrants' Bodies Retrieved Off Tunisia, 50 Rescued by Coastguard Hamas Chief Khaled Meshaal Urges Riyadh to Restore Ties, Release Palestinian Prisoners
Mexico Arrests Former Top Police Official for Torture Gunmen Kidnap Staff and a Baby From Hospital in Nigeria
Saudi Arabia Changes Import Rules From Persian Gulf in Challenge to UAE Indian Activist Stan Swamy, Jailed Under Terror Law, Dies
UN Urged to Ask Saudi Arabia for Proof of Life of Detained Princess UK Developing Missiles Capable of Communicating With Each Other
Rehearsing for Conflict With Armenia, Greece and India: Turkey Inaugurates NATO-Backed Bloc From Balkans to Chinese Border British-Funded Task Force to Investigate Myanmar Military Abuses
Xi, Merkel and Macron Support Eu-China Investment Deal, Beijing Says Taliban Spokesman Says Peace Talks Will Be 'Accelerated in the Coming Days'
Japan's No. 2 Raises Possibility of Joining US in Defending Taiwan 'Cruel Reality': Ex-Security Chief Says Independence Not Up to People of Taiwan Alone
Ever-Widening Arc: Mongolia, Turkey United in Framework of NATO Partnership Syria: US Stealing Grain and Oil, Building Up Military Bases - Turkey Guilty of War Crimes
Biden Administration Still Weighing CIA Drone Strike Policy Amid Afghanistan Withdrawal US to Open Command Center in Qatar to Support Afghan Forces
Over 1,000 Afghan Soldiers Flee Into Tajikistan After Taliban Offensive UN Experts Urge UAE Against Repatriating Former Guantanamo Prisoner to Russia
US Teachers Union Rejects Resolution Urging Biden to Stop Supporting Israel Israel Said Seeking European Donors to Provide Gaza Funding Alongside Qatar
Israel's Bennett Speaks With Russia's Putin for First Time Since Becoming PM Saudi Arabia Amends Import Rules to Sideline Israel-Linked Products
Israeli Forces Raid Palestinian Prisons, Moves Detainees Israeli Forces Uproot 200 Olive Trees Near Nablus
Taliban Aim to Present Written Peace Plan at Talks as Soon as Next Month: Spokesman Afghan Forces Plan Counteroffensive in Northern Provinces: Adviser
Militants Kill Three Pakistani Soldiers Near Afghan Border Afghan Security Personnel Flee Into Tajikistan as Taliban Advance
Rockets Hit Iraqi Base Housing US Forces, No Casualties: US Coalition UN Envoy Tells Belarus to Free Political Prisoners as US Hints at Sanctions
China's Xi Tells Macron, Merkel He Hopes to Expand Cooperation With Europe France, Germany, and China Call on Negotiators to Seize Opportunity in Iran Talks
Myanmar Rights Violations Under Scrutiny From New Task Force Ukraine to Hold Land Military Drills With US, Poland, Lithuania
11 Afghan Districts Fall to Taliban in 24 Hours: Sources Afghan Forces Consider Ways to Use Bagram Airfield
Afghan Army Chief Pledges to Secure Major Cities, Highways More Than 20 Suspected Dead After Refugee Ship Sinks Off Coast of Tunisia
Egypt Executes Student Who Was 'Tortured to Confess' to Attempted Assassination of Senior Officer Palestinian Citizens of Israel Protest Against Vote on Law Barring Family Reunification
Norway's Largest Pension Fund Divests From Companies Linked to Israeli Settlements UAE Rebuffs Plan by OPEC, Saudi Arabia to Extend Production Pact
Ethiopia PM Defends Handling of Tigray Conflict After Rebel Gains Israel to Vote on Renewing Law That Keeps Out Palestinian Spouses
140 Students Missing After Gunmen Raid Nigerian School UN Raises Alarm Over Yemeni Children's Education Amid Conflict
Explainer: UAE and Saudi Arabia's Spat Over OPEC Oil Production Afghan Forces Plan Counterattack Against Taliban in North: Report
Israel's Bennett, Russia's Putin Speak, Agree to Meet

July 4th, 2021

Strike Hits South Yemen Base, Killing Five; Houthis Blamed As US Leaves Afghanistan, Spy Agencies Scramble for Options
Former Israeli General: Iran Closer Than Ever to Nuclear Bomb Turkey Allows Qatar To Base 36 Warplanes, Hundreds of Troops
Kremlin Accuses US of Engineering June's Black Sea Provocation Algeria: NATO's Permanent Naval Patrols in the Mediterranean
Pentagon Seeks to Soften Blow of US Withdrawal From Afghanistan Taliban: All Foreign Troops Must Leave by Deadline
Kremlin Says 'Provocations' Like UK Warship Episode Demand Tough Response Air Force Gives Raytheon $2 Billion for Nuclear Cruise Missile Development

July 3rd, 2021

Putin OKs Revised Russian National Security Strategy
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