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August 6th, 2021

Biafra: Trump Lifted a Ban on Weapons Sales to Nigeria. Now Separatists Are Suing to Stop Them. US Military and G7 Blame Iran for Attack on Israeli-Linked Tanker
Israel Strikes Hamas Sites in Gaza in Response to Fire Balloons: Military Hezbollah Fires Rockets in Response to Israeli Airstrikes
Leave Afghanistan Now, Britain Tells All UK Nationals Amid 'Worsening Security Situation' US Military Base Fort Lee Preparing to Receive Up to 3,500 Afghans
Taliban on Afghan Provincial Capital Capture: 'We Have to Take It' Renewed Militia Clashes in Western Libya
Hundreds of Cuban Protesters Are Still Detained, Including Prominent Dissidents Bolivia President Vows to Punish 'Coup' Accused
Israeli Ambassador Says Israel Wants to See 'Regime Change' in Iran Myanmar Military Offers Amnesty to Some Protesters in Hiding
Three Months On, State of Siege Fails to Stem DR Congo Violence Huawei Reports Nearly 30 Percent Revenue Drop Amid US Sanctions
Why China Is Not Saying Yes - or No - to the German Navy's Port Call Request China-US Trade War: American Business Calls on Biden to Restart Talks
US Improperly Provided Evidence to Judge in Meng Wanzhou's Canadian Extradition Case, Lawyer Claims Biden Administration Shrugs Off Pressure to Remove Trump-Era China Tariffs
China Appoints New Military Commander in Restive Xinjiang Australia Will Not Bow to Chinese Demands to Restart Talks: Foreign Minister
India, China Pull Back From Part of Contested Himalayan Border India Scraps 'Tax Terrorism' Rule That Spooked Foreign Firms
Told to Leave but Nowhere to Go: Civilians Caught in Afghan Crossfire Tunisian Activists Say They Will Keep Up Pressure on President
Taliban Capture First Provincial Capital Since US Began Withdrawal Indo-Pacific Command Chief Says US Is 'Ready' to Defend Taiwan
Blinken Expresses 'Deep Concern' Over China's Nuclear Arsenal Israel Demolishes Al-Arakib Village for the 191st Time
Army Injures Dozens of Palestinians in Kufur Qaddoum Another Palestinian Killed by Israeli Forces in Beita, 20 Others Wounded
Amnesty: Ben & Jerry's Decision Is 'Legitimate and Necessary' Video Contradicts Israeli Army Account of Firing on Palestinian Family's Car, Killing 11-Year-Old Boy
Retired Brigadier General Mike Herzog Announced as Next Israel's Ambassador to US Israel 'Would Ultimately Like to See Regime Change in Iran,' Says Envoy Erdan
Jewish National Fund Plan Could See Further Expulsions of Palestinians From West Bank Home Angry Residents in South Lebanon Village Seize Hezbollah Rocket Launcher After Israel Strikes
Unmanned Air Force Global Hawk Crashes Near Grand Forks, ND; No Injuries Potential Military Vaccine Mandate Brings Distrust, Support
US Army to Keep 6 Sites in Europe, Nixing Transfer Plan Proponents of $50 Billion Defense Infrastructure Amendment Weigh Back-Up Plan
Amhara Official Says Offensive Against Tigray Forces Imminent US Charges Two Myanmar Citizens Over Plot to Attack UN Ambassador
Hungary's Orban Braces for US 'Interference' in 2022 Election Tunisia: Ennahda Party Official Anouar Maarouf Under House Arrest
Morocco: Jailed Journalist Omar Radi Sentenced for 'Public Drunkenness' Pegasus: Tunisia's Ghannouchi Targeted by Saudi Arabia
Guantanamo Bay: 75 US Lawmakers Call on Biden to 'Immediately Close' Prison US Senators Pile Pressure on Biden to Declassify 9/11 Documents
Rwanda Troops in Mozambique Claim Progress Against Jihadists India's Air Force Chief Visits Israel to Boost Military Ties as Pegasus Scandal Rages at Home
Pentagon Wrongly Admitted to Killing 21 Civilians in Iraq and Syria: Report UN Chief Names Swedish Diplomat as New Yemen Envoy
US Says Iran Responsible for Deadly Oil Tanker Attack in Arabian Sea UN Says Afghan War Has Entered 'Deadlier and More Destructive Phase'
Taliban Take First Afghan District Capital Since US Began Its Withdrawal 'The US Is Ready': INDOPACOM Leader Confident in Armed Forces' Ability to Defend Taiwan
Gaza Groups Send Fire Balloons Into Israel, Sparking Four Blazes Israel's Gantz Warns Lebanon: Your Situation Is Dire and We Can Make It Even Worse
India, China Pull Back Forces From Another Part of Border House Democrats Call on Biden to Close Guantanamo 'Once and for All'
Top Diplomats of United States, South Korea Discuss Ways to Engage North Korea Beware Taliban Promises, Afghanistan Envoy to China Warns
Taliban Close Border Crossing With Pakistan, Call for Visa-Free Travel for Afghans US Imposes Visa Restrictions on Relatives of Nicaraguan Officials: State Dept
Blinken Expresses US Concern About China's Growing Nuclear Arsenal Israel Names President's Brother as US Envoy, Points to Iran Experience
Russian, Tajik and Uzbek Forces Begin Joint Afghan Border Drills Head of Afghan Govt's Media, Information Center Assassinated
Afghanistan: Helmand, Jawzjan Capitals Face Heavy Fighting in 24 Hours Taliban Captures Capital of Nimroz Province
Syria: UN Calls for 'Immediate Ceasefire' as 18,000 Civilians Flee Daraa UK: Pro-Palestine Activists Occupy Israeli Drone Maker's London Offices
Egypt Publishes Video of Soldiers Killing Sleeping, Unarmed Men in North Sinai Israeli Soldiers Kill Palestinian During West Bank Settlement Protest
Central Asia's Leaders Meet as Taliban Makes Gains in Afghanistan Taliban Captures Afghan Provincial Capital Zaranj
China Slams US Offer of Safe Havens for Hong Kong Residents Central Asian Leaders Worried by Turmoil in Afghanistan
Palestinians Say Protester Killed in Clashes in West Bank Taliban Kill Afghan Media Chief in Kabul; Take Southern City
Senate Bill to Repeal Iraq War Authorizations Draws Key Level of GOP Support

August 5th, 2021

Iraq Daily Roundup: Six Killed Afghan Forces Launch Counter-Offensive in Helmand Capital
Olympic Organizers Refuse to Honor Victims of 1945 Hiroshima Bombing Palestinian Children Face Constant and Unique Trauma in Gaza, Experts Say
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