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August 10th, 2021

Biden Says He Does Not Regret Decision to Withdraw From Afghanistan Lithuania to Build Fence on Belarus Border to Stop Migrants
UN Condemns Kidnapping of Libya Govt Official North Korea Warns of 'Security Crisis' if US, South Korea Escalate Tensions
Venezuelan Authorities Cut Off Power to Key State-Based Bitcoin Miners Young Cuban Protester Tells of Arrest Caught on Camera
Gunmen in Iraq Assassinate Mayor of Karbala Japan-Russia Islands Dispute: Fears Tensions Are Dragging in US and China as Jets Scramble
South Sudan President Urges End to Infighting in Rival Camp Latvia Declares State of Emergency Along Its Belarus Border
Mexican President Offers Journalist Protection After Death Threat Saudi Arabia Says Assistance to Lebanese Depends on Serious Reforms: Cabinet
Chad Invites Armed Groups to Participate in National Dialogue Seven Sudanese Killed in an Attack on a Village in Darfur
State Department Says It Is Evaluating Security of US Embassy in Kabul on Daily Basis Belarus Olympic Committee Calls US Sanctions 'Absurd'
Timeline: The Taliban's Rapid Advance Across Afghanistan Nigerian Army Says 335 Boko Haram Militants Have Surrendered
Myanmar Junta Leader Aims to Solidify Grip on Power: UN 'Free Media': Poles Protest Against Changes to Broadcasting Law
Israeli Soldiers Destroy a Palestinian Road in Battir Israel Uses Fake Photo to Justify Shooting Woman
Gunmen Bomb Seven Power Transmission Towers in Northern Iraq Baghdad Says Iran Halted Electricity Exports to Iraq Over Water Scarcity
What Is Pegasus? a Cybersecurity Expert Explains How the Spyware Invades Phones and What It Does When It Gets In NSA Awards Secret $10 Billion Contract to Amazon
Biden Says He Does Not Regret Afghanistan Withdrawal IDF Soldier Injured by Shrapnel During Training in South
Pentagon Denies Official Said Attack on Israel-Linked Ship Came From Yemen US Retailers Say Tariffs on Chinese Goods Are Hurting Business
US Envoy Deployed to Negotiate an End to Taliban Offensive Israeli, US Air Forces Complete First-Of-A-Kind Joint Drill in Southern Israel
Israel, Saudi Arabia in 'Direct Contact' Over Iran, Big Jordan Decision Coming: Israeli Minister Houthis Will Trade Saudi Officers for Freedom of Hamas 'Abductees': Chief
Syria's Assad Names New Cabinet, Few Changes in Ministries Egypt Strikes ISIS-Linked Militants in Sinai After Army Officer Killed
US Praises Egypt's 'Constructive' Role Despite Rights Concerns Haftar Announces New Political and Military Appointments, Refuses Orders From Libyan Government
US Navy, Partner Nations Launch Seacat Exercise in Singapore Amid US Afghan Withdrawal, Chinese, Russian Militaries Hold Drill in Northwest China
US Army Orders More Stryker Combat Vehicles With 30mm Cannons From Oshkosh NATO Chief Flags Baltic Tensions Ahead of Zapad Military Drill
Somalia Sets Up National Payments System as It Rebuilds Country North Korea Says South, US Should Pay a Price for Military Drills
China Demands Lithuania Withdraw Envoy in Row Over Taiwan Colombia's FARC Rebels Recruited More Than 18,000 Children: Court
Protests Erupt in Qatar Over New Electoral Law That 'Excludes' Local Tribe From Running Japan Developing Drone-Based Hypersonic Missile Detection
12 Killed in Attack in Ethiopia's Afar Region: Doctor Biden Sends Envoy in Urgent Effort to Stop Taliban Offensive in Afghanistan
'We May Lose US' if American Jews Continue Backing BDS, Says Israel's Diaspora Minister Mara Karlin Confirmed to Lead Pentagon Strategy
Taiwan Ready for Mega Live-Fire War Games to Fend Off Possible Chinese PLA Attack US Retailers Claim Tariffs on Chinese Goods Hurt Business During Pandemic
US Official Says Oman Ship Attack Originated in Yemen, Warns of Further Attacks by Houthis Israeli Forces Demolish Palestinian Building in Silwan
Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Palestinian Woman in West Bank 'We May Lose US' if Liberal Jews Continue Backing BDS, BLM: Israeli Diaspora Minister
Explosion Reported at Syria's Latakia Port on Ship That May Be Iranian Lapid Set to Visit Morocco Wednesday, in First Trip by Israeli FM Since 2003
Iraq to Encourage Saudi-Iran Meetings on Sidelines of Baghdad Summit: Iranian State Media Taliban Control 65% of Afghanistan, EU Official Says, After Series of Sudden Gains
Germany to Step Up Efforts to Admit Former Afghan Support Staff China Demands Lithuania Withdraw Envoy in Row Over Taiwan
Fire Put Out at Iranian Petrochemicals Plant: State Media Six EU Countries Warn Against Open Door for Afghan Asylum Seekers
India Shuts Last Consulate in Afghanistan and Evacuates Citizens Myanmar Army Attacks Medics, Hampering Covid Response, Rights Groups Say
US Gives Myanmar $50 Million in Aid as Humanitarian Crisis Worsens Lebanon's Aoun Shields Patriarch After He Urged Halt to Rockets
Factbox: Afghan Cities Taken Over or Contested by Taliban Over 4,000 Wounded Afghans Treated by Red Cross in 10 Days
Taliban Control Most of Farah City: Reports Acting Afghan Finance Minister Leaves Country: Sources
Afghan Politicians Continue to Discuss Public Forces Command Center 13 Afghan Children En Route to Terrorist Training Rescued: MoJ
Afghanistan: Over 30,000 Kandahar Families Displaced in Fighting Afghan Military Repels Taliban Attack on Mazar-E-Sharif: Governor
Iran: Sweden Begins Trial of Iranian Official Accused of Executions in 1988 Jordan: Fury at Government After Saudi 'Political' Hamas Mass Trial
Iraq: Three Detainees Reportedly Killed Days After UN Condemns Torture in Prisons Saudi Arabia: New Anti-Corruption Purge Targets 200 Government Employees
Afghanistan IDPs Recount Escape to Kabul as Taliban Tightens Grip Ethiopia Calls on Civilians to Join Army to Fight Tigray Forces
China and Russia Hold Large-Scale Joint Military Drills Russia, Central Asian Allies Hold Drills Near Afghanistan
Rwandan, Mozambican Forces Chase Rebels After Retaking Port Ethiopia to Citizens: Stop Tigray Forces 'Once and for All'
US Vows to Isolate Taliban if They Take Power by Force NSA's Inspector General Opens Investigation Into Allegations of Illegal Spying on Tucker Carlson
Brazil Military Parade at Presidential Palace Rattles Politicians

August 9th, 2021

Biden Is Not Changing His Afghanistan Withdrawal Plan Iraq Daily Roundup: Six Killed
Australia Trade Envoy Seeks Deal With India to 'Tilt Away From China' Saudi Airstrikes Target Houthi Reinforcements Near Maarib
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