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May 15th, 2022

Lebanon Elections: Hope and Apathy in First Polls Since Economic Meltdown Lebanon's Parliamentary Elections: a Snapshot of the Country's Day at the Polls
Evidence Links Spanish, EU Arms Sales to Saudis to Yemen War Crimes 'I Will Not Wear the Burqa': Some Afghan Women Defy Taliban Edict
Turkey Condemns Attack on Maarif School Staff in Afghanistan Reconstruct Afghanistan, Russia Tells US, Allies
Civilians Flee Fighting in Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley Airbus Spain Sales 'May Have Had Role in Yemen War Crimes'
Blinken 'Confident' NATO Will Admit Finland, Sweden After Speaking With Turkish FM Pregnant Woman Freed by Nigeria Train Kidnappers
Suicide Bomber Targets Security Patrol in Pakistan, Six Killed UK's Johnson Sees Room for a Deal on Northern Ireland Post-Brexit Trade
Ireland Calls on UK to Cool Brexit Tensions Over Northern Ireland Price Protests Turn Political in Iran as Rallies Spread
Blow for Scholz as Conservatives Win Key German State Vote Mali's Military Junta Pulls Out of Regional G5 Sahel Force
Honduras Arrests Accused Drug Cartel Leader Sought by US for Extradition North Korea's Kim Orders Military to 'Stabilize' Drug Supply Amid Covid-19 Outbreak
Somali Lawmakers Elect President Voted Out Fiven Years Ago Chinese Navy's Biggest Destroyer Leads Yellow Sea Combat Drills Seen to Target Smaller Rivals
EU-US Trade and Tech Negotiators Meet in Paris to Tighten Screws on Autocrats, Including China and Russia 15 Months and Counting, Massive China Bill Tests Ability of a Divided US Congress to Compromise
Zelensky Says Macron Urged Him to Cede Territory to Achieve Ceasefire With Russia Jerusalem Police Chief Ordered Palestinian Flags Confiscated at Al Jazeera Journalist's Funeral
Yemeni Military Official Survives Car Bomb Attack in Aden Israel's Ignoring of Palestinians' Rights Brings No Security, Stability: President Abbas
Palestinian Family Fears Forced Displacement in West Bank Israeli Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa on Anniversary of Nakba
Shireen Abu Akleh's Last Report on Nakba Aired by Al Jazeera Okinawa Marks 50 Years of End to US Rule Amid Protests
Four US Air Force Cadets May Not Graduate Due to Vaccine Refusal Israel Attacks Syrian City of Hama, Killing Five
Top Senate Republican Leads US Delegation to Meet Zelensky in Kyiv EU Officials: Iran Nuclear Talks Resume After Months Delay
Legislators in Somalia Gather to Elect New President Nakba Day: What Happened in Palestine in 1948?
Palestinians Mark 74th Nakba Amid Anger Over Journalist's Killing Photos: Palestinians Mark 74th Nakba Day
'Nothing Will Stop Us': Al Jazeera Marks Year Anniversary of Gaza Office Bombing Thousands in Tunisia Protest Against President, Demand Democratic Return
Saudi Aramco Profits Jump 82 Percent as Oil Prices Surge 15 Foreign Ministers Issue Statement on Afghan Women's Rights
Sen. McConnell Expects Wednesday Vote on $40 Billion Ukraine Aid Oil Giant Aramco Reports Record First Quarter as Oil Prices Soar
Katsumoto Saotome, Who Preserved Memories of Tokyo Firebombing, Dies at 90 Sailor Assigned to Embattled USS George Washington Attempts Suicide, Mother Says
Israeli Settlers Said to Occupy Building in Hebron Without a Permit Zelensky Says Macron Urged Him to Yield Territory in Bid to End Ukraine War
Iran Official Says Tehran Mulling Gas Exports to Europe Amid Soaring Energy Prices Israel's Gantz Heading to US This Week for Meeting With Pentagon Chief
Pentagon: Congress Must Pass Next Ukraine Aid by Thursday to Avoid Interruptions US Provided $219 Million Military Aid to Iraq, Syria in 2022
Thousands of Palestinians Mark 74th Anniversary of the Nakba Missile Hits Military Infrastructure in Ukraine's Lviv Region: Governor
Russian Village Bordering Ukraine Shelled, One Wounded: Governor Missiles Destroy Military Infrastructure in Western Ukraine Near Polish Border: Governor
Ukraine's Top Diplomat Meets Blinken, Touts More Weapon Supplies Finnish President Confirms Country Will Apply to Join NATO
Thousands in Tunisia Protest Against President, Demand Democratic Return Russia Says It Strikes Ukraine Positions in Battle for Donbas
Ukraine Has Deployed New US Howitzers at Front Lines: Embassy Blinken Says Talked to Turkish FM, Confident Consensus on Sweden, Finland
Finnish Leader Says Latest Putin Talk on NATO 'Calm and Cool' Explosions Heard Near Site of Somali Presidential Vote
Sweden's Security Needs Best Served by NATO Membership, PM Says Afghan Journalists Claim Restrictions on Covering Security Incidents
Taliban: Over 130,000 Soldiers Recruited UNSC to Discuss Adjusting Sanctions on Taliban Leaders
West Bank: Senior Palestinian Figure in Jenin Dies in Israeli Hospital After Army Raid 'Why Should I Leave?': Palestinian Bedouins Decry Expulsion
Suicide Bomber Kills 6, Gunmen Kill 2 Sikhs in NW Pakistan Okinawa Marks 50 Years of End to US Rule Amid Protests
Sweden's Ruling Party Announces Support for NATO Application US Set to Remove 5 Groups From Foreign Terrorism Blacklist

May 14th, 2022

Weapons Transfers to Ukraine Raise Fear of Arms Smuggling To Survive, Some Afghans Sift Through Deadly Remnants of Old Wars
Japan's Okinawa Marks Half Century Since US Handover as Regional Tensions Grow Oil Shortage Sparks Panic-Buying in Kyiv: 4-Hour Wait for Five Gallons of Gas
Erez Crossing Reopens Sunday After Two Weeks, Allowing 12,000 Gazans Back to Work Over 700,000 Refugees From Ukraine Registered in Germany
Sri Lanka Eases Curfew as New PM Begins Forming Cabinet Moscow Will Respond if NATO Moves Nuclear Forces Closer to Russia's Border
Russia Forges New Partnerships in Face of West's 'Total Hybrid War': Lavrov Russian Fighter Jets Take Part in Baltic Sea Drills
Rajapaksa Swears in Four Cabinet Members Amid Sri Lanka Crisis Chadian Police Fire Tear Gas to Disperse Anti-French Protest
Turkey Has Offered Sea Evacuation for Wounded Ukrainian Fighters: Erdogan Adviser Hungary's New President Condemns Putin's 'Aggression', Plans Trip to Warsaw
Envoy Says Russian Diplomats in US Are Threatened, Enticed by FBI Top Senate Republican Meets Zelensky, Russia Says US Involvement Dangerous
Chile's Constitutional Assembly Rejects Major Mining Overhaul Old Faces Compete for Presidency of Turbulent Somalia
Secret British 'Black Propaganda' Campaign Targeted Cold War Enemies Palestinians Welcome Foreign Support in Inquiry Into Reporter's Death
Marine Corps Investigating Death of Marine in Guatamala ISIS Claims Attack That Killed Five Troops in Egypt
One Killed as Price Protests Continue in Iran India Bans Wheat Exports, Invites G7 Criticism
Curfew Declared in Nigeria's Sokoto State, After Student Killing Protests Putin Tells Finnish President: Joining NATO Would Be 'Mistake'
UAE: Mohammed Bin Zayed Officially Named New President Palestinian Dies From Wounds Sustained in Israeli Raid at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Lebanon Praying the Lights Don't Go Out on Election Day Afghan Politicians Call for Probe Into Alleged Torture of Civilians
Govt Female Employees Call for Freedom to Work in Afghanistan UNICEF: 100,000 Afghan Children Suffer From Acute Malnutrition

May 13th, 2022

US Treasury Warns Foreign Banks Against Helping Russia Evade Sanctions Noam Chomsky Says Ukraine Desire for Heavy Weapons Is 'Western Propaganda'
Israel Said to Tell US It Can't Rule on Reporter's Death Unless It Has the Bullet Biden Affirms Jordanian Role Overseeing Muslim Sites in Jerusalem After Meeting King
UK's Truss Says Need to Supply More Weapons to Ukraine to Pressure Russia China Voices Discontent With EU-Japan Position on Senkaku Islands
Dutch Authorities Arrest Rwandan Man on Genocide Suspicions UAE President and Pro-West Modernizer Khalifa Dies
Ukraine Asks G7 to Seize Russian Assets to Rebuild Country Released Aid Worker Tells UK's Johnson His Error Worsened Her Iran Detention
Russian Blockade Hits Exports of Ukrainian Agricultural Products Russian Court Fines Radio Liberty Nearly $200,000 Over 'Fake' Content
Moldova Says Some in Breakaway Transdniestria Trying to Destabilize Region Armenian Protesters Block Government Buildings in Bid to Force Out PM
Passengers on German Train Overpower Iraqi-Born Knife Attacker Georgian Breakaway Territory Sets July 17 Referendum on Joining Russia: Tass
Hugo Chavez's Ex-Nurse-Turned Treasurer Extradited to US Ukrainian Servicemen Load Bodies of Russian Soldiers Onto Refrigerated Rail Cars
Israeli Attack Over Syria's Hama Kills Five and Injures Seven: State Media Biden Names Envoy to SE Asia Bloc, Stressing US Attention
Muslim Religious Leader Charged With Incitement Over Temple Mount Remarks Russia Diesel Exports Drop Sharply in April
Germany Moves to Expropriate Energy Firms in Case of Emergency Israel Asks US to Intervene With PA for Joint Probe Into Journalist's Death
White House Says It 'Regrets the Intrusion' Into Shireen Abu Akleh's Funeral, but It Doesn't Condemn Israeli Police Actions Yemen Takes Step to Allow Flights From Rebel-Held Capital
Syrians to Be 'Locked in Their Homes' During Lebanon Vote Israeli Officer Killed in Raid on Occupied Palestinian City
Libya's West-Based Government Denounces Rights Report Two Journalists for Russia's RT Injured in Ukraine: Channel
Syrian Govt Criticizes US Foreign Investment Decision Into Rebel-Held North Lebanon to Vote in First Election Since Economic Collapse
Tunisian Opposition Figure Says He Is Under Investigation US Military Throwing Cash at Recruiting Crisis as Troops Head for the Exits
US Troops Sent to Bolster NATO Begin Turnover as US Mulls Larger Footprint in Europe New Commando Force Leads Britain's Military in Arctic Operations
'Reckless' to Talk About Defeating Russia, Says Former Advisor to Soviet Union 'Aggressive Act': Australia Says It Tracked Chinese Spy Ship Off Coast
In Moldova, a Pro-Russia Region Welcomes Ukrainian Refugees Sri Lanka Protests to Continue as New PM Struggles to Form Govt
Germany Finds Hundreds of Nazi-Linked Staff in Security Agencies Niger NGOs Complain Over Alleged Loss of $99 Million in State Funds
Israel 'Investigating Soldier' in Journalist Abu Akleh's Killing DUP to Block Northern Ireland's New Legislature Over Post-Brexit Trade
Russia Expels Romanian, Bulgarian Diplomats in Tit-For-Tat Move EU, US Join Forces to Ensure Food Security, Access to Fertilizer
Honduras 'Retakes Sovereignty' by Nixing Corporate Enclaves How Lebanon's Independent Hopefuls Seek to Bypass Media Barriers
How US Blacklisting of IRGC Is Stalling Iran Nuclear Deal Revival Germany Bans Vigil in Memory of Journalist Killed by Israel
European Nations Urge Israel to Reverse Settlement Plans Russian Court Extends WNBA Star Brittney Griner's Detention
Shireen Abu Akleh: US Is No 'Objective Observer', Advocates Say US Expresses Commitment to Southeast Asian Allies in Key Summit
Tunisia Denies Former Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali Arrested Sadr Bets on Keeping Iraqi PM Kadhimi and Using Political Limbo to Edge Out Rivals
Israeli Troops Fire Missile at Palestinian Home in Jenin, Arrest Fighters Stalled Iran Talks Reopened After Tehran Visit, Says EU Official
Israel Says It's 'Not Possible' to Determine Who Shot Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh Israeli Settlers Forcibly Seize Palestinian-Owned Building in Hebron
Pictures: Pallbearers Nearly Drop Shireen Abu Akleh's Coffin as Israeli Police Hit Mourners Shireen Abu Akleh: US Lawmakers Divided Over Journalist's Killing
Violence Then Peace: Shireen Abu Akleh Laid to Rest in Jerusalem Ten Syria Soldiers Killed as Missile Hits Military Bus
Turkey Could Block NATO Membership for Finland, Sweden Saab to Supply M3A1 Multi-Role Weapon Systems to US Army
India to Acquire 12 Weapon-Locating Radars for Chinese Border Greek MPs Ratify Upgraded US Defense Deal
Sweden Orders Programmable Carl-Gustaf Rifle Ammunition Blast Targets Ayuob Saber Mosque in Kabul
Iranian President Calls for Inclusive Govt in Afghanistan Prevented From Attending School, Afghan Girls Learn Handicrafts
Lloyd Austin Speaks With Lavrov First Time Since Invasion

May 12th, 2022

Iraq Daily Roundup: Seven Killed
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