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August 17th, 2022

Turkey Invades Syria After Killing 17 in Drone Strikes Iran Prepared for Unconditional Prisoner Swap With the US
Nablus: Senior Resistance Fighter Killed in Israeli Army Raid France 'Preparing to Secure Yemeni Gas Facility' for Exports
US Mediates Between Libya's Parliament, High Council of State UK Police Detail 'Remarkable' Probe Into ISIS 'Beatles' Cell
After Rejecting Kushner's Offer, Top Hamas Official Confirms Contacts With US Government These Are Israel's Financial Losses From Its Latest War on Gaza
Energy Sanctions on Russia Have Been a Boon for China and India US Air Force Holding Off Developing New F-16 Replacement for Now
Angolans Abroad to Vote for First Time, but Wonder if It Will Change Anything Egypt's Central Bank Governor Resigns as Economic Woes Mount
Eastern DR Congo Attacks Kill Civilians, Hit Major Power Plant Spain Allows Angolan Ex-Leader's Body to Be Repatriated After Ruling Out Foul Play
US Reports Spike in Weapons Smuggling to Haiti and the Caribbean India to Register Up to 2.5 Million Voters in Contested Kashmir
US Studying 34-Year Sentence of Activist Salma Al-Shehab in Saudi Arabia: State Dept Six Dead in Russian Shelling of Ukraine District of Kharkiv: Regional Governor
Taiwan Envoy to US Says China Bullying Spurs Foreign Lawmakers' Interest in Visits to Island In Argentina, Mass Protests Demand Higher Wages, Lower Inflation
One Shot Dead in Guinea in Anti-Government Protest, Opposition Says Ethiopia Government Proposes Plan for Peace in War-Torn Tigray
Mali Accuses France of Sending Weapons to Armed Groups US Bombs Somalia, Says 13 Al-Shabaab Fighters Killed
North Korea Conducts Missile Test Amid Increased US Militarism in the Pacific Washington Urges Erbil, Baghdad to Resolve Disputes to Safeguard Investments
US Judge Rules That Family Can Proceed With Lawsuit Alleging Torture by Lebanon Germany Summons Palestinian Envoy Over Abbas's Remarks
Pentagon Estimates Taliban Took Control of Over $7 Billion in US Military Equipment Family Members of 9/11 Victims Tell Biden to Return Frozen Funds to Afghans
Turkish Forces Enter Syria Following Deadly Drone Strike Israel Forces Palestinian to Demolish His Own Home
Iraq's Top Court Postpones Session on Dissolving Parliament Sadr Party Misses Iraq PM's Crisis Resolution Meeting
US Air Force Grounds Osprey Fleet After Dangerous Clutch Problem USS Bulkeley Arrives in Rota, Spain, Completing Homeport Shift
Afghans' Long Wait to Leave UK Inflation Jumps to New 40-Year High
Thailand's South Rocked by Wave of Bomb and Arson Attacks 'No Hope': Suicides on the Rise in Northwestern Syria
Norway's Wealth Fund Loses Record $174 Billion in First Half of 2022 El Salvador Extends State of Exception as Arrests Hit 50,000
Bangladesh Tells UN That Rohingya Refugees Must Return to Myanmar Serbia and Kosovo Set for Talks in Brussels Amid Tensions
Russia Sees 38% Rise in Energy Export Earnings This Year: Report Palestinian General Discusses Potential Cooperation in Moscow
Several Killed in Explosion at Mosque in Kabul As Iraq's Political Crisis Deepens, US Influence Dwindles
Palestinians Submit War Crimes Complaint Against Israel in the ICC US Navy Commences Annual Citadel Pacific 2022 Security Exercise
Indian Army Receives More Indigenous Weapons, Equipment US Commander Says China Missile Fire Over Taiwan Must Be Contested
Jihadists Spread From the Sahel to Coastal West Africa Boeing Bags $3.1 Billion Aircraft Upkeep Deal From US's NAVSUP
North Korea Fires Two Cruise Missiles, Seoul Says China and Russia Step Up Bid to Challenge US Dollar's Dominance
'Morally Wrong': 9/11 Families Urge Biden to Return $3.5b to Afghans Blast Targets Mosque in Kabul
Canadian Lawmakers Plan Taiwan Trip Amid Rising China Tensions US Holds Fire on Reports of Turkey's Second S-400 Shipment
Beijing Still Wants Peaceful Unification With Taiwan Even Though It's Getting Stronger, Says Former Official EU Officials Visit War-Devastated Gaza, Donate 97 Million Euro to UNRWA
Israel Increases Pressure on Masafer Yatta Community to Forcibly Expel Residents Mass Arrests in West Bank Continue, Two Palestinians Wounded
Zelensky, Erdogan, and UN Chief Guterres to Meet in Ukraine Iran Says It Is Ready for an Unconditional Prisoner Swap With US
Taliban Claims Rebel Commander Was Killed While Fleeing to Iran, Not in Captivity Female Saudi Activist Gets Record 34 Years in Prison for Critical Tweets
US Airstrike in Somalia Kills 13 Al-Shabaab Militants, Pentagon Says Japan Security Adviser Readies to Meet China's Top Diplomat Yang
Turkey Says Four More Grain Ships Leave Ukrainian Ports Iran Ready to Swap Prisoners, Urges US to Free Jailed Iranians: Fars
Russia Says It Has 'Neutralized' Islamist Cell in Crimea Palestinian General Discusses Military Co-Operation at Talks in Moscow
Spiralling Fuel Costs Hit Damascus Drivers Russian Shakes Up Black Sea Fleet Command After Series of Blows in Crimea: State Agency
Taliban Test Repaired Helicopters, Planes in Flyover of Capital NATO Says It Is Ready to Step Up Forces if Serbia-Kosovo Tensions Escalate
Serbia's Vucic Expects Difficult Talks With Kosovo, but Emphasizes Need for Stability US DoD: Over $7 Billion in US Military Equipment Seized by the Taliban Last Year
Human Rights Watchdogs Concerned by Women's Situation in Afghanistan Afghan Ministry: Girls' Schools Closed to 'Cultural Constraints'
Tunisia: Journalist Salah Attia Sent to Prison After Speaking Out on Coup Events Israel: Far-Right MP Calls for Deporting 'Disloyal' Politicians
Jordan Detains Opposition Writer Over a Post Criticizing King Abdullah II Turkey's Erdogan Heads to Ukraine With a Message of Neutrality and Influence
North Korea Fires Cruise Missiles, as US and Seoul Prepare for Drills Taiwan Showcases Most Advanced Fighter Jet After China Drills
Turkey, Israel to Restore Full Diplomatic Relations Donetsk Leader Calls for 'Beneficial' Ties With North Korea
Egypt's Central Bank Governor Resigns as Economic Woes Mount Iraqi PM Calls Meeting of Senior Politicians to End Crisis
South Korean Leader: Seoul Won't Seek Own Nuclear Deterrent Taiwan, China Hold Opposing Military Drills Amid Tensions
EU to Host Serbia-Kosovo Talks in Brussels Amid Tensions China to Send Troops to Russia for Joint Military Exercise
Syria Denies It Is Holding American Journalist Austin Tice Can Think Tanks Be Foreign Agents?

August 16th, 2022

China's US Ambassador Says US Has 'Gone Too Far' Over Taiwan Turkey Trades Heavy Shelling With Syrian Kurds
As China's Energy Crisis Closes Factories, How Much Is It Affecting the Economy?
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