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Updated December 9, 2021 - 9:58 PM EST

'Pool of Blood': US Drone Strike Hits Syria Family

Biden: US Troops to Ukraine Is 'Not on the Table'

		Putin Will Continue Dialogue With US, Send Security Proposals
		*CIA Chief Says US Intel Hasn't Concluded Russia Will Invade Ukraine*

CIA Chief: No Evidence Iran Is Seeking Nukes

		*Report: US, Israel to Discuss Holding Drills to Prepare Attacks on Iran*
		Report: Israeli Govt Divided on How to Influence Biden on Iran

US Imposes Arms Embargo on Cambodia Over China Ties

		*Air Force Secretary Wants To Dump Planes That Don't 'Threaten China'*
		Congressional China Hostility Limits Biden's Ability to Forge Ties

UN Special Envoy Meets Sadr on Iraq Post-Election Chaos

Viewpoints

	Sleepy Joe Cradles the Dead Hand of the Soviet Presidium by David Stockman
	We Can't Trust the US Military to Investigate Civilian Casualties by Kate Kizer
	Time To Treat Israel Like a Normal Country and Tell It to Screw Off by Philip Weiss

	Biden-Putin Summit: Who Won the Match of Wills? by Gilbert Doctorow
	On 'Gassing the Arabs' and Other Diseases: Is Israel a 'Sick Society'? by Ramzy Baroud
	The Iran Nuclear Deal Will Be Kept Alive – but Barely by Trita Parsi
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

Washington's Kurdish Client Collapses
by Ted Galen Carpenter

Frontline

	Over Half of Israelis Support Attacking Iran Without US Backing, Poll Says
	Khashoggi: Saudi Man Arrested Over Journalist's Murder Released by France
	Australia FM Welcomes EU Security Pledge
	US Begins Denying Afghan Immigrants

'Pool of Blood':
US Drone Strike Hits Syria Family

Olympic Boycott

	Israel Not Expected to Join 'Bizarre' US Boycott of Winter Olympics in China
	China Hails South Korea's Olympic Spirit After Row Over Diplomatic Boycotts
	Canada Joins Diplomatic Boycott of Beijing Olympics
	UK Joins US, Australia in Beijing Winter Olympics Boycott

China/Taiwan

	US-China Tech War: Washington, Taipei Agree to Strengthen Cooperation on Semiconductor Policy
	Chinese Military's Largest Amphibious Assault Ship Passes Assessment
	Hypersonic Flight: Chinese Scientists Create Prototype With an Engine Design Abandoned by NASA

Afghanistan

	Taliban Official: World's Terms for Govt Recognition 'Unjust'
	Fears, Needs of Fleeing Afghans Must Be Addressed: Taliban Leader
	'We're Not Giving Up': The Radio Station for Afghan Women

India

	India's Military Chief, 12 Others Killed in Helicopter Crash
	India Eyes High-Altitude Unmanned Ground Vehicles
	Indian Navy Launches First of Four Large Survey Vessels
	India Test Fires Vertical Launch Surface-to-Air Missile

Asia

	Meta (Facebook) To Ban Myanmar Military-Owned Firms From Its Platforms
	In Pakistan's Borderlands, TTP Quietly Expanding Influence
	Philippines to Purchase More Black Hawks, Patrol Vessels
	South Korea Develops Long-Distance Chemical Weapons Detector

Ukraine

	Biden to Speak With Ukraine's Zelenskiy, Bucharest Nine on Thursday
	Ukraine Welcomes Biden-Putin Call as Path to Deterrence and De-Escalation

Europe

	Bosnian Security Chief Accused of Corruption in Weapons Sale
	Prominent Belarusian Journalist Arrested

US Military

	Secret Space Force Capabilities Could Be Declassified if New Bill Becomes Law
	Navy Fighting Hawaii Department of Health Order to Drain Fuel Tanks Over Tainted Water Concerns
	Lockheed Awarded $23.9 Million Precision Strike Missile Contract

Palestine/Israel

	Israel's Gantz Heads to Washington Amid Iran Tensions
	Israel Advances East Jerusalem Project 25 Years After Promising Clinton to Trash It
	UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Situation in Palestinian Territories Is 'Disastrous'
	Palestinian Student Arrested on Suspicion of Stabbing Israeli
	'Victory': Hunger-Striking Palestinian Prisoner Hails Release
	New Soccer League Helps Gaza Amputees Cope With War Trauma
	Israeli Settlers Chop Dozens of Olive Trees in Masafer Yatta
	Government Committee to Consider Reforming IDF Draft, Broadening National Service

Iran

	Over Half of Iran's Civilian Planes Grounded for Lack of Spare Parts
	Britain Warns Iran It's the 'Last Chance' to Sign Up to Nuclear Deal

Iraq

	Iraq Daily Roundup: 18 Killed
	Iraq Repatriates 100 ISIS Fighters From Syria's Kurdish Forces

Lebanon

	Lebanese Overwhelmingly Oppose Normalization With Israel, Poll Shows
	US Journalist Freed in Lebanon After Call by Rights Groups

Middle East

	Saudi Prince's Tour, Reforms Eclipsed by Khashoggi Case
	Turkey's Erdogan Ready to Improve Ties With Israel if It Is 'More Sensitive' to Palestinians
	Kuwait Has Received Its First Typhoon Fighter Jets

Ethiopia

	Ethiopia's PM Abiy to Return to Addis Ababa From Battlefront
	UN Halts Food Aid in Ethiopia's Kombolcha, Dessie After Looting

Africa

	Seven UN Peacekeepers Killed, Three Critically Hurt in Central Mali
	US Hails Gambian Elections After Barrow Victory
	Libyan Political Body Calls for Presidential Vote to Be Delayed
	Burkina Faso President Fires PM Amid Security Crisis
	Sudan Cut Off From $650 Million of International Funding After Coup
	DR Congo, UN Forces Sign Accord on Tackling Armed Groups
	France Tries to End Crisis With Algeria, Resume Cooperation
	Egyptian Activist Patrick Zaki Released Following International Pressure