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Updated August 27, 2022 - 6:46 PM EDT

Zelensky Under Pressure to Retake Territory Soon

		*US Imported $6 Billion in Goods From Russia Since Ukraine Invasion*
		Biden to Name a US Military Operation for Ukraine

Bipartisan Criticism for Biden's Bombing of Syria

		US Launches More Airstrikes in Syria, Says Four Killed
		Russia Forces in Syria Say Israeli Jets Attacked Research Facility

British PM Hopeful 'Ready' To Start Nuclear War

Viewpoints

	US Invades Syria, Kills People, Claims Self-Defense by Caitlin Johnstone
	DoD Contractors in Afghanistan Operated With Minimal Oversight by Eli Clifton

	End the Collective Punishment of Afghans by Farrah Hassen
	Washington Is Gaslighting Us About Taiwan by Patrick MacFarlane
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

Stuart Scheller's Tragic Truth-Telling About Military Hypocrisy
by Kelley Beaucar Vlahos

Frontline

	Huge US 'Covert Pro-Western' Digital Campaign Targeting Middle East
	US Strikes Deal in Bid to Keep China Stocks From Being Booted Off Exchanges
	MIT Professor Wrongfully Accused of Spying for China Helps Make Major Discovery

America Imported Over $6 Billion in Goods From Russia Since Ukraine Invasion

Palestine/Israel

	In Boost to Netanyahu, Israel's Far-Right Parties Agree on Joint Run for Elections
	Islamic Jihad Accuses Israel of Reneging on Gaza Truce Terms
	On His Way Home After Prayer, a Man Is Killed by a Bullet to the Head
	Palestinian Authority Official Defends Killing of 'Rude' Dissident Nizar Banat
	Apartheid Label Is 'Wake Up Call', Israeli Ex-Official Says
	Five Palestinians, Including Journalist, Injured by Israeli Gunfire in Kafr Qaddum
	Israeli Settlers Storm Jerusalem's Old City, Hold Provocative Tour
	UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees Facing 'Existential Threat', Says Chief
	Palestinian Authority Renews Push for Full UN Member Status

Iran

	Israeli Defense Minister in US to Discuss Iran Nuclear Talks
	Hundreds Protest Lack of Water in Iran's Drought-Hit West
	Lawsuit Filed Against Iran President in US Over 1988 Executions

Iraq

	Iraq Daily Roundup: 17 Killed
	Iraq's Sadrists Refile Call for Judiciary to Suspend Parliament
	Iraqi PM Postpones National Dialogue as Sadrists Stall Over Participating
	Explosive Detonates in Baghdad, Targets Australian Diplomats
	Over 300 People Lose Jobs Due to Deadly Turkish Shelling in Iraq

Turkey

	Turks Frustrated by 'Deliberate' Increase in Number of European Visa Rejections
	Turkish Pop Star's Arrest Over Religious Schools Quip Stirs Fierce Criticism

Middle East

	Syria Kurds Hunt Jihadists in Sweep of Notorious Al-Hol Camp
	Emirati Official Slammed for Trying to Dox Yemen Journalist

Ethiopia

	Ethiopia Forces Accused of Deadly Attack as Tigray War Escalates
	Ethiopian Air Raid Hit Tigray as Govt Vows to Strike Military Targets

Nigeria

	Hungry and Malnourished, Northeast Nigeria Endures Humanitarian Crisis
	Former Nigerian Militants Get Contracts to Combat Oil Theft

Africa

	Libya Disputed PM Dbeibah Digs in Despite Pressure to Quit
	Morocco Recalls Tunisia Ambassador Over Western Sahara
	Videos Show Pro-Government Forces Executing Boy and Alleged Militants in Egypt's Sinai

Mexico

	Six of 43 Missing Mexican Students Were Kept Alive in Warehouse for Days
	Mexico President Changes Tack in Bid to Put National Guard Under Army

Americas

	Cuba Asks for US Help to Rebuild Destroyed Fuel Depot
	Protesters Block Peru's Interoceanic Highway After Clashes With Police

Ukraine/Russia

	Ukraine Says It Took Out Important Bridge in Occupied South
	Russia Says It Destroyed Howitzer Used to Shell Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
	Ukraine Reconnects Power to Nuclear Plant Amid Pressure for UN Inspection
	Bomb Kills Traffic Cop in Occupied Ukrainian City: Russian-Installed Officials
	US Citizen Died Recently in Ukraine: State Dept
	New Zealand Soldier Dominic Abelen Killed in Ukraine

The World & Ukraine/Russia

	Turkey, Finland, Sweden Discuss Security Concerns, to Keep Meeting Through Autumn
	Turkey Says Concerns Over US Sanctions Warning 'Meaningless'
	Lukashenko Says Belarus Warplanes Modified to Carry Nuclear Arms
	Russians Spied on Ukrainian Soldiers Training in Germany: Report
	Germany Rethinks Gas Levy Following Major Outcry

Europe

	Van Strikes Brussels Cafe, Unclear if Attack or Accident
	Montenegro's State Infrastructure Hit by Cyber Attack: Officials
	Azerbaijan Takes Over Lachin City in Line With Armenia Peace Deal
	Automobile Plate Row Fuels Kosovo's Ethnic Tensions as Serbia Seeks More Talks
	Greek PM Takes Heat Over Phone Tapping Scandal, Defends Spy Service's Work
	Swedish Police Arrest Several Over Explosives Found in Stockholm Park

China/Taiwan

	Taiwan's Top China Policy Maker to Visit US, Meet Officials
	Taiwan to Deploy New Anti-Drone System in 2023
	Taiwan Says 15 Chinese Aircraft Cross Taiwan Strait Median Line
	Fears for China's Twitter Users After Ethical 'Compromise' Claims

Afghanistan

	Kabul Residents in Certain Areas Lack Drinking Water
	Taliban Stops Scores of Female Students From Flying to Qatar
	Former President Ghani Says His Staying Would Not Have Saved Afghanistan Republic

Asia

	US Provides EOD Equipment, Training to Fiji Military
	Myanmar Arrest of Ex-UK Ambassador Is 'Hostage Diplomacy', Activists Say
	Pakistan Declares National Emergency as Flood Toll Nears 1,000

Australia

	US Approves $1.95 Billion Sale of Black Hawks to Australia
	US Considering Australian Drone for Next-Gen Air Dominance Program

US Military

	State Department Reaches Settlements With Ex-US Intel Operatives Who Worked for UAE
	USAF Personnel Wounded in Colorado Humvee Crash
	USS George H.W. Bush Aircraft Carrier Transits Strait of Gibraltar
	Will Pentagon Whistleblower Yevgeny Vindman Retire as a Colonel?