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Updated January 8, 2023 - 9:57 PM EST

Zelensky Thanks US for $3 Billion Arms Package

		Putin's Christmas Ceasefire Doesn't Hold
		Erdogan Tells Putin He Wants to Mediate a 'Lasting Peace' in Ukraine

US Warship in First Taiwan Strait Transit of 2023

Regardless of House Speaker, Republicans to Pursue China Priorities

McCarthy Weighing $75B Defense Budget Cut

Venezuelan Embassy in US Closes as Opposition Crumbles

US-Saudi Tensions Ease as Military Cooperation Grows

Afghanistan Residents Still Suffer From US MOAB

US Opposes Nations Normalization With Syria's Assad

Viewpoints

	British-Run Spy Tech Fuels Ukraine Proxy War, Putting Civilians at Risk by Kit Klarenberg
	Despite Broad Opposition in Congress, US Policy on the War in Yemen Is Unchanged by Weimin Chen

	A Government That Assaults Liberty by Andrew P. Napolitano
	Netanyahu's New Government Accentuates West's Hypocrisy by Ramzy Baroud
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

Will the War Party Wield the Speaker's Gavel?
by Dan McKnight

Frontline

	Biden to Expand Trump-Era Policy to Expel Migrants at Southern Border
	Cartel Lays Siege to Mexican City After Recapture of the Son of 'El Chapo'
	Report: Over 3,000 Yemenis Killed or Injured in 2022

Longest-Serving Palestinian Prisoner Released From Israeli Jail After 40 Years

Russia/Ukraine

	Russia Taking of Ukraine Nuclear Plant a Hit to Clean Energy Future: Holtec Power Company
	Russia and Belarus Beef Up Joint Military Grouping, Plan Drills
	Russia Sends More Arctic Oil to China, India After Sanctions
	UN Chief Disbands Fact-Finding Mission Into Ukraine Prison Attack
	Wagner Chief Frees Prisoners Who Fought in Ukraine for Russia
	Most of Bakhmut Has Been Destroyed in Ukraine War, Official Says

Europe

	Warning Shots Fired as Greek, Turkish Patrol Boats Face Off
	Germany's Seizing Russian Assets May Force Other Nations to Ignore Law, Russia Speaker Warns
	US Pledges $30 Million to Moldova Hit Hard by War in Ukraine

Afghanistan

	Prince Harry Says He Killed 25 People in Afghanistan
	Taliban Says Eight ISIS Fighters Killed in Raids in Afghanistan
	Chinese Companies Sign Oil Extraction Deal With Taliban Government

Pakistan

	Militant Commander Among 11 Terrorists Killed in South Waziristan Operation
	Pakistani Minister Downplays Remarks on 'Attacking Afghanistan'

China

	China Warns of Risk to Critical Resources, Aims to Strengthen Domestic Exploration and Mining
	US Computer Giant Dell to Replace All China-Made Chips in Its Products by 2024

Japan

	Japan Minister Calls for New World Order to Counter Rise of Authoritarian Regimes
	Japan to Expand Fleet of Aegis Destroyers Amid Tensions With China

Koreas

	Seoul Says North Korean Drone Entered Crucial No-Fly Zone
	Kim's Daughter Reveal Hints at Prolonged Family Rule in North Korea

Mexico

	Mexico Nabs Son of Drug Lord 'El Chapo' Before Biden Visit
	'We Threw Ourselves to the Floor': Mexican Passenger Plane Caught in Cartel Crossfire
	Explainer: Why Ovidio Guzman Is One of Mexico's Most Wanted Men
	Mexican Cartel Leader Dies in Shootout After Mass Jail Break

Latin America

	Bolivia: Spanish, Chilean Lawmakers Meddled in Local Affairs
	Paraguay Election Race Puts Taiwan Ties on a Knife-Edge

Australia

	Australia Arrests Woman for Entering ISIS Area in Syria
	Australia to Buy US-Made HIMARS in Boost to Defense Systems

Palestine/Israel

	Israel Kills Three Children as 2023 Dawns
	US, Russia Criticize Israel at UN Security Council Over Temple Mount Visit by Ben Gvir
	US Repatriates Cultural Antiquity to Palestinian Authority
	UN Security Council Members Stress Al Aqsa Mosque Status Quo
	'Illegal Even Under Israeli Law': US Warns Israel Over Outposts in Occupied West Bank
	16-Year-Old Amer Abu Zaytoun Fourth Palestinian Killed by Israeli Army This Week
	Legality of Israel's Occupation Referred to UN Court
	Gaza Says Israel Not Allowing in Enough X-Ray Machines for Medical Care

Turkey

	Turkey's High Court Blocks Pro-Kurdish HDP Opposition Party Bank Accounts
	Tensions at Turkey Funerals of Kurds Killed in Paris
	US Changes to Turkey's Preferred Spelling at Ally's Request
	US, Turkey Sanction Alleged ISIS Supporters

Syria

	Erdogan Calls for 'Concrete Steps' Against YPG in Northern Syria
	Government Officer, Three Civilians Injured by Grenade in Aleppo City

Iraq

	Iraq Judicial Chief Highlights Arrest Warrant for Trump Over Soleimani Killing
	Iraq Daily Roundup: 12 Killed

Middle East

	Lebanon Charges Seven Over UN Peacekeeper Sean Rooney's Killing
	Iran Closes French Institute in Tehran After Charlie Hebdo Mocks Khamenei
	Saudi Arabia Jails Two Wikipedia Staff in 'Bid to Control Content'

Morocco

	Morocco Demands Israel Recognize Its Sovereignty in Western Sahara
	Morocco Takes Delivery of 92 Military Vehicles From India

Africa

	Somaliland Withdraws Troops From Contested Town After Unrest
	HH-60W Jolly Green II Helicopters Sent to Africa on First Deployment
	Chad Says It Foiled Military Attempt to Destabilize Country
	M23 Rebels Pledge to Withdraw From Eastern DR Congo Town
	UN Internal Report Flags East DR Congo Rebels Flouting Ceasefire and Withdrawal Deal

The War at Home

	Pentagon Says It Will Reopen Weapons Testing Reports to Public
	Peraton Bags $2.25 Billion DCSA Nationwide Background Check Contract
	Ukraine War Prompts US Army to Equip Apaches With Laser Protection System
	US Military Has Unusually High Rate of Food Insecurity, Study Finds