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Updated January 31, 2023 - 9:59 PM EST

Poland Ready to Send F-16s to Ukraine With NATO

Croatia's President: Western Arms Supplies to Ukraine Prolong War

RAND Corp: Long Ukraine War Against US Interests

Western Officials Believe Russia Will 'Gain Upper Hand' in Ukraine

More Airstrikes Reported in Syria Near Iraq Border

		*Iran Summons Ukraine Envoy Over Israeli Drone Attack Comments*
		*Russia and Iran Launch Payment System as an Alternative to Swift*

Finland Says It Will Stick With Sweden in NATO Bid

Taiwan Warnings Show US Military Is Preparing for War

Suicide Bomber Kills 100, Wounds 225 at Pakistan Mosque

Viewpoints

	The Real Disinformation Was the 'Russia Disinformation' Hoax by Ron Paul
	WikiLeaks Has Been Persecuted Mercilessly for Revealing the Secrets of US Empire by Chip Gibbons

	Tanks a Lot, Joe! by Bradley Devlin
	First Artillery, Then Tanks, Then Warplanes, Then What? by Anatol Lieven
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

NATO's 'War Against Russia' Inches 'Closer to Direct Conflict'
by Aaron Maté

Frontline

	UK Faces Lawsuit Over Saudi Arms Sales Contributing to Yemen Abuses
	Blinken Lands in Israel, Calls for 'Steps to Calm Tensions'

Jenin's Bereaved Residents Left in a 'War Zone' Following Israeli Raid

Russia

	New US Ambassador to Moscow Meets With Russian Deputy FM
	Kremlin Dismisses Boris Johnson's Claim Putin Threatened to Kill Him With Missile
	Russian Business Offers Cash Bounties to Destroy Western Tanks in Ukraine
	Patriotic Young Russians Flock to Join the Youth Army
	Moscow Denounces Drone Raid on Iran

Ukraine

	France Doesn't Rule Out Sending Warplanes to Ukraine
	Ukraine Building Strike Drone Units
	Russia Claims Advancing Near Vugledar
	Belgium Steps Up Ukraine Aid With Missiles, Ammo, Guns
	France, Australia to Supply Ukraine With 155mm Shells: French Minister
	Ukraine's Envoy Says Kyiv Hasn't Asked Germany for Jets, Yet
	Zelensky Says Russia's 'Big Revenge' Has Begun

United Kingdom

	UK Planning to Avoid Challenger Tank From Falling Into Russian Hands
	British Army No Longer Top-Level Fighting Force, Warns US General

Europe

	Will Europe's Ban on Russian Diesel Hike Global Fuel Prices?
	France and Italy to Buy Close to 700 Aster Missiles
	Defense Firms Flock to Hungary Amid EU Isolation
	US Presses Kosovo on Municipal Body in Serb-Majority Areas
	Poland Boosts Defense Spending in Wake of Ukraine War
	Suspect in Spain Machete Attacks on Churches Jailed on Remand
	Sweden Buys 20 Additional CV90 Mortar Systems

Afghanistan

	Taliban Complains to Iran About Treatment of Afghan Refugees
	Iran FM Says Taliban Ban on Women's Education Against Islamic Principles
	UN Calls on Taliban to Let Women Help Give Aid to Desperate Afghans
	Retired Govt Employees Call on Taliban to Pay Their Pensions
	Afghanistan Future Thought Forum Calls to Lift Restrictions on Females

Pakistan

	Imran Khan: 'West Gains From Corruption' Across Asia
	What's Behind the Pakistani Taliban's Deadly Insurgency?

China/Taiwan

	China Says Washington Abusing Export Controls
	China Urges McCarthy Not to Visit Taiwan
	US Stops Granting Export Licenses for China's Huawei

Koreas

	NATO Chief Asks South Korea to 'Step Up' Military Support for Ukraine
	Russian Embassy Says North Korea Lifted Epidemic Lockdown in Capital

Latin America

	Brazil's Ex-President Bolsonaro Seeks US Tourist Visa: Lawyer
	Violence in Colombia Falls in First Month of Ceasefire
	Five Dead, Police Freed in Mexican Rural Confrontation

Palestine/Israel

	Euro-Med Monitor Report Reveals Surge in Israeli Violence Against Palestinians
	Israeli Settlers Attack Armenian Patriarchate in Jerusalem
	US Not Interested in Pressing Israel Amid Violence: Experts
	Hamas Shoots Down Israeli UAV Drone Over Gaza Strip
	Dozens of Israeli Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque
	Settlers, Army Go on Revenge Rampage in West Bank
	Jenin Refugee Camp Residents Defiant After Deadly Israeli Assault
	Can Israel Legally Deport Families of Palestinian Terrorists?
	Israeli Forces Shoot Palestinian Man Dead in Central Hebron
	Rights Group Files Objection Against US Embassy Plans on Stolen Land in Jerusalem
	Israel's Shekel and Stock Market Tumble in Response to Political Turmoil
	Nearly 80 US Legal Scholars 'Strongly Oppose' Israel's Judicial Reforms

Syria

	Flights, Cross-Border Trade to Resume Between Syria and Iraq
	Syria Bus Bombing Wounds 15 Police in Restive South
	Israeli Troops Shoot Dead Syrian Hunter in Occupied Golan

Iraq

	Iraq Daily Roundup: Five Killed
	Morocco Reopens Embassy in Iraq After 18 Years
	Iraq Denies Pompeo Visited Baghdad in 2017

Turkey

	Turkey's Opposition Vows More Democracy if It Wins Election
	Turkey Signs $200 Million Deal With South Korean Firm for Altay Tank Parts

Egypt

	Three Tiktok Influencers Arrested in Egypt After Parody Video of Jail Visit
	Explosion Kills Three Children in Egypt's North Sinai

DR Congo

	Islamist Rebels Kill at Least 15 in Eastern DR Congo
	Conflict Survivors to Meet Pope Francis on His DR Congo Trip

Africa

	Berlin Skeptical About Troops Staying in Mali Until 2024
	Morocco Remains Silent Amid Reports of Weapons to Ukraine
	Tunisia Opposition Urges Unity After Low Election Turnout
	Wife of ISIS Leader Jailed for Eight Years in Somalia

The War at Home

	More Cite Government as Top US Problem; Inflation Ranks Second
	Ex-Twitter Execs to Testify on Block of Hunter Biden Story
	US House Republican to Pursue Safeguards on Classified Documents
	Biden Administration Plans to End Covid Public Health Emergency on May 11
	US Air Force Awards Boeing $2.3 Billion Contract for 15 More KC-46s
	Aerospace Company Lockheed Martin Confirms Successful Hypersonic Missile Test