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Updated March 20, 2023 - 8:04 PM EDT

White House Opposes a Ceasefire in Ukraine

		*Slovakia Joins Poland in Sending MiG-29 Fighter Jets to Ukraine*
		*Ukraine, Russia Agree to Extend Black Sea Grain Deal*
		*ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Putin and Other Russian Officials*

Iraq War Costs Could Hit Nearly $3 Trillion by 2050

Iraq Invasion Lies: Beyond Cheney/Bush – Biden to Powell to Pelosi

Turkey Plans to Approve Finland's NATO Bid

Iran's President Welcomes Invite From Saudi King

Serbia, Kosovo Leaders Discuss EU Plan To Normalize Ties

One Man's Story of Sabotaging Carter's Re-Election

Viewpoints

	Iraq 20 Years: The Uses and Abuses of National Intelligence Estimates by Ray McGovern
	20 Years Later – The Media's Complicity Is Sent Down the Memory Hole by Jeremy Earp

	The Minsk Deception and the Planned War in Donbas by Ted Snider
	Washington Is the Midwife to the Birth of Any China-Russia Alliance by Ted Galen Carpenter
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

Iraq War II –
20 Years Later
by Scott Horton

Frontline

	Washington Protesters Call for Stop to Endless US Wars
	Gallup Poll: Support for Palestinians Continues to Grow Among Democratic Voters
	Houthis Accuse Saudi Arabia of Renewed Border Attacks on Yemen

Video Clips of Iraq Invasion Lies: Beyond Cheney/Bush – Biden to Powell to Pelosi

Ukraine

	Kremlin Says Ukraine 'Illegally Attacking' Orthodox Church
	Top Ukraine, US Defense Officials Discussed Military Aid in Call Kyiv
	Ukraine's Zelensky Imposes Sanctions on Syria's Assad
	EU Countries to Sign Agreement to Buy Shells for Ukraine
	China Foreign Minister Urges Solution to Ukraine War in Rare Call

Russia

	Putin Visits Crimea on Anniversary of Its Annexation From Ukraine
	Putin Makes Surprise Trip to Occupied Mariupol
	CENTCOM Chief Decries Russian Flyovers of US Occupation Bases in Syria
	Black Sea Drones Show US Involvement in Conflict Against Russia, Says Kremlin
	Russia's Private Wagner Army Targets 30,000 New Recruits by Mid-May: Group Founder

France

	Vandals Attack French Politician's Office Over Pensions Row
	Paris Police Ban Protest Rallies in City's Hotspots

Europe

	Croatian Authorities Destroy World War II Anti-Ship Mine
	Greece Buying Vehicles That Marines Corps Beached After Fatal Sinking
	Serbian President Criticizes ICC Arrest Warrant for Putin

Afghanistan

	UN Funding Shortfall Forces Food Ration Cuts for Millions of Hungry Afghans
	ISIS Suppressed in Afghanistan: FM Muttaqi
	Kabul Reacts to UNSC Resolution on Afghanistan's Situation
	UN Statement Signed by Over 70 Nations, EU on Afghan Women's Rights
	UN Extends Afghanistan Mission by Another Year
	Young Afghan Women Train as Midwives as Country's Maternal Mortality Rate Is Amongst the Highest in World

Pakistan

	Pakistani Police Storm Home of Former PM Khan, Arrest 61
	Pakistani Police File Terrorism Charges Against Ex-PM Khan
	Pakistan's Ex-Pm Imran Khan Marks Court Presence as Supporters Clash With Police

North Korea

	North Korea Fires Short-Range Ballistic Missile Towards Sea
	North Korea Claims Almost 800,000 People Have Signed Up for Military to Fight Against US

Asia Pacific

	First Wave of Tech to Defend Guam From Newer Threats Due in 2024
	Japan Discusses Security in First FM Visit to Solomon Islands

Australia

	New Hypersonic Missile Revealed in Australian Defense Makeover
	Pentagon Chooses Australian Firm to Build Hypersonic Test Aircraft
	Australia Has 'Absolutely Not' Committed to Join US in Event of War Over Taiwan, DM Says

The War at Home

	400,000 Gallons of Radioactive Water Leaked From a Nuclear Plant in Minnesota
	Higher Cancer Rates Found in Military Pilots, Ground Crews: Pentagon Study
	A Few Bad Men: Marine Corps Fails to Punish Senior Officer Misconduct, Time and Again

Iraq

	Toxic US Military Burn Pits in Iraq Caused Cancer, Other Illnesses
	Mutanabbi Street Slowly Re-Emerges, 20 Years on From Iraq War
	Photos: the Millions Who Protested Against the Invasion of Iraq
	Iraq and Iran Sign Deal to Tighten Border Security
	The Clash of Two Cities: Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, and the Future of Iraq's Kurdistan
	Iraq Daily Roundup: Seven Killed

Israel's Judicial Overhaul

	Biden Tells Netanyahu He Backs Compromise on Judicial Overhaul
	Blinken Says Consensus Is Key as Netanyahu's Judicial Overhaul Divides Israel
	Sephardi Chief Rabbi Speaks Out on Israel's Judicial Reform
	Thousands Rally Against Netanyahu's Judicial Overhaul for 11th Week
	Hundreds of Elite Israeli Reservists Say They Are Joining Judicial Protests
	Netanyahu Urges Military Chief to Contain Reservist Protest
	In Two Weeks, Israel's Pro-Democracy Protest Could Seem Like a Walk in the Park

Palestine/Israel

	Israelis and Palestinians Meet in Egypt to Ease Tensions
	Israel to Continue West Bank Raids Despite Egypt Summit
	Israel, Palestinians Agree to Establish 'Mechanism' to Curb Violence
	Qatar, UAE Send Millions of Dollars to Rebuild Hawara
	One Palestinian Killed by Israeli Army Fire in West Bank
	Israeli Officials Will Not Meet EU Foreign Policy Chief Over Critical Remarks
	Thousands Mourn Two Palestinians Killed by Israel Forces
	Israel Assassinates Senior PIJ Leader in Syria
	Gunman Captured After Attack on Israeli Couple in West Bank Town
	Palestinian Man Thwarts Settler Attack on Jerusalem Church
	Rep. McCollum: Americans Reject US Complicity in Israel's Mistreatment of Palestinian Children

Middle East

	Kuwait Court Nullifies 2022 Vote, Reinstates Previous Parliament
	Syrian Kurdish Force Says It Lost Nine Fighters in Iraq Crash

Egypt

	Egypt's Sisi Discusses Nuclear Plant, Grains Trade With Russian Officials
	Egypt's Journalist Union Elects Government Critic as Chief

Tunisia

	Italy Pushing IMF to Help Tunisia and Avoid Instability, Minister Says
	Tunisian President Appoints Staunch Ally as Interior Minister

DR Congo

	Angola to Deploy Troops in DR Congo's Rebel-Hit East
	DR Congo Militants Kill at Least 22 in String of Attacks

Africa

	Central African Republic Rebels Storm Mine; Nine Chinese Killed
	Lagos Governor Re-Elected in Victory for Nigeria Ruling Party
	Discarded Explosives in South Sudan Kill 10, Including Kids