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Updated March 27, 2023 - 8:55 PM EDT

Putin Says Russia Will Deploy Nukes to Belarus

		*Zelensky Says No Counteroffensive Until West Sends More Weapons*
		*Stolen Valor: The US Volunteers in Ukraine Who Lie, Waste, Bicker*

France Willing to Work With China on Ukraine

		*US, EU Hold First-Ever Joint Drills Aimed at China*
		*Indo-Pacific Command Seeks $3.5 Billion More Than Budget*

Biden Committed To Keeping Troops in Syria

Yellen: Sanctions Created a 'Real Economic Crisis' in Iran

Netanyahu Delays Judicial Overhaul Plan After Protests

Viewpoints

	America Hangs From a Cross of Iron by William J. Astore
	For Putin, Iraq War Marked a Turning Point in US-Russia Relations by Branko Marcetic

	The Myth of a Stronger NATO by Ted Snider
	Banality of Biden's 'Exceptional' Elite Advisers by Ray McGovern
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

Iraq War:
Bad Lessons Learned
by George D. O’Neill Jr.

Frontline

	In Ethiopia, China and the US Map Rival Roads to Lasting Peace
	Israel Sees Night of Fiery Protests and Riots Following Gallant Sacking
	US RC-135 Surveillance Jet Has Flown Unprecedented Mission Over Finland
	First Guilty Plea Comes in Assassination of Haiti's President

The Man Who Leaked
the Pentagon Papers Is Scared

Palestine/Israel

	Strikes Across Multiple Sectors Announced After Israeli Defense Minister Dismissal
	Israeli Settlers Hurl Stones at Palestinians in West Bank Attacks
	Israeli Authorities Charged With Safeguarding Cultural Sites Are Now Led by Far-Right Settlers
	Israeli Forces Shoot, Injure Five Palestinians, Foreign Activist in Kafr Qaddum
	Israeli Forces Restrict Access to Al-Aqsa During First Friday Prayers of Ramadan
	No Air Force, No Israel: Why the Fighter Pilots' Protest Is an Existential Issue
	UK Government Urged to Refer Israel and Netanyahu to ICC on War Crimes Charge
	Israeli Extremists Again Storm Al-Aqsa During Ramadan
	Settlers Attack Hawara After Shooting Wounds Israel Soldiers
	Palestinians Expect New Intifada to Erupt, According to Polling
	Israeli Settlers Set Fire to West Bank Family's Home

Yemen

	Jeremy Corbyn, Ilhan Omar Join Hundreds Calling for an End of US Support of War in Yemen
	Yemen Soldier Killed in Houthi Drone Attack: Officials
	Millions of Children Face Risk of Malnutrition in Yemen: UNICEF
	Saudi-Backed Official in Yemen Targeted in Possible Assassination Attempt

Iraq

	Mohamed ElBaradei: 'The Iraq War Was About Regime Change, Not WMDs'
	Turkey Ordered to Pay $1.4 Billion to Iraq in Kurdistan Oil Arbitration Case
	Iraq Infrastructure in Decay, Buildings at Risk of Collapse
	Ruling Halts Oil Exports From Iraq's Kurdish Area Via Turkey
	Spiking Violence Strains Sectarian Ties in Iraqi Province
	Iraq Daily Roundup: Six Killed

Lebanon

Lebanon Divided Again in Dispute Over Daylight Saving Time Delay

Afghanistan

	Taliban Calls for Removal of Members From UN Blacklist
	Taliban Want Control of More Afghan Diplomatic Missions
	Afghanistan Withdrawal Subpoenas Dropping Next Week if State Dept Stays Mum

India

	India's Top Opposition Leader Gandhi Expelled From Parliament After Verdict
	India's Gandhi Promises to Fight on After Removal as MP
	Manhunt for Sikh Separatist in India Stirs Up Old Fears

China/Taiwan

	US Executives Will Keep Low Profile at China Forum Amid Tensions
	China Calls for Tighter Trade Ties With New Zealand
	China, Haiti, and Migration Top Agenda for Biden-Trudeau Meeting
	China Threatens Consequences Over US Warship's Actions
	Hong Kong Residents Hold First Protest in Years Under New Rules
	Honduras Establishes Ties With China After Taiwan Break
	Taiwan's FM Accused Honduran President of 'Harboring Illusions' Over Chinese Promises of Financial Aid

Asia

	Myanmar's Military Jet Fuel Supplies Hit by Latest US Sanctions
	North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Toward East Sea: South Korean Military
	Pakistani Ex-PM Khan Sets Out Economic Rescue Plan at Rally

Ukraine

	International Criminal Court to Open Office in Ukraine
	Kyiv Calls for UN Security Council Session Over Putin's Nuclear Plans
	Red Cross: Civilians in Bakhmut 'Pushed to Limits of Existence'
	UN Report: Ukrainian and Russian POWs Faced Torture, Executions

Russia

	Blast in Russian Town Caused by Ukrainian Drone, Three Hurt
	Russians, American Delayed in Space to Return in September
	Medvedev: Russian Forces May Go to Ukraine's Kyiv or Lviv Cities
	Putin Ally Volodin Proposing Banning ICC in Russia
	Russia Pardons 5,000 Former Criminals After Fighting in Ukraine, Prigozhin Says
	Russia Will Not Return to Council of Europe: Diplomat

United Kingdom

	Passport Rift Between UK and Spain Leaves Gibraltar in Limbo
	UK Demonstrators Protest Israeli Leader's Visit to London

Turkey

	Erdogan Calls for 'Immediate' End to War in Ukraine During Call With Putin
	Turkey, Armenia to Permanently Open Border for First Time in Decades

Europe

	Nordic Countries Plan Joint Air Defense to Counter Russia
	Estonian Firm's Takeover by Emirati Group Tests Joint EU Defense Rules
	France Bans 'Recreational' Use of TikTok, Twitter, Instagram
	Hungary's FM Says Criticism Makes It Hard to Cooperate With West
	Polish Ammunition Firm to Boost Output Severalfold as Part of EU-Ukraine Plan
	Spanish PM to Discuss Ukraine With Xi Jinping on Visit to China
	Lithuania to Call for Sanctions Over Russian Plan for Nuclear Weapons in Belarus

Sudan

	Five Killed in West Sudan Tribal Violence, Rights Group Says
	Sudanese Factions Tackle Forming Single Army in Transition Talks
	Sudan's Burhan Urges Troops to Back 'Democratic Transition'

Chad

	Chad Nationalizes Assets by Oil Giant Exxon, Says Government
	Chad Pardons 380 Rebels in Apparent Peace Gesture

DR Congo

	Militia Executes 17 Hostages in Eastern DR Congo
	Former Rebel Leader Is Named DR Congo's New Defense Minister

Africa

	Africa Is World's 'Future' for Touring US VP Harris
	IAEA Confirms Almost All Missing Uranium in Libya Accounted For
	Ministry: Niger's Army Entered Mali in Hunt for 'Terrorists'
	Tunisia Criminalizes Contact With Western Embassies
	Hotel Rwanda Hero Released From Prison Following Qatar and US Talks

The War at Home

	South Carolina OKs Bill Barring 'Foreign Adversary' Land Holdings
	DEA Overseas Review Barely Mentions Corruption Scandals
	US Aims for $7 Billion in Aid for 20-Year Pacific Islands Compacts
	US Navy Awards Raytheon $234 Million Over-The-Horizon Missile Contract