Archived Antiwar.com News from May 16, 2023

News

Updated May 16, 2023 - 8:44 PM EDT

Ukraine Aid to Be Exhausted by Mid-Summer

		*Zelensky Visits UK, Sunak Expresses Support for Fighter Jets*
		*G7 Expected to Adopt 'Highly Symbolic' Ban on Russia Oil Imports*

Poland to Deploy HIMARS Near Russian Border

Wagner Chief Denies Offering Ukraine Russian Troop Positions

US Terror Wars Contributed to 4.5 Million Deaths

US Military Probing Reports It Killed a Civilian in Syria Airstrike

Chinese Envoy to Start Peace Trip to Ukraine, Russia

PLA Reveals US-China Military Encounter Off Hong Kong in Jan. 2021

Durham Report: FBI Had No Intel for Russiagate Probe

UN Commemorates Palestinian Nakba for First Time

Viewpoints

	With Upgraded Missiles, Ukraine Prepares to Strike Russian Heartland by Ted Snider
	US Sanctions Are Brutal and Inhumane. and They Don't Work. by Branko Marcetic

	The West's Economic War on Russia Has Failed by John V. Walsh
	Biden Administration Quietly Backs Israel's Deadly Assault on Gaza by Mitchell Plitnick
More Viewpoints

The Forever War on Julian Assange
by Belén Fernández

Frontline

	Turkey Election Moves to Runoff With Erdogan in the Driver's Seat
	Russia for the First Time Claims Downing of British Storm Shadow Missile
	Rules for Pentagon Use of Proxy Forces Shed Light on a Shadowy War Power

Ukraine

	Ukraine Ammo Storage Site Obliterated Where Huge Fireball Seen
	Ukraine Says No More Talks Planned on Black Sea Grain Deal This Week
	France Open to Training Ukraine Fighter Jet Pilots: Macron
	Ukrainian Troops Gird for Counteroffensive They Hope Will End War
	European Human Rights Summit to Step Up Aid for Ukraine to Counter Russian Invasion
	Ukrainian Deminers Get Training in Cyprus From US, Irish Experts
	UN Efforts to Save Black Sea Grain Deal to Continue in Coming Days
	Ukraine Says Captured Over 'Ten Enemy Positions' in Bakhmut: Ministry

Russia

	Russia Denounces Macron Over China Comments
	South African Army General in Moscow Days After Country Accused of Sending Weapons to Russia
	Russia Detains Former US Embassy Employee
	Russia Scrambles Jet as France, Germany Conduct NATO Patrols

Europe

	Photos, Video of Belarus Leader Emerge After Days of Absences That Sparked Health Rumors
	Series of Mysterious Tremors in Denmark During the Anakonda23 Exercise Puzzle Scientists
	Nationalized German Energy Firms Paid Big Bonuses to Their Traders
	Pro-Russian Regional Leader in Moldova Seeks Closer Ties With Moscow
	Israel's Elbit Systems to Supply Mortar Systems to Montenegro
	Finnish Military Training Jet Crashes, Forcing Pilots to Eject
	Norwegian Officer Found Guilty of Negligence Over Sinking of Navy Frigate

Sudan

	A Month Into Sudan's War, No End in Sight
	Sudan Grandmother's Death Shows Struggle to Help Those Stranded in War
	Saudi Arabia's Diplomatic Energy, Soft Power in Sudan
	Sudanese Fleeing Fighting in Their Homeland Face Uncertain Future, Unsure of Return

Tunisia

	Tunisian Judge Sentences Opposition Leader Ghannouchi to Year in Prison
	Tunisia Opposition Leader's SIM Cards Used by 'Unknown Party' While in Prison

Africa

	Islamist Insurgents Kill Three Nigeria, Niger Troops, Wound 12
	In Blow to Polisario, Portugal Renews Support for Morocco's Autonomy Plan

Palestine/Israel

	'The Continuous Nakba': Palestinians Decry Perpetual Suffering
	Nakba: Britain and the Secret 1948 Palestine Memos
	The Nakba: Five Palestinian Towns Massacred 75 Years Ago
	'We Fled on Foot': Palestinians in US Recall Nakba Dispossession
	Protesters Attacked at Israel Hotel During Minister Visit
	Palestinian Killed by Israeli Forces as West Bank Killing Spree Continues
	Israel, Cyprus Working on Deal to Build Natural Gas Processing Plant, Pipeline in Cyprus
	Palestinians Prefer Russia, China to Mediate With Israel, Don't Trust US
	How This 85-Year-Old Palestinian Experienced Two Nakbas
	Abbas Urges UN to Suspend Israel During First Commemoration of 1948 Nakba
	Report: Egypt to Host Five-Party Meeting on Israel-Palestine

Middle East

	Houthis Warn Saudi Arabia Against 'Procrastinating' Ending War
	Turkey Elections: Three Winners and Three Losers
	Iran Says Monitoring Persian Gulf as US Plans to Bolster Presence
	Iraq Daily Roundup: Eight Killed

Pakistan

	Pakistan Govt Vs Judiciary Tussle Intensifies After Khan Freed
	Imran Khan Accuses Pakistan's Military of Ordering His Arrest

China

	G7 to Show Unity on China Approach While Recognizing Individual Ties: US Officials
	China Completes Delivery of Four Warships to Pakistan

Asia

	Thai Election: Move Forward Party Declares Victory, Leader Pita Prepared to Be PM
	'Nothing Left but Ashes': Indian State on Edge After Ethnic Riots
	Malaysia Seeks to Decriminalize Possession, Use of Small Amounts of Drugs
	US Equity Firm Eyes Further Shipyard Development at Former Naval Base in the Philippines

The War at Home

	TSA Is Testing Facial Recognition at More Airports, Raising Privacy Concerns
	Push to Refill US Weapon Reserves Could Strain Hypersonic Production
	Trump Says There 'Must Be a Heavy Price to Pay' for Comey, Democrats After Release of Durham Report
	Another US Army Helicopter Incident Results in Minor Injuries, No Deaths
	Marines Exposed to Chemical at Camp Lejeune Had Higher Parkinson's Risk: Study
	Cleaning Toxic US Military Sites Will Take Decades Without More Funding