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Updated May 25, 2023 - 9:09 PM EDT

Ukrainian Intelligence Says It's Trying to Kill Putin

		*US Officials Say Ukraine Was Behind Drone Attack on Kremlin*
		*US Says Probing Reports of US Equipment Used in Belgorod Raid*

Russia Warship Attacked Near Bosphorus Strait

Prigozhin Says 20,000 Wagner Fighters Killed in Bakhmut Battle

Russia-China Ties 'Unprecedented High' Due to US

CENTCOM Lied About Syria Drone That Killed Civilian

'CIA Does Not Know' if Israel Plans to Bomb Iran

US Eyes New Military Base in Iraq's Oil-Rich Region

US Pushing Israel on Saudi Normalization

Viewpoints

	British Warmongering Is Driving Europe Towards Catastrophe in Ukraine by Jonathan Cook
	Arms Industry's Price Gouging Shows How Greed Trumps National Interest by William Hartung

	Journey to St. Petersburg, Moscow, & Crimea by Dan Kovalik & Rick Sterling
	A Few Thousand Years of Chinese Foreign Policy (in a Nutshell) by Joseph Solis-Mullen
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

The Foreign Policy Establishment's Love Affair
With Zelensky Knows No Bounds
by Ted Galen Carpenter

Frontline

	Papua New Guinea College/University Students Protest US Military Pact
	US State Department's Top China Official Rick Waters Is Stepping Down

Ukrainian Intelligence Says
It's Trying to Kill Putin

Palestine/Israel

	For 12th Day in a Row, Israel Imposes Siege on Palestinian Village Near Ramallah
	Israeli Military Court Sentences Three Soldiers to Prison for Abusing Palestinian Man, Obstructing Probe
	Israel Says It Retaliated Against Shots Fired From Syria
	Body of Palestinian Fisherman Struck by an Egyptian Gunboat Found Off Gaza Coast
	Israel to Deny Early Release of Terminally Ill Palestinian Prisoner
	US Congress Members Urge Paypal to Open Services to Palestinians
	Israel Torpedoed Morocco Spyware Deal – and NSO Competitor QuaDream Shut Down
	Why Was a Palestinian Song Removed From Spotify?
	Israeli President Rushed Off Soccer Pitch After Crowd Gets Rowdy

Lebanon

	European Banks Begin Severing Correspondent Relations With Lebanon
	Prominent Egyptian Rights Activist Briefly Detained in Lebanon

Turkey

	Erdogan Threatens to 'Erase' Opposition From Turkish Politics
	'Totally Transactional': US-Turkey Ties Unlikely to Reset After Election

Middle East

	Iran's Nuclear Chief Says Tehran to Cooperate With Inspectors on 'New Activities'
	Iraq Daily Roundup: Six Killed

Afghanistan

	Key Aid Group Says Taliban Signals Exemption for Women in Southern Heartland
	Bodies of 18 Afghan Migrants Who Died From Suffocation While Being Smuggled Into Bulgaria Get Repatriated
	Direct Flights Between Afghanistan and China Resume
	'Taliban Have to Earn Legitimacy' for Intl Recognition: US State Dept. Spokesman
	Afghan Assets Must Be Released to Revive Economy: Pakistan's UN Envoy

Pakistan

	Soldiers Among Four Killed in Northwest Pakistan Suicide Bombing
	Pakistan Considering Banning Imran Khan's Party: Defense Minister
	Pakistan's Ex-Premier Imran Khan Softens Demand for Snap Vote Amid Crackdown on Party

China

	China's New Ambassador to US Admits 'Challenges' in Relations
	China 'Not in US Ballgame' in Middle East, Top Official Says

Asia-Pacific

	Bangladeshis Who Undermine Elections May Be Restricted From US: Blinken
	Australia's PM Fetes India's Modi, Sidesteps Questions on Rights Record
	Indonesia's Megawati Questions Plan for Regional Military Commands: 'Are We Going to War?'
	US Signs Agreement to Continue Micronesia Assistance Under Strategic Pact
	Ex-Nepal Ministers Among 30 Charged in US-Bound Refugee Scam

Latin America

	Argentina in Talks to Expand China Currency Swap Line, Source Says
	Pegasus Spyware Found on Phone of Mexico's Ayotzinapa Investigator

Ukraine

	Satellite Images Show Scale of Destruction in Ukraine's Bakhmut
	Ukraine Moves Closer to Corruption Trial of Former Tax Chief
	Japan Set to Donate 100 Military Vehicles to Ukraine
	EU Says 200,000 Shells Sent to Ukraine Under Ammo Plan
	Norway Says It Will Help Train Ukrainian Pilots on F-16 Jets
	Netherlands Wants to Give Ukrainian Pilots F-16 Training as Soon as Possible
	Ukraine Foreign Minister Urges African Nations to Ditch Neutrality in Russia War
	Arms Flow 30% Faster to Ukraine as US Relearns Cold-War Skills
	Older People Account for a Third of Ukraine's War Victims: UN
	Europe Can't Get Latin America Onboard With Supporting Ukraine

Russia

	Russia to Move Newest Nuclear Sub to Pacific in August
	Russia Criticized at UN as More Civilians Killed in War Zones
	Russia Intercepts Two US Bombers Over Baltic Sea
	Crimean Bridge Re-Opens After 'Exercises', Russian-Backed Official Says
	'Where Is the Logic?': Georgia Will Not Sanction Russia, Says PM

Czech Republic

	Panzer Bonanza: Czech Republic Joins Berlin's Leopard Upgrade Push
	Czech Republic Moves Closer to Severing All Energy Ties With Russia

Europe

	Bulgaria's Defense Spending Up to $10.9 Billion in Next Five Years
	Finland Says Russia Set to Terminate Agreement on Military Visits
	France Bans Short-Haul Flights in Effort to Fight Climate Change
	Germany to Buy Leopard Tanks, Howitzers to Make Up for Ukraine Supplies
	Greece Appoints Caretaker PM Ahead of June Repeat Election
	Oshkosh Delivers Third Batch of Joint Light Tactical Vehicles to Lithuania
	World's Biggest Warship Visits Oslo, Angering Russia
	Polish Ruling Party Wants Commission to Investigate Russian Influence; Critics Fear Witch Hunt
	Switzerland Takes Step Towards Sale of 25 Leopard-2 Tanks Back to Germany

Sudan

	Clashes Reported in Khartoum on Second Day of Ceasefire
	Sudan Conflict Displaces Over 1.3 Million, Including Some 320k to Neighboring Countries

Africa

	DR Congo Files Second Complaint to ICC Against Rwanda Army, M23 Rebels
	Egyptian Prisoners Launch Collective Hunger Strike
	IMF Agrees $ 1 Billion Loan to Cash-Strapped Kenya
	Over One Million People Displaced in Four Months in Somalia
	Families of Jailed Tunisian Leaders Approach Africa Court
	Prominent Algerian Opposition Figure Arrested Again

The War at Home

	DHS Unveils Department-Wide Body Camera Policy for First Amendment Activities
	Air Force Wants to Load Up B-1B Lancer With More Bombs Than Ever
	IRS Opened Probe Into Matt Taibbi's Taxes After Twitter Dump
	Pentagon Can't Account for Thousands of Ultra-Expensive F-35 Parts Globally