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Updated January 31, 2024 - 9:17 PM EST

US Plans Long Campaign Against Iranian Targets

US Troops on Standby for Potential Gaza Mission

		*Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah Suspends Military Operations Against US*
		*Pentagon: No Evidence Iran Behind Jordan Attack*

Netanyahu Rejects Gaza Pullout for Hostage Deal

		*Israel DM: Troops Will Go Into Action 'Very Soon' in Lebanon*
		*Israeli Forces Dressed as Medics Raid Hospital in Jenin, Killing Three*

Hamas Reasserts Control of Areas of N. Gaza

Israel Fails to Produce Evidence to Justify Cemetery Destruction

EU Plans to Sabotage Hungary's Economy for Ukraine

NATO Chief Visits US to Push for Ukraine Aid

US to Deploy Nuclear Weapons to the UK

Viewpoints

	Remote Warfare and Expendable People by Nick Turse
	Is the EU a Direct Partner in the Israeli Genocide in Gaza? by Ramzy Baroud

	USA Keeps Fighting for Iran by Scott Horton
	Bring US Troops Home From Iraq and Syria Now by Paul R. Pillar
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

Western Media's Blackout of Israel's 'Hannibal Directive'
by Brad Pearce

Frontline

	US Lawmakers Clash Over UNRWA Funding in Heated Congressional Hearing
	Israeli Army Knows Bombing Tunnels Can Spread Toxic Gases, Report Says

Israel Bombed British Doctors on
'De-Conflicted' Site in Gaza

Ukraine

	Ukraine's Government Submits Amended Mobilization Bill to Parliament
	Ukraine's Strikes Hurt Putin's Attempts to Reassure Russians
	Ukraine Defense Contact Group Launches New Drone Coalition
	Ukraine's Military Spy Chief Expects Russia's Offensive to Fizzle by Spring

France

	France Condemns Israeli Gaza 'Resettlement' Conference
	France's Government Announces New Measures to Calm Farmers' Protests, as Barricades Squeeze Paris

Europe

	Croatian Army Buys Eight Black Hawk Helicopters From US
	Czech Republic to Acquire 24 F-35 Fighter Jets From US
	Greece-Turkey Arms Race Continues
	Northern Ireland Agreement Could End Deadlock, Restore Government
	Three NATO Allies Sign Deal to Speed Up Military Deployments to Eastern Flank
	Poland's New Government Asks Germany to Think Creatively About Compensation for World War II Losses
	Serbia Considers Reintroducing a Mandatory Military Draft as Regional Tensions Simmer
	In Blow to Sanchez, Spain's Parliament Rejects Amnesty Bill for Catalan Separatists

Pakistan

	Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan Gets 10 Years in Prison Ahead of Elections
	What Is the Cypher Case That Led to Jail Term for Pakistan's Imran Khan?
	At Least 15 Killed After Rebel Attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan
	Can Pakistan's Politicians Break the Military's Stranglehold?

Philippines

	Philippines OKs $35 Billion 'Re-Horizon 3' Military Modernization Plan
	Philippine Air Base Gets US-Funded Upgrade Under China Deterrence Plan

Koreas

	North Korea Fires Cruise Missiles for Third Time This Month, South Korea Says
	US Fighter Jet Crashes Into Waters Off South Korea, Pilot Rescued

Asia

	South China Sea: Why Taiwan's Bigger Pier on Disputed Taiping Islet May Have Put President Tsai in a Spot
	Vietnam, Philippines Sign Deals on Security in Disputed South China Sea
	Hong Kong Begins Work on Its Own National Security Law

Israel/Palestine

	Photos: No Rest for Gaza's Dead With Rushed Burials, Bodies Desecrated
	Israel, UNRWA, and the West: A History of Claims and Cuts
	'Defies Logic': The Makings of Joe Biden's 'Blank Check' to Israel
	Mustaribeen: The Israeli Undercover Agents With a History of Dressing Like Palestinians
	Gaza Officials Say Israel Returns Dozens of Exhumed Bodies
	Israel's Far Right Plots a 'New Gaza' Without Palestinians
	Biden's UN Ambassador Calls for 'Fundamental Changes' to Resume UNRWA Funding
	Few 'Rotten Apples' Shouldn't Prevent New Zealand Aid to Thousands of Innocent People in Gaza, Says Foreign Affairs Minister
	The War the World Can't See: Journalists Dying in Gaza
	Charity Says Egypt Intelligence-Linked Firm Charging $5,000 to Get Aid Over Border

Turkey

	Turkish Parliament Strips Imprisoned Opposition Lawmaker of Seat
	Turkey Starts to Reduce Dual-Use Exports to Russia After US Officials Visit

Middle East

	Iraq Weekly Roundup: Nine Killed
	Hezbollah Launches 13 Attacks Against Israeli Forces
	Surging Red Sea Violence Could Imperil a Fragile Yemen

Africa

	India's Navy Rescues Two Boats Hijacked by Somali Pirates. British Military Warns of Two Pirate Groups in Indian Ocean
	ICC Accuses Sudan and Rebels of Darfur War Crimes
	Millions Urgently Need Food in Ethiopia's Tigray Region Despite the Resumption of Aid Deliveries

The War at Home

	Why Defense Contractors Are Saying No to Their Biggest Customer: The Pentagon
	Nearly 180 Percent Spike in Anti-Muslim and Anti-Palestinian Incidents in US
	2023 Sees New Record for US Arms Exports, Boosted by Ukraine Aid
	First Lethal Blows, but Still No Unified Call for War in Congress

Haiti

	Haitian Judge Seeks to Interview Widow of Slain President in Leaked Arrest Warrant Obtained
	Haiti Cracks Down on Heavily Armed Environmental Agents After Clashes With Police

Latin America

	Undetermined Number of Hacked-Up Bodies Found in Vehicles on Mexico's Gulf Coast
	Ex-Peruvian Intelligence Chief Pleads Guilty to Charges in 1992 Massacre of Six Farmers