Archived Antiwar.com News from April 13, 2024

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Updated April 13, 2024 - 8:10 PM EDT

Iran Launches Major Drone Attack on Israel

		*Iran Seizes Israel-Linked Ship in Persian Gulf*
		Iran: US Involvement in Israel War Will Lead to Attacks on US Troops
		*US Gen. Arrives in Israel To Discuss Iran Attack*
		After Brief Calm, Hezbollah Fires 40 Rockets Against Northern Israel

USAID Says Famine Is Happening in North Gaza

		*How the Massacre at Al-Shifa Hospital Happened*
		*Over 13,000 Missing in Unmarked Graves Across Gaza*

Gantz: Middle-Schoolers Will One Day Fight in Gaza

Israeli MK Says There Are Secret Plans To Settle Gaza

Japan's Kishida Speaks to Congress, Slams China

		*Biden-Kishida-Marcos Meet Shows 'Ironclad' Support for Philippines*
		*Bipartisan Bill Would Give Philippines $2.5 Billion in Military Aid*

House Votes To Extend Warrantless Spying Powers

Russia Destroys One of Ukraine's Largest Power Plants

NATO's F-16s to Ukraine Limited by Pilots, Combat-Ready Aircraft

NATO Could Surge Presence in Eastern Europe

Assange Defenders Tell Biden To 'Do the Right Thing'

Viewpoints

	Killing Humanitarian Workers as a Strategy: Israel's Endgame in Gaza by Ramzy Baroud
	Everyone Wants to Seize Russia's Money. It's a Terrible Idea. by Christopher Caldwell

	The CIA Wants More Power to Spy on Americans by Andrew P. Napolitano
	If Europe Pushes Putin, America Should Tap Out by Doug Bandow
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

Triple Tap Murders... Oh Look, a Cat Video
by Kym Robinson

Frontline

	S. Korea's Opposition Party Wins Resounding Majority in National Assembly
	Russia, US in Touch on Non-Deployment of Nuclear Weapons in Space
	US Troop Presence in Iraq To Be a 'Very Important Part' of PM's Visit

'Do the Right Thing,' Say Assange Defenders as Biden Mulls Dropping Case

Russia

	West's Refusal to Condemn Kiev Looks Like Encouragement for Attacks on ZNPP: Russian Diplomat
	Pentagon Can't Force Starlink To Block Service to Russians, US Official Says
	Russian Missile Kills Four in Ukraine's Mykolaiv
	Russia's New Rocket Blasts Off Into Space After Two Aborted Launches
	Russia Calls for Restraint in Volatile Middle East
	Russian Forces Kill Two Terror Suspects in North Caucasus Operation
	Russia Sends Military Trainers and Air-Defense System to Niger, Says Niger State TV
	European Gas Prices Soar as Russian Retribution Puts Kyiv in the Dark

Ukraine

	Russian Attacks on Ukraine Stoke Fears Army Near Breaking Point
	Ukraine and Latvia Sign Security Agreement, Zelensky Says
	Netherlands To Pledge Additional 400 Million Euros in Aid for Ukraine
	US Special Forces Students Are Learning Ukrainian in New Language Course
	'Waiting for My Time To Come': Ukraine's New Draft Law Unsettles the Young
	IAEA Board To Meet on Zaporizhzhia Attacks on Thursday, Diplomats Say
	Factbox: What Does the Ukrainian Mobilization Bill Entail?

Europe

	Hungary Will Impose New Restrictions on Agricultural Imports From Ukraine
	Outsider Norway Should Keep Close EU Ties, Government Commission Says
	Sweden To Invest $36 Million in Bomb Shelters, Civil Defense

Afghanistan

	Afghanistan's Taliban Leaders Issued Different Messages for Eid. Experts Say That Shows Tensions
	Taliban Minister Condemns Israeli Strikes, Expresses Solidarity With Hamas

Myanmar

	Myanmar Troops Retreat to Thai Border Bridge After Days of Fighting
	Myanmar's Ethnic Karen Guerrillas Claim To Have Seized the Last Army Base Defending Key Border Town

Asia

	Jakarta Denies Indonesia 'Willing To Normalize Ties With Israel' in Bid To Join OECD
	China Sanctions Two US Defense Companies and Says They Support Arms Sales to Taiwan
	Vietnam Tycoon Truong My Lan Sentenced to Death in Fraud Case Related to Political Corruption Campaign

Palestine/Israel

	Israel Shuts Down a Town in the Occupied West Bank, Canceling Eid for Palestinians
	UN Security Council Asks Israel To Do 'More' on Gaza Aid
	Netanyahu Says Israel Preparing for Scenarios in Other Areas Than Gaza
	Will Ultra-Orthodox Jews Have To Enlist in the Israeli Army?
	Israeli Forces Clash With Palestinian Youth in West Bank
	Tim Kaine: Biden Knows Netanyahu 'Played' Him in Early Months of Gaza War
	Muslim Leaders Tire of White House Outreach on Gaza as War Drags On
	Pro-Palestine Protesters Push Back Against Chicago Mayor, DNC on Permits
	'No Legal Basis' for Continuing To Exempt Haredim From IDF: Attorney General
	Smotrich's Proposal To Secure US Support for Rafah Attack

Iran

	Lufthansa Extends Suspension of Flights to Tehran, Foreign Ministers Hold Call
	US Has Told Iran It Was Not Involved in Damascus Attack, White House Says
	Oil Swings Near $90 With Risk of Iran Strike on Israel in Focus

Iraq

	Will Iraq's Muqtada Al-Sadr End His Political Quarantine?
	ISIS Couple From Iraq Arrested in Germany for Enslaving Yazidi Girls From Shengal

Lebanon

	IDF Fighter Jets Strike Three Hezbollah Military Compounds in Southern Lebanon
	Lebanon's Displaced Awaits More Aid as Border Conflict Drags On

Turkey

	Turkey Bombards Kurdish Positions Near Manbij: Monitor
	Turkey Considers S-400 Deployment on Iraq Border for Upcoming Anti-Kurd Operation: Turkish Media

Sudan

	After a Year of War in Sudan, What Is the Situation Now?
	Russia Expands Diesel Exports to Sudan Amidst EU Embargo

The War at Home

	US Air Force Issues $409 Million Award for Long-Sought Pacific Airfield
	US Coast Guard Takes 210-Foot Cutter Out of Service To Fill Manning Gaps Elsewhere
	FBI Concerned About Possible Coordinated Attack in US After Russia Massacre