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Updated April 15, 2024 - 9:39 PM EDT

Israel: We Have No Choice But To Respond to Iran

		*Biden Tells Netanyahu US Won't Support Attack on Iran*
		*Israel's Defense Against Iran Attack Cost Over $1 Billion*
		*Johnson Says House Will Vote on More Israel Aid This Week*
		*Iran Seizes Israel-Linked Ship in Persian Gulf*

No Improvement in Aid Access in Northern Gaza

Video: Armenian Christians Under Siege by Israel

Russia's Military Is Bigger Than Before Invasion

		*Ukraine General: Battlefield Situation Has 'Significantly Worsened'*
		*Ukraine Tightens Rules on Military Service, Angering Soldiers*

Israel Destroys Hezbollah Building in Eastern Lebanon

House Votes To Extend Warrantless Spying Powers

Viewpoints

	Bi-Partisan Lawmakers Rush to Battle Stations After Iran Attack by Kelley Beaucar Vlahos
	Do Fiscal Hawkery and Supplemental Military Packages Mix? by Marc D. Joffe

	Seeking Mideast 'Quiet', Biden Fuels Regional Carnage by Aaron Maté
	Is France Ready to Fight Russia? by Ted Snider
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

Netanyahu Trying To Drag the US Into War With Iran
by James W. Carden

Frontline

	One Palestinian Killed, Dozens Wounded in Settler Attack on West Bank Village
	US Helps the Pro-Ukraine Media Run a Fog Machine of War
	Voters Think Biden Should Be Tougher on Israel, New Poll Finds

20 Years Later, Abu Ghraib Detainees
Get Their Day in US Court

Ukraine

	Ukraine Says Russian Drones Damaged Energy Infrastructure in South
	Ukraine Attack on in Zaporizhzhia Region Kills 16, Official Says
	Ukraine's Army Chief Says Eastern Front Under Intense Russian Assault
	Two Killed by Ukrainian Strikes in Kherson Region
	Fragments From Downed Missile Injure 12 in Central Ukraine, Governor Says
	Germany To Send 20 More Marder Infantry Vehicles to Ukraine

Russia

	Russia Summons French Ambassador Over Foreign Minister's 'Unacceptable' Comments
	Russian Military Trainers Arrive in Niger as Relations Deteriorate With the US

France

	France, Germany Ask Their Citizens To Leave Iran Amid Growing Risk of Military Escalation in Mideast
	IDF: France Helped in Defense of Israel Against Iranian Missile, Drone Attack
	French, German Arms Sales to Israel Hit by Legal Action

Germany

	German Police Shut Down Pro-Palestinian Conference
	Germany: A Small Cadre of Politicians Speaks Out Against Israel
	British-Palestinian Surgeon Accuses Germany of 'Genocide Complicity' After Being Refused Entry To Attend Conference

Europe

	Cyprus Suspends Asylum Applications for Syrians as Arrivals Rise
	Surge in British Public Support for Ending Israel Arms Sales: Poll

Pakistan

	Pakistan: Police Link Deadly Attacks on Chinese Workers to Taliban Affiliate's 'Broken Switch' Terror Cell
	Gunmen Kill at Least 11 in Two Attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan

China

	Xi Jinping Says Mainland To Expand Travel Across Taiwan Strait
	US-China Competition To Field Military Drone Swarms Could Fuel Global Arms Race

Asia Pacific

	Australian Government Is Obscuring Weapons Exports to Israel Despite International Court's Ruling To Oppose 'Plausible Genocide'
	Exodus From Key Town on Myanmar-Thai Border as It Falls to Anti-Junta Resistance
	Indonesia Denies Using Air Strikes in Papua Region, Where Kidnapped New Zealand Pilot Is

Niger

	Russia Sends Military Trainers, Air Defense System to Niger: State Media
	Hundreds Protest in Niger Demanding Departure of US Troops

Africa

	Suspected Islamist Rebels Kill at Least 10 in DR Congo
	Three Killed in Ethiopia Shootout as Regional Rebellions Spill Into the Capital

The War at Home

	Apple Says It Will Fix 'Bug' Recommending Palestinian Flag Emoji
	Former US Diplomat Who Spied for Cuba Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
	Soldier Found Dead in Fort Meade Barracks

Gaza

	Israeli Military Calling Up Reservists for More Gaza Operations
	Journalist Loses Foot After Being Badly Wounded in Israeli Attack in Gaza
	Al-Shifa Hospital Witnesses Reveal Bloodshed of Israeli Raid
	Gazans Flood Road North After 'Open Checkpoint' Rumors
	Israeli Army Opens Fire at Hundreds of Displaced Palestinians Returning to Northern Gaza
	Aid Ship En Route to Gaza From Turkey, With Vital Supplies Amid Israeli Attacks

Israel/Palestine

	Strikes Upend Israel's Belief About Iran's Willingness To Fight It Directly
	Tel Aviv Confirms Key Airbase Damaged by Iranian Strikes
	Israeli Prison System Claims Another Life
	Hamas Rejects Israel's Ceasefire Response, Sticks to Main Demands
	Anger Among Israeli Bedouins After Girl Wounded in Iranian Attack
	Two Palestinians Killed by Israeli Forces, West Bank Raids
	Al-Mayadeen Journalists Come Under Israeli Fire in South Lebanon
	Ireland, Spain, Norway Moving Closer to Recognising a Palestinian State
	Hamas Backs Iran After Retaliatory Missile, Drone Attacks on Israel

Iran

	'True Promise': Why and How Did Iran Launch a Historic Attack on Israel?
	Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq Reopen Airspace Closed Over Iran's Attacks on Israel
	Iran Says It Informed Neighbors About Attack on Israel 72 Hours in Advance
	Lufthansa Group Suspends Mideast Flights
	After Iran Attack, Kirby Calls for Floor Vote on Israel-Ukraine Aid
	Donald Trump: Iran Attacks Wouldn't Have Happened if I Were President
	Gulf States Warn US Not To Launch Strikes on Iran From Their Territory or Airspace
	Iran Warns of Bigger Attack if Israel Retaliates After Overnight Strikes
	Statement From G7 Leaders After Iran's Attack on Israel
	France, India, Russia, UK Issue Travel Warnings Over Israel-Iran Tensions

Turkey

	Turkish Military 'Neutralizes' Four PKK Terrorists in Northern Iraq
	Reports Implicate Turkish Intelligence Over Child Recruitment in Syria

Syria

	Car Bomb Explodes in Syria's Damascus
	Syria Says Iran Exercised 'Right to Self-Defense' in Attack on Israel

Sudan

	World Paid Little Attention to Sudan's War for a Year. Now Aid Groups Warn of Mass Death From Hunger
	Sudanese Refugees in Chad Unable to Access Medical Care for War Injuries
	Sudan's Uprooted Millions Pay Price for Year-Long War
	US To Announce Additional $100 Million in Aid for Sudan