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Updated August 12, 2022 - 10:09 PM EDT

West Pledges Long-Term Support for Ukraine

		*Nuclear Catastrophe Is Gaining Momentum in Ukraine*
		*Ukraine DM Makes Veiled Threat Against Russian Civilians in Crimea*
		Zelensky Tries to Stop Leaks Coming From His Government

Taiwan Rejects China's Plans for Unification

Taiwan's Opposition Kuomintang Party Sends Delegation to China

US Envoy: We Support Fight Against Gaza 'Bad Guys'

Israel Election: Netanyahu Loyalists Win Big in Likud Primary

Sweden To Extradite Man to Turkey After NATO Deal

Iran: EU Nuclear Deal Proposal Is Not Finalized

Viewpoints

	Nuclear Catastrophe Is Gaining Momentum in Ukraine by Edward Lozansky
	In Britain, Contenders for Boris Johnson's Crown Stress Fealty to Israel by Jonathan Cook
	US Warns of South China Sea 'Provocations' – but Who Is Provoking Whom? by Mark J. Valencia

	Is Russia a State Sponsor of Terrorism? by Doug Bandow
	Post-9/11 Era One of the Most Militarily Aggressive in US History by Nick Turse
	Representatives Are Too Invested in Defense Contractors by Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette & Nathan Siegel
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

Americans Rarely See the True Face of Israel's Bombing of Gaza
by Elise Swain & Alice Speri

Frontline

	Meta (Facebook) Carries Out 'Digital Massacre' of Palestinian Posts
	UN Chief Says Killing of Palestinian Children 'Unconscionable'
	Witnesses Say Police Kill Two in Somaliland Election Protests

Shireen Abu Akleh Street Inaugurated in the Heart of Ramallah

Ukraine

	Russian-Backed Authorities Say Air Defenses Thwarted Ukrainian Attack on Enerhodar and Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
	Russia Doubles Number of Air Strikes on Ukraine Positions, Infrastructure: Ukrainian General
	Sanction All Russian Banks, Ukraine's Ambassador to the US Urges
	Ukraine Struggles to Retake Kherson Before Russia Annexes It
	Artists Paint Flowers Over Ukraine War Wreckage, Unsettling Some Locals
	US Backs Calls for a Demilitarized Zone Around Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant: State Dept

Russia

	Russia Confirms Prisoner Swap Talks as US Hopes for Griner, Whelan Release
	Satellite Images Show Destroyed Jets at Russian Base in Crimea
	Russian State TV Protester Gets Two Months' House Arrest
	Russia Says Swiss 'No Longer Neutral', Can't Act as Go-Between With Ukraine
	Russia Condemns Latvia's 'Xenophobia' in Calling Moscow Terrorism Sponsor

The World & Ukraine/Russia

	Estonia to Stop Russians From Entering With Estonian-Issued Visas
	Belarus Says 'Technical Incident' Behind Blasts at Military Base
	Germany Puts Reserve Officer on Trial Over Spying for Russia
	UK to Send More Rocket Launcher Systems to Ukraine
	Germany Plans International Conference on Ukraine Reconstruction
	Ukraine Expects to Load Grain Shipment to Ethiopia: Minister
	Latvia Parliament Calls Russia a State Sponsor of Terrorism
	Spain Receives First Themis Unmanned Ground Vehicle From Estonian Firm

Europe

	Latvia, Estonia Withdraw From China Cooperation Group
	Germany's Scholz: No Plans for China Visit
	Alleged Member of ISIS 'Beatles' Charged in UK With Terrorism
	Spain Evacuates 294 More Afghan Workers and Families

China/Taiwan

	Xi Sought to Send Message to Biden on Taiwan: Now Is No Time for a Crisis
	Chinese Military Frigates Conducts Three-Day Drill in South China Sea: State Media
	Taiwan President: China Military Threat Has Not Decreased
	Chinese President Xi Jinping Expected to Visit Saudi Arabia Next Week
	Taiwan Fishing Community Casting for Fresh Markets After China Ban
	China, Nepal Agree on Building a Trans-Himalayan Network

Afghanistan

	ISIS Claims Responsibility for Attack on School in Kabul
	Afghan Cleric Killed by Bomb Hidden in Artificial Leg
	SIGAR Report Says Cash Taken by Afghanistan's Ghani 'Did Not Exceed $1m'
	Ghani Claims Republic Afghan Govt's Collapse Was Due to 'Deals'
	RSF: Afghanistan Lost Almost 60% of Its Journalists Since August 15
	Afghan Migrants Murdered, Abused by Human Traffickers: Officials
	Save the Children: Hungry, Laboring Afghan Kids 'Wasting Away'

Asia

	Kashmir Rebels Storm India Army Camp; Three Soldiers, Two Attackers Die
	US Looks to Key Asian Partners as Indonesia 'Likely to Reject' Calls for Russian Oil Price Cap

Palestine/Israel

	Israel Extends Detention of PIJ Leader for Another Six Days, Possibly Breaking Ceasefire Deal
	Palestinian Hunger Striker Moved to Hospital as Health Worsens
	Israeli Army Detains Many Palestinians Across Occupied West Bank
	Israel Decides to Demolish a Palestinian School Near Ramallah
	Videos: Three Children From Gaza in Critical Condition at Al-Makassed Hospital in Jerusalem
	Palestinian Girl Dies From Wounds Sustained in Gaza Bombing
	Palestinian Lawyers Strike Sees Abbas Abolish Decrees
	Military Court Acquits West Bank Palestinian of Terror Charge
	Israel's Labor Party: The Generals Are Out, the Activists Are In
	Israeli Police Chief Said to Advance Extradition and Terror-Fighting Ties With Morocco

Iraq

	Iraq Daily Roundup: Nine Killed
	End to Iraq's Political Impasse 'Unlikely', Observers Say
	UN Official Says Iraqi Kurds Should Agree 'Elections Soon'

Syria

	Iranian Kurdish Leader Killed in Turkish Strike in Syria
	US-Led Coalition Condemns 'Attempts' to Disrupt Anti-ISIS Operations in Syria

Turkey

	Turkey Rights Body Files Lawsuit Against Deportation Center
	Turkey Ready to Move Armenia Normalization Talks to Yerevan and Ankara

Yemen

	Clashes in Oil-Rich Shabwa Test Yemen's New Presidential Council
	Yemen Govt Removes Shabwa Leaders After Separatist Clashes
	Officials: Floods in Yemen Kill at Least 38 People in 2 Days
	Yemen's Heavy Rains Destroy 5 Heritage Buildings in Historic Old City of Sanaa

Lebanon

	Lebanon Seizes Property of Two MPs Charged Over Beirut Blast
	Iraq to Provide Lebanon With Fuel for Another Year: Lebanon PM

Middle East

	Iran Rejects US Claim of Plot to Kill Ex-Official Bolton
	Oman Refuses to Open Airspace to Israeli Flights

Egypt

	Islamic Jihad Angry With Egypt 'Betrayal' Ahead of Gaza Raids
	ISIS Militants Besiege Key Points Near Egypt's Suez Canal

Sierra Leone

	At Least 13 Civilians Killed in Sierra Leone Protests, Say Mortuary Staff
	Calm Returns to Sierra Leone as Protest Death Toll Rises

Africa

	Mali Says Soldier Death Toll in Tessit Attack Has Risen to 42
	Blinken Rebukes Rwanda Over Rights, Suppression Concerns
	Final Senegal Legislative Vote Tally Confirms Ruling Party Lost Absolute Majority

Americas

	Colombia Peace Commissioner in Cuba to Meet ELN Rebels
	Venezuela, Colombia Seek to Repair Ties With Appointments of New Ambassadors
	Venezuelans Rally Against Argentina Over Grounding of Iran-Linked Plane
	Argentina Hikes Rate to 69.5% as Inflation Surges to 30-Year High
	Guatemalans March in Protest of Corruption, Cost of Living
	Mexican Drug Cartel Gunmen Burn Shops, Cars to Avenge Arrests

US Military

	Sexual Assault Case Against Former Joint Chiefs Vice Chair Gets Green Light From Appeals Court
	Unmanned Program Could Suffer if Congress Blocks F-22 Retirements, Hunter Says