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Updated August 19, 2022 - 12:06 AM EDT
Report: Details of New Iran Deal Approved by Iran
 
  Israel's Lapid to US: Not Exiting Iran Deal Talks Shows 'Weakness'
US Approves of Ukraine Striking Crimea
 
  Russia Says It Moved Hypersonic Missiles to Kaliningrad
  Russia Says ZPP Nuclear Plant May Shut Down if Shelling Continues
  Keeping Track of the Single Largest Arms Transfer in US History
US Asked Israel To Review Rules of Engagement
US To Hold Trade Talks With Taiwan, Angering China
Did Israel Attack Yemen Camp During Gaza Fighting?
Turkey: Swedish Extradition Doesn't Live Up to NATO Deal
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item A Year After the US Withdrawal, Getting Out of Afghanistan Was Still the Right Call  by Fiona Harrigan
item Israel's Premature 'Victory' Celebration: Defining War in Gaza Is Yet To Be Fought  by Ramzy Baroud
item The Continuing Isolation of Russia? But Wait... Ted Snider
item Who Is Winning the Russo-Ukrainian War?  by Doug Bandow
item Why This Palestinian Activist Was Subjected to Political Arrest  by Gideon Levy and Alex Levac

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Frontline
Saudi Women's Rights Defender Given 34 Years in Prison Over Tweets
French Foreign Legion Arrives in Yemen to Secure Gas Facility
Senate Bill Would Ban Chinese Investment in US Agribusiness
Osprey Grounding Highlights Dangers of Space-Age Aircraft
 
Ukraine
Biden Administration Readies About $800 Million in Additional Security Aid for Ukraine
Russian Strikes Kill Four, Injure 20 in Ukraine's Kharkiv
Ukraine's Zelensky, Irked by Interpreter, Translates Own Comments
Latvia Delivers Six M109 Self-Propelled Howitzers to Ukraine
Ukrainian Celebrity Crowdfunds Radar Satellite for Armed Forces
One More Grain Ship Leaves Ukraine, Turkey's DM Says
Turkey and Ukraine Sign Agreement for Reconstruction of War-Torn Country
Russia
Russia Says Nuclear Weapons Use Possible Only in 'Emergency Circumstances'
Russia Engaging in 'Quiet' Diplomacy With US on Griner Prisoner Swap, Official Says
Russian Villagers Evacuate After Ammunition Base Fire Near Ukraine Border, Official Says
Sources Say Blasts Hit Area Near Russian Air Base, Moscow Says No Damage Done
Russia Says It Needs Oil Storage Facilities Amid Western Sanctions
The World & Ukraine/Russia
Erdogan Says He Discussed Ways To End Ukraine Conflict With Guterres, Zelensky
Estonian Minister Defends Visa Ban Against Russian Tourists
Finland Says Russian MiG-31 Fighter Jets Violated Its Airspace
Germany Lowers Gas Sales Tax to Ease Burden on Consumers
Denmark to Invest $5.5 Billion in Navy, Build Own Ships
Outage at Swedish Oil-Fired Plant Adds to Power Supply Issues
Europe
Serbia, Kosovo Fail to Reach Agreement, Agree on Further Talks: EU
Italian Election Could Reshape Rome's Defense-Spending Momentum
Sudan
Sudanese Protesters Challenge Military in March Towards Airport
Sudanese Forces Fire Tear Gas at Protesters
Tunisia
Tunisia President Saied Signs 'Authoritarian' Constitution
Comedian Lotfi Al-Abdali Flees Tunisia Citing Lack of Freedoms
Tunisia Ex-Minister Stages Airport Sit-In Against Travel Ban
Africa
UN's Congo Peacekeeping Mission Pulls Out of Major Eastern City
Niger Civil Society Group Calls for French Anti-Jihadist Force to Quit
Ethiopia Calls WHO Chief's Comments on Tigray 'Unethical'
Rebel Leader Timan Erdimi Returns to Chad After 17 Years in Exile
The War at Home
Muslims in New Mexico Say Recent Killings Were Personal, Reject Sectarian Label
US DoD Awards Bluehalo $24 Million Titan Counter-Drone System Contract
Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics Win US Army Electronic Warfare Contract
Mexico
Mexico's Citizens Caught in Crossfire as Cartels Launch Attacks Across the Country
Mexico Records Deadliest Year Yet for Journalists, With 18 Murders So Far
Truth Commission Faults Mexico Military Over 43 Missing Students
 
Palestine/Israel
Palestinian NGOs 'Will Continue to Work' Despite Closure
Palestinian Islamic Jihad Says Gaza Ceasefire 'Faltering'
West Bank: Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian Man, Wound Dozens in Nablus
Abu Akleh Killing: 100 Days On, Family Still Fighting for Justice
Israel Elections: Jordan Seeks to Sway Palestinian Voters to Block Netanyahu Return
Soldier Lightly Hurt by Friendly Fire While Securing Jewish Pilgrimage in Nablus
Bella Hadid Says She Lost Modeling Jobs for Supporting Palestine
Iran
Pompeo Presses Biden to Deny Iranian President Raisi a US Visa
Iran Slams US 'Barbaric' Treatment of Detained Iranian
Iran Captures Infamous Terrorist Affiliated With Extremist Groups Abroad
Israeli PM Speaks to Germany's Scholz on Iran Nuclear Deal
Iraq
Iraq Daily Roundup: Four Killed
Iraq's Finance Minister Clarifies Why He Resigned in Letter
Syria
Turkish-Backed Forces Claim Three SDF Deaths in North Syria
UK: Post-Brexit Enhanced Trade Status to Be Granted to Syria
Middle East
Lebanon to Deport Syrians Despite Global Opposition: Aoun
Qatar Detains Workers Who Held Rare Protest Over Unpaid Salaries
Turkey: Markets in Shock as Central Bank Cuts Interest Rate Despite Soaring Inflation
China/Taiwan
Taiwan Says China Continues Its Military Activities Nearby
'Nowhere to Hide' if War Comes to Taiwan's Front-Line Islands
China, Japan Officials Meet Amid Taiwan Tensions
Taiwan Envoy Calls on Germany to Up Visits, Military Cooperation
Lithuania Demands China Revoke Sanctions Against Official Over Taiwan Visit
Afghanistan
Dozens Killed by Suicide Blast Near Kabul
Institution in Kabul Provides Free Education to 1,000 Girls
Taliban Supreme Leader Says He Will Engage With Intl Community Within Sharia Framework
US House Republicans Slam Biden's Withdrawal From Afghanistan in Scathing Report
Myanmar
UN Envoy Tells Myanmar Military to Halt Executions, End Violence
Myanmar to Import Russian Oil, Military Says
Asia
North Korea Leader's Sister Says North Will Never Deal With South's 'Audacious Initiative' Offer
Outrage as Journalist Arrested for Alleged Maoist Links in India
Sri Lanka's Ruling Party Asks New President to Help With Ex-Leader Rajapaksa's Return
Colombia/Venezuela
Colombia, Venezuela Working to Coordinate Border Reopening, Minister Says
Colombian Rebels Free Five Soldiers, One Policeman Ahead of Talks
 
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Columnists

Ramzy Baroud
8/19/2022
Israel's Premature 'Victory' Celebration: The Defining War in Gaza Is Yet To Be Fought

Ted Snider
8/19/2022
The Continuing Isolation of Russia? But Wait...

Daniel Larison
8/18/2022
Washington's Fear of Non-Existent Chinese Bases

Ray McGovern
8/15/2022
Will China Mess With US Warships Headed for Taiwan Strait?

Dave DeCamp
8/05/2022
The Mess That Pelosi Made

David Stockman
8/03/2022
Nancy Pelosi's Utterly Reckless Election-Season Gambit

Ted Galen Carpenter
8/02/2022
Washington Is Making the Same Blunder Regarding Taiwan That It Did in Ukraine

Patrick J. Buchanan
8/02/2022
Is Taiwan's Independence Worth War?

Doug Bandow
7/27/2022
US Celebrates Alliance With Seoul: But Is South Korea Worth a Nuclear War?

Sheldon Richman
4/25/2022
NATO and Collective Insecurity

Scott Horton
3/03/2022
The History Behind the Russia-Ukraine War

Maj. Danny Sjursen, USA (ret.)
2/10/2022
'I Know You Are But What Am I': Russia's Ready Response to US Africa-Alarmism

David R. Henderson
8/06/2021
Remembering Hiroshima

Justin Raimondo
9/16/2019
The FBI vs. Antiwar.com
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