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Updated May 24, 2022 - 10:59 AM EDT
SecDef: Ukraine to Get Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles
 
  Gen. Milley and Zelensky Say Ukraine Is Vital to National Security
  US Considering Sending Special Forces To Guard Kyiv Embassy
US May Sanction Countries That Buy Russian Oil
 
  Russia Won't Depend on West. Will Deepen Trade China Ties: Lavrov
  Ruble Surges as Russia Considers Looser Capital Controls
Biden Says US Military Would Defend Taiwan
 
  Biden Launches Economic Framework Meant to Counter China
Iran President: Slain Colonel Will Be 'Avenged'
 
  Israeli Intel Sources: No Iran Deal Is 'Worse' Than a Bad Deal
  Israeli DM: US Is Firm Against Removing IRGC From Terror List
Yemen Govt Upbeat on Extending Yemen Ceasefire
Viewpoints
item Washington's Tolerance of Death Squad 'Democracies'  by Ted Galen Carpenter
item What's Biden's End Game in Ukraine?  by Ron Paul
item The US Is Calling for Thousands of New Troops, Permanent Bases in Europe  by David Vine
item Not So Deft on Taiwan
 by Joseph R. Biden
item Joe Biden's Hare-Brained Diplomacy  by Peter Van Buren
item 'Disinformation' Label Serves to Marginalize Crucial Ukraine Facts  by Luca GoldMansour

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Frontline
Non-Interventionist Republicans 'Plot' Foreign Intervention Pullback
Foreign Reporter's Phone Seized While on Flight With Pentagon Official
Philippines' Marcos Says He Discussed Defense Deal With US Envoy
 
Israel/Palestine
Alleging 'Immense Pressure', Defecting Arab MK Returns to Israeli Government Coalition
Israel Said to Begin Evictions, Demolitions in West Bank Land Declared a Firing Zone
Israeli Court's Ruling to Allow Jewish Prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Palestinians Warn Israeli Court Ruling on Al-Aqsa Prayer a 'Dangerous Escalation'
Senior Israeli Lawmaker Warns of 'Religious War' Over Jerusalem Moves
Second Senior Aide to Israeli PM Quits in Less Than Two Weeks
Gaza Flour Mills Ground Down by Russian-Ukraine Conflict
Israel Blocks Visit by European Parliamentary Delegation to Palestine
Israeli Authorities Seek to Tamp Down Tensions Amid Backlash Over Temple Mount Prayer Ruling
Israel's Navy to Receive Two US-Made Landing Craft
Palestine Asks ICC to Investigate Shireen Abu Akleh's Killing
Lebanon
Lebanon's Opposition MPs Now Need to Prove Their Victory Not Only Symbolic
Lebanese Authorities Begin Removing Barriers Around Parliament After Elections
Iraq
Iraq Daily Roundup: 17 People Killed
Tensions Rise as Iraq Prepares to Usurp Kurdish Oil Contracts
Turkey
Erdogan Says Turkey to Launch Military Operations on Its Southern Borders
Erdogan Says Greek PM Mitsotakis 'Doesn't Exist' for Him After Speech to US Congress
Middle East
Three Killed After Saudi-Led Coalition's Drone Crashed in Yemen's Capital: Houthi TV
Saudi Crown Prince Planning International Trip Soon: Sources
Jordan Says Iran-Linked Groups in Syria Wage Drug War Along Border
Oman, Iran Sign Trade Deals During President Raisi's Visit
'Palestine an Open Wound' Says Qatar's Emir at Davos Forum
China/Taiwan
Kissinger Says Taiwan Cannot Be at the Core of US-China Neogitations
Joe Biden's Comments on US Defending Taiwan Could Cause Missteps, Analysts Say
US Policy Has Not Changed on Taiwan, US Defense Secretary Says
Asian Countries Have Good Ties With US, China and Other Major Powers, Don't Need NATO-Equivalent, Singapore's PM Says
China-US Relationship Like Titanic Headed for Iceberg: State Media Says
Timeline: Comments by Biden and Others on US Policy of 'Ambiguity' on Taiwan
China-India Border Crisis Has Quietly Resulted in Victory for Beijing
Biden's Asian Economic Talks Include 13 Countries, and No China
BRICS Members Back China's Call for Expansion
UN Human Rights Chief Begins China Visit Amid Concerns It's a Publicity Ploy
Afghanistan
Political Figures in Afghanistan Ask for Kabul's Engagement
Officials: 3 Million Passport Booklets to Arrive in 2 Weeks
Artists Protest Over Restrictions on Afghan Women
India
US Considering $4 Billion Additional Support for India
Colombia
Ex-Rebel Emerges as Favorite in Colombian Presidential Race
The War at Home
GAO: US Defense Department Isn't Doing Enough to Protect Sensitive Information
Air Force Cadets May Have to Repay Tuition for Refusing Covid Vaccine
Palestinian-American Student Snubs Blinken at Georgetown Graduation Ceremony
 
Russia
Kremlin Says Russia Must Be Alert After Attack in Southern Ukraine
Russia Says It Will Resume Talks When Ukraine Is 'Constructive'
Moscow Not Sure It Needs Resumed Ties With West, Will Work on Ties With China: Lavrov
'Never Have I Been So Ashamed': Russian Envoy Criticizes War
Russia's Putin Jokes About Being Blamed for All the World's Woes
Conflict in Ukraine Has More Russians Staycationing, Going to Crimea
Ukraine
Zelensky Calls It 'Very Difficult' to Arrange Meeting With Putin
Ukrainian Court Orders Ex-President's Arrest in Absentia on Treason Charge
Russia Pounds Eastern Ukraine as Battle for Donbas Deepens
Russia Says Fired Cruise Missiles to Destroy Ukrainian Weapons: Tass
Ukraine Says 13,000 Alleged Russian War Crimes Being Probed
Russian Sentenced to Life in Ukraine's 1st War Crimes Trial
Ukraine Says 87 Were Killed in Russian Air Strike Last Week
Russian Engineers Demine Bombed Out Azovstal Plant in Mariupol
Corridor for Food Exports Out of Odessa Would Need Russian Consent, Western Official Says
Sanctions, Bans, Shortages
Ukraine's Zelensky Urges 'Maximum' Sanctions, Oil, and Trade Embargo on Russia in Davos Talk
EU Oil Embargo 'in Days' as Ukraine Isolation Drives Russia Closer to China
Four EU Countries Call for Use of Russian Assets to Rebuild Ukraine
IMF Chief Does Not Expect Recession but It Isn't 'Out of the Question'
Kremlin Says West Triggered Global Food Crisis With Sanctions
Ukraine Calls for Help to Secure Safe Passage for Food Exports: BBC
Hungary Must Work With EU on Russian Oil Embargo: German Economy Minister
The World & Ukraine/Russia
US Frustrated Over 'Problematic' NATO Ally Turkey
Turkey's Erdogan Conditions Support for Nordic Nations' NATO Bids
Lukashenko Accuses Poland and NATO of Plotting to Partition Ukraine
Ukraine a Global Issue, Not Regional One, Biden Says in Asia
Germany Donating 15 Leopard 2 Tanks to Czech Republic
Lithuania to Withdraw Its Ambassador to Russia From June 1
Lithuania Calls on EU to Provide Cash for Ukrainian Refugees
New Zealand to Train Ukrainian Forces in Artillery Use
Colombia to Train Ukrainian Military on Landmine Removal
African Union Chief Announces Impending Visit to Moscow, Kyiv
Europe
Armenia, Azerbaijan Discuss 'Peace Treaty' Over Nagorno-Karabakh
Greece Prevents Hundreds From Entering by Sea From Turkey
Pressure Mounts on Patel Over Assange Decision
Guard at Qatari Embassy in Paris Killed in Attack
Slovenia Names Liberal Leader Golob as PM Designate
Nigeria
Militants Kill at Least 50 in Nigeria's Northeastern State of Borno
How Has Nigeria's Digital Currency Fared Since Its Launch?
Niger
Some Militant Arms in Niger Came From West African State Stockpiles
In Niger, Scholz Vows to Support Fight Against Islamist Militants
Africa
At Least 11 Civilians Killed in Burkina Faso Village Attacks, Says Governor
Ethiopia Arrests 4,000 in Amhara Region Crackdown: State Media
Rwanda Says Its Territory Shelled by DR Congo, Requests Probe
Tunisia Union to Boycott President Saied's National Dialogue
Demonstration in Tunisia Against President Saied
 
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Columnists

Ramzy Baroud
5/23/2022
Constantly on the Verge of Collapse: How Palestinians Became a Factor in Israeli Politics

Doug Bandow
5/23/2022
The Washington Blob: Its Blind Arrogance May Lead to War with Russia

Ted Galen Carpenter
5/21/2022
Washington's Tolerance of Death Squad 'Democracies'

Patrick J. Buchanan
5/20/2022
Quo Vadis, Mother Russia?

David Stockman
5/19/2022
The Washington GOP: War-Besotted Sucklers on the Public Teat

Ted Snider
5/18/2022
US and Latin America: Trouble in the Backyard

Daniel Larison
5/18/2022
No More NATO Expansion

Ray McGovern
5/12/2022
US Counting on Putin To Signal Before Using Nukes

Dave DeCamp
5/02/2022
A Lesson From Ukraine: China's Red Lines on Taiwan Shouldn't Be Ignored

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
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