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Updated June 19, 2021 - 12:44 AM EDT
Biden Moving Troops To Focus on China, Russia
US: Iran Deal Before New President Takes Office
 
  Iran: Voters Head to Polls With Conservative Victory Expected
SecDef Confirms US To Replenish Israel Iron Dome
 
  Most Americans Oppose Using US Funds for Israel To Annex Land
Taliban Rejects Turkish Troop Presence in Afghanistan
 
  Afghan DM Claims Progress; Taliban Disputes High Death Toll
US-China Relations May Be Too Tense for Xi-Biden Talks
 
  China Closer to Space but Threat to US 'More Theory Than Reality'
White House Denies Biden Froze Military Aid to Ukraine
Russia to Exit Open Skies Treaty on December 18th
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Russia Monitoring Talk of Turkish Military Base in Azerbaijan, Says Kremlin
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Trudeau Resists Business Pressure to Open US Border for Summer
Israel Kills Teen Friends One Week Apart
 
The War at Home
US Suspects 4,000 Cases of Fraud in Iraq Refugee Resettlement Program
Politicians, Academics and Nobel Laureates Urge Biden to End Israeli 'Oppression'
Bernie Sanders Urges Cooperation Over Confrontation With China
More Cost Overruns Are Coming for Boeing as the KC-46 Refueling Tanker Program Logs Another Two Technical Deficiencies
Navy Releases Long-Range Shipbuilding Plan That Drops Emphasis on 355 Ships, Lays Out Fleet Design Priorities
Lawmakers Crunching the Numbers on Potential Surface Navy Additions to FY22 Spending Plan
Study: Texas Bases Lead Army Posts in Risk of Sexual Assault
Space Force Launches Fifth GPS III Satellite for More Secure Positioning
Historic WWII-Era Submarine Strikes US Coast Guard Cutter
Afghanistan
Qatar Foreign Minister: No Tangible Progress on Afghanistan Yet
As Violence Intensifies, Afghanistan's Abdullah Asks Taliban to Engage in Talks
Afghan Peace Envoy Fears Pullout Will Embolden Taliban
'Sangorians' Take a Page From Insurgent Playbook in Fight Against Taliban
Afghan MPs Question Suitability, Behavior of Country's Security Chiefs
Germany to Take in More of Its Afghan Staff as NATO Mission Winds Down
Myanmar
Blasts Kill Two Near Office of Party Backed by Myanmar Army
Myanmar Coup Displaces Thousands as Global Refugee Numbers Rise
Myanmar Extends Detention of US Journalist Danny Fenster
UN Chief Urges General Assembly to Act on Myanmar
UN Stops Short of Calling for Global Arms Embargo Against Myanmar
Asia
Chinese Warplanes Enter Taiwan Air Defense Zone 2 Days After Record Sortie
North Korea's Kim Tightens Ruling Party Discipline, Appoints New Politburo Member
Blow for Incumbent Samoan Leader's Bid to Retain Power
Japanese Soldier, Three Others, Injured by Rampaging Bear
Ethiopia
Ethiopian Leaders Said They Would 'Wipe Out' Tigrayans: EU Envoy
Ethiopia Finally Set to Vote as PM Vows 1st Fair Election
Ethiopia Elections 2021: Five Things to Know
Nigeria
Scores Abducted in Latest School Kidnapping in North Nigeria
One Kidnapped Student Dead, Seven Rescued in Nigeria's Kebbi State, the Army Says
Africa
US-Led War Games in Africa Wrap Up After Two Weeks of Exercises
Sudan To Form New Joint Force to 'Crack Down on Insecurity'
Niger to Move 20,000 Malian Refugees Over Attack Fears
US, UN and European Union Urged to Intervene in Planned Executions in Egypt
Swiss Court Gives Liberian Rebel 20-Year Sentence for War Crimes
United Nations
UN Chief Antonio Guterres Sworn in for Second Term
 
Palestine/Israel
Israel Bombards Gaza for Second Night Following Incendiary Balloon Launches
Gaza: Why Hamas Didn't Retaliate Against Israel's Latest Air Strikes
Israeli Forces Shoot Journalists, Child at Al-Aqsa
Palestinians Clash With Police on Temple Mount, Amid Fear of Fresh Gaza Fighting
Dozens Injured as Israeli Forces Quell Anti-Settlement Rally Near Nablus
Israeli Forces Launch Violent Crackdown on Protesters in Beita
Israeli Forces Shoot Middle East Eye Journalist in Leg With Rubber-Coated Bullet at Al-Aqsa
Palestinian Authority Accepts, Then Cancels, Soon-To-Expire Covid-19 Vaccines From Israel
Israel/Palestine & the World
Blinken Speaks to Israel's Lapid for Second Time in Four Days
Lisbon Mayor: Israeli Embassy Among Several Given Personal Details on Protesters
Abraham Accords Nations Urge New Israel Government to Ease Off Palestinians
Israeli Envoy: Israel Is Ready to Establish Ties With Indonesia, Malaysia
Two Decades On, Israel Confronts Legacy of 'Forgotten' South Lebanon Occupation
Jordan Pulls Out of Water Desalination Project With Israel and Palestinian Authority
Iran
Iran Election: With a Raisi Presidency Diplomacy Is Not Doomed, Experts Say
Judge Under US Sanctions Set to Take Over Iran Presidency
The View From Iran as People Head to the Polls – or Stay In
Iraq
Iraq Daily Roundup: Two Killed
Turkish Bombardment Leaves Iraq Villagers Without Water
Iraqi Anti-Graft Officer Shot Dead: Police
Syria
Syria Aid Shifts to Seeds, Sheep, and Recovery: Red Cross Federation
Basic Humanitarian Aid Is Not Enough to Support Syrian Refugees, US Official Says
Middle East
'Sickening': Rights Groups Slam Boris Johnson's Meeting With Bahrain Crown Prince
Turkish Policeman Convicted in 2014 Death of Teenager by Tear-Gas Canister
Europe
Top US Diplomat Blinken to Travel to Germany, France, Italy Next Week
Election in Armenia, Meant to End Political Crisis, Is Too Close to Call
EU Reaches Deal on Belarus Economic Sanctions, According to Austria, Diplomats
Montenegro Passes Resolution Condemning Srebrenica Genocide
Ukraine Announces Sanctions on Businessman Dmytro Firtash
German Defense Ministry Seeks $5.3 Billion for Next Future Combat Air System Research Phase
Venezuela
Venezuela's Maduro Pleads for Foreign Capital, Biden Deal in Caracas Interview
Venezuela Opposition Committee to Seek Support in Washington, Brussels
Americas
Peru Ex-Military Stir Election Tensions With Appeal to Armed Forces to 'Remedy' Poll
Canada Acquiring New Tactical Control Radars Worth $186 Million
 
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Columnists

Ray McGovern
6/19/2021
Will the MICIMATT Douse 'Lightening Flashes of Trust'?

Ramzy Baroud
6/17/2021
On 'Conflict,' 'Peace, and Genocide'': Time for New Language on Palestine and Israel

Maj. Danny Sjursen, USA (ret.)
6/17/2021
How To Lose a Country in 10 Years: The Burkina Faso Formula

Dave DeCamp
6/16/2021
Despite Pushing Them Together, the US Is Unhappy With Closer Russia-China Ties

Daniel Larison
6/16/2021
Farewell to NATO

Doug Bandow
6/16/2021
Another NATO Summit, Another Endless Subsidy for Europe

Ted Galen Carpenter
6/15/2021
Killing with Kindness: Somalia Sets a Precedent for US 'Humanitarian' Interventions

Ted Snider
6/15/2021
Joe Biden and Latin American Question Marks

Scott Horton
6/10/2021
How America Destroyed the Middle East

Sheldon Richman
5/31/2021
About That 'Real Estate Dispute' in Sheikh Jarrah

Rick Rozoff
5/20/2021
NATO's War Against Yugoslavia: The Ghost That Still Haunts Europe

David R. Henderson
12/11/2020
Chuck Yeager on War Crimes

Justin Raimondo
9/16/2019
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