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Updated April 7, 2020 - 1:27 AM EDT
US Sent B-52s to Diego Garcia Amid Iran Tensions
 
  Iran Slams US Block of IMF Loan as 'Crimes Against Humanity'
OPCW To Blame Syria for Chemical Attacks
 
  US Officer Killed in Ambush in Eastern Syria
Taliban To Help Afghanistan Fight Coronavirus
 
  Taliban Warns Peace Deal at Breaking Point on US Violations
US Conducts Three Airstrikes in South Somalia
US Accused of 'Piracy' in Seizing Barbados' Ventilators
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The Wisconsin Election Is Back on After Court Rulings
CIA Covert Operations: The 1964 Overthrow of Cheddi Jagan in British Guiana
British PM Boris Johnson Moved to ICU After Covid Symptoms Worsen
Pandemic Has Taken Toll on Planned Protests in US
 
US Military
Acting US Navy Head Tells Coronavirus-Hit Crew Their Commander's Action Was Naive or Stupid
Navy Calls Fired Crozier Stupid; More Ships Test Positive
Trump Says He 'May Look Into' Dismissal of Ousted Naval Captain
Lawmakers Slam Navy Secretary Modly, Pentagon Silent After Speech on USS Roosevelt
Navy Head Stands by Controversial Speech on Ousted Captain
US Army Pauses Sending New Recruits to Basic Training Amid Pandemic
State of Army Modernization Plans Amid Covid Pandemic
Army Paratrooper in Alaska Found Dead in His Barracks Room
The War at Home
FAA Investigating Mystery Drone Telling New Yorkers to Socially Distance
How a Discovery That Brought US Viagra Could Help Those Battling the Coronavirus
Afghanistan
Afghan President Ghani Rescinds Order to Divide Finance Ministry
Taliban Seeks Release of 15 Key Commanders: Official
Donors Frustrated by 'Personal Agendas' in Afghanistan: US
Thousands of Afghans Flee 'Coronavirus Epicenter' Iran, Prompting Fears of Catastrophic Outbreak
Pakistan
Pakistan Quarantines 20,000 Following Tabligh Gathering in Lahore
Pakistan Police Clash With Doctors Protesting Lack of Virus Protection Gear
Thousands of Pakistanis in UAE Seek to Return Home Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Asia
US Warns China Not to 'Exploit' Virus for Sea Disputes
Japan PM to Declare Coronavirus Emergency, Launch Stimulus of Almost $1 Trillion
Africa
Gunmen Kill 25 Soldiers in North Mali Attack: Army Spokesman
Sudan Finalizes Deal With USS Cole Victims' Families
Algeria Sentences Another Protest Figure to Jail
Tripoli Hospital Under Fire as Continued Shelling Defies Coronavirus
Ivory Coast Police Clash With Protesters Over Coronavirus Test Center
Anxiety Over Rights Violations as Zimbabwe Enforces Lockdown
Angola Deploys Emergency Police, Armored Vans to Enforce Lockdown
Egypt 'Refuses' Appeals to Repatriate Stranded Citizens in Blockaded Qatar
'We Are at War': Kenya Halts Movement to Areas Worst Hit by Coronavirus
Americas
Huawei Donates Medical Supplies to Canada Amid Shortage Concerns
Venezuela Elderly Feel 'Sentenced to Euthanasia' Under Coronavirus Quarantine
In Other News
Oil Drops Further as Saudi-Russia Output Deal Talks Delayed
Land Mines Still a Global Threat, Despite Fewer Deaths
 
Palestine/Israel
Israeli Settlers Spit on Cars to 'Infect Palestinians With Corona
Israel Health Minister Who Called Covid-19 'Divine Punishment' Tests Positive for Virus
Netanyahu, Gantz Agree on West Bank Annexation Proposal as Unity Deal Nears
UN: Settler Violence Against Palestinians Has Increased During Covid-19
Palestinians Brace for an Outbreak as Workers Return
Hard Work and Ingenuity as Gaza Rises to the Coronavirus Challenge
Isolation a Double-Edged Sword for West Bank's Bedouin Herders
17 Israeli Violations Against Gaza Fishermen
Settlers Hurl Stones at Group of Palestinian Farmers, Rights Group Says
Israel to Produce Special Masks to Accommodate Beards, but Under-Tests Palestinians
Netanyahu Announces Passover Closure and Curfew, but Says Exit May Be in Sight
Iran
Iran Says Virus Infections Show 'Gradual' Decline
Two Dozen Former Western Officials Urge Trump Admin to Reduce Iran Sanctions
Iran Transforms Historic Shiraz Shrine Into a Mask Production Facility Amid Epidemic
Senior Iranian Official Sparks Diplomatic Row With China With Off-Message Coronavirus Tweets
Case Filed Against Iranian MP Norouzi for Remarks About Downed Ukrainian Plane
Iran's Funeral Traditions Crumble as Bereaved Mourn in Isolation
South Korea to Send $2M Worth of Medical Equipment to Iran
Iran Supreme Leader Approves Tapping Sovereign Wealth Fund to Fight Coronavirus
'Trump More Dangerous Than Coronavirus': Iranian Admiral
Iraq
Iraq Daily Roundup: Six Killed; Protest Organizer Killed
Rockets Target US Oil Company Site in Southern Iraq
Syria
UN Report: Syria or Allies Likely Behind Five Civilian Attacks
Syria Slow to Free Prisoners Despite Coronavirus Risk in Crowded Jails: Rights Groups
Middle East
Stricter Measures in Turkey as Cases Rise Sharply
Hunger-Striking Emirati Mother Detained in Notorious UAE Prison Pleads for Help Amid Coronavirus Threat
Britain
Boris Johnson's Stand-In as UK Premier Is a Blunt Former Lawyer
UK's Keir Starmer and the Middle East: His Past and Policies
Russia
Russian PM Chides Regional Chiefs for Overzealous Lockdowns
Russia Resumes Coronavirus Repatriation Flights
Trump Administration Designates White Supremacist Group in Russia as Terrorists
Europe
As Infections Balloon, Coronavirus Squeezes Europe's Armed Forces
Germany Outlines Plan to Relax Coronavirus Lockdown, Resume Daily Life
Killer of Investigative Journalist Sentenced to 23 Years in Slovakia
 
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