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Updated December 20, 2022 - 7:06 PM EST

Congress Adds $45B New Ukraine Aid to $1.7T Bill

Moscow Says US-Russia on Brink of 'Direct Clash'

		*Russian Military Says US-Made Missiles Shot Down Over W. Russia*
		*Russia, Belarus Agree to Strengthen Cooperation During Putin's Visit*

House Republicans to Pressure Biden on China

9 Chinese Warships in East China Sea Ahead of Drills With Russia

FBI Pushed Twitter to Suppress Hunter Biden Laptop Story

US Launches More Airstrikes in Somalia

Israeli Airstrikes Hit Near Damascus, 2 Syrian Soldiers Hurt

Viewpoints

	'Twitter Files' Make It Clear: We Must Abolish the FBI by Ron Paul
	Is the US-Philippines Defense Pact Like Being 'Shackled to a Corpse'? by Doug Bandow

	The Mainstream Media and the US Military by William J. Astore
	Threat Inflation Is the Mind-Killer by Daniel Larison
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

Is This Winning? Western Leaders Can't Hide Truth About Ukraine
by George D. O'Neill Jr.

Frontline

	Biden to Sign NDAA Ending Military's Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate This Week
	US Military Training Center Struck by Explosion in Northern Iraq
	Kicking Aside French Protests, Israel Expels Salah Hammouri

Sweden's Top Court Blocks
Turkish Journalist's Extradition

Russia

	British PM Wants to Degrade Russian 'Capacity to Regroup'
	Russia May Expedite Launch of Next Space Capsule After Leak
	Russia, China to Hold Joint Naval Drills
	EU Curbs Russian Drone Supplies in New Sanctions
	Swedish Prosecutors Urge Life Sentence for Man in Russia Spy Trial
	Canada Says It Will Seize $26 Million in Assets From Firm Owned by Roman Abramovich

Ukraine

	Putin Says Situation Extremely Difficult in Several Ukrainian Regions
	Russia Drone Attack Targets 'Critical Infrastructure' in Kyiv
	Ukraine's Zelensky Asks European Leaders for Air Defense, Tanks, Weapons
	UK to Announce Major New Artillery Package for Ukraine
	UN Chief Strongly Hopes War in Ukraine Will End in 2023
	Kyiv Slams Kissinger Over Call to Negotiate With Russia for Peace

Germany

	Shareholders of Gas Supplier Uniper Clear Way for German Nationalization
	German Military Swaps APCs for NATO Force After Breakdowns

Europe

	Czech Republic Orders 10 More Caesar Howitzers From France
	EU Agrees on Gas Price Cap, Skeptics Denounce It as an 'Illusion'
	Restart of Two French Nuclear Power Stations Pushed Back Until Summer
	Italy Stops Joint Police Patrols With China: Interior Minister
	Lithuania Buys 18 Next-Gen Caesar Howitzers
	Spain to Procure Brimstone Air-To-Surface Missiles, New Naval Choppers
	British Firm BAE to Supply UK, Sweden, Germany With 436 All-Terrain Vehicles

Afghanistan/Pakistan

	Pakistan Delegation to Visit Afghanistan This Week
	Standoff Continues at Pakistan Counterterrorism Center Seized by Pakistani Taliban

Asia

	Australian FM to Visit China in Bid to Thaw Ties With Beijing
	Indonesia President Supports Plan to Scale Back Troops in Restive Papua
	North Korea Slams Japan's New Security Strategy, Warns of Military Measures
	North Korea Completes 'Important' Test of Spy Satellite
	Myanmar Military Accuses Opponents of Bombing Ferry Boat
	Guatemala Plans March Summit for 'Taiwan-Friendly' Countries
	Thailand Navy Searches for 31 Missing Sailors After Warship Sinks

Latin America

	Colombia ELN Leftist Guerrilla Group Declares Christmas Ceasefire
	US Seeks to Bolster Ecuador Ties as China Expands Regional Role
	Mexican President Says in Talks With Boeing to Rent Aircraft for Military-Run Carrier

Australia

Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Appointed Ambassador to US

Turkey

	Turkey Moves to Strip Pro-Kurdish Party of Funding
	Turkish Prosecutor Says Pro-Kurdish Party's Bank Accounts Should Be Blocked

Palestine/Israel

	Palestinians Describe Deportation of Salah Hamouri as Ethnic Cleansing
	Settlers Set Fire to Palestinian Nursery, Shop in West Bank
	Pregnant Palestinian Among 17 Arrested in West Bank Raids
	Palestinian-American to Be Released After Israeli Detention
	UN Calls Israel's Expulsion of Salah Hammouri a 'War Crime'
	Netanyahu Says New York Times Has Been 'Demonizing Israel for Decades'

Iraq

	Iraq Daily Roundup: 8 Killed
	Iraq's Disjointed Military Command Hindering Anti-ISIS Ops: Lawmaker
	Gunmen Kill at Least Eight People in Iraqi Town of Khalis

Iran

	Four Iran Security Force Members Killed in Attack: State Media
	Iran FM Says Saudi Talks to Resume Despite Reports of 'Stalled Negotiations'
	US Lawmakers Propose Bill to Ban Visas for Families of Iranian Officials
	Belgium Warns Its Nationals to Leave Iran Amid Arrests

Syria

	Syria Increases Wheat Imports From Crimea
	US-Kurdish Forces Seize Wanted ISIS Militant in Syria Raid

Middle East

	Lebanon Votes on Sunni Muftis for First Time in 40 Years
	Three Jordanian Police Officers Killed in Raid on Suspected Killers of Policeman

Libya

	Libyan Court Sentences 17 Former ISIS Members to Death
	Amnesty Accuses Haftar-Linked Libya Force of War Crimes

Africa

	US Struggles to Lure African Nations Over From China
	Tunisia Set for Runoffs After Low Turnout Parliamentary Elections
	France Resolves Visa Dispute With Algeria, Resuming Ties
	Sudanese Security Forces Tear-Gas Protesters
	Senator Wants Review of US Security Assistance to Nigeria Following Abortion Report
	Hunger Threatens DR Congo's Goma After Fighting Cuts Supply Routes

Peru

	EU Concerned About Peru Protesters Killed, Urges Calm
	Mexican President Repeats Asylum Offer for Peru's Castillo, Backs Elections

The War at Home

	US Air Force Launches Wearable Biosensor Program to Track Airmen's Health
	Raytheon Receives $171 Million Tomahawk Missile Contract Upgrade From US
	B-2 Nuclear Bomber Fleet Grounded Amid Search for Safety Defects
	US Scores $4 Billion Windfall on Oil-Reserve Sales