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Updated June 16, 2021 - 8:55 PM EDT

Biden, Putin Say Talks Went Well, Tensions Remain

Creating Enemies: China Reacts to NATO Targeting

Despite Pushing Them Together, US Unhappy With Russia-China Ties

Pentagon Mulls New Anti-China Naval Task Force

		*US Aircraft Carrier Strike Group Enters South China Sea*
		*China Sends 28 Warplanes Through Taiwan's ADIZ in Response to US*

Israel Bombs Gaza First Time Since Ceasefire

'Death to Arabs': Israeli 'Flag March' Features Anti-Palestinian Chants

Biden Prepares to Confront Putin

Turkey, Azerbaijan Sign Pact in Captured Karabakh City

Iran Says They Enriched 6.5 Kg of Uranium Up to 60%

Pentagon May Send Dozens of Troops Back to Somalia

UAE-Backed Group Claims Credit for Base on Yemen Island

Viewpoints

	Despite Pushing Them Together, the US Is Unhappy With Closer Russia-China Ties by Dave DeCamp
	US-Funded Media Spreads Bizarre Theory About Shi'a Muslims by Matthew Petti
	Biden Is Not Our Ally, Only the People Will Liberate Palestine by Mohammed Rafik Mhawesh

	Farewell to NATO by Daniel Larison
	Another NATO Summit, Another Endless Subsidy for Europe by Doug Bandow
	Will Joe Biden Continue America's Delusional Cuba Policy? by William M. LeoGrande
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

The Biden Administration Is Struggling to Navigate Russia-Ukraine Relations
by Col. Douglas Macgregor

Frontline

	South Korea Holds Naval Drills Amid Row Over Japan Olympics Map
	Lawmakers Blast Acting Navy Secretary's Defunding of Nuclear Cruise Missile
	Some Stolen US Military Guns Used in Violent Crimes

Nuclear Arms Decline Stalls as
Nations Modernize Arsenals

Palestine/Israel

	Israel-Palestine: Beatings, Arrests and Chants of 'Death to Arabs' at Far-Right March in Jerusalem's Old City
	Dozens of Palestinians Rally on Gazan Border in Protest of Israeli March in Jerusalem
	New Israel Government Vows Change, but Not for Palestinians
	Israel's New Government: The Faces and Parties You Need to Know
	Poll Shows 'Dramatic' Surge in Palestinian Support for Hamas After Gaza Fighting
	Israel Kills Palestinian Child as Settlers Steal Land
	Palestinian Officials Hold Sit-In Against Israel's Ban of Palestine TV in Jerusalem
	IDF to Significantly Limit Controversial West Bank 'Home-Mapping' Operation

US & Israel/Palestine

	A Majority Democratic Voters Support McCollum's Bill Promoting Palestinian Rights, but Less Than 13% of House Dems Back It
	Ilhan Omar May Face Censure for Words on Israeli War Acts
	Palestinians Said to Assemble New Peace Negotiating Team at Initiative of US
	Biden Announces Nomination of Thomas Nides as US Ambassador to Israel

Saudi Arabia

	Saudi Arabia Executes Man Arrested for Protesting as a Teenager
	UK Minister in Saudi Arabia for Trade Talks on Same Day as Execution
	Rights Groups Decry Saudi Execution of Man Accused of 'Rebellion'
	Saudi Assassins Picked Up Illicit Drugs in Cairo to Kill Khashoggi
	Judge: FBI Illegally Seized Emails of Suspected Saudi Spying Accomplice

Iran

	Front-Runner for Iran Presidency Is Hardline Judge Sanctioned by US
	Iranian Moderate Candidate: 'Positive Coexistence' May Yield Talks With US

Iraq

	Iraq Daily Roundup: Six Killed
	Iraqi Forces Shoot Down Two Drones in Baghdad
	Iraqi Parliament Committee Visits Turbulent Border With Turkey
	Iraqi Kurdish Authorities Must End 'Chilling' Protest Crackdown, Amnesty International Says

Syria

	Syria's Last Aid Crossing in Balance as Biden to Meet Putin
	Three Syrians Killed in Regime Shelling, Car Bomb Explosion
	Turkey Captures 'Most Wanted' ISIS Militant Suspect in Syria
	'Only the Basics': Everyday Staples Have Become Luxury Expenses in Syria

Middle East

	Outgoing UN Yemen Envoy Hopes Oman Peace Efforts 'Bear Fruit'
	Turkey's Government Is Jubilant After Erdogan-Biden Meeting, but the Lira Doesn't Agree

Ukraine

	'We Need More' Before Ukraine Can Join NATO, Says Stoltenberg
	Biden, Putin Won't Cut a Deal Behind Ukraine's Back, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Says

Europe

	EU Denies Asking Police to Move Iran Protesters in Vienna
	Switzerland to Spend $2.5 Billion in Military Upgrades
	Serbia, Kosovo Restart EU-Brokered Talks, Remain Far Apart
	UK MPs Debate Petitions Calling for Sanctions on Israel, Palestinian Statehood
	After a 17-Year War Over Jet Subsidies, US and EU Eye a Truce

Americas

	Mexican President Wants the National Guard to Become Part of Army
	Haiti: Thousands Displaced as Gang Violence, Insecurity Escalate

The War at Home

	Stolen Army Assault Rifles Keep Showing Up in California
	Military Stumped by Stolen Box of Armor-Piercing Grenades
	Hawaii-Based F-22s Scrambled on FAA's Request but Nobody Will Say Why
	Cost of US Navy's Ship-to-Shore Connector Breaches Nunn-McCurdy Acquisition Law
	Fort Hood Soldiers Caught Smuggling People in Texas
	National Reconnaissance Office Launches Three Classified Satellites Off Virginia Coast
	Biden Nominates Ken Salazar as Ambassador to Mexico

Afghanistan

	Attacks Target Polio Teams in East Afghanistan, Five Killed
	20 Civilians Killed, 3 District Centers Fall in Past 24 Hours
	Families of Slain Afghan Women Say Attacks on Civilians 'Systematic'
	Citing Makkah, Protesters Urge Taliban to Stop Fighting
	US Speeds Visas for Vulnerable Afghans as Pullout Looms, but Congress Wants More

China

	EU Says China Is a Systemic Rival, Human Rights Is Main Issue
	China Set to Send First Crew to New Space Station Thursday
	China Says Radiation Levels Normal Around Taishan Reactor
	Republicans Push to Sanction Chinese Officials Over Wuhan Lab Probe

Myanmar

	Myanmar Militia Group Halts Attacks on Troops; Suu Kyi 'Confident' in Court
	'Our Only Option': Myanmar Civilians Take Up Arms for Democracy
	HRW Says UN Shared Rohingya Data Without Their 'Informed Consent'

Asia

	Cambodian Officials Accuse US of Interference After Ream Naval Base Visit
	Kim Warns of 'Tense' Food Situation, Longer Covid Lockdown
	Philippines: International Court Probe of Drug Killings Is Insulting

Somalia/Kenya

	Somalia's Army Camp Rocked by Deadly Suicide Attack
	Kenya to Reopen Mogadishu Embassy 'As Soon as Possible'

Ethiopia/Eritrea

	Ethiopia UN Envoy Says Eritrea Troops to Leave Tigray 'Soon'
	Arab States Call on UN Security Council to Meet Over Ethiopian Dam
	Most Farmers in Ethiopia's Tigray Are Planting Crops, Says Govt After UN Famine Warning

Egypt

	Slain Italian Student Giulio Regeni's Last Messages Counter Egypt Spy Claims
	Rights Groups Denounce Arrest of Retired Journalist Tawfik Ghanem

Tunisia

	Tunisia Protests Against Police Brutality Spread to Capital's Suburbs
	Tunisian Court Releases Media Mogul and Ex-Presidential Candidate Nabil Karoui

Sudan

	Sudan Says Progress Made in Peace Talks With Rebel Leader
	Sudan Adjourns Peace Talks With Holdout Rebel Faction for 'Consultations'
	Sudan's Prime Minister Warns of Risk of Chaos, Civil War

Africa

	US-Led War Games Underway in Morocco Near Western Sahara
	Algeria's FLN Wins Most Seats in Parliament
	Ten Captives Freed by Islamist Militants in Northeast Nigeria
	Mozambique Urged to Investigate Abduction of Rwandan Exile