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Updated September 27, 2023 - 8:30 PM EDT

House Kills Move to Ban Transfer of Cluster Bombs

Senate Stopgap Bill Includes $6.2 Bln for Ukraine

		*A Year of Lying About Nord Stream*
		*Russian Commander at Meeting After Ukraine Claimed Was Killed*

Kremlin Says US Abrams Tanks 'Will Burn

Polish Experts Confirm Missile That Hit Grain Facility Was Ukrainian

Israeli Minister in Saudi Arabia for First Time

More Than Half of Americans Oppose Defense Pact With Saudis

Philippines Wants to Retake Shoal From China

Erdogan Wants F-16s in Exchange for Sweden in NATO

US Upgrades Ties With Kenya for Haiti Intervention

US-Backed SDF Imposes Curfew in Eastern Syria

Viewpoints

	Bill Kristol's Refreshingly Honest Ad Supporting the Ukraine War by Caitlin Johnstone
	This Nation Owes a Debt to the Vietnam Veterans Against the War by Camillo Mac Bica

	A Rough Diplomatic Week for Ukraine by Ted Snider
	Just Say No to Mideast Defense Pacts by Sohrab Ahmari
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

One Year Later, Why Is the Nord Stream Attack Still a Mystery?
by Kelley Beaucar Vlahos

Frontline

	Canada Parliamentary Speaker Quits After Publicly Praising Ukrainian Nazi
	US Attacks Israel for 'Premature' Announcement on Visa Waiver Program
	Azerbaijan Won't Use Force to Create Land Corridor Via Armenia: Official

Seymour Hersh:
A Year of Lying About Nord Stream

Palestine/Israel

	Israeli Settler Plows Into Palestinian Shop in Hebron, Injures Disabled Owner
	Israel Strikes Militant Sites in Gaza as Unrest Continues, No Casualties
	Rights Group Sues US Government to Block Israel's Entry to Visa Waiver Program
	Saudi-Israel Normalization Means Greater Middle East Repression, Experts Say
	Palestinian Authority Arrests West Bank Journalist
	Saudi Arabia Wants 'Palestinian State With East Jerusalem as Capital'
	Israeli Settlers Damage Electricity Poles in Northern West Bank

Iraq

	Iraq Weekly Roundup: 17 Killed
	Foreign Troops Must Exit Iraq to 'Take Away Excuse' From Armed Resistance: PM
	Iraq Wants to Overcome Dispute With Kuwait Over Maritime Waterway, PM Says

Iran

	Why Did Iran's Foreign Minister Want to Go to Washington?
	Iran Prisoner Dies; US Denies He Was American

Syria

	Legal Fight Opens for Australian Children to Leave Syria
	Dozens Dead in Syrian Clashes Between Pro-Government and Kurdish-Led Forces

Yemen

	Wife of Prominent Yemeni Politician Pleads to Stop His Deportation From Egypt
	In Yemen, Sporadic Flare-Ups Continue to Jeopardize Peace Talks
	Bahrain Says Attack by Yemen Rebels Kills a Bahraini Officer and a Soldier Patrolling Saudi Border

Middle East

	Saudi Arabia Plans Tougher Checks on Its Nuclear Activities
	Conviction Based on App-Use Violated Turkish Teacher's Rights, European Court Says

India

	US Army Chief and Allies Discuss Asia-Pacific in India
	India Would Look Into Any 'Specific' Info on Sikh Separatist Killing in Canada: Minister

Egypt

	Four International Companies Win Bid for Egypt's Oil and Gas
	Egyptian Rights Group Says 73 Supporters of a Presidential Challenger Have Been Arrested
	Egypt Man Disappears in Crackdown, After Saying He No Longer Supports Sisi

Sudan

	Sudan's Displaced Millions Struggle to Survive as Economy Seizes Up
	UN Says Cholera and Dengue Outbreaks Have Been Reported in Eastern Sudan as Conflict Grinds On

Africa

	Under French-Backed Military Ruler Mahamat Deby, Chad Is a 'Pressure Cooker Waiting to Explode'
	Former Ghana Trade Minister Quits Governing Party to Contest Presidential Vote
	Security Forces Rescue 14 Students Abducted in Nigeria's Zamfara State
	Malians React to Election Postponement

Russia/Ukraine

	Russian News Outlet in Latvia Believes European State Behind Phone Hack
	Russian Drone Strikes on Odesa Region Hit Port Area and Cut Ferry Service to Romania
	UK Training Ukrainians to Clear Russian Minefields

Nagorno-Karabakh

	Photos: Thousands of Ethnic Armenians Flee From Nagorno-Karabakh
	US Urges Continued Humanitarian Aid for Nagorno-Karabakh
	Dozens Dead, 105 Missing After Blast at Karabakh Fuel Depot

Kosovo

	Serbia Demands That NATO Take Over Policing of Northern Kosovo After a Deadly Shootout
	US Working With Kosovo to Investigate Attackers' Motives

Europe

	Belarus' Top Diplomat Says He Can't Imagine His Nation Entering the War in Ukraine Alongside Russia
	Finland Raced to Join NATO. Now Comes the Hard Part.
	Germany to Boost Border Controls With Poland, Czech Republic, Minister Says
	Poland's Education Minister Says He's 'Taken Steps' to Extradite Yaroslav Hunka
	Swedish Mosque Destroyed in Suspected Arson Attack

Afghanistan

	Taliban Weighs Using US Mass Surveillance Plan, Met With China's Huawei
	Suicide 'Everywhere' Among Afghan Women, UN Official Tells Security Council

Pakistan

	Pakistan PM Claims Tehreek-E-Taliban Militants Have Training Camps in Afghanistan
	Pakistan Cricket World Cup Match in India to Be Held Held Behind Closed Doors Over Security Concerns
	Pakistan Receives First Shipment of Russian LPG, Russian Embassy Says

Koreas

	South Korean Opposition Leader Attends Court Hearing on Arrest Warrant for Alleged Corruption
	At UN, North Korea Says the US Made 2023 More Dangerous and Accuses It of Fomenting an Asian NATO
	South Korea to Hold First Military Parade in 10 Years in Show of Strength

Asia

	China Warns Philippines Not to 'Stir Up Trouble' Over Disputed Reef
	Singapore Blows Up 100kg WWII-Era Bomb After Thousands Evacuated
	Activist Who Called for Royal Reform Jailed for Four Years in Thailand

The War at Home

	Pentagon Acquisition Chief Laplante Focused on Boosting Manufacturing
	Shutdown Would Harm Military Pay and National Security: White House
	Birthplace of Atomic Bomb Braces for Biggest Mission Since the Manhattan Project
	Northrop Wins $705 Million Contract for F-35 Air-To-Ground Weapon
	Only 55% of US F-35s 'Mission Capable:' GAO