Archived Antiwar.com News from September 28, 2023

News

Updated September 28, 2023 - 8:22 PM EDT

House Kills Move To Ban Cluster Bomb Transfer

		*Ukraine Asks West to Bomb Drone Factories in Iran and Syria*
		*Russia Says US and UK Helped Coordinate Attack on Crimea*

China Says Major Drills to Combat 'Separatists'

Beijing Hits Back at Manila Over Scarborough Shoal Barrier 'Farce'

N. Korea: US Has World on Brink of Nuclear War

US Soldier Who Crossed Into North Korea Is in American Custody

US Supports Anti-Assad Protests in Southern Syria

Iran Says Netanyahu Threatened Nuclear Attack

Sen. Menendez Pleads Not Guilty to Bribery Charges

Viewpoints

	I Was the Only US Official Imprisoned Over Torture Program – Because I Opposed It by John Kiriakou
	Its Time to Embrace a 'Less-Than-Grand' Strategy by James W. Carden

	Washington's Strategic Overextension by Ted Galen Carpenter
	Biden's Middle East Deal Is a Disaster by Jonathan Hoffman
More Viewpoints

NPR Report on Depleted Uranium for Ukraine Was a One-Source Dud
by Dave Lindorff

Frontline

	More Than a Third of Nagorno-Karabakh's Ethnic Armenians Flee
	Trudeau Apologizes for Tribute to Vet Who Fought in WWII Nazi Unit
	Solomon Islands Leader Says He Skipped Biden Summit to Avoid 'Lecture'

Ukraine

	Ukraine Grain Corridor Should Not Replace Broader Deal: UN Trade Chief
	Several Hundred Wagner Fighters Return to Ukraine, Impact Limited: Ukraine Military
	Bulgaria to Provide Air Defense Missiles to Ukraine
	Ukrainian Su-27 That Mysteriously Vanished After Private US Sale Resurfaces

Russia

	Russia's Putin Orders Government to Stabilize Retail Fuel Prices
	Western Sanctions on Russian Diamonds Set to Disrupt a Global Industry

Nagorno-Karabakh

	Azerbaijan Arrests Former Head of Separatist Govt After Recapturing Nagorno-Karabakh
	Armenians in Russia Return Home to Help Karabakh Refugees

Europe

	'State of War': Residents, Police Describe Heavy Battle in Northern Kosovo
	Czech Govt Has Approved a Defense Ministry Plan to Acquire Two Dozen US F-35 Fighter Jets
	Plans for Poland's First Nuclear Power Plant Move Ahead as Officials Sign an Agreement
	Slovakia's Knife-Edge Election to Determine Stance on Ukraine
	The UK Approves a Controversial $3.8-Billion Oil and Gas Project

Pakistan

	Pakistan's Ahmadis Living in Fear as Graves, Religious Sites Attacked
	Imran Who? the Risky Shift in UK Policy Towards Pakistan
	Pakistan Ex-PM Imran Khan Moved to Another Jail After Custody Extended

Asia

	What Is the Khalistan Movement? How Is It Linked to India-Canada Tensions?
	South Korea Shows Off Military Hardware in Display of Might
	Vietnam Protests China's AIS Ground Stations in the Paracel Islands
	Australian F-35 Crews End Their Asian Exercise Spree in Indonesia
	Philippines Says It Will Remove Any Barrier China Installs in the Disputed South China Sea

The War at Home

	Where Does Your State Rank in Defense Spending?
	Bill Would Ease Federal Loan Forgiveness Process for Troops, Vets
	Defense Secretary Austin's Salary Cut to $1 Under GOP Budget Plan
	Sen. Tuberville Says Military Not Equal Opportunity Employer
	Here's How a Govt Shutdown Would Affect the Military
	House Oversight Republicans Say New Bank Subpoena Shows Hunter Listed Biden Wilmington House in Wires With China
	Exemption Given for Navy to Build Nuclear Sub in Stopgap Funding Bill

Palestine/Israel

	Saudi Envoy 'Cancels Al-Aqsa Visit' After Backlash Over Possible Israel Deal
	Israeli Settlers Assault Palestinian Farmers Near Ramallah
	US Visa Deal to Ease Travel to Israel for Palestinian Americans
	Civil Rights Group Sues DHS Over Israel Visa Waiver
	Palestinian Authority Thanks Germany for Spurning Netanyahu's 'Greater Israel' Map
	UN Peace Envoy, Egypt Working to Restore Calm Along Gaza Fence
	Palestinian Family of Five Shot Dead at Home in Crime-Related Murder Wave
	Norway 'Backs One-State Solution' to Palestine Conflict

Iran

	Iran Indicts Four US Presidents Over Their Support for Shady Royalist Group
	Iran's IRGC Successfully Puts Third Imaging Satellite Into Orbit

Middle East

	Lebanese Military Court Sentences ISIS Official to 160 Years in Prison
	Third Bahraini Soldier Dies After 'Houthi Drone Attack' Near Saudi Border
	Qatar Airways Executive Says Invasive Gynecological Examinations of Passengers Won't Be Repeated

Egypt

	Egypt Plants Informants on Presidential Bid of Ahmed Tantawi
	Egyptian MP Ahmed Tantawi Targeted With Predator Spyware After Announcing Presidential Ambitions
	US Includes Ally, Egypt, in List of Countries Using Child Soldiers

Tunisia

	Tunisia's Saied Congratulates North Korea on Holiday, Prompts Ridicule
	Critic of Tunisia's President Saied on Hunger Strike Against Detention

Africa

	Burkina Faso's Junta Says Its Intelligence and Security Services Have Foiled a Coup Attempt
	US Halts Foreign Assistance to Gabon After August 30 Coup
	Several Parties Condemn Mali Junta's 'Unilateral' Move to Postpone Presidential Vote
	Morocco and Algeria Debate Western Sahara at UN
	France's Former Envoy to Niger Returns to Paris After Weeks of Tension
	Somalia's Bid to Delay AU Troop Drawdown Rejected