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Updated July 21, 2024 - 8:36 PM EDT

Biden Pulls Out of Presidential Race

Israeli Air Strikes Target Yemen's Hodeidah Port

		*Houthis Claim Deadly Drone Strike on Tel Aviv*
		*Ben Gvir Makes Provocative Visit to Al-Aqsa*

Netanyahu Visits Israeli Troops in Rafah

		*ICJ: Israeli Presence, Settlements in Occupied Palestine 'Unlawful'*
		*Netanyahu Blocks Order To Build Field Hospital for Gaza Children*
		*230 Congressional Staffers Sign Letter Protesting Netanyahu's Speech*
		*Democratic Party Platform Backs Biden's Approach to Gaza*

Russia Says May Deploy Nukes in Response to US

Russia: 'Let's Be Realistic' on Chances of Trump Ending Ukraine War

Blinken Supports Restoring Iran Nuclear Deal

US Involved in 196 Ops Against ISIS in 2024

Kenyan Soldiers Patrol Haiti in US Armored Vehicles

South Korea Opposition Aims To Stop Taiwan Entanglement

Viewpoints

	When Supporting Israel Is a Liability: Is Gaza Changing the West? by Ramzy Baroud
	Getting Rid of Netanyahu Is Not Enough Interview with Gideon Levy

	Could a Change in Tone Lead to Peace Talks in Ukraine? by Ted Snider
	The True Purpose of NATO Remains US Hegemony by Yves Engler
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

The Gaza Pier Is a Symbol of Biden 'Ineffectiveness'
by Sophie Hurwitz

Frontline

	UN Food Supplies Into Sudan's Famine-Threatened Darfur Stranded
	Ukraine Government Proposes First Wartime Tax Hikes To Fund Defense
	Israel's West Bank Policy Is Dooming Two-State Solution: UN Sec. General

Netanyahu Visits Israeli Troops in Rafah, Says Israel Must Maintain Control of Gaza-Egypt Border Avi Ohayon/GPO/Reuters

Russia

	Russian Troops Strike Ukrainian Military Airfield Infrastructure Over Past Day
	Kremlin Says It Sees 'Concentrated Presence' of NATO Warships in Black Sea as a Threat to Russia
	Russia Says Armenia's Warmer Ties With NATO Risk Destabilizing Wider Region
	Russian Attacks Kill Five in Eastern Donetsk Region, Ukraine Says
	Russia Warns EU Chief's Plans for New Defense Union Signal Confrontation

Ukraine

	Ukraine Says Still Fighting on Dnipro River Left Bank
	In Show of Support, UK's Starmer Invites Ukraine's Zelensky To Attend Cabinet
	UK Defense Firms Discuss Boosting Support for Ukraine With Zelensky
	Bavarian Firm To Deliver Kamikaze Drone to Ukraine's Kraken Special Unit
	Ukraine Clears Law on Suspending Debt Payments, Resumes Formal Bondholder Talks

United Kingdom

	GBP1 Billion Subsidy for UK Arms Company Exposed
	Pro-Gaza Independent Candidates Hit Back Over Labour Claims of Intimidation and Abuse
	UK Adds 11 Designations to Russia Sanctions List
	UK-Turkey Relations on Course as First Starmer-Erdogan Meeting Goes Well

Europe

	Armenia, Azerbaijan Accuse Each Other of Rejecting Meeting at UK Summit
	Decades After Division Cypriots Still Hope for Unity
	New York National Guard and Sweden Enter Military Partnership
	France Targets People Posing 'Security Threat' Ahead of Olympics
	Hungary Believes Intensity of Conflict in Ukraine Will Soon Escalate Radically: Orban
	Italy Carrier Strike Group Joins Australia War Games, Will Visit Philippines
	Serbian Police Officer Shot Dead, Minister Blames Kosovo

Bangladesh

	Bangladesh Suspends Mobile Internet, Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters
	Photos: Bangladesh Job Quota Protesters Call for Nationwide Shutdown
	Bangladesh Protesters Set State TV HQ Ablaze as Toll Mounts, Internet Cut

Koreas

	South Korea Restarts Propaganda Broadcasts Across Border in Reaction to North's Balloon Launches
	Seoul Warns North Korean Landmines Can Be Swept Into South by Flooding

Asia

	Taiwan Says Committed To Strengthening Defense After Trump Comments
	What's Behind Pakistan's Move To Ban Imran Khan's PTI?

Pacific

	Former New Zealand Leaders Speak Out After PM Talks of Making Military 'Force Multiplier' for US
	US Opens Embassy in Vanuatu, Latest Step in China Competition

Gaza

	Gaza Health Facilities Struggle With Daily Mass Casualties
	Gaza Conflict Is a 'War on Women,' Says UN Official
	Poliovirus Detected in Gaza Sewage: Gaza, Israel Health Ministries
	Flies and Mosquitoes Feast on Gaza's Waste Crisis
	Sleeping Hungry as Famine Afflicts Northern Gaza
	'Ten Out of 26 UN Health Centers Operational in Gaza': UNRWA
	Footage Appears To Show Israeli Strike on Donkey Cart Pulling Civilians

Israel/Palestine

	Attacks on Red Sea Shipping Bankrupt Israeli Port
	Palestinian Factions Join Hamas To Condemn HRW's 'Israel Bias'
	Palestinian Mental Health Crisis: Effects of Long-Term War
	Israel Prison 'Incommunicado' Detention of Palestinians Must End: Amnesty
	White House: Biden Expecting To Meet Netanyahu Next Week
	Saudi Arabia Rejects, Condemns Israeli Security Minister's Visit to Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound
	'Disregard for Human Life': Oxfam Slams Israel for Weaponizing Water, Starvation
	'Slap for Trump, Victory for Biden': Ben-Gvir Suggests Ceasefire Talks Be Delayed
	Five Israeli Police Officers Charged With Negligence for Throwing Stun Grenades at Protesters

Iraq

	Paramilitary Support Depots Explode in Baghdad
	US Renews Sanctions Waiver to Iraq To Buy Electricity From Iran
	Civilian Killed by Turkish Airstrike in Iraqi Kurdistan's Duhok

Sudan

	Two Sudanese Red Crescent Volunteers Killed in Sennar State
	US To Give Another $203 Million in Humanitarian Aid for Sudanese
	Displaced Sudanese Eat Dirt To Survive, Children Too Tired To Cry Says US Envoy to UN
	UAE's Sheikh Mohammed Extends Support to Sudan To End Crisis

South Sudan

	South Sudan Launches Evacuation Campaign for Nationals in Sudan
	240 Violence Incidents, 468 Deaths Occurred in South Sudan: UN
	South Sudan's Kiir Meets Sudan Paramilitary Commander Over Oil Security Concerns

Kenya

	A Kenyan Court Suspends a Police Ban on Protests in Nairobi
	Why Is Kenya's Ruto Accusing the Ford Foundation of Stoking Protests?

The War at Home

	VA Projects $15 Billion Shortfall Driven by Costs for Veterans Benefits, Prescription Drugs and a Bigger Workforce
	Families of US Troops Killed in Kabul Airport Bombing Criticize Biden
	Family of Aircraft Carrier Sailor Who Died by Suicide Files Lawsuit
	Navy Exonerates Black Sailors Punished in 1944 Explosion
	Mental Health Program for 'Vulnerable' Troops Misses 70%
	Senate DOOBIE Act Would Overlook Past Marijuana Use in Feds' Hiring, Security Clearances