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Updated May 2, 2020 - 8:39 PM EDT
NATO Withholds Key Info on Taliban Attacks: IG
 
  Afghanistan's Ghani, Abdullah in Tentative Deal to End Dispute
 

US Drawdown in Afghanistan Is Ahead of Schedule
N. Korea's Kim Reemerges From 20-Day Absence
Iraq's Sistani Moves to Break Iran's Grip on Militias
US: Israeli Annexations Fine Without a Palestinian State
Ex-Green Beret Led Failed Attempt to Oust Maduro
Explosion at Syria's Homs After Reported Israeli Attack
Viewpoints
item The US Military's Plans to Cement Its Network of African Bases  by Nick Turse
item In Tortured Logic, Trump Begs for a Do-Over on the Iran Nuclear Deal  by Tyler Cullis & Trita Parsi
item The Inevitable Coronavirus Censorship Crisis Is Here  by Matt Taibbi
item The Salafist Roots of the Syrian Uprising  by William Van Wagenen

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Frontline
Assange's Partner Says His Life Is in Danger in Prison
'No One Comes': Cruise Ship Crews Cast Adrift by Covid
Trump Blocks Fauci From Testifying Before Congress
Is Libya on the Road to De Facto Partition?
South Korean CDC: People Cannot Be Infected Twice
 
Yemen
Clashes in Yemen's Socotra as UAE-Backed STC Seek Control
Yemen's STC Expected Harsher Saudi and UAE Response to Self-Rule, Official Says
Clashes in Yemen UNESCO Site Threaten Rare Species
Yemen Records 110,000 Suspected Cholera Cases Since Beginning of 2020: UN
Rights Groups Urge Yemen's Houthis to Release Journalists Sentenced to Death
Iran
Official Linked to Anti-Iran Pressure Group Breaks Ranks, Says Iran Should Get All the Help It Needs to Fight Covid-19
US Sanctions Iranian-Iraqi Businessman Over Support of Iran's Quds Force
Iraq
Iraq Daily Roundup: 10 Killed; ISIS Attack on Militia Forces
Iraq Monthly Roundup: 208 Killed in April
Iraq Protest Movement Revives as Coronavirus Lockdown Eased
Iraq's Revenues Plummet, Raising Fears of Economic Collapse
Palestine/Israel
Israeli Forces Demolish Palestinian Carwash and Agricultural Nursery Near Bethlehem
Israeli Soldiers Injure Six Palestinians, Including Two Children, in Kufur Qaddoum
Banking Restrictions on Interpal Threaten to Sever Aid 'Lifeline' for Palestinians
Israeli Soldiers Injure Two Palestinians Near Qalqilia
Palestine, Israel Reach Understanding to Reorganize Workers
Turkey
Turkey's Contact Tracers Race to Contain Coronavirus
Turkish Police Detain Gathered Union Leaders on May Day During Coronavirus Lockdown
Middle East
US Places Saudi Arabia on 'Priority Watch List' for Intellectiual Property Piracy
Coronavirus Quarantine in Syria's Northwest Looks to Shield Most Vulnerable
Lebanon's Demonstrators Defy Coronavirus Lockdown to Protest on Labor Day
Russia
Russian Arms Production Slowed by Coronavirus, Analysts Find
Russia Drops Plans for Putin Mosaic in Military Church
Germany
Iran Condemns Germany's Ban on Hezbollah Activity
Syria, Yemen Slam Germany for Complying With US, Israeli Dictates to Ban Hezbollah
German May Day Protesters Defy Social Distancing Rules
Europe
The Coronavirus Has Brought Back Border Barriers in Europe, Dividing Couples, Families and Communities
Additonal Remains Found, Five Presumed Dead From Canadiian Chopper Crash Off Greece
Kosovo Court Suspends Nomination of New Prime Minister
Danish Court Detains Islamic Militant Plot Suspect
Venezuela
US Claims on Venezuela's Trade Ties With Iran 'Baseless': Iranian Spokesman
Chevron Doesn't Plan to Exit Venezuela
Riot Hits Venezuelan Prison; Wounded Warden Among Casualties
Americas
Bolivia's Parliament Passes Law Calling for Elections in 90 Days
US Prosecutors Signal Honduras Leader Is Target in Drug Case
Maya Villages in Guatemala Spurn US Deportees as Infections Spike
Police in Chile Detain More Than 50 Protesters at Labor Day Rally
Americans Still Dying
Marine (NY) Dies After Collapsing During Fitness Training Aboard the Twentynine Palms (CA) Marine Base
 
The War at Home
US Investigating University of Texas Links to Chinese Lab Scrutinized Over Coronavirus
California County to Defy Statewide Stay-At-Home Order, Allow Businesses to Reopen
Over 100 in Monterey, California Protest State's Lockdown Order
More Than 500 Protesters Gather on Beach to Protest California's Stay-At-Home Order
Boston Students Vilified for Tackling How Israel Trains US Cops
Maryland Governor Using National Guard to Protect Tests From Federal Government
White House Holds First Press Secretary Briefing in Over a Year
Trump Says Will Address National Debt if Re-Elected
Capitol Physician Doesn't Have Enough Coronavirus Tests for All Lawmakers as Senate Plans Return
US Military
States 'Reopening' Might Not Apply to Troops, Military Families
General Says Female Infantry Would Destroy Marine Corps
Defense Innovation Board Director Moves to Google
Fort Carson NCO Shot and Killed After Allegedly Pointing Rifle at Police
Too Risky to Come Home, Crew of 'Clean' US Warship in Coronavirus Limbo
US Army Wants to Model Covid's Impact on Combatant Commands
US Army Completes Third Test of Lockheed's Precision Strike Missile
China/Hong Kong
Trump Threatens Tariffs Over Coronavirus as US and Beijing Trade Laboratory Accusations
Journalist Sentenced to Prison for Attacking China's Communist Party
Hong Kong Police Spray Tear Gas in Protest at Shopping Mall
Afghanistan
Union: 2 Million Afghans Lose Jobs Amid Covid-19
Afghanistan Likely Facing Coronavirus 'Health Disaster': US Watchdog
Taliban Kills 13 Afghan Soldiers in Balkh Province
'15 Taliban Killed' in Failed Logar Attack: Afghan MoD
Afghan Prisoner Release a 'Complicated Process': Spokesman
Afghanistan Suffers Upsurge in Fighting and in Coronavirus
Pakistan/India
India, Pakistan 'Nuclear Purchase Networks Larger Than Thought'
Report Gives Pakistan Failing Grade on Human Rights
Pakistan Parliament Speaker Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Asia
Four Children Die in Blast in Nepal; Abandoned Weapon Suspected
Malaysia Detains Hundreds of Refugees and Migrants During Virus Lockdown: Rights Groups
Libya
Libyan Government Launches Strikes Against Major Haftar Airbase After Rejecting Ceasefire
Turkey Accuses the UAE of Supporting Al-Shabab Amid Libya Tensions
UN-Recognized Libya Govt Advances Against Haftar's Forces
East Libyan Forces Bomb Tripoli Despite Ceasefire; Two Killed
South Africa
'People Need to Eat': South Africa Eases Coronavirus Lockdown
Australia
Australian PM's Call for Virus Inquiry May Harm Long-Term China Trade
Weekend Reviews
MBS: The Rise to Power of Mohammed Bin Salman
Israel Lobby 'Killed' Rational US Policy, and Turned Israel to the Right: Lustick
100 Years of Conflict in Israel-Palestine and the 40-Year Saudi-Iran Rivalry: Best-Selling Mideast Books for 2020
 
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