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Updated July 18, 2024 - 3:36 PM EDT

Netanyahu Visits Israeli Troops in Rafah

		*Mossad Chief: Netanyahu Thwarting Ceasefire Deal*
		*Israeli Lawmakers Vote Against Palestinian Statehood*
		*Pentagon Officially Ends Gaza Pier Operations*
		*Turkey 'Threatens' Israel After Army Uses Gaza Hospital as Base*

Death Toll for Journalists Hits 160 in Gaza

		*Letters From Gaza Children Decry Daily Horrors of Israeli Assault*
		*Gaza Father Mourns His Baby Boy, Killed in Bed by an Israeli Airstrike*

China Stops Arms Control Talks With the US

Trump Says Taiwan Should Pay the US for Its Defense

Germany Plans to Slash Ukraine Spending in Half

NATO Appoints Senior Official to Represent Alliance in Ukraine

Hawks Want Mike Pompeo and Tom Cotton in Trump Admin

Viewpoints

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	It Is Time to Shut Ukraine's Door to NATO by Doug Bandow
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Frontline

	Survivors Tell of Al-Mawasi Massacre Horror in Gaza
	ICC Warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant Expected Within Next Two Weeks
	Iran Open To Resuming Nuclear Accord Talks: Acting Foreign Minister

Russia

	Russia Says US, West Are Destabilizing Global Order, Economy
	Watch: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov at UN on Avoiding WWIII
	Kremlin Says Trump Presidency Yielded Nothing Good for Russia, but at Least There Was Dialogue
	Russian Oil Supply to Hungary Halted Due to Ukraine Sanctions on Lukoil
	Russia, Ukraine Conduct Prisoner Exchange Freeing 190 Soldiers

Europe

	British Government To Scrap Northern Ireland Amnesty Scheme for Ex-Soldiers and Militants
	Spain Proposes Tightening Rules on Media To Tackle Fake News
	Switzerland Opens Dozens of Russian Sanctions Cases
	Powerful Labour Friends of Israel Group Backs UK's Restoration of UNRWA Funding With Caveats
	Greek Cypriot Administration To Build Naval Base With Greece's Support
	Germany Says Not Possible To Continue Military Cooperation With Niger

Sudan

	Burhan and Abiy's Secretive Talks Signal Shifting Ethiopian Position on Sudan
	El Fasher Faces Famine as 800,000 Trapped in the War-torn North Darfur, WHO Warns
	Sennar Faces Famine as RSF Siege Cuts Off Food and Fuel Supplies
	Escaping Sennar: Accounts of Sudanese Civilians on the Run

Africa

	Bystander Killed as Armed Groups Clash in Libya Seaside Town
	Is a Serial Killer Behind Kenya's Dismembered Bodies?
	South Sudan's SPLM-IO Pulls Out of Kenya-Mediated Peace Initiative
	Tunisia Urges Europe To Increase Assistance To Tackle Migration Crisis

The War at Home

	VA Projects $15 Billion Shortfall Driven by Costs for Veterans Benefits, Prescription Drugs and a Bigger Workforce
	Military Burn Pit Exposure Not Tracked Properly, DoD Watchdog Warns
	Appeals Court Voids Marine's Adoption of Afghan War Orphan
	The Pentagon Is Paying a Consultant up to $2.4 Billion To Boost Submarine Production
	Remains of Bataan Death March POW Returned Home
	Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira To Face Court-Martial
	Four Injured, Including Three Soldiers, in US Military Convoy Accident on Autobahn in Bavaria

Asia

	North Korea Plants 'Tens of Thousands' of Mines on Border: Seoul
	Pakistan Summons Taliban Envoy After Attack on Military Base

Gaza

	Israel 'Still Not Allowing' Fuel to Humanitarian Responders in Gaza: UN
	Russia Says Israel Carrying Out 'Collective Punishment' in Gaza
	Gaza's Women Are Forced To Use Sand To Clean Their Children
	Israel's Undercover Forces Emerge as Gaza's Newest Battlefield Player
	Israel's Defense Minister Says Gaza Operations Allow Hostage Deal

Israel/Palestine

	'Signs of Torture': Israel Releases 16 Detainees Including Elderly Woman and Youth
	Hamas Rejects HRW Accusation of War Crimes in October 7 Attack
	Israeli High Court Orders Govt Explain Conditions at Facility Where Palestinians Were 'Raped, Tortured'
	Israel Charges One, Detains Two, for Iran Intelligence Links
	US Hits Former Israeli Military Sergeant With Visa Restrictions
	Biden Faces Ridicule for Saying He's Been 'Very Supportive' of Palestinians
	Protesters Disrupt UN Security Council With Call To Free Gaza Hostages
	Turkey Vows To Stand Ground on Israel Until End to 'Massacre, Occupation, Genocide' in Palestine
	Squeezed by Israel, Palestinian Authority's Role Fades in West Bank
	Netanyahu Works Behind the Scenes To Win Trump Back
	Israel's West Bank Policy Is Dooming Two-State Solution: UN Chief
	Israeli Army Chief Demands Netanyahu's Apology Over Remarks Critical of Military

Iraq

	'Dive Bomber' Drones Strike US Base in Western Iraq
	UN's Secretary-General Appoints New Special Representative for Iraq

Middle East

	Saudi Crown Prince, Iran President-Elect Stress Enhancing Bilateral Cooperation
	Disruptions to Shipping in Red Sea Expanded: Maersk
	Iran Blasts Trump Assassination Plot Claims
	Hezbollah Threatens To Fire on New Israeli Targets

China

	China Ready To Join Hungary for Peace in Ukraine: Top Diplomat
	New Deal Establishes a Hotline Chinese and Philippine Presidents Can Use To Stop Clashes at Sea

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