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Updated February 19, 2020 - 11:32 PM EST
Sen. Murphy, Others Met Secretly With Iranian FM
 
  Timeline of Trump's Shifting Justifications for Soleimani Killing
Afghan President 'Wins,' Foe To Form Rival Govt
 
  Taliban: Afghanistan Peace Deal Terms Finalized
Libyan Govt Suspends Peace Talks After Attack
 
  US Ambassador Makes First Visit to Libya, Meets With Hafter First
  Libya Is 'World's Largest Theater' for Drone Attacks: UN
Saudi Forces Open Fire on Tribal Fighters in E. Yemen
Turkey Says Ready to Attack Syrian Military in Idlib
US to Treat Chinese Media Outlets as 'Foreign Missions'
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Jailed Assange's Health Improving: Spokesman
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Israel Plans New East Jerusalem Settlement
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The War at Home
Graham Denies Threatening to Make Esper's Life 'Hell' if He Cuts AFRICOM Troops
Judge Rules Against Huawei's Move to Sue US Government
Washingtonians Ask Judge to Reduce 'Extremely Noisy' Navy Flights
Mexican Researcher Accused of Being Russian Agent in Miami
Afghanistan
Afghan Govt Forming Peace Negotiations Team
136 Civilians Killed in One Month: Afghan Human Rights Commission
Pakistan
Pakistan Tests a New Cruise Missile. Can It Hit Inside India?
Bomb Kills Pakistani Policeman Assigned to Anti-Polio Team
Pakistan No Longer a Militant Safe Haven: Imran Khan
Asia
Gunman Kills One Person at Bangkok Shopping Mall Days After Mass Shooting
Singapore Expects First Upgraded F-16 Jets to Fly Next Year
Libya
UN: Impact of Long Libya War on Civilians Is 'Incalculable'
Turkish Ship Carrying Weapons Targeted by LNA in Tripoli Port
Turkish Drone Downed in Ain Zara, South of Libya's Tripoli
UN Has Received Conditions From Eastern Libya Tribesmen for Lifting Oil Blockade
Egypt
Egypt Building New Wall Along Gaza Border
Egypt Just Banned 'Mahraganat' Music: Listen to Five of the Most Popular Tracks
Africa
Rebel Attack in Eastern DR Congo Kills 15 Civilians and Soldier
12 Militia Fighters Killed in Clashes With Central African Republic and UN Troops in Birao, Govt Says
US to Offer Financial Support for Ethiopia Political Reforms
As South Sudan Deadline to Form Unity Government Looms, Soldiers and Rebels Hastily Gather
France
French Officials Allow Rally by Exiled Catalan MEP Puigdemont
Wary of 'Separatism', France's Emmanuel Macron Unveils Curbs on Foreign Imams
Ukraine/Russia
Ukrainian Soldier Killed, Several Wounded in Donbass Flare-Up
Putin Sacks Prominent Kremlin Ideologue, Ukraine Hardliner
Americas
US Blacklists Unit of Russian Oil Giant to Hurt Venezuela's Maduro
Bolivian Candidate Calls for Anti-Morales Alliance
Seven Killed as Passenger Vehicle Explodes in Southeast Colombia
 
Yemen
Yemen Rebels: Death Toll From Strikes at 35, Mostly Children
UN Envoy Warns 'Dire' Military Situation Risks Yemen Peace
Saudi Arabia
Saudis Detain More Palestinians in Latest Arrest Campaign
'We Are Very Worried.' Jailed Saudi Blogger Raif Badawi's Family Say They Have Not Heard From Him in Over a Month
Israel/Palestine
'Whether They Accept It or Not, It's Going to Happen' – Netanyahu Lays Out Palestinian Submission to Trump Plan
Netanyahu's Trial to Begin on March 17: Israeli Justice Ministry
Israel Buys Stealth and Lotsa Weapons: 2nd Squadron of F-35s & F-15s
Israeli Military to Create Command to Combat Iran Threats
Israeli Police Arrest 2 Employees of Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound
Israel Rolls Out New Wartime Plan to Reform Armed Forces
Egypt Blocked Israeli Plan to Assassinate Gaza Hamas Chief Sinwar, Report Says
Israeli Court Orders Facebook to Unblock Account of Surveillance Company Employee
New Joint Ventures Hint at 'Burgeoning Relationship' Between Israel and India
Iran
Iran's Khamenei Says Voting in Parliament Election Is a Religious Duty
Iran Frees Jailed German Citizen in Prisoner Swap
Iran Sentences Alleged US Spies to Up to 10 Years in Prison
Syria
Syria: Iran IRGC Member Killed in Aleppo Rocket Strike
Two Killed in Blast in Syria's Qamishli
Pentagon Lost Track of $715M in Weapons and Gear Funneled to Anti-ISIS Allies in Syria
Turkey
Nine Acquitted in Landmark Trial of Protesters in Turkey
US Think Tank Report Ignites Concerns Over New Military Coup in Turkey
Turkey Targets Hundreds of People Tied to US Cleric for Arrests
Turkey Arrests Suspected Former ISIS Executioner in Bursa
Turkey Reveals New Plan to Buy Drones, Helicopters and Air Defense Systems
Turkey Issues Detention Request for Businessman Kavala Acquitted Earlier on Tuesday
Middle East
Iraq Daily Roundup: Five Killed; ISIS Attacks in North
Second Lebanese Protester Dies After Succumbing to Wounds
 
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2/19/2020
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Sheldon Richman
2/17/2020
Anti-BDS Laws Violate Our Freedom

Dave DeCamp
2/10/2020
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Ted Snider
1/25/2020
A Pattern of Passing Up Peace

Scott Horton
1/06/2020
Iraq War IV?

David R. Henderson
12/25/2019
Silent Night

Lucy Steigerwald
10/09/2019
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Ran HaCohen
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