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Updated October 19, 2021 - 9:47 AM EDT

Colin Powell, Who Lied US Into Iraq War, Dies at 84

'He Lied': Iraqis Still Blame Powell for Role in Iraq War

EU Says No Iran Nuclear Deal Talks in Brussels

		*Iran Resumes Exports to Saudi Arabia in Sign of Warming Ties*
		*Iran, Venezuela to Sign 20-Year Economic Cooperation Deal*

Zalmay Khalilzad Resigns as Special Envoy for Afghanistan

Russia Suspends NATO Mission After Diplomats Expelled

Saudis Say 150 Houthis Killed in Airstrikes Around Maarib

Iraqi Militias Reject 'Scam' Election Results, Vow to Appeal

China Denies Reports That It Tested Hypersonic Missile

Viewpoints

	Colin Powell: Iraqis Will 'Not Shed Tears' for 2003 Invasion Architect by Alex MacDonald
	US General Leaves Behind a Bloody Legacy in the Middle East Middle East Eye
	Powell & Iraq – How One Resignation Might Have Stopped the Disastrous Invasion by Joe Lauria

	US Must Resist Temptation to Meddle in the Balkans Again by Ted Galen Carpenter
	US Wants Back Into Afghanistan by Bernhard
	After Corbyn, Israel Lobby Turns Its Guns on UK Academia by Jonathan Cook
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Spotlight

Colin Powell, Politely Anguished War Criminal, Dead at 84
by Liza Featherstone

Frontline

	Guantanamo Detainee Can Pen Letter on CIA Mistreatment, US Says
	US Troops Opposed to the Covid-19 Vax Can Get a Waiver, but They're Rare
	If F-16 Talks Fail, Turkey May Buy Russian Fighter Aircraft

'He Lied': Iraqis Still Blame Powell
for Role in Iraq War

Afghanistan

	State Dept Internal Watchdog Launches Investigation Into Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal
	UN to Launch a Polio Vaccination Campaign in Afghanistan With Taliban Permission
	Taliban Hopes Moscow Meeting Leads to Recognition
	US to Skip Russia-Organized Talks on Afghanistan
	Iran to Host Multilateral Conference on Afghanistan on October 27
	India to Host Conference on Afghan Situation
	Russia-Led Bloc Holds Large-Scale Drills Near Tajik-Afghan Border
	Armed Robbers Posing as Taliban Members Arrested
	Afghanistan's International Recognition Requires Legitimacy at Home: Karzai
	Female Judges Forced Into Hiding Under Taliban Rule
	Afghanistan: Journalists Call for Access to Official Information
	Afghan Students With Indian Scholarships Face Visa Problems

Pakistan

	Police Targeted in Southwest Pakistan Bombing
	Afghan Taliban's Victory Boosts Pakistan's Radicals

Myanmar

	Myanmar to Release 5,600 Held Over Anti-Junta Protests
	Myanmar Junta Chief Says Committed to Restoring Peace, Democracy

Asia

	North Korea Fires Projectile Into Seas Near Japan
	China, Russia Navy Ships Jointly Sail Through Japan Strait
	Japan Leader Calls for Greater Military Capability, Spending
	US Renews Calls for Talks With North Korea
	Indonesia, Malaysia Concerned Over AUKUS Nuclear Subs Plan
	China's Top Leaders Set Date for Key Meeting Next Month
	India, Israel To Start Talks on Free Trade Pact Next Month
	Thousands of Migrant Workers in Kashmir Moved to Secure Locations, Hundreds Flee
	Two Hindu Men Killed, Temples Vandalzed in Bangladesh Violence

Belarus

	French Ambassador Ordered Out of Belarus in Diplomatic Spat
	EU Weighs Further Sanctions on Belarus Over Illegal Migrants

Europe

	At UN Court, Azerbaijan Accuses Armenia of Ethnic Cleansing
	US Extends Military Support to Georgia for Six Years
	UK Police Investigating if MP Amess Killed Over Qatar Links
	Deaths in Norway Attack Came From Stab Wounds, Not Bow and Arrow, Police Say
	German Tax Collectors in Bavaria Get in on the Act of Going After American Base Personnel

Haiti

	Strikers Protest Haiti's Lack of Security After Kidnappings
	FBI Involved in Effort to Recover US Missionaries Kidnapped in Haiti

Colombia

	Colombia: Armed Attackers Kill Three Venezuelans, Two Locals in Betania
	Court Finds Colombia Responsible for Rape and Torture of Journalist

Colin Powell Dead at 84

	Colin Powell, Who Helped George W. Bush Lie Nation Into Iraq War, Dead at 84
	The Fundamental Lie: Regime Change, Not Disarmament
	Colin Powell Was a Nice Man Who Helped Destroy Iraq
	Colin Powell: Iraqis Will 'Not Shed Tears' for 2003 Invasion Architect
	US General Leaves Behind a Bloody Legacy in the Middle East
	How One Resignation Might Have Stopped the Disastrous Invasion
	Colin Powell, Politely Anguished War Criminal, Dead at 84

Iraq

	Iraq Daily Roundup: Two Killed
	Iraq Electoral Commission Received More Than 1,000 Complaints
	Officials: Iraq Arrests Mastermind of Deadly 2016 Bombing

Syria

	Syria Buries Former Lawmaker Shot Near Israeli Border
	UN-Backed Negotiations on Syrian Constitution Begin in Geneva

Lebanon

	Lebanon's Amal Group Says Goal of Violence Was to Revive Internal Strife
	Hezbollah Accuses Lebanese Forces of Killing Its Supporters
	Lebanon Tensions Test Hezbollah-Aoun Alliance
	Hassan Nasrallah Says Hezbollah Has 100,000 Fighters

Palestine/Israel

	Palestinian Children, Teachers Flee School After Israeli Tear Gas Strike
	Israeli Forces Attack Palestinians, Including Children, at Jerusalem's Damascus Gate
	Israel Bars Released Palestinian Woman From Reuniting With Family in Gaza
	Hamas Sentences Two to Death in Gaza for 'Collaborating With Israel'
	Govt OKs Bill Allowing Police to Search Homes Without Warrant
	Pompeo Reveals Saudi Conditions to Normalize Ties With Israel
	PLO Groups: PA President Cut Monthly Payments to Silence Criticism
	Israeli Forces Arrest 70-Year-Old Palestinian Academic Over University Lecture
	Israel to Exile Palestinian-French Human Rights Lawyer

Iran

Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 'Kicked Out of UAE'

Ethiopia

	Air Strikes Target Capital of Ethiopia's Tigray; Three Civilians Dead
	Reports: Ethiopians Starved and Raped in Amhara Region by Tigrayan Forces

Africa

	Gunmen Kill at Least 43 After Storming Market in Nigeria
	Mali Doubles Down on French 'Abandonment' With Troop Drawdown
	Judges Postpone Trials of Three Egypt Activists
	Police Disperse Sudan Pro-Army Rally Outside PM's Office