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Over 60 fighters killed in Yemen

‘At least 22 killed’ after President Biden attack on Syria:

Syria: 2 killed, 1 injured in landmine blast in Hama Province

Biden says US attack on Syria sent warning to Iran: ‘Be careful’

Russia says the U.S. gave only a few minutes’ warning before its attack on Syria

Russia, fumes at U.S. attack on Syria

U.S. Stands By Attack on Syria Despite Questions About Legality, Precedent

First US military action under Biden draws criticism

Israel said very pleased with US strikes in Syria: ‘Biden is not Obama’

U.S. and Israel to convene strategic forum on Iran

Syria: US occupation forces removes a new batch of Daesh prisoners from Industrial Secondary Prison to al-Tanf area vicinity

U.S. Occupation Force Plans To Expand Giant ISIS Prison In Syria

Russia: United States obstructs Reconstruction Process in Syria

China calls for respecting Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity

3 killed as protests rage in southern Iraq

U.S. president, Saudi king have phone call ahead of expected Khashoggi report release

Biden doesn't penalize crown prince despite promise to punish senior Saudi leaders

Saudi Arabia rejects U.S. intelligence report on Khashoggi's killing: statement

U.S. imposes sanctions, visa bans on Saudis for Khashoggi's killing; The decisions appear designed to preserve a working relationship with the killer crown prince, the kingdom’s de facto leader

Propaganda alert: Demonizing Iran: Recent drone attack on Saudi royal palace launched from Iraq

Unbounded hypocrisy and arrogance: US says patience on Iran talks not ‘unlimited’

Republicans introduce bill opposing lifting Iran sanctions

Poll: Iranians support nuke deal but no further concessions

Propaganda - Disinformation: IDF prepared to take action to stop Iran from obtaining nukes - Gantz

Newly elected Jewish Democrat wants Biden to take tougher line on Iran nuke deal

Israeli occupation forces shot and critically injure a Palestinian minor with live ammunition

Apartheid Israel : Palestinian FM: Israel’s Use of Vaccines for International Diplomacy is Immoral

Apartheid Israel : US Senator Sanders Blasts Israel for Sending COVID-19 Vaccines to Allies while ‘Palestinians are still Waiting’

AFRICA

Gunmen kill 36 in attacks in northern Nigeria

Several soldiers killed in central Mali attack

2 killed, 468 arrested in Niger’s post-election violence

Washington Helped ‘Liberate’ Egypt. Today It’s an Authoritarian Dystopia: We still keep funding the repressive Sisi regime. Why?

Libya’s new PM delays naming Cabinet as deadline looms

ASIA

46 Taliban members killed in Afghanistan’s Kandahar prov.

Attack targets Afghan reporter's family, kills 3

Taliban attack on Afghan district repulsed, 12 killed

Manufacturing consent for war on China: Biden's CIA Nominee Identifies China As America's Top 'Formidable Adversary'

Pentagon Warns China About 'Miscalculation' Over Disputed Islands in the East China Sea

Chinese bombers in strike exercises after US escalation in South China Sea

U.S. to Impose Sweeping Rule Aimed at China : Despite U.S. business objections about its scope

China Declares "Complete Victory" Over Poverty: The World Bank estimates that China lifted out of poverty during the last 40 years accounts for more than 70 percent of the world's total.

China-US relations: ‘let’s fix our own national messes before competing with Beijing’, says former U.S. diplomat

EUROPE

Biden: ‘We will stand with Ukraine’ against Russia on Crimea

Germany reports record €53 billion in NATO defense spending

GLOBE

US "counterterrorism" operations touched 85 countries in the last 3 years: Perhaps in farther reaches of the globe than many Americans realize.

The U.S. undertook what it labeled “counterterrorism” activities in 85 countries.; Map illustrates countries in which the U.S. government conducted operations.

US led global "defense" spending in 2020: Report: The United States remained the world's largest defence spender in 2020, IISS said, accounting for 40 per cent of US$738 billion globally.

Capitalizing on conflict: How defense contractors and foreign nations lobby for arms sales

America has a vast overseas military empire. Does it still need it?: There are up to 800 overseas U.S. military bases, according to data from the Pentagon and David Vine, an expert at American University.

US drops key obstacle to global digital tax: Treasury

AMERICAS

European Union Expels Venezuelan Ambassador

Venezuelan Opposition Leader Bertucci Denied Entry to the US

First asylum-seekers from Mexico's Matamoros border camp enter U.S.

Biden administration preparing another tent facility to cope with border influx

Troops At US-Mexico Border Could Stay There for Three to Five Years, Report Says

U.S. says more than 300 people charged to date over Capitol riots

DOJ Opens the Door to Seeking New Domestic Terror Powers

US: House Set to Pass $2 Trillion Aid Bill Without $15 Min Wage

US senators mull tax hike for firms without $15 minimum wage

Jimmy Dore: Biden Does Weapon Deals Before Covid Relief

Wasted billions: The U.S. Air Force Just Admitted The F-35 Stealth Fighter Has Failed: The F-35 has a sticker price of around $100 million per plane

The F-35’s Trillion Dollar Cost – How Did It Happen?: The F-35 boondoggle begs many questions.

Warning, Distinct Signs of a 'Digital-Intelligence Complex'

Veterans Affairs Spent $20 Million On High-End, Luxury Artwork

Aaron Mate: Still Secret: Russia Probe Files Trump Couldn't Force Into View

U.S. diplomat openly calls for Christian nation-states, rails against Jews

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Syria: US occupation helicopters transport shoulder-fired missiles and shells to its base in Hasaka countryside

Hassan Rouhani Keeps Iran Nuclear Deal Open to Joe Biden Despite Pressure From Hardliners

Netanyahu: Israel will prevent a nuclear Iran whether or not a deal is in place

Over 20 ex-Israel officials back US return to Iran nuclear deal

U.S. and Israel to reconvene Iran working group ahead of potential nuclear talks

E3, Russia, IAEA react to Iran's suspension of additional nuclear inspections

Iran: US must stop economic terror to pave way for talks within JCPOA format

Iran: South Korea releasing $1B frozen by US sanctions

Khashoggi killers used planes seized by Saudi crown prince: Report

Biden to call Saudi king ahead of 'explosive' Khashoggi findings: Report: US intelligence report expected to support earlier CIA findings that Saudi crown prince behind murder of journalist

Killing of Palestinian by Israel was ‘extrajudicial execution’

US applies to return to UN Human Rights Council to support Israel

Biden moves to reengage with Palestinians: Report

Israel adopts law allowing names of unvaccinated to be shared

Pay to play: Covid-19: Israel donates vaccines to countries that moved embassies to Jerusalem

How Israel Uses Africa to Try to Whitewash Apartheid

Bought and paid for: Top US lawmaker links Palestinians to antisemitism and hate crimes: Chair of House Foreign Affairs Committee, ruled out conditioning aid to Israel even if annexation proceeds

Cornel West: Palestine is a 'taboo issue among certain circles in high places'

‘The Jewish Half’: SNL’s Dig at Israeli Apartheid Angers Many (VIDEO): “Israel is reporting that they vaccinated half of their population. And I’m going to guess it’s the Jewish half,” he said jokingly, taking a dig at Israeli apartheid.

The ICC, Israel, and antisemitism: Israel and its supporters use the charge of antisemitism to deter anyone who dares to hold Israel accountable

Israel 'demolished 89 Palestinian-owned structures in two weeks,' says UN : At least 146 people have been displaced by the demolitions

Israel destroys Irish aid to Palestinian village community

AFRICA

Gunmen Kill 36 in Attacks on Two Northern Nigerian States

24 people killed by armed groups in eastern DRC

‘NY Times’ finally investigates, Israeli businessman who drained 100s of millions from DR Congo

10 Killed in Suspected Boko Haram Attack in Nigeria

Two Mali soldiers killed in ambush

41 migrants drown in the Mediterranean

ASIA

Taliban attack repulsed, 6 killed in northern Afghanistan  

UN calls for urgent rescue of drifting boat carrying 90 Rohingya refugees as passengers begin to die

Biden's pick for CIA chief highlights "threat" from China

China would welcome UN Human Rights Council visit ‘because there is no genocide in Xinjiang’

China did 'little' to hunt for Covid origins in early months, says WHO document ; Report

Democracy Now amplifies State Department propaganda campaign against China behind progressive cover

EUROPE

Putin warns of unnamed foreign efforts to destabilize Russia

Germany prepares way for its troops to continue occupation of Afghanistan

Denmark decides to gradually relax coronavirus restrictions

'A ticket back to normality': Swiss support for vaccination pass grows

UK’s Covid-19 app can be converted into vaccine certificate whether Brits want it or not – reports

Revealed: Dozens of UK former senior officials profit from fossil fuel corporations

Ireland : Sinn Féin’s calls for a border poll to achieve a United Ireland

AUSTRALASIA

Finian Cunningham: Australia pays heavy price for being Uncle Sam’s lapdog towards China

Facebook Agrees To Restore Australian News Pages

GLOBE

COVID-19 cases decline for sixth straight week worldwide : WHO

AMERICAS

Amnesty strips Navalny of ‘prisoner of conscience’ status, having reviewed the his earlier ‘hateful’ comments.

EU envoy to Venezuela told to pack her bags after Brussels brings new sanctions

Tenth Flight from China Lands in Venezuela with Anti-Covid Aid

Haiti's president downplays his country's crisis at UN as US sounds alarm

Hunger in Central America skyrockets, UN agency says

Cruel and immoral ; US’ attempts to wall itself off from terror unleashed by its brutal intervention in Guatemala

North Dakota House passes bill forbidding mandatory mask wearing

California coronavirus strain may be more infectious—and lethal

Capitol Riot Costs Will Exceed $30 Million, Official Tells Congress

Mother of cop Brian Sicknick believes her son died of a fatal stroke - not a fire extinguisher to the head

'We lied': NY prosecutors face heat in botched Iran sanction case

Dominion Is Going to Unleash Legal Armageddon on Trump Election Truthers

Panels postpone vote on Neera Tanden, Biden's controversial pick for budget chief

WATCH: Maddow Makes Brutal Yet Flattering Appeal to Joe Manchin to Rethink Neera Tanden Confirmation Vote

Biden to sign order tackling chip shortage amid automaker woes: US semiconductor firms account for 47 percent of global chip sales but only 12 percent of production because they have outsourced much of the manufacturing overseas

Biden Beats Trump In Another Demographic—Billionaires: Think America’s richest people all backed a fellow billionaire in the 2020 election? Think again.

Republicans defend energy deregulation as new report says Texas consumers overpay by $28 billion for power

McDonald’s Secretive Intel Team Spies on ‘Fight for $15’ Workers, Internal Documents Show

83% of Americans say $7.25 minimum wage is not enough: poll

Here's why the minimum wage has been $7.25 an hour since 2009

Watch: 1 In 8 People Living In Poverty in America:

London overtakes New York as home to the most 'dollar millionaires'

It’s Looking Like the Department of Justice Under Biden Will Have Major Influence from Corporate Law

How is this possible? New home sales hit three-month high: Purchases of new single-family homes in the United States in January increased 4.3 percent, beating forecasts.

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Turkey neutralizes 8 alleged PKK members in N.Iraq strikes

U.S. airstrikes claims 7 lives among IS insurgents N. Iraq

Syria; Two soldiers of the Turkey-backed Syrian National Army (SNA) were killed and seven others injured by the PKK

Syria; US occupation forces brings in military vehicles, logistic materials to Hasaka countryside

Syria; Government to provide loans for low-income citizens

Iraq: Erbil attack a warning to Iraqi Kurds, not the US, say Shia commanders: Iran-backed groups say they are happy to see the Kurdish authorities under pressure but not sure who fired the rockets

US think tank: UAE still an ‘aggressor’ in Yemen despite withdrawal claim

Iran blocks IAEA nuclear inspections under Additional Protocol following sanctions deadline

Why did thes cpintries not condemn U.S for preaking it contract with Iran:? UK, France, Germany condemn Iran for limiting international inspections

Top Iran, China diplomats say speedy US return to JCPOA, sanctions removal 'key' to breaking nuclear deadlock

Deaths Reported In Riot After Baluchi Fuel Mules Killed In South-East Iran

Woman Hanged In Iran Prison After Cardiac Arrest, Lawyer Says

Iran commutes sentence of ailing Iranian-American, but blocks him from leaving

Apartheid Isarei government expresses ‘regret,’ will compensate for "disappeared" Yemenite children

Apartheid Israeli cabinet approves proposal to recognize, compensate for Yemenite ‘children affair’

Israel’s Fighter Pilots Have Taken Control of U.S. Military Aid Budget: The annual U.S. military aid gift of $3.8 billion is being monopolized by Israel Air Force jocks

Propaganda alert: Israeli cyber firm: Chinese hacking tool was modeled on NSA spyware: The Tel Aviv-based firm "hypothesized" that Chinese spies "may" have obtained the code

Apartheid Israel said to buy diplomatic support with coronavirus vaccines

Palestine condemns Israel’s blocking of vaccine to Gaza

Palestinian COVID vaccine plan faces large funding gap, World Bank says

Former Israeli minister urges denial of Covid-19 vaccine to Palestinians in Gaza

Apatheid Israel to Send 'Symbolic Amount' of COVID Vaccines to Palestinians, Other Countries

Médecins Sans Frontières: In Israel, you’re 60 times more likely to have a COVID vaccine than in occupied Palestine

Palestine calls on UNSC to act against Israel; Israel’s illegal actions and policies worsen conditions in Palestine

Israel lashes out as ICC okays war crimes probe

Could Israel invade the Hague? ; The Hague can now investigate Israel for war crimes

I’m tired of American Jews making excuses for Netanyahu and his Proud Boy allies: Just as Trump normalized the Proud Boys, Bibi is normalizing the neo-fascist Kahanists and their anti-Arab hate.

Biden's democratic values must also apply to Palestine: If Biden wants to "re-establish" his country's 'moral authority,' he must end US complicity in Israel's subjugation of the Palestinian people

Probe challenges Israeli story after Palestinian killed at checkpoint

Jews split over charity's support for illegal settlements in occupied Palestine

AFRICA

Nigeria: 25 killed in Ebonyi communal clashes

Several people killed in Nigeria's restive Maiduguri

7,000 flee western Ethiopia fighting: UN

Egypt's Sisi faces backlash against removal of the Quran from school textbooks

ASIA

Afghan Army kills 18 Taliban militants: Defence Ministry

UN: Afghanistan war civilian casualties down by 15% last year

China says China, U.S. and Europe should work together to uphold multilateralism

China’s top diplomat says Beijing seeks to US to join forces on new energy and new technologies

China has acknowledged four of its soldiers were killed during an Indian mountain border clash last year

China regains slot as India's top trade partner despite tensions

Philippines offers nurses in exchange for vaccines from Britain, Germany

EUROPE

New Documents Reveal More British Efforts To Undermine Russia

Propaganda alert: Top Biden Adviser Suggests Russia Could See U.S. Response To Alleged SolarWinds Hack : U.S. national-security adviser warned that the United States will respond within "weeks, to a suspected Russian cyberattack,

U.S. Hearings examine consequences of massive SolarWinds breach: The alleged massive Russian hacking incident will be in the spotlight as House and Senate panels examine the extent of what is likely the largest cyber breach in U.S. history.

Biden readies his first major "penalties" on Russia

Twitter removes hundreds of accounts it alleges are linked to Iran, Russia, Armenia

WATCH Georgian police detain opposition leader & clash with his supporters during raid on party HQ

UK unemployment hits 5.1%, the highest in almost 5 years, as young workers bear brunt of Covid-19 restrictions

AUSTRALASIA

As Australian government caves, Facebook announces first proposed deal with media after lifting own news content ban

'Nazi' used improvised flamethrower to attack indigenous family in Australia

GLOBE

Third of freshwater fish threatened by extinction with habitats in 'catastrophic decline'

Bitcoin down more than 10% to $48,604

AMERICAS

Riots in Ecuador's Prisons Cause at Least 50 Killed

UN Confirms 76 Massacres and 292 Killed in Colombia 2020

Venezuela Rejects New Coercive Measures by the European Union

An Immigration Raid Sent Him to Guatemala. He Was Murdered at the Border Trying to Get Home

Biden under fire for opening child detainment center, but some liberals jump to defend him

Watch: WH Press Sec Blames Pandemic After Being Asked About 'Kids In Cages'

Canada’s Armed Forces Pensions Invested In Private U.S. Immigrant Detention: Canada’s public sector pension board invested US$4.7 million last

US coronavirus death toll tops half a million

Fauci: Relaxed CDC guidance for fully vaccinated people may be coming 'soon'

New Yorkers should wear 2 masks until at least June: Mayor

Is There Wasteful Spending In The New $1.9 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus Bill?

Democrats question TV carriers' decisions to host Fox, OAN and Newsmax, citing 'misinformation'

Wayne Dupree: Nations rise and fall, and America’s now in danger of falling. I’ve never been more pessimistic about its fate

U.S. Capitol security officials blame poor intelligence — and each other — for the Jan. 6 riot

Security officials cast blame for Jan. 6 failures at Capitol: Gov officials, including the former chief of the Capitol Police, are blaming other federal agencies — and each other — for their failure.

GOP senator suggests DC cops are to blame for turning ‘festive’ Trump crowd into a violent mob

Pentagon report reveals inroads white supremacists have made in military

500,000 Jobs At Risk As Instacart Mulls Robot-Driven Warehouses

US Home Prices Accelerate At Fastest Pace Since 2014

US Supreme Court Orders Trump To Hand Over Financial Records

Republicans see Democrats' $15 minimum-wage increase and counter with $10 instead

Biden Claimed He Was Arrested for Trespassing at Capitol

Families of three slain U.S. service members "allege" Saudi Arabia facilitated the attack

Family "alleges" U.S. Navy veteran died after police knelt on his neck: "He said, 'Please don’t kill me. Please don’t kill me,'"

Chinese Man’s Teeth Knocked Out, Suffers Brain Hemorrhage After Random Attack in NYC

Berkeley Man Arrested After Threatening to Kill, Beat and Rob Asians on Social Media

Video shows Baton Rouge officer with arm around the neck of Black teen

Black Walmart worker arrested after being stopped for walking in the snow in Texas

Conspiracy theorists are actually trying to claim that the snow in Texas is fake

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Russian air assault kills 21 alleged IS militants in Syria

A number of QSD militants killed, others wounded in Hasaka, Deir Ezzor countryside

ISIS Attacks Iranian Militias in Syria's Badia

7 IS alleged militants killed in int'l coalition airstrikes in Iraq

Iraq walks away from $2B upfront oil deal with China

Yemen's Houthis raise stakes in Marib: Houthi fighters are laid to rest in Sanaa.

UAE deeply involved in Yemen despite claims of withdrawal, experts say

British arms sales prolonging Saudi war in Yemen, says Oxfam

What the US has wrought in Yemen

Iran and IAEA reach 'temporary' agreement to maintain nuclear surveillance

FM Zarif: Iran expects compensation for $1 trillion damage inflicted by US sanctions: FM Zarif:: "Compensations will take the form of reparation, or the form of investment"

US offer not even close to lifting sanctions against Tehran

China urges US to return to JCPOA as only way out of nuclear impasse

Iran says U.S. should "first" announce nuke commitments to return to JCPOA

Zarif accuses West of hypocrisy over report Israel expands Dimona nuclear center

South Korea agrees to partial release of blocked Iranian money

U.S. defense secretary calls Saudi crown prince, reaffirms strategic ties

Israel to pay victims of ‘stolen babies’ affair: They allege the babies were stolen and given to Jewish families

Israel’s bulldozers target Palestinian women farmers

Fact or fiction? PA says Hamas has committed to peaceful resistance, two states — report

Despite human rights claims, Canada taking down restaurant over support for Palestine

UAE unveils $1.36bn in arms deals

AFRICA

Seven Niger election officials killed in mine explosion

Gunmen kill 3 policemen, abduct civilian in southeast Nigeria

Italian ambassador to DR Congo killed in attack on UN convoy

Libya: More than 150 migrants freed in raid on traffickers

ASIA

Afghanistan: 18 killed and wounded in Kapisa clashes

Afghanistan: 10 militants killed in Afghan army overnight operation in Kandahar

Afghanistan: Roadside Explosions In A Crowded Market Kill 3 Including Child

Pressure building to keep US troops in Afghanistan indefinitely

'Australian spy planned to reveal Afghan war crimes data before mysterious death'

Pakistani Female Aid Workers Shot Dead By Assailants

China Urges Biden to Scrap Tariffs, Restore Goodwill

U.S.lapdog: Canada votes to recognize China’s treatment of Uighur population as genocide

U.S. accusation of China's "genocide" relies on data abuse, baseless claim by far-right: media

China rejects Uighurs genocide charge, invites UN’s rights chief

China urges US to lift restrictions on trade, stop 'interference' in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Tibet

India and China complete pull-back of forces

Myanmar coup latest: EU ready for sanctions but not trade barriers

EUROPE

EU ministers agree human rights sanctions on Russian officials over Alexei Navalny's jailing

Sweden charges man with spying for Russia

Armenia seeks bigger Russian military presence on its territory

France begins shutting down far-right group

GLOBE

'Real-world' UK data shows 70% decline in COVID infections after first Pfizer shot

AMERICAS

Brazil's COVID-19 death toll nears 250,000

Canada: Conservatives win all-party support of Uighur genocide vote in House of Commons

Canada: Conservative Opposition leader Erin O’toole has declared war on China and his hair is on fire.

U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Reaches 500,000: A Loss To The Whole Society':

Wear Your Damn Masks, Please,' Says Rep. Pocan After NIH Director Ties Politicization to 'Tens of Thousands' of US Deaths

What's Safe After COVID-19 Vaccination? Don't Shed Masks Yet

‘Why would anyone get the jab after this?’: AP criticized for saying Covid vaccination WON’T bring life back to normal

‘Most attendees want him dead’: Pence’s decision to skip CPAC backed by his supporters

Glenn Greenwald: Trump can win 2024'

Supreme Court won't stop grand jury from getting Trump's tax returns

Congressman says he's 'tired of playing defense' against conspiracy theories and domestic extremism: We are now playing offense. We're going to go after these people.

Activists call for LA mayor to open hotels to homeless as five a day die on streets

Family of 11-year-old boy who died in Texas freeze file $100m lawsuit

Neera Tanden's Bid to Head OMB on Verge of Collapse

German special forces mistaken for terrorists after training mix-up in Arizona

Deathbed Letter From Former Cop Claims NYPD, FBI Helped Kill Malcolm

In case you missed it: Why America Thinks It Has to Run the World

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40 Houthi rebels killed in Yemen's Marib fighting

Russian air strikes kill 21 IS jihadists in Syria: monitor

6 IS militants, 4 paramilitary members killed in Iraq

Rocket attack on Iraqi airbase where US defense company operates

U.S. rescinds Trump White House claim that all U.N. sanctions had been reimposed on Iran

U.S. says it is ready to resume talks with Iran on nuclear deal

Iran Offers to Reverse Its Nuclear Deal Violations if Sanctions Are Lifted

US does not plan sanctions relief, other steps before Iran talks

Propaganda alert: Iranian-backed militias "likely" behind deadly rocket attack on U.S.-led base, experts say

Israeli press review: Report finds widespread racism among Israel's youth

Hamas begins internal elections to choose a new leadership

Vaccine prevents 98.9% of COVID deaths, Israel’s Health Ministry data shows

Israel reopens stores, malls, gyms Sunday in major easing of COVID restrictions

Iran plans to export Covid-19 vaccine to the world

Israeli Authorities Prepare Law to Prohibit Cooperation with ICC

Not Identifying Israel and Saudi Arabia as Allies: Stupidity or Brilliant Subterfuge?

Saudi Arabia to invest $20bn in domestic arms industry

Release of intelligence report on Khashoggi killing could push already strained U.S.-Saudi relations to new lows

AFRICA

Doctor says 5 killed in Somalia''s election-related violence

Ethiopian army implicated in brutal war crime video: 'You should have finished off the survivors':

U.N. report: Erik Prince violated arms embargo in Libya

Report of Illegal Arms Transfer by Erik Prince to Libyan Warlord Raises Question: Who's Backing Former Blackwater CEO

John Pilger: Apartheid Did Not Die

ASIA

5 killed in serial explosions in Afghanistan's Kabul

US Will Not Undertake Hasty Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Austin

NATO Puts Holds on Afghanistan Decision, Expands in Iraq

Military operation in NW Pakistan leaves 3 killed: army

Two killed in Mandalay city in bloodiest day of Myanmar protests

China raises rare earth quotas in ‘goodwill trade signal’ to US

US State Department accusation of China ‘genocide’ relied on data abuse and baseless claims by far-right ideologue

EUROPE

Russian court finds Kremlin critic Navalny guilty of slandering WW2 veteran -Ifax,

Moscow court rejects Navalny appeal

Kremlin tells West to pull back from idea of Navalny-related sanctions

Pressure mounts on U.S. State Dep’t: If Navalny deserves support, why not Issa Amro?

Biden administration designates Russian ship as helping to build Nord Stream 2 pipeline

White House says U.S. not inviting Russia to G7

Biden stresses importance of partnership with Europe at the Munich Security Conference

Coronavirus news: Ireland reports three cases of Brazilian variant; Italian police investigate fake vaccines

Biden Tells Allies 'America Is Back,' but Macron and Merkel Push Back

Boris Johnson: 'America is back as the leader of the free world'

We must resist Israel’s war on British universities

UK: drivers are workers not self-employed, Supreme Court rules

AUSTRALASIA

Anti-coronavirus vaccine protests held in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide.

Propaganda report: ‘Possible war’ looming on Australia’s doorstep as China ramps up attacks on Taiwan

GLOBE

Global case tally for COVID climbs above 110.4 million

Pandemic will not end until world is vaccinated, Merkel says

Johns Hopkins Doctor Predicts Covid ‘Will Be Mostly Gone By April’: The doctor acknowledged the reluctance of many scientists to publicly acknowledge his conclusions

I.M.F. Predicts Worst Downturn Since the Great Depression

US officially back in Paris Agreement

Biden's policy of containing China, Russia and Iran is no longer viable

Biden says U.S. commitment to NATO is 'unshakeable'

AMERICAS

US sanctions on Venezuela have failed to achieve anything but needless death and misery.

'No to Dictatorship': Why Haitians are protesting US-backed Moïse

Vijay Prashad: Will Andrés Arauz be the next president of Ecuador?

Watch: TV crew robbed at gunpoint live on air in Ecuador

US lets in asylum-seekers stuck in Mexico, ends Trump policy

Eight-year-old boy drowns as migrants risk Arctic conditions to cross river into US

Texas supermarkets are running out of food : 13 million - half of the state's population - are under 'boil water' orders

Biden declares major disaster in Texas

House panel unveils $1.9T relief package

$2,000 Stimulus checks, with the complete timeline for all you $1,400+600 truthers.

Biden privately tells governors: Minimum wage hike likely isn’t happening

Trump inauguration donor sentenced to 12 years for illegal contribution, obstruction

US judge suspends South Carolina’s new abortion law

Trump Returns to Fox News for Pathetic Interview

Bitcoin Market Value Shoots Past $1 Trillion Amid Tesla-Fueled Surge

Ghislaine Maxwell admitted Jeffrey Epstein DID have tapes of Trump and the Clintons

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Iraq: Three members of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces were killed and five wounded in clashes with Islamic State

The untold tragedy of Iraq's Shia Turkmen women enslaved by Islamic State

NATO to send up to 3,500 more troops to Iraq

US-led Int’l Coalition to Establish New Military Base at Iraq-Syria-Turkey Triangle

Syria and Israel to swap prisoners in Russia-mediated deal

European powers, US warn Iran against further breaches of nuclear deal: Iran's Zarif hit back, saying violations were a result of US withdrawal from the agreement

UAE Reportedly Dismantling Red Sea Military Base as Country Pulls Back From War in Yemen

Biden Plans To Bypass MBS In Saudi Relations

Watch: Settlers, soldiers oust Palestinian Israeli family picnicking in occupied West Bank

Condemning BDS and promising to visit Israel are price of entry in Democratic race for NY mayor

Gaza law barring women from travel without male consent to be revised, judge says

Israel to bar unvaccinated people from some jobs, says health minister

AFRICA

20 al-Shabab militants killed in southern Somalia

Gunmen kill nine in northern Burkina Faso road attack

Nigeria: Gunmen kill seven in Edo

U.S. Approves $200 Million in Arms Sales to Egypt Amid Human Rights Concerns

UN: 1.3M people displaced in Somalia in 2020

ASIA

About 30 Taliban Killed in Bombmaking Accident, Afghan Government Says

Afghan official: Bombing kills 2 Kabul University lecturers

Amazon documents reveal company’s secret strategy to dodge India’s regulators

EUROPE

Spain: Protests Reach 30 Cities After Rapper Jailed

Nearly 5,000 Hong Kong citizens sign up for new UK visa: The Times

AUSTRALASIA

This is what Facebook looks like in Australia after the social media giant pulled all news content

‘We will not be intimidated’: Australian PM takes Facebook fight to India and the world

GLOBE

Mutations have made coronavirus EIGHT times more infectious than original Wuhan variant – study

‘Wildly unfair’: UN boss says 10 nations used 75% of all vaccines

Two variants merge to form first recorded 'recombinant' virus

AMERICAS

UN expert details crushing human toll of US sanctions on Venezuela

Brazil’s ex-President Lula on Venezuela: Maduro is democratic, Guaidó should be in prison, US blockade kills civilians

Maduro lodges new allegation of US spying on Venezuela firm

No to Dictatorship': Why Haitians are protesting US-backed Moïse

Almost One-Third of US Troops Are Refusing COVID Vaccines, Officials Say

Florida Gov. DeSantis Prioritizes Vaccines for Rich White Residents, Then Threatens Critics

US life expectancy drops a year in pandemic, most since WWII

US jobless claims unexpectedly rise to 861,000 amid chip shortage

Walmart raises wages for 425,000 associates, about half of U.S. employees now earn $15 per hour

Trump Inaugural Donor Gets 12 Years Over Illegal Contribution

Special report: Insulin users reeling at 550-percent price increase

Activist groups urge Biden, Congress to end 'forever wars'

South Carolina governor signs law banning most abortions and Planned Parenthood sues

White House says Biden supports study of slavery reparations

Texas Power Outages to Drag Into Third Day as Deep Freeze Persists

Watch: This is not a third world country. This is Houston, Texas.

While Texans Freeze, Ted Cruz Heads To Cancún