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Updated April 18, 2024 - 1:44 PM EDT

Johnson Unveils $95 Billion Foreign Military Bills

UK Says Israel Likely To Respond to Iran

18 Israeli Soldiers Wounded in Hezbollah Attack on Army Base

Leaked Cables Show US Opposes Palestinian State

		*After Surviving Airstrike Palestinian Boy Killed By Aid Drop*
		*UN Report: Palestinians Face Severe Abuses in Israeli Detention*
		*26 Dems Concerned Over Claim That Israel Is Legally Using US Arms*

US Endangering Troops by Refusing To Leave Niger

US Funding Torture Camps in Eastern Syria

No Sign of US Withdrawal From Iraq

New Hampshire GOP Adds 'Defend the Guard' to Platform

Viewpoints

	The West Now Wants 'Restraint' – After Months of Fueling a Genocide in Gaza by Jonathan Cook
	America Fueled the Fire in the Middle East by Stephen M. Walt

	This Past Weekend, Iran Changed Everything by Ted Snider
	Trilateral Militarization: From Missiles to Nukes by Dan Steinbock
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Frontline

	Palestinian Journalists Call on US Press To Boycott White House Dinner
	Israeli Bombs Wipe Out Entire Gaza Family in Rafah Assault
	Facebook Designates Grayzone Journalist a 'Dangerous Individual'

Russia/Ukraine

	Russia Says Its Forces Repel Four Ukrainian Counterattacks in Kupyansk Area
	Ukraine Says 17 Killed in Russian Missile Attack on Chernihiv
	American Defense Contractor To Distribute Ukrainian Tactical Radios in US
	Dutch Deliver Three More F-16s for Training Ukrainian Pilots in Romania
	Ukraine Turns From Sovereign Country Into Western Protectorate, Hungarian PM Says

Europe

	Belgian Warship Sidelined From Red Sea Mission Due to a Stuck Missile
	Putin Not Welcome at D-Day Event Due to Ukraine War, French Organizers Say
	Germany Buries the Evidence of Complicity in Genocide: Nicaragua Exposes It
	Russian Peacekeepers Start Withdrawal From Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh
	Swiss Vote To Ban Swastika in Crackdown on Extremist Symbols
	Italy Halts Plans To Buy Israeli Underwater Drones

Afghanistan

	Afghan Women Turn to Entrepreneurship but Struggle To Access Capital
	The Taliban Suspend Two TV Stations in Afghanistan for Neglecting Islamic and National Values

Pakistan

	Pakistani Security Forces Kill Seven Militants Trying to Sneak Into the Country From Afghanistan
	Pakistan Says It Blocked Social Media Platform X Over 'National Security'
	Court Orders Pakistan To Restore Social Media Site X: Lawyer

Asia Pacific

	New Zealand, Japan and the Philippines Are Moving Towards Greater Integration With the US Military
	Missiles, Drones and Warships the Priority as Australia Plans $32 Billion Defense Boost
	Chinese Diplomats Are Quietly Meeting With Hill Staffers About TikTok
	The US Ambassador to Japan Says Boosting Arms Industry Ties Is Key to a Stronger Security Alliance
	Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Moved to House Arrest Amid Heatwave
	US Seeks New Mechanism To Monitor North Korean Sanctions
	Philippines, US Forces To Train Retaking Island in Joint Drills

Africa

	Gunmen Kill Three in Benin Border Attack
	The UN Rights Chief Says DR Congo's Escalating Violence Is Being Forgotten by the World
	UK Boosts Support for Somali Security Forces With $3.5 Million Contribution
	Zimbabweans Forced To Use US Dollar in Absence of New Currency

Gaza

	UN: More Than 10,000 Women Killed in Gaza
	US Navy Transport With Equipment, Personnel for Gaza Pier Back Home After Engine Fire
	Lavender, Israel's Artificial Intelligence System That Decides Who to Bomb in Gaza
	One Child Killed or Injured Every Ten Minutes in Gaza: UNICEF
	Israel Blocks UN Team From Probing War Crimes Committed in Gaza
	33,899 Palestinians Killed in Israel's Gaza Offensive Since Oct. 7, Health Ministry Says
	UNRWA Chief Warns Man-Made Famine Tightening Grip Across Gaza

Israel/Palestine

	'Googler Against Genocide': Tech Giant Orders Arrest of Workers Protesting Contract With Israel
	Spain Leads European Push To Recognize Palestine, Risking Israel's Wrath
	The Thousands of Palestinians Israel Arrests, Tortures, Holds Even in Death
	Palestinian Prisoner's Day: How Many Are Still in Israeli Detention?
	Erdogan Likens Hamas to Turkish Independence Fighters
	UN Appeals for $2.8 Billion To Help Three Million Palestinians in Desperate Need of Food and Other Aid
	Security Council To Vote Thursday on Palestinian State UN Membership
	13 British Lords Linked to Israel's Arms Trade
	Palestinian President Rejected US Requests To Hold Off on UN Membership Vote
	Poll: 74% of Israelis Oppose Counterstrike on Iran if It Harms Security Alliances

Iran

	Iran's Raisi Reiterates Warnings as Israel Mulls Response to Air Attack
	Photos: Iran Shows Military Might as Tensions With Israel Soar
	How Well Could Iran Defend Itself Against a Potential Israeli Attack?
	Bankers Upgrade Lockheed Stock After Iran Strikes at Israel

Sudan

	Sudan Faces Increased Hunger as Cereal Production Plummets
	Heavy Clashes Erupt in North Darfur, Civilians Caught in Crossfire
	25 Killed in Darfur Town as War Spreads: Monitor, Eyewitnesses

The War at Home

	Abu Ghraib Military Contractor Warned Bosses of Abuses Two Weeks After Arriving, Testimony Reveals
	IMF Sounds Alarm on US Debt, Warning 'Something Will Have To Give'
	Cannon AFB Pediatric Cancer Study Finds Higher Rate of Rare Brain Tumors
	US Navy on Track To Miss Recruitment Target for Second Year Running
	F-35 Deliveries Could Resume in July, but the New Jets Won't Be Combat-Ready for a Year or More