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Updated April 1, 2020 - 9:29 AM EDT
US May Ease Iran Sactions Over Coronavirus
 
  Europe Sends Medical Gear to Iran, Bypassing US Sanctions
Kurds, White Helmets Spar Over Sanctions Relief
 
  Syria Air Defenses Down Israeli Missiles Over Homs: State Media
US Kills Somali Civilians, Blames Dead Terrorists
 
  Amnesty: Zero Accountability on Civilian Deaths From US Air Strikes
DoJ IG: FBI Constantly Abuses FISA Powers
Venezuela Nixes US Proposal for Regime Change
Taliban Team in Kabul to Supervise Prisoner Release
US Military Places 1000s of Koreans on Unpaid Leave
Outrage at Saudi 'Horse Massacre' in Strikes on Yemen
Viewpoints
item Donald Trump Needs to Focus on Coronavirus (Not Fighting With China and the EU)  by Doug Bandow
item Stop the Shin Bet Surveillance  Haaretz
item In West African Coronavirus Hotspot, War Has Left 700,000 Homeless and Exposed  by Nick Turse
item America, We Have to End the Wars Now  by Scott Horton
item A Chance to Fix FISA
 by Julian Sanchez
item Why Trump Should Use Covid-19 to Kickstart Talks With North Korea  by Jessica Lee

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Frontline
Dismantling Democracy? Virus Used as Excuse to Quell Dissent
Lift Sanctions on Iran, North Korea, Venezuela in Covid Crisis: UN Rights Expert
Trump Says He May Join Saudi Arabia, Russia in Talks on Oil Prices
Covid Tests Bound for UK Contaminated With Covid
 
Israel/Palestine
Israel Attacks Palestinians as They Fight Covid-19
UN Starts Gaza Food Drops in Attempt to Prevent Coronavirus Outbreak
Israel Fights Coronavirus Spread Among Ultraorthodox Jews
Israel Tests Coronavirus Vaccine Prototype on Rodents at Defense Lab
Iraq
Iraq Monthly Roundup: 128 Killed in March
Iraqi Caretaker PM Warns Against Further Attacks as Pentagon Plans to 'Destroy' Militias
Coronavirus: Iraqi Doctors Warn of Healthcare Collapse if Cases Continue to Rise
US Soldier Dies in Non-Combat Incident in Erbil, Iraq
Yemen
Trump's Aid Cut Is a Death Sentence for Yemenis Facing Coronavirus and War
Anti-Arms Campaigns Call for Halt of UK-Made Weapons in Yemen
Lebanon
'You Have No One but Us': Lebanon's Political Elite Resurrected Amid Covid Crisis
Lebanon Banks Halt Dollar Withdrawals After Pandemic Closes Airport
Middle East
Iran Says 'Terrorist' Attack Inside Turkey Halts Natural Gas Flow
Turkey Set to Release Some 45,000 Inmates in Coronavirus Response
Commander: Kurdish Forces End Riots by ISIS Prisoners in Syria
Saudi Arabia Tells Muslims to Wait on Hajj Plans Amid Coronavirus Crisis
Qatar Welcomes Bahrain Move to Evacuate Citizens Stuck in Doha
Egypt
Egypt: In Packed, Dirty Cells, Political Prisoners Fear Virus
Health Workers Underwhelmed by Sisi's Pay Rise Gesture
Africa
Ethiopia Postpones August Elections Due to Coronavirus
Tunisia Releases 1,420 Prisoners Over Coronavirus
13-Year-Old Shot Dead; Kenyan Police Enforcing Curfew Blamed
Malian Parliamentary Elections Marred by Kidnappings, Attacks
Oil Engineers Freed in Libya After Two-Year Abduction
Algeria Leader Urges Discipline, Says Govt Able to Counter Covid
Russia
Putin Sending Medical Supplies to Help US Fight Coronavirus
Russia Includes Jail Terms to Enforce Crackdown
Ukraine
Rebel-Controlled Eastern Ukraine Reports First Coronavirus Case
Ukraine Approves Legislation in a Bid for IMF Aid
Europe
Disputed Nagorno-Karabakh Region Holds Elections
UK Police Accused of Abusing Power to Enforce Covid Lockdown
 
US Military
US Navy Evacuating Aircraft Carrier Infected by Coronavirus
Pentagon Orders Military Bases to Stop Releasing Specific Covid-19 Numbers
Captain of USS Theodore Roosevelt Pleads for Help as Virus Cases Rise Onboard
With Coronavirus Already on 97 American Military Bases, the Armed Forces Struggle With Their Many Missions
First US Service Member Dies From Coronavirus
Pentagon Has Not Yet Sent 2,000 Ventilators Due to Lack of Shipment Location
Death of Airman in Texas Under Investigation
Pentagon Will Modify Hundreds of Contracts for Coronavirus Response
That Time an Army Clerk Accidentally Ordered an Anchor to Fort Carson
Air Force Will Transfer 23 Missions, 1,840 Billets to Space Force
The War at Home
Stockpile of US-Manufactured Ventilators Sold Overseas: Report
Oil Falls Further on Huge Inventory Build
US Will Add 500 Troops at Mexico Border During Coronavirus Pandemic
State Department Confirms First Official to Die From Coronavirus
Rick Scott Calls for Congressional Probe Into WHO Over Coronavirus Response
China/Hong Kong
Concerns Grow Over Wuhan Doctor Amid Call for Return to Work
In China, a Young Diplomat Rises as Aggressive Foreign Policy Takes Root
Helicopter From People's Liberation Army Garrison Crashes in Hong Kong
Afghanistan
Pompeo Says Afghan Negotiating Team Looks 'Pretty Inclusive'
Female Head of Afghan NDS Gender Dept Dies in Kabul Bombing
Medics Infected With Coronavirus in Western Afghanistan Amid Iran Exodus
EU, OIC Call on Taliban to Reduce Violence, Work for Peace
Pakistan to Allow Imports of Food, Medicine to Afghanistan
Asia
India Cracks Down on Muslim Group Emerging as Coronavirus Cluster
Deng Xiaoping Objected to Second North Korea Invasion
Americas
'Coronavirus Could Wipe Us Out': Indigenous South Americans Blockade Villages
World's Busiest Border Falls Quiet With Millions of Mexicans Barred From US
Panama to Restrict Movement by Gender During Virus Quarantine
 
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Columnists

Justin Raimondo
9/16/2019
The FBI vs. Antiwar.com

Scott Horton
4/01/2020
America, We Have To End the Wars Now

Ted Snider
3/31/2020
The Quiet and Lethal Wars Against Iran

Maj. Danny Sjursen, USA (ret.)
3/30/2020
Orwellian 'Enemies': The Enduring Utility of 'Axes of Evil'

Dave DeCamp
3/30/2020
William Barr Greenlit Bush's Invasion of Panama, Is Venezuela Next?

Daniel Lazare
3/24/2020
Will COVID Bring Down the American War Machine?

Sheldon Richman
2/24/2020
The Nonintervention Principle

David R. Henderson
12/25/2019
Silent Night

Lucy Steigerwald
10/09/2019
George W. Bush Is Not Your Republican Friend With Whom You Respectfully Disagree

Ran HaCohen
12/11/2017
Jerusalem, the Capital of Apartheid
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