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Updated June 1, 2020 - 1:00 AM EDT

		*Nearly a Third of States Have Activated the National Guard*
		Intel Agencies Seeking More Advanced Forms Contact Tracing
		Rep. Justin Amash Introduces Bill to End 'Qualified' Police Immunity

US May Deploy to Tunisia to Counter Russia in Libya

Viewpoints

	Washington's Double Failure Against Iran and Venezuela by Doug Bandow
	If Trump Is Serious About Leaving Afghanistan, He Should Do It Now, Not Next Summer by Bonnie Kristian
	Real and Imagined Problems of Mideast Arms Trade by Paul R. Pillar

	Coming Apart at the Seams by Scott Horton
	The Glory and Duty of Beating Swords to Plowshares by Kathy Kelly
	Images From Inside British Court Expose Assange's Cruel Treatment by Max Blumenthal
More Viewpoints

Cops Kill Because We Gave Them the Legal Framework To Do It
by Jim Bovard

Frontline

	Coronavirus Losing Potency Top Italian Doctor Says
	Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to Lockdown on Religious Services
	Protests of Police Spread to London, Berlin, Toronto
	Divert Weapons Funding to Research to Prevent Next Pandemic, Pope Says

Violence Continues

	Trump Claims Protesters in DC Risked Facing 'Vicious Dogs'
	Journalists Covering US George Floyd Protests Find Themselves Under Attack
	Trump Declares Antifa Will Be Added to List of Terrorist Organizations
	Trump Social Media Order Starts Off on Shaky Legal Ground

US Military

	The Hawaii Navy Base Fueling Trump's Quest for 'Super Duper' Missiles
	Former SEAL Sues Navy Secretary and New York Times Reporter, Claiming Leaks and False Reporting
	Army Withdraws Promotion for Colonel Who Was Senior Commander During 2017 Niger Ambush
	Kenneth Braithwaite Sworn in as Secretary of the Navy

China/Taiwan/Hong Kong

	US Approves Two Air China Flights to Take Chinese Citizens Home
	China and India Brawl at 14,000 Feet Along the Border
	Hong Kong Officials Say Trump 'Wrong' to End Special Status
	Beijing Has Reason to Be Emboldened by Response to Hong Kong National Security Law Plan, US Observers Say
	US-China Tensions Set to Worsen as Moderates Lose Out to Hardliners, Observers Say
	Chinese General Says Beijing Will 'Resolutely Smash' Any Separatist Moves by Taiwan
	China Eyes 'Diversified' Relations as US Becomes Increasingly Hostile, Beijing Economic Adviser Says
	Chinese State Media Says US Demonstrations Are 'Beautiful' as It Hits Back at American Support for Hong Kong Protests
	Report of Chinese Scramjet Test a Challenge to Most-Advanced Missile Defense Systems
	China Home-Built Aircraft Carrier Conducting Sea Trials
	Widow of Covid Whistle-Blower Doctor Li Wenliang Opposes US Plan to Name Street Outside Chinese Embassy After Him
	Beijing's Plans for South China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone Cover Pratas, Paracel and Spratly Islands, PLA Source Says

Afghanistan

	Journalist, Studio Technician Killed in Kabul Blast, Six Wounded
	ISIS Claims Bombing Attack on Afghan TV Station Bus That Killed Two
	Families of Killed Media Workers Criticize Afghan Govt
	Killing of Afghan Journalist, Media Workers Sparks Intl Response
	Three Civilians Killed in Shelling in Afghanistan
	Top Members of Hizb-E-Islami Still Not Released by Afghan Govt
	Three Civilians Injured in Bomb Blast in Kabul
	Afghan Govt Welcomes EU Statement on Afghanistan

Asia

	India Expels Two Pakistani Officials on 'Espionage' Charges
	Two Soldiers Test Positive for Coronavirus After Arriving in South Korea From the US

Libya

	Libya Army Shells Haftar's Militias at Tripoli Airport
	Seven Civilians Killed, Dozen Others Injured in Grad Rockets Attack by Haftar's Forces
	Seven Libyan Army Soldiers Injured by Explosives Planted by Haftar's Militias
	Russia Fires Back at US Accusations of Printing Counterfeit Libyan Money

Sudan/Ethiopia

	Sudan Summons Ethiopia Envoy Over Deadly Cross-Border Attack
	In Sudan, Traced Bashir Regime Assets 'Tip of Iceberg'

Palestine/Israel

	Mossad Chief Secretly Visits Egypt to Discuss West Bank Annexation
	The New Israeli State-Owned Company Developing Secret Rocket Technology
	Israel Border Police Officer Under House Arrest After Killing of Special Needs East J'Lem Man
	Hundreds Attend Funeral of Autistic Palestinian Shot by Israeli Police
	Israeli Defense Minister Apologizes for Palestinian's Death
	Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque Reopens After Two Months Amid Tensions
	Israeli Forces Evict Palestinians From Ibrahimi Mosque, Permit Settlers
	Soldiers Assault a Palestinian Man, Cause Fractures in His Leg
	Five Palestinians, Including Journalist Injured at Kufur Qaddoum
	IDF Probing Video Showing Soldier Slashing Palestinian Car Tires
	Israeli Colonists Install a Tent of Palestinian Lands Near Hebron
	Armed Israeli Settlers Invade Local Markets in Hebron
	Austria Warns Israel Against Annexation, Despite Preventing EU Statement on Plan

Iran

	Iran Suggests Up to 225 Killed in November Protests
	France, UK, Germany 'Regret' US End to Iran Nuclear Waivers
	Iran's New Parliamentary Speaker Launches Scathing Attack on President Rouhani
	Two Iranian Tankers Sail Back After Delivering Fuel to Venezuela

Iraq

	Iraq Monthly Roundup: 262 Killed in May
	Two Iraqi Kurds Killed in Turkish Airstrike in Northern Iraq
	Only 190,000 Tons of Rice Left for Iraq's Food Program: Trade Ministry

Syria

	East Syria Air Strike Kills Five Iran-Backed Fighters
	Western Countries Leave Children of ISIS in Syrian Camps

Middle East

	Saudi Shura Council Rejects Proposal to Let Women Marry Without a Male Guardian's Permission
	Lebanon Extends Mandate of UN Force Along Israel Border
	Turkish Security Forces Kill Three PKK Members
	Yemen Urges Action Against UAE-Backed Forces After Abducted Journalist Found With Torture Marks

Africa

	Militants in Burkina Faso Kill 35 in Separate Attacks, Govt Says
	Armed Bandits Kill at Least 18 in Nigeria's Katsina State
	Somali Minibus Hits Roadside Bomb, Six Killed
	DR Congo Militia Leader Arrested in 2017 Murders of UN Experts
	Kenyan Police Killed 2 Children, Injured 3 in Operation to Catch Their Father, a Suspected Terrorist
	Tullow Oil Says 58 Workers Test Positive for Covid-19 Offshore Ghana
	Niger Adopts New Wire-Tapping Legislation on Curbing 'Terrorism'
	Zimbabwe: Rift Within Ruling Party Dents President's Clout
	UNSC Extends South Sudan Arms Embargo Until May 2021