AMERICAS
Guantanamo’s once-secret ‘black ops’ prison unit closes
Criminal Alien Arrests near U.S. Border Exceed 4500 in 2021
Pipeline protest plot stretches from North Dakota to Mexico
U.S. and Its Allies Must Focus on Access Denial Against China’s Military
Why slashing the Pentagon budget would be a disaster
EUROPE
French police arrest mom, 4 daughters over alleged terror plot
Russian fighter pilots could soon fly alongside bomb-filled combat drones
The Royal Navy’s Dreadnought Submarine Is a Real Doomsday Machine
The United Kingdom Doubles Down On Covert Operations
Russia’s Military Buildup Near Ukraine Is an Intimidation Tactic
MIDDLE EAST / AFRICA
Jordan accuses Prince Hamzah of plot to destabilize kingdom
Years of U.S. aid to Palestine failed to screen for terrorist recipients
Nearly 20 Arrested In Coup Attempt Against Jordan’s King Abdullah
Egypt says current talks ‘last chance’ to stop Ethiopia refilling Nile dam
Kurds in ‘mountain prison’ cower as Turkey fights PKK with drones in Iraq
Iranian-backed militias accused of targeting Kurds in Iraq
Iraqi Militia Attacks Against Kurdish Peshmerga Benefit The Islamic State
U.S. Air Force continues to pound ISIS targets in Iraq
Rockets hit near Iraq base housing US trainers, no one hurt
ASIA
China’s Claims of Exoneration on Covid Ring Hollow
A Future Chinese Indian Ocean Fleet?
With Swarms of Ships, Beijing Tightens Its Grip on South China Sea
Philippines’ defence chief says China intends to occupy more South China Sea areas
At least 550 people killed by Myanmar’s military since February coup
Is Myanmar the new Syria? Rising violence threatens a repeat tragedy
22 Indian security members killed in Maoist attack – govt official
Afghan leader proposes peace road map in three phases
COVID News
Argentina’s President who was vaccinated tests positive for COVID-19
USA halts all AstraZeneca production…
Double mutant’ COVID-19 variant first discovered in India now in the U.S.
Europe ramps up vaccinations as virus haunts Easter holidays
Millions mark Easter as Europe locks down again amid COVID-19 surges
Covid-19: France enters third national lockdown amid ICU surge
UK eyes testing COVID-19 passports at mass gatherings
U.S. leaves Europe in its dust with 40% of its population now vaccinated
Ontario hastily reverses reopening as new variants usher in a third wave
Virus Variants Threaten to Draw Out the Pandemic, Scientists Say