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Updated December 5, 2022 - 12:07 PM EST

Macron: Russia Needs Security Guarantees

		Ukraine Hits Russian Orthodox Clerics With Sanctions
		Russia Rejects EU's $60 Oil Price Cap

Rep. Smith: Oversight Calls Are 'Russian Prop.'

		Nigerian President: Weapons From Ukraine Are Winding Up in Africa
		Raytheon Gets $1.2B to Produce Air Defense System for Ukraine

Pentagon 'Aligning' Its Budget to Face China

Files Expose Twitter's Handling of Hunter Biden Laptop Story

Viewpoints

	The Ukraine War: Cracks in Unexpected Places by Ted Snider
	Plenty to Uncover on CIA-Backed Spying That Violated Privacy of Assange Visitors by Kevin Gosztola

	Americans Dumbed Down on Russia by Ray McGovern
	Let's Put the Pentagon's China Report in Context by William D. Hartung
More Viewpoints

Americans Want to Scale Back Military Entanglements
by Daniel Larison

Frontline

	Former Agent: The DEA Knows the Drug War Is Unwinnable
	Iranian Prosecutor General Indicates Suspension of 'Morality Police'
	Israeli Warplanes Strike Gaza as EU Calls for 'Accountability'

Palestine/Israel

	Blinken Vows US Support for Israel Despite Unease Over Govt
	Gantz Calls on Israel's Opposition Parties to Join 'Struggle for the Character of the State'
	Israel Has Kept Him From Seeing His Mom for 20 Years. He's Determined to Change That
	Former Lawmakers, Top Soldiers Blast Deal Giving Smotrich Authority Over West Bank
	Outgoing Israeli PM Calls on Authorities to Not Cooperate With Netanyahu Government
	Israeli Peace Activists Show Presence in West Bank Hot Spot
	Herzog Becomes First Israeli President to Visit Bahrain
	Israeli Soldier Shoots Palestinian Dead at Point-Blank Range
	Ben-Gvir Hails 'Hero' Soldier Who Shot Palestinian Youth at Point-Blank Range for Job 'Well Done'
	Israel Army Bars Rights Groups From Entering Hebron
	Human Rights Group Calls for US Sanctions on Notorious Israeli Unit
	New Round of Palestinian Reconciliation Talks Scheduled for December: Hamas

Iran

	Iran AG to Review Country's Stance on Mandatory Hijab
	Iran Says More Than 200 Killed in Country's Continuing Unrest
	Iran Executes Four Accused of Working With Israeli Intelligence
	Unclear Why Iran Stops Buying Indian Tea and Basmati

Iraq

	Iraq Daily Roundup: Five Killed
	Iraq Dismisses Border Guards Commander to Quell Tensions With Iran and Turkey
	Iraq's Coordination Framework Seen Backing Down on Early Elections Pledge

Turkey/Syria

	Turkey Jails Extradited PKK Member From Sweden
	Turkey: Kurdish Armed Groups in Syria 'Legitimate Targets'
	Turkey Says US, Russia Failed to Clear Kurdish Separatists From Border
	US Troops Resume Joint Patrols With Kurds in Syria

Yemen

	Protests in 12 British Cities Denounce Ongoing Aggression Against Yemen
	13 Killed in Clashes Between Yemeni Govt Forces, Houthis in Oil-Rich Province

Sudan/Ethiopia

	Sudan, Ethiopia Agreed to Settle All Disputes Peacefully
	Sudanese Anti-Corruption Figure Freed on Eve of Political Deal
	Sudan Deal Faces Wide Rejection Despite International Support
	Ethiopian Guards Massacred Scores of Tigrayan Prisoners, Witnesses Say
	Tigray Forces in Ethiopia Say 65% of Fighters Leave Frontline

Colombia

	Colombia Says Agreement Made With ELN on Displaced People
	Three Soldiers Killed in Clash With Guerrillas in Cauca, Colombia

Latin America

	Mexican Judge Killed in State of Zacatecas
	Venezuela Opposition Demand Date to Resume Dialogue With Maduro in Mexico
	Musk Says 'Possible' That Twitter Gave Preference to Leftists During Brazil Election
	US Imposes New Sanctions on Haiti Officials for Drug Trafficking

Ukraine

	Italy's Govt Backs Sending Weapons to Ukraine Through 2023
	Ukraine Presidential Aide Warns Against Musk's 'Magical Simple Solutions'
	Germany to Provide 14 THeMIS Unmanned Ground Vehicles to Ukraine
	He Returned a Dazed Soldier to the Russians. Ukraine Calls It Treason
	Divisions Flare in the West as Winter Looms

Russia

	Russia Will Rely on 'Shadow' Tanker Fleet to Keep Oil Flowing
	Snowden Receives Russian Passport, Takes Citizenship Oath
	Former US Marine Imprisoned in Russia Makes Contact With Family
	OPEC+ to Keep Output Unchanged in Uncertain Climate
	US Says It Remains Ready to Meet With Russia Over Nuclear Treaty Talks
	Blinken Says US Pressing Russia on Griner, Whelan 'Almost Every Day'
	Laos Hosts Joint Counter-Terror Drills With Russia

Europe

	Ukraine War Shows Europe 'Not Strong Enough': Finnish PM
	Von Der Leyen Calls for EU to 'Adapt' State-Aid Rules in Answer to US Green Subsidy Scheme
	Germany's Defense Ministry Raises Concerns Over US F-35 Jet Deal
	Two Bombs Target Italy's Embassy Cars in Greece, No Injuries
	UK Government Could Bring in Military to Ease Strikes, Conservative Chairman Says
	Estonia to Buy HIMARS Rocket Launchers From US

Pakistan

	Ambush Claimed by Pakistani Taliban Kills Three Police Officers in Northern Pakistan
	US Names Anti-Pakistan Groups 'Terrorist' Organizations
	Pakistani Army Chief Vows to Defend 'Motherland' on Kashmir Visit

China

	China Looks to Strengthen Arab Ties as US Pivots From Middle East
	Apple Makes Plans to Move Production Out of China
	Japan-China Joint Poll: Half See Taiwan Strait Military Conflict as Likely

Africa

	West African Leaders Plan Peacekeeping Force to Counter 'Coup Belt' Reputation
	Burkina Faso Government Suspends Broadcast of France's RFI
	Ex-Hostages of DR Congo Rebels Reunited With Families
	Gunmen in Nigeria Kill a Dozen People, Abduct Others From Mosque

The War at Home

	Defense Bill Could Roll Back Covid Vaccine Policy, Top Dem Says
	South China Sea: As US Eyes a Subic Bay Return, Was Chinese 'Coercion' of Philippines the Reason?
	Four Sailors at Virginia Naval Center Die by Apparent Suicide in a Month
	US Air Force Begins Withdrawal of F-15 Fighters From Japan