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Updated October 1, 2023 - 3:20 PM EDT

Congress Averts Shutdown: Cuts New Ukraine Aid

		*Russia Gained More Territory in 2023 Than Ukraine*
		*Zelensky Discusses Joint Arms Production With Western Officials*
		*Moscow Announces Massive Military Spending Increase*
		*Ukraine Aid Fight Is Central to Government Shutdown Debate*

Blinken: China Threatens 'Liberal World Order'

		*Australia Forms Long-Range Missile Brigade to Counter China*
		*Saudi Arabia, China To Hold Second-Ever Joint Naval Exercise*

US-Backed SDF Militia Shells Positions of Arab Fighters

Nagorno-Karabakh Govt Will 'Cease to Exist' on Jan. 1

SpaceX Awarded $70 Million Pentagon Contract

Viewpoints

	NATO Admits That Ukraine War Is the War of NATO Expansion by Jeffrey D. Sachs
	Contemplating the Unimaginable Costs of a Nuclear War by Andrea Mazzarino

	Volodymyr Zelensky, Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Ted Snider
	British Intelligence in the Dock for CIA Torture by Kit Klarenberg
More Viewpoints

Spotlight

Media Completely Ignores NATO War Role in Libya Chaos
by Gregory Shupak

Frontline

	Dozens Suffocate From Tear Gas as Israeli Forces Storm Town Near Jenin
	Senator Accuses Pentagon Appointees of Using Position for 'Profit'
	Iran Reaches Deal With Qatar to Tap $6 Billion in Previously Seized Funds

The War in Ukraine
Is Also a Giant Arms Fair

Palestine/Israel

	High Court Hears a Challenge to a Law That Makes It Harder to Remove Netanyahu From Office
	Israel Tightens Palestinian Entry Restrictions to Al-Aqsa Mosque
	Israel's Religious Far Right Has a New Settler Target: Tel Aviv
	Israel: Police to Use Pegasus Spyware to Probe Mass Shooting of Palestinian Citizens
	US Urges Respect for Religion, Right of Protest After Yom Kippur Dispute
	After a 10-Day Ban, Israel Reopens Erez Crossing for Palestinian Workers From Gaza
	Israel Hears Appeal on Challenges to Law Limiting PM Removal
	After 18 Years, Hamas Ready for Municipal Elections in Gaza
	Blaming Palestinians and Iran, Mike Pompeo Rules Out Normalization Between Saudi Arabia, Israel

Lebanon

	Cyprus Says Lebanon Needs EU Aid to Deal With Refugee Influx
	Lebanon Army Says It Exchanged Smoke Bomb Fire With Israel
	Lebanese Armenians Scuffle With Riot Police During Protest Outside Azerbaijan Embassy in Beirut

Middle East

	Houthi Govt in Yemen Dissolved as Resistance Urges 'Radical Change'
	Iran Says It 'Successfully' Launched New Military Satellite

Sudan

	US Sanctions Former Sudan Foreign Minister
	Sudanese Revolutionaries Fighting Alongside Army Against Rapid Support Forces

Mali

	Air Force Cargo Jet's Disastrous Landing in Mali Captured on Video
	Mali Military Reports Two Attacks on Army Posts

Africa

	UNESCO Rejects Egyptian Request to Reduce Historic Cairo, Says Report
	East Libya Commander Haftar in Moscow for Talks With Putin
	Burkina Faso Detains Four Officers After Thwarted Coup
	Niger Junta Says a Dozen Soldiers Killed in Militant Attack

Asia

	Dozens Dead After Blast in SW Pakistan at a Rally Celebrating Birthday of Islam's Prophet
	All You Need to Know About Taiwan's New Submarine in 500 Words
	Vietnam Jails Environmental Activist for for Tax Fraud
	Thai Court Drops Murder Charges Against Officials Over Vanished Activist

North Korea

	American Soldier's Release From Detention Was Quick by North Korean Standards
	North Korean Parliament Enshrines Nuclear Ambitions in Constitution

The War at Home

	McCarthy and Gaetz Spar in Heated Meeting Ahead of Government Shutdown
	Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California Dies at Age 90
	Why Has the Navy Spent at Least $175 Million on an Old Ship That May Never Return to Sea?
	Pentagon Issues 101 Recommendations for Suicide Prevention to Be Implemented by End of Fiscal 2030

Latin America

	Cuba Warns of Worsening Blackouts as Fuel Crisis Bites
	US Offers $5 Million Reward for Information on Killing of Ecuadorian Presidential Candidate
	Mexican Army Sends Troops, Helicopters, Convoys in to Towns Cut Off by Drug Cartels

Russia/Ukraine

	Russian Defensive Lines Stronger Than West Expected, Admits British Defense Chief
	Russian Power Substation Hit in Latest Ukrainian Drone Wave Attack
	Britain's Shapps Meets Zelensky on First Visit to Kyiv as DM
	Chechen Leader Kadyrov Meets Putin After Storm Over Prisoner Beating

Nagorno-Karabakh

	More Than 70% of Nagorno-Karabakh's Population Has Fled as Separatist Government Plans to Dissolve
	Congress Calls for Sanctions on Azerbaijan After Military Takeover of Disputed Region
	Is Armenia-Azerbaijan Fight for Nagorno-Karabakh Finally Over?

Kosovo

	Kosovo Police Conduct Raids in Serb-Dominated North Following Weekend Violence That Left 4 Dead
	Serbia to Investigate Killing of Policeman in Northern Kosovo
	Kosovo Accuses Serbia of Direct Involvement in Deadly Clashes

Europe

	Swiss Court Acquits Former Belarusian Security Operative in Case of Enforced Disappearances
	Belarus Says Polish Helicopter Violated Airspace; Warsaw Denies
	Bosnia's Serb Region Adopts Draft 'Foreign Agents' Law Despite Criticism
	EU Mulls How to Make Enlarged Bloc Work, to Offer Cash, Market Access to Candidates
	Macron Proposes Limited Autonomy for France's Mediterranean Island of Corsica
	Germany and Israel Sign an Agreement for Berlin to Buy a US-Israeli Missile Defense System
	Three Killed in Shootings and an Explosion in Sweden as a Feud Between Criminal Gangs Worsens
	NATO Jets Deployed in Lithuania to Track Russian Movements

Afghanistan

	Amnesty International Calls on Taliban for Release of Activists and Family Members
	Calls Mount for Continuation of Humanitarian Aid to Afghanistan
	UN Deputy Sec-Gen Calls for Applying Pressure on Interim Afghan Government

India

	Blinken Meeting Indian Counterpart Amid Fallout Over Sikh Leader's Killing
	Cheering Indian Crowds Welcome Pakistan Team Before ICC Cricket World Cup
	Curfew in Parts of India's Manipur After Protests Over Killing of Students
	Indian Protesters Try to Storm Home of Manipur Chief Minister

China

	China Issues Warning for Military Exercises in Parts of South China Sea
	Australia Says Exports of Hay to China Will Resume in Normalization Step
	US, China Talks Gather Momentum, Paving Way for Xi-Biden Summit
	China's Defense Minister Has Been Missing for a Month. His Ministry Isn't Making Any Comment
	US Won't Have Any Pandas for the First Time in 50 Years