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Updated December 2, 2021 - 3:38 PM EST

		*Russia Says Some US Diplomats Have to Leave in Retaliatory Move*
		*Blinken Threatens Sanctions Against Russia if It Invades Ukraine*

US, China Preparing High-Level Military Talks

US Anti-ISIS Task Force Expands to Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon

Viewpoints

	Biden' Democracy Summit – Dividing Instead of Uniting the World by Edward Lozansky & Matthew Ehret
	Congress Needs to Investigate the Pentagon's Failure to Protect Civilians by Sarah Yager & Leah Hebron

	Blinken Attacks China in African Speech by Ted Snider
	What Happens When the Government Breaks Its Own Laws? by Andrew P. Napolitano
More Viewpoints

Senate Skeptics Are Right: End Missile Sales to Saudi Arabia
by Geoff LaMear

Frontline

	Rubio Blocks Quick Votes on Stalemated Defense Bill
	Americans' Trust in Military Plummets to Less Than 50%
	Action Delayed on Myanmar and Afghan Requests for UN Seats
	Clashes Over Iran-Afghanistan's 'Border Misunderstanding' Ended

The War at Home

	CIA Files Say Staffers Committed Sex Crimes Involving Children. They Weren't Prosecuted.
	Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Contractor Vaccine Mandate in Three States
	Thousands of Sailors, Marines Remain Unvaccinated After Deadline
	'Smells Like Gasoline:' Military Families in Hawaii Say They Are Being Sickened by Their Tap Water
	USS Carl Vinson's Aircraft Sustained Two 'Class A' Mishaps Last Week

Afghanistan

	Doha Talks: US Insists Taliban to Deliver Promises
	A Taliban Ban on Women in the Workforce Can Cost Economy $1 Billion
	NATO Debates the Lessons of Mission Creep in Afghanistan
	Taliban FM Meets 16 Foreign Envoys in Doha
	Putin Calls for Release of Afghan Financial Assets
	Taliban Govt Praises Return of Saudis to Consulate in Kabul
	UN Pushes Cash Handouts to Avert Mass Poverty in Afghanistan

China/Taiwan

	Stoking Divisions Under the Cover of Democracy Spells Disaster, China Says
	China's Fujian Sparks Fears About Taiwan Tensions With Emergency Drill for Blackouts
	China Urges US Business Groups to 'Speak Out' as Calls for Boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics Grow

Asia

	New Zealand to Send Troops to Quell Unrest in Solomon Islands
	US, South Korea to Write New War Plan to Counter North Korean Nukes, Missiles
	Myanmar Army Helicopter Attacks 'Force Thousands to Flee'
	Kazakhstan Air Force to Receive Turkish Anka Drones by 2023

Ethiopia

	Ethiopian Govt Says It Retook String of Towns From Tigray Forces
	UN Chief Says Aid and Flights Resuming to Ethiopia's Tigray

Americas

	What Next After Colombia's FARC Removed From US 'Terrorist' List?
	Argentine Ex-President Macri Charged With Spying on Navy Sub Families

Yemen

	Houthis Say Three Killed by Saudi Shelling in Yemen
	Yemen's Racehorses Battle Starvation as War Grinds On

Palestine/Israel

	Palestinian Journalists Told to Quit Job or Face Travel Bans by Israel
	Hundreds of Settlers Invade Joseph's Tomb, Dozens of Palestinians Injured
	Israeli Soldiers Raid Jordan Valley Community, Seize Vehicles
	Israeli Settler Gets 20 Months in Jail for Throwing Stun Grenade at Palestinian Homes
	Israeli President Visit to Hebron Overlooks Violent Settler Control
	Israel Rights Groups Object to Intelligence Surveillance of Covid Carriers

Middle East

	Iraq Monthly Roundup: 98 Killed During November
	Turkey's Central Bank Sells Foreign Reserves to Stem Lira Crash

Belarus & Neighbors

	EU Proposes Scaling Back Asylum Rights for Arrivals From Belarus
	Lithuania Mulls State of Emergency on Polish Border to Stop Migrants
	EU Plans to Sanction Belarus, Syrian Airlines Over Migrant Crisis

Germany

	Germany's Incoming Foreign Minister Vows Tough China Stance
	WWII Bomb Explosion Injures Several Near Munich Station, Halts Train Services

Europe

	We Need Direct Talks With Russia to End War in Eastern Ukraine, Zelensky Says
	30 British Universities Face Calls to Divest From Companies Complicit in Israeli Apartheid
	French Special Forces to Trial Upgraded Zapata Flying Platform

Libya

	Renewed Clashes in Houn Between Two Pro-Haftar Brigades
	Libya's Upcoming Election Raises More Questions Than Answers
	Landmine Explosion Kills Foreign Worker, Wounds Four Others in Libya
	Libya: What's Next for Saif Al-Islam Gadhafi?