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Ukraine
Malaysian Plane Shot Down by Missile, US Official Says - WP
Missile Downed Malaysia Airlines Jet Over Ukraine, US Official Says - LAT
Malaysia Flight Had 298 Aboard; Fell in Ukraine Rebel Area - NYT
Both Sides in Ukraine Deny Shooting Down Malaysian Plane - AP
Ukraine, Rebels Trade Blame for Crash With 295 on Board - WP
Putin Says Ukraine 'Bears Responsibility' for Malaysia Flight Jet Crash - NBC
Ukraine Says Rebels Shoot Down Malaysian Airliner, 295 Dead - Reuters
Web Evidence Points to Pro-Russia Rebels in Downing of MH17 - CSM
Powerful Buk Missile Suspected in Malaysia Plane Disaster - AP
Malaysia Airlines Flight Was 1,000 Feet Above Restricted Ukraine Airspace - LAT
Ukraine Claims Video Shows Rebels Talking About Strike - WP
Report: Russia Denies It Shot Down Ukrainian Warplane - VOA
Malaysian Airliner Downed in Ukraine With 295 Aboard - USAT
Malaysia Airlines Jet Apparently Shot From Sky, Crashes in Ukraine - LAT
At the Scene, a Bitter Smell and Crumpled Bodies - NYT
Ukraine Separatist Social Media Site Claims Plane Downing - RFE/RL
Russian Military Buildup Near Ukraine Concerns DoD Officials - AFPS
Act Could Escalate Tension Between Russia and West - WP
Pentagon: F-15 Pullout From Europe May Be On Hold - S&S
US Sanctions Strike Russia's Top Firms - VOA
Russia Warns of Grave Impact From New US Sanctions - WP
US and EU Boost Sanctions on Russia - BBC
Lawmakers Warn of More Sanctions Against Russia - LAT
US Officials: Russia Increasing Support for Ukraine Rebels - AFPS
Air Disaster Strains Moscow’s Competing Strategy on Ukrainian Rebels - NYT
MH17: What We Know So Far - WOTR Update
A History of Passenger Planes that Were Shot Out of the Sky - WP
Crash In Pictures - RFE/RL Images
Vladimir Putin Can Stop This War - NYT Editorial
If Past Is Prologue, EU Needs To Up Its Game With Russia - RFE/RL Opinion
What Would it Take to Shoot Down MH17? - WP Opinion
Will the Malaysian Airlines Crash De-escalate the Ukraine Crisis? - WP Opinion
Afghanistan
Outgoing Commander Raises Questions About Counterterrorism Plan - WP
Dunford: Cutting Russian Helo Deal Funding Would be 'Catastrophic' - S&S
Insurgents Attack Kabul Airport; Afghan Vote Recount Starts - WP
Taliban Takes Credit for Kabul Airport Attack - VOA
Kabul Airport Comes Under Attack From Militants - NYT
5 Attackers Killed in Taliban Raid on Kabul Airport - S&S
Afghan Vote Audit to Begin - VOA
Afghanistan Begins Audit of Presidential Election - NYT
Vice Chairman: Budget Request Covers More Than Afghanistan - AFPS
Afghan Bases Left With Fire-Prone Buildings, Inspector General Warns - S&S
Army Corps Leaving Fire-prone Buildings at Afghan Bases - WP
Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction - Latest SIGAR Report
Dunford Outlines Progress in Afghanistan - AFPS Video
Iraq
Baghdad Blast Claimed by Islamic State, Suicide Car Bomb Kill 9 - VOA
Report: Iraqi Forces Withdraw from Tikrit After New Push - VOA
UN Refugee Chief Sees No Humanitarian Solution for Iraq - WP
For Iraq, Debacle in Tikrit as Forces Walk Into Trap Set by Militants - NYT
Iraqi Kurdistan Starts Pumping Oil from Kirkuk - VOA
Marine Known as the 'Lion of Fallujah' Died During CIA Work - WP
Iraq Situation Report - ISW Daily Update
Iraq Situation Report (2) - ISW Daily Update
Top Marine Commander: Iraq Chaos Shows Costs of US Withdrawal - FP Opinion
Israel / Palestinians
Israel Announces Ground Invasion of Gaza Strip - NYT
Israel Orders Ground Invasion of Gaza - WP
Israel Invades Gaza After Hamas Rejects Truce - AP
Israel Orders Ground Offensive in Gaza; Heavy Shelling on Border - Reuters
IDF Starts Gaza Ground Invasion - JP
Israel Launches Ground Offensive in Gaza - VOA
Full Text of Israeli PM Statement on Gaza Ground Operation - Haaretz
Israel-Gaza Ceasefire Deal Denied - BBC
Gaza Rocket Hits Israel as Humanitarian Lull Ends - AP
Israel Bombs ‘Terror Tunnel,’ Foils Attack - BBC
Is Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ All It’s Cracked Up to Be? - VOA
In Battered City, an All-Too-Brief Taste of Normal Life - NYT
Israeli War on Gaza Negates Abbas’s Peaceful Legacy - WP Editorial
Leading Through Great Loss - NYT Opinion
How the West Chose War in Gaza - NYT Opinion
Syria
Syrian President Begins Third Term - VOA
Assad Mocks the West as He Starts New 7-Year Term in Office - WP
Pentagon Envisions 'Small' Training Program for Syria Opposition - WSJ
Syria Kurds Impose Military Service Amid Civil War - AP
Islamic State Fighters Seize Syria Gas Field - AJ
Bashar al-Assad and the Devil’s Gambit - TA Opinion
US Department of Defense
Defense Officials Back War Documentary - WP
Senate Panel OKs Pentagon Spending Bill, But Its Fate Is Uncertain - BD
Air Force Taking Bids to Launch Spy Satellites for 1st Time in Decade - LAT
Plan Coming for Massive Drones on Carriers - WP
Economy, Lengthy Tours Could Affect Navy Retention - S&S
Study: Change in Transfusion Protocol Cuts Troop Death Rate - S&S
Marine Corps Transfers Whistleblower Who Questioned Top General - S&S
Bergdahl’s Lawyer Sees a Rare Case With Myriad Legal Options - NYT
Better Buying Power 2.0 Failing To Deliver On Increased Competition - EWB Opinion
Is the Navy Writing Strategy? - WOTR Opinion
On War
Strategy: Renewing the Center of Gravity - WOTR Opinion
Peacekeeping Debate (5 Opinion Pieces)
Dutch Officials Knew the Danger They Caused - NYT
Don’t Discourage Peacekeeping Operations - NYT
Lack of Training and Money Imperil UN Missions More Than Does Liability - NYT
They Must Be Responsible for Wrongful Conduct - NYT
Fear of Liability for Peacekeepers Might Be a Good Thing - NYT
United States
Acting VA Secretary Offers Assessment, Request for Billions More Dollars - S&S
VA Official Says Fixing Issues at Root of Waiting-List Scandal Will Cost Billions - NYT
CDC Director Admits to Pattern of Unsafe Practices - NYT
Tech Giant Microsoft to Lay Off 18,000 Workers - VOA
Drug Crime Soaring in North Dakota - UPI
US Flying Blind To Looming Terror Plots - BD Opinion
Canada
Canadian Ship Ordered to Return Home After Misconduct at RIMPAC - WP
United Kingdom
Hagel Congratulates New British Defense Secretary During Phone Call - AFPS
Britain Urged to Live Up to Responsibilities in Hong Kong - NYT
Ireland
Inquiry Faults Assurances to Potential Terror Suspects in Ireland - NYT
World
Not the Worst of Times - WP Opinion
What Standards of Child Labor Should Apply Overseas? - NYT Debate
Africa
France to Redeploy its Troops in Africa Due to Terrorism Concerns - AP
Nigerian President Seeks $1B to Fight Boko Haram - VOA
UN Panel: Expel Militia Fighters From CAR Armed Forces - VOA
South Sudan Army Defends New Weapons Purchase - VOA
HRW: Ugandan Police Abusing Street Children - VOA
Americas / Caribbean
US Lawmakers Clash Over Fate of Children Crossing Border - VOA
6 Guantanamo Bay Detainees to be Sent to Uruguay - VOA
Pentagon Told Lawmakers About Planned Detainee Transfers - WP
US Is Said to Plan to Send 6 Detainees to Uruguay - NYT
Russia Plans to Reopen Post in Cuba for Spying - NYT
Honduras Calls for Anti-Drugs Plan - BBC
Putin Denies Cuba Spy Base Reopening - VOA
Putin Denies Cuba Spy Base Plans - BBC
Asia / Pacific
Japan Outlines Constitution Change Impact - VOA
Japan Builds Amphibious Force Modeled on US Marines - WSJ
US Pans More Osprey Training Flights in Mainland Japan - S&S
Japan Approves Joint Missile Study, Export to US - AP
Japan Gives Green Light to Nuclear Power’s Return - WP
Typhoon Rammasun Slams Philippines, Shifts to China - VOA
Chinese Experts: Oil Rig Removal Not Linked to US Pressure - VOA
Prominent Chinese Activist Beaten in Beijing - VOA
Military: Germans Abducted by Filipino Extremists - AP
For Malaysia Airlines, Disaster Strikes Twice - AP
Ousted Yingluck 'Can Leave Thailand' - BBC
The Threats to China's Future - SCMP Book Review
China: Blacklisting Scholars - NYT Editorial
Undermining China, One Knockout at a Time - NYT Opinion
Helping China’s Doves - NYT Opinion
Inside a Beijing Interrogation Room - NYT Opinion
Thailand's Inevitable Revolution - RCW Opinion
Europe
Espionage Claims Could Test US-German Military Accord - S&S
Court: Netherlands Liable for 300 Bosnian Muslim Deaths - AP
Challengers Claim Media Bias in Turkey's Presidential Campaign - VOA
Middle East / North Africa
Obama: Significant Gaps Remain with Iran on Nukes - VOA
Obama Likely to Seek Additional Time for Nuclear Negotiations With Iran - NYT
HRW: Bahrain Not Ready for National Dialogue - VOA
Questions of Justice in Tunisia as Ousted Leaders Are Freed - NYT
Tunisian Whom US Accused of Plotting Terrorist Acts Is Sentenced to Time Served - NYT
Gunmen Kill 14 Tunisian Soldiers - VOA
Tunisian Soldiers Killed in Attack - BBC
Libya Asks UN to Help Protect Oil Fields - VOA
Egypt Cuts Tax Breaks for Fuel; Few Protest - NYT
Keep Negotiating on Iran’s Nukes - NYT Editorial
Extension Looks Likely for Iran Nuclear Talks - VOA Opinion
Here’s What the US Has to Do to Deal With the Mad Middle East - CFR Opinion
South Asia
10-Hour Clash in Pakistan Leaves 3 Dead - NYT
Pakistan Police Foil Attack Against PM's Home - AP