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Overnight Brief: May 5, 2021
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- "Human Rights Watch crosses a threshold," The Washington Times
- "Any reduction in Energy Department’s cybersecurity resources a mistake," The Hill
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- Iranian-backed rocket attacks on US increase in Iraq
- Heritage’s Peter Brookes: Iran’s growing missile threat
- Israel’s Netanyahu fails to form new government
- Biden stresses importance of normalization with Israel in call with Abu Dhabi crown prince
- WINEP's David Schenker: Rehabilitating Assad: The Arab League embraces a pariah
- Biden’s tentative steps towards North Korea’s Kim greeted with scepticism
- Biden’s China policy blends Obama’s and Trump’s, top aide says
- US military: Afghanistan withdrawal process 2 to 6 percent complete
- Biden says he hopes to meet with Putin during upcoming Europe trip
- U.S. vows to work with partners to keep pressure on Venezuela's Maduro
- Cyber Command shifts counterterrorism task force to focus on higher-priority threats