News Roundup 6/21/18

by | Jun 21, 2018

News Roundup 6/21/18

by | Jun 21, 2018

  • Amazon is the front-runner to win a $10 billion contract to sell cloud services to the Pentagon. [Link]
  • Trump signs an order ending the US policy of separating children from their parents at the border. [Link]
  • Ray McGovern on the unjust confinement of Julian Assange. [Link]
  • Canada’s Senate passes a bill legalizing marijuana. [Link]
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meets with Chinese leader Xi to discuss North Korean denuclearization. [Link]
  • Pakistan now has more nuclear weapons than India. Overall, there are 500 fewer worldwide nuclear weapons in 2017 compared to 2016. [Link]
  • US presidents have a long history of hiding Israel’s nuclear weapons. [Link]
  • A former Israeli sniper explains that Israeli rules of engagement allow Israeli snipers to shoot unarmed civilians holding communication devices like cell phones. [Link]
  • Saudi Arabia is taking bids for contracts to turn Qatar into an island. [Link]
  • As many as 50 Afghan soldiers were killed in an attack by the Taliban. [Link]
  • The Saudi and UAE backed forces have taken the Hodeida airport. The forces are now beginning to fight in the residential areas of the city. [Link]

About Kyle Anzalone

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman.

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