US News
- A police officer who tased a man in the genitals was denied qualified immunity. [Link]
- Julian Assange and Stella Moris marry in a UK prison as Assange faces extradition to the US. [Link]
- Colorado will divest from Unilever in its state pension fund because of Ben and Jerry’s decision not to sell ice cream in West Bank settlements. [Link]
Foreign Policy
- The US and UK agree to lift steel and aluminum tariffs. [Link] The UK agreed to lift a three-year-old tariff on American whiskey. [Link]
- The UK plans to buy a ballistic missile radar and other equipment from the US for $700 million. [Link]
- Turkey is seeking F-35s and Patriot missiles from the US. [Link]
- More US mililtary equipment will be transferred to Ukraine this week. [Link]
- The US and Canada carried out joint war games in Alaska. [Link]
Russia
- The US plans to expand the number of Ukrainian refugees it allows into the US. [Link]
- The US formally accuses Russia of committing war crimes in Ukraine. [Link]
- A high-ranking Greek diplomat says the purpose of sanctions is regime change in Moscow. [Link]
- Biden says India is shaky on isolating Russia. [Link]
- Western countries are attempting to remove Russia from the G20. [Link]
- Biden may announce a plan to deploy more troops near NATO countries near Ukraine this week. [Link]
- National security adviser Jake Sullivan says a cyber attack will likely trigger collective action from NATO. [Link]
- NATO says as many as 15,000 Russian soldiers have been killed. The alliance claims up to 40,000 have been killed, injured, or captured. [Link]
- Ukraine says Russia is deploying Libyan forces to Ukraine. [Link]
Middle East
- Iran’s supreme leader is in support of nuclear talks. [Link]
- State Department spokesperson Ned Price said the onus was on Iran to return to the nuclear agreement. [Link]
- The Houthi are receptive to a proposed Ramadan ceasefire. [Link]
Africa
- US sanctions on Russia are harming the Kenyan flower and tea industries. [Link]
- The EU ordered an end to training Malian forces until it gets assurances from the government those forces are not also working with the Russian Wagner Group. [Link]
- Gunmen killed 34 people and destroyed 200 homes in Nigeria. [Link]
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