News Roundup 10/1/18

by | Oct 1, 2018

News Roundup 10/1/18

by | Oct 1, 2018

  • A federal judge strikes down Arizona’s anti-BDS law. [Link]
  • Facebook will partner with the Republican and Democratic NED groups to combat fake news. [Link]
  • An F-35 crashed in South Carolina. [Link]
  • Philip Giraldi explains why Trump’s sanctions will not work. [Link]
  • Senator Rubia calls for Venezuela to be added to the states that sponsor terrorism list. [Link]
  • Macedonia voted in a referendum on changing the name of a country. The name change will resolve a long-standing dispute with Greece and allow Macedonia to enter NATO. [Link] The referendum did not receive the minimum 50% voter turnout. However, the country’s leader says he will push forward with the name change. [Link]
  • US Navy ships will sail through the South China Sea. [Link]
  • Two Afghan police commanders were killed in an insider attack. [Link]
  • Trump is assisting Saudi Arabia in destabilizing the Middle East. [Link]
  • Trump complains that the US is subsidizing Saudi Arabia’s military. [Link]
  • The Iranian Foreign Minister says an oil deal with the EU is close to being completed. [Link]
  • Seven Palestinians – including two children – were killed by Israeli snipers during protests in Gaza. [Link]
  • Syria’s Foreign Minister calls on Syrian refugees to return home. [Link]
  • Russia says Syria now has S-300 air defense system. [Link]
  • Turkey’s president claims that the US has not removed all Kurdish militants from Manjib. [Link]
  • The Pentagon continues to undercount civilian casualties in Iraq and Syria. [Link]
  • The US closes its consulate in Basra Iraq. [Link]
  • An Egyptian woman who spoke out about being a victim of sexual harassment was sentenced to two years in jail for spreading fake news. [Link]

Kyle Anzalone

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.

View all posts

Our Books

Shop books published by the Libertarian Institute.

Podcasts

scotthortonshow logosq

coi banner sq2@0.5x

liberty weekly thumbnail

Don't Tread on Anyone Logo

313x0w (1)

313x0w (1)

313x0w (1)

Our Books

Recent Articles

Recent

News Roundup 10/23/2025

News Roundup 10/23/2025

  Drug War Hegseth Announces 7th US Bombing of Boat in the Caribbean AWC Bipartisan Bill in the Senate Would Block Trump From Going to War With Venezuela AWC US Bombs Boat Near Colombian Waters Nap Russia The Netherlands Scales Back Intel Sharing with US Nap...

read more
News Roundup 10/20/2025

News Roundup 10/20/2025

Venezuela Report: At Least One US Strike on Boat in The Caribbean Targeted Colombians AWC Trump Orders CIA to Conduct Lethal Covert Operations in Venezuela Nap US Flies B-52 Bombers Near Venezuela Nap Head of US Southern Command To Step Down Amid Strikes on Boats and...

read more
News Roundup 10/14/2025

News Roundup 10/14/2025

US News Boeing Awarded $2.7 Billion Contract for Patriot Missile Components Nap Venezuela Defense Officials Say Strikes on Cartels Could Happen Inside Venezuela The Institute  Maduro Offered the US Access To Venezuela’s Oil and Mineral Resources To Avoid War AWC US...

read more

Pin It on Pinterest

Share This