- A woman spent three months in jail after police mistook cotton candy for meth. [Link]
- A judge orders George Papadopoulos to jail. [Link]
- The White House gives authority to US troops deployed to the southern border to use lethal force to protect border patrol. [Link] Defense Secretary Mattis says the troops will not be armed with guns. [Link]
- The Canadian government’s regulations on the marijuana industry are ruining the benefits of legalizing marijuana. [Link]
- Ukrainian ships attempted to pass through Russian waters and enter the Sea of Azov without following the legal process set by the Russian government. A Ukrainian tugboat was rammed by a Russia boat and three Ukrainian ships were captured by Russia. Two Ukrainian seamen are reported injured. Russia is now blocking access to the Sea of Azov with a barge. The Ukrainian government, NATO states, and the Atlantic Council are demanding action be taken. [Link]
- Lt Col Daniel Davis explains why China is not an offensive threat to the US. [Link]
- The UN Security Council gives sanctions exemptions to the inter Korean rail projects. [Link]
- North and South Korean soldiers shake hands across the DMZ. [Link]
- A bomb exploded at a market in Pakistan killing at least 31 people. [Link]
- A US soldier was killed in Afghanistan. Ten US soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan this year. [Link]
- 27 Afghan Army soldiers were killed when a bomb went off in their army base. [Link]
- The Russian Foreign Minister accuses the US of pursuing a secret Assad must go policy in Syria. [Link]
- Syrian rebels use chlorine gas in Aleppo. Dozens suffered from symptoms. [Link]
- Save the Children estimates 85,000 Yemeni children have starved to death or died of disease. [Link]
- The UN calls for placing the Port of Hodeida under UN control. [Link]
- The Saudi war against the Houthi is allowing Al-Qaeda in Yemen to thrive. [Link]
- Eight people were killed and three abducted by ISIS in Libya. [Link]
- 100 soldiers were killed by Islamist extremists in Nigeria. [Link]
