News Roundup 4/24/17

by | Apr 24, 2017

  • Trump says he is not involved in the decision to arrest Assage or not. Trump says he will support Sessions if he decides to pursue charges against Assange. [Link]
  • A look into nuclear weapons around the globe. [Link]
  • Worldwide defense spending was up 0.4% in 2016. [Link]
  • Saudi Arabia was elected to the UN Commission on the Status of Women. [Link]
  • The French election will be a runoff between LePen and Macron. [Link]
  • A look at Salafism in the Middle East and North Africa. [Link]
  • While on a visit to Saudi Arabia, Secretary of Defense Mattis suggested the US would increase support for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen. [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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