- The State Department Spokeswoman says she will be surprised if the US does not add new sanctions on Russia. [Link]
- The US senior diplomat to Asia says the US has no planned “bloody nose” strike on North Korea. [Link]
- The US will waste billions of dollars upgrading purposeless nuclear weapons in Europe. [Link]
- The CIA claims it can disclose classified information to selected journalists in response to FOIA requests. [Link]
- Rex Tillerson met with Turkey’s president and foreign minister. [Link]
- A UN report shows US airstrikes in Afghanistan killed 295 civilians in 2017. [Link]
- Russia says five of its civilian contractors were killed fighting for Assad in Syria. The contractors were killed in US coalition attacks. [Link]
- Cyril Ramaphosa is elected as South Africa’s new president. [Link]
