- A Baltimore jury awards $37 million to the family of a woman murdered by Baltimore police. [Link] Baltimore ranked first in homicides per capita in 2017. [Link]
- South Korea’s President says the Olympics have eased tensions with North Korea. [Link]
- At least 17 people have been killed in a garbage pile collapse in Mozambique. [Link]
- At least 18 people were killed in a suicide bombing in Nigeria. Boko Haram is suspected to have carried out the attack [Link]
- Mehdi Hasan blowback series on blowback covers Israel and Hamas. [Link]
- Two Afghan Governors are refusing requests from the Afghan President to step down. [Link]
- Nearly 100 people have been killed by Syrian bombing rebel-held areas near Damascus. [Link]
- Israel is arming at least seven Syrian rebel groups. [Link]
- ISIS ambushes and kills 27 members of the Iraqi Shi’ite militia. [Link]
- The Brazilian Army has been deployed to Rio De Janeiro to restore order. [Link]
