News Roundup 5/17/17

by | May 17, 2017

News Roundup 5/17/17

by | May 17, 2017

  • Nikki Haley says all other countries should look to add more sanctions against North Korea. Haley said anyone who does not put more sanctions against North Korea is against the international community. [Link]
  • A State Department memo identified some Syrian rebel groups as being linked to al-Qaeda. The US government never put these groups on an official terrorism list. [Link]
  • Chelsea Manning is scheduled to be released from prison today. [Link]
  • Ugandan soldiers on the hunt for Joseph Kony raped and sexually assaulted women. US special operations soldiers provided advise and assist support to the Ugandan soldiers. [Link]
  • 8.600 Ivory Coast soldiers rebelling against the government reject a peace deal offered by the government. The rebelling soldiers are asking for a bonus to be paid. The government claims it does not have the money to pay the bonus. [Link]
  • In a survey by the New York Times, only 37% of Americans were able to locate North Korea on a map. [Link]
  • China and Vietnam agree to try to keep tensions over territory disputes in the South China Sea low. [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.

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