News Roundup 5/23/17

by | May 23, 2017

News Roundup 5/23/17

by | May 23, 2017

  • The World Health Organization spends over $200 million a year on travel expenses. [Link]
  • This article looks at the high costs of the US foreign policy. [Link]
  • At least 22 people were killed when a bomb exploded outside of a concert in the UK. [Link]
  • The president of South Sudan announced a unilateral ceasefire. The president is also looking at releasing political prisoners.  There is no indication if this ceasefire will be effective or not. [Link]
  • Iran’s President Rouhani plans to use his second term in office to improve relations with the West. [Link]
  • Fighting in Mosul continues to progress slowly. Many civilians are still trapped in the ISIS-held areas of the city. [Link]
  • The Syrian government now controls the City of Homs. The Syrian government and Syrian rebels completed an agreement. The Syrian rebels were granted passage to the Idlib Province. [Link]
  • A Houthi missile landed 20 miles from Riyadh the day before Trump arrived. [Link]

Kyle Anzalone

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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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