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COI #518: US Acts as Israel’s Guardian at UN

by | Dec 26, 2023

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Trump Says Ceasefire with Iran Is Over

by | Jul 8, 2026

President Donald Trump said that the ceasefire installed by the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the US and Iran is over.  "For me, I think it's over. I don't want to deal with them anymore. They're scum. You know what scum is? They're scum. They're sick...

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Three Tankers in the Strait of Hormuz Hit By Drones

by | Jul 7, 2026

Three ships attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz were hit by drones, causing some damage to the vessels.  Iranian state media reported that one tanker traveling near the Omani coast was hit after it ignored a warning from the IRGC. The British military said that...

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Trump Says US Will Lift Sanctions on Turkey

by | Jul 7, 2026

President Donald Trump told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan that he would lift sanctions. In 2020, Trump imposed sanctions on Turkey because Ankara agreed to buy an advanced Russian missile defense system.  "We're going to be taking the sanctions off," Trump...

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Zelensky Renews Demand for NATO Membership

by | Jul 7, 2026

President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed his argument for Ukraine to join the North Atlantic alliance.  “I have a question for you. Do you really believe it? Do you really believe it would be right to leave outside Nato, a country and a people with this level of defensive...

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Trump Holds Calls with Putin, Zelensky

by | Jul 5, 2026

President Donald Trump held separate calls with Presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday. Trump pledged to bring the war in Ukraine to an end, but has not made progress on bringing Zelensky and Putin to the table.  Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov stated...

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Netanyahu Pushing for In-Person Meeting with Trump

by | Jul 5, 2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping to meet with President Donald Trump this week to discuss the war against Iran and other issues.  According to Ynet, Netyahu and Trump will likely meet for the eighth time in the past 18 months this week or next. One...

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News Roundup

News Roundup 6/29/2023

by | Jun 29, 2023

Russia The Biden administration on Tuesday announced a new $500 million military aid package for Ukraine that includes new Bradley and Stryker armored vehicles and munitions for various weapons systems. AWC Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told BBC last week...

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News Roundup 6/27/2023

by | Jun 27, 2023

US News The first UN investigator allowed inside the notorious US prison at Guantanamo Bay said the 30 remaining detainees in the facility are facing “ongoing cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment under international law.” AWC Russia The Secretary General of NATO...

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News Roundup 6/26/2023

by | Jun 26, 2023

US News On Thursday, a group of Republicans introduced a bill in the House and Senate that would reaffirm NATO’s Article 5 does not override congressional war powers. The effort was led by Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Reps. Chip Roy (R-TX) and Warren Davidson (R-OH). AWC...

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News Roundup 6/20/2023

by | Jun 20, 2023

Russia A neo-Nazi-aligned militant leading cross-border raids into Russia using American military equipment told the Washington Post that his forces were escalating tensions with Moscow. The Institute  NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Monday that NATO will...

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News Roundup 6/19/2023

by | Jun 19, 2023

Russia Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley predicted Thursday that Ukraine’s counteroffensive will be long and “very violent” following a meeting of military officials in Brussels. AWC A bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced a piece of...

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News Roundup 6/15/2023

by | Jun 15, 2023

US News A report released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) on Friday shows the intelligence community is purchasing massive amounts of Commercially Available Information (CAI) that can “reveal sensitive and intimate information about...

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News Roundup 6/13/2023

by | Jun 13, 2023

US News The White House is developing plans to expand the number of permanent members to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the Washington Post reported on Monday. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield is spearheading the effort to enlarge the body by...

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News Roundup 6/11/2023

by | Jun 11, 2023

US News  A group of Republican senators on Thursday introduced a bill to repeal the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) that was passed in the wake of the September 11th attacks and is still being used to justify wars today. AWC Russia Russian...

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News Roundup 6/8/2023

by | Jun 8, 2023

US News The FBI aided a Ukrainian intelligence effort to ban Twitter users and collect their data, new leaks show. Twitter declined to censor journalists targeted by Ukraine, including The Grayzone’s Aaron Maté. Grayzone Russia Russia on Wednesday questioned what the...

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News Roundup 6/7/2023

by | Jun 7, 2023

US News The State Department has falsely accused rock legend, Roger Waters, a co-founder of Pink Floyd, of antisemitism over a recent performance in Germany. AWC The Treasury Department announced sanctions on two members of a Mexican cartel. UPI Russia The New York...

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News Roundup 6/5/2023

by | Jun 5, 2023

US News The FBI is looking to gather new information about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age reported on Thursday. AWC Rodolphe Jaar was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the plot to assassinate Haitian President Jovenel...

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News Roundup 6/1/2023

by | Jun 1, 2023

US News The former CIA officer, Brian Jeffrey Raymond, is accused of sexually assaulting 20 incapacitated women, but the case against him could fall apart because of the botched execution of the search warrant by the State and Justice Departments. NBC News The debt...

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News Roundup 5/30/2023

by | May 30, 2023

US News A bipartisan group of Senators sent a letter to the Defense Department chief calling for an investigation into major American arms dealers accused of systemic “price gouging,” on Wednesday, according to The Hill. The Institute  The debt ceiling agreement...

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News Roundup 5/29/2023

by | May 29, 2023

US News A senior defense official said America was ready to fight in space. The Guardian  Russia Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked Ukraine’s parliament to approve a bill that would put sanctions on Iran for 50 years over its alleged military support for...

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News Roundup 5/25/2023

by | May 25, 2023

Russia Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said Warsaw was “ready” to start training Ukrainian pilots on F-16s after President Biden signed off on the delivery of the American-made aircraft. AWC Russia’s Defense Ministry on Tuesday said that it defeated a...

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News Roundup 5/23/2023

by | May 23, 2023

US News American military-industrial complex firms are guilty of “price gouging,” former Pentagon insiders told Newsweek. The Institute  Russia Russian officials said Monday that a Ukrainian sabotage group launched a cross-border raid in Russia’s Belgorod Oblast, and...

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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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